Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More

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William Willard Langston was a Private First Class in the Marine Corps who was killed in action on March 7th, 1945, while fighting on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima in WWII- or at least that's what was reported by the USMC. Then ten months later, a man limped into Langston's home town of Newport, Arkansas, claiming to be the supposedly dead Marine. The man knew everyone by name, and accurately recalled stories from Langston's past. By the time he left town the next day, everyone was convinced Langston had indeed returned. But after that visit, the man vanished, and left behind a mystery that endures to this day- who really was the Phantom Marine? (Subject Matter Begins @ 5:00)

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We begin this episode with a couple "Intelligence For Your Life" style bits of knowledge, and eventually cover the life, presidency and assassination of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. McKinley is one of the lesser known of our four assassinated presidents, but did accomplished quite a lot in the one term he got to serve before being killed by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. (Subject Matter Begins @ 9:48) 

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In our second and final episode on James A. Garfield, we cover the shooting of the President by disgruntled Stalwart Charles Guiteau, Garfield's agonizing decline and death, as well as the trial and execution of Guiteau. 

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Everyone knows about Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, but there were also two other American Presidents who have been assassinated- James A. Garfield and William McKinley. In this episode, we cover the early life, military career and rise to political fame experienced by James Garfield throughout the 1860s to the early 1880s. In Part two, we will cover his assassination and horrific death that followed. 

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In this episode we had the privilege of speaking with Mr.  Steven Coppinger about the first Arkansas State Trooper to ever be killed in the line of duty- Algin Sidney Pavatt. Steven is a retired Arkansas State Police Captain who also served at the Attorney General's Office in Little Rock and provided security for Arkansas Governors Jim Guy Tucker and Mike Huckabee. After retiring Steven added yet another title to that long roster- author. His recently released book "AWOL at Crook's Cabin- The Murder of Arkansas State Trooper Sidney Pavatt" tells the story of the Natural State's first fallen trooper. Steven put ten years' worth of research into the book, and the result is a masterful and incredibly detailed telling of Pavatt's story. Join us as we discuss this fascinating and tragic case with Mr. Coppinger. 

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In the conclusion of our 2 part series, we finish covering the twisted life of Robert Irwin as well as his fate after being found guilty of murder. 

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In this episode we discuss the murders of Mary and Veronica Gedeon, as well as Frank Byrnes. In part one of this two parter, we cover the lives and deaths of the Gedeon Family and their tenant, Byrnes. We also discuss a few suspects, along with the number one suspect, Robert Irwin. (Subject Matter Begins @ 3:15)

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In this second episode of our two part series, we cover the aftermath of the murders, as well as the trials and ultimate fates of Carl Isaacs and his gang.  (Subject Matter Begins @ 6:41)

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After another captivating "bidet mate" segment, we cover the 1973 murders of several members of the Alday family. They ran a farm in rural Georgia, but through a strange series of events had their home invaded by a group of killers from Maryland. 
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In this episode, we look at several cases of alleged plagiarism in music. Some you've heard of, others you haven't... some went to court, some didn't bother. We approach each case as if we were in court (The People's Court, to be precise) and decide whether or not the allegations of plagiarism were warranted. 

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