Behind Gray Walls

Skye and Anthony profile Women’s Ward influencer #565 Josie Kensler (Murder in the 2nd Degree) and Spiritualist #4156 Sam Stevens (Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses). Trigger Warning Content includes: Murder, Violence, Abortion

Listener discretion is advised. Anthony and Skye discuss Non-Saint #2338 Patrick Charles Murphy (Murder in the 1st Degree), whose autobiography gave the podcast its name, and Small Driver #8151 Grace Elizabeth Scott (Involuntary Manslaughter). This episode is dedicated to the memory of the victims, "Doc" Cain and John Hoak.

In this introductory episode, we provide the history of Idaho and the Idaho State Penitentiary. For more information or to connect with us, visit our website, history.idaho.gov, and like and subscribe to the Old Idaho Penitentiary on all social media platforms.

From inside the walls of the Old Idaho Penitentiary comes a podcast about Idaho history, true crime, and the stories of the inmates who lived here, written and produced by two employees of the Idaho State Historical Society, Anthony and Skye. Named after a biography written by inmate Patrick Charles Murphy, Behind Gray Walls is a podcast that will bring humanity to the stories you may have heard while visiting the Old Idaho Penitentiary, and some that you most certainly have not. Each episode, you will hear the stories of two inmates, one male and one female. In a conversation between the hosts, the inmates’ lives, crimes, and time behind bars will be discussed in a way that will bring a new dimension to the Old Idaho Penitentiary and the over 13,000 men and 217 women who lived here, even if it was for a short amount of time. For more information, visit history.idaho.gov

Behind Gray Walls is a podcast written, researched, and recorded inside the Old Idaho Penitentiary by Anthony and Skye, two employees of the Idaho State Historical Society. On season one of Behind Gray Walls, we will discuss the stories of twenty inmates—ten men and ten women: their lives, their crimes, and what happened to them during and after their incarcerations. For more information, visit history.idaho.gov.