This is Murder in the Rain, where each week Emily Rowney, Alicia Hallu and Josh McCullough

tell true crime stories of the Pacific Northwest.

Murder in the Rain contains graphic content, listener discretion is advised.

Last week, I told the first part of the story of Josh Wade, the disappearance of Mindy

Schloss and the murder of Della Brown, whose beaten body had been found in a shed.

After Josh's friends wore a wire, Josh Wade had an arrest warrant out and police were starting

their hunt for him.

This all took place seven years before Mindy's disappearance, a nurse who divided her time

between Fairbanks and Anchorage, who went missing from her home.

When authorities who all knew the infamous case of Della Brown learned that Josh O'Wade

lived next door to Mindy, their instincts told them she had probably met a terrible fate.

In 2000, after securing a warrant to arrest Josh after a wired conversation with his friends

had him admitting to killing and posthumously raping Della, police arrived to arrest Josh.

Unfortunately, his drug-induced paranoia kept him a step ahead and he had taken off on his

bike.

A search of the area ensued, ending at 3 a.m., at 5 p.m., police learned of Josh's location

at a friend's house, so neighboring police departments sent support, including officers

and 30 cruisers, which surrounded the house.

But once again, they were too late.

Josh had escaped on foot.

Crossing a river, he got to the other side and called a friend for a ride.

After riding around for about 20 minutes, he finally gave up and surrendered.

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