Going to Killing City

By Jamie Green and Alex Greenwood co-host

Kansas City is known for BBQ, fountains, but also for murder. Join co-hosts Jamie Green and Alex Greenwood as they explore the strange and truly odd historic murders that have happened in Kansas City.... more

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How many episodes does Going to Killing City have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.

Going to Killing City episodes:

August 15, 2024 Who Let the Dogs Out?!?
We're back for season 2! Our summer hiatus was great and we are so excited for the following announcements: This episode is sponsored and supplied by J. Rieger & Co. !
We are also excited to say we are working with a local tour provider to put together a tour of some of our most memorable episodes. email us at: [email protected] if you're interested.
All our show notes can be found on our website: https://killingcitypod.com/

Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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1h 3min
May 15, 2024 Union Station Massacre
It's our one year anniversary and we delve into what is arguably the most famous murders in the city's history. When a routine prison transfer turns into a gun battle of epic proportions at one the city's biggest landmarks, Union Station. Go to our website for more information on the case and for the killer cocktail recipe: https://killingcitypod.com/

We are taking June and July off, but feel free to email us at: [email protected]. We are discussing doing a mini-bus tour of some of these historic landmarks described in our podcasts if we get enough interest.

Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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57min
April 15, 2024 A Homicide Squeeze
It's April and that means it's baseball season here in Kansas City. For this episode, we go WAY back to 1900 to discuss a forced marriage, a professional mandolin player AND how a baseball player figured into all of this. This one is a Lulu!
Go to the website to read the episode notes, and to get the recipe for this month's killer cocktail:
www.killingcitypod.com

Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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47min
March 15, 2024 Legends of the Hall
We're back for our March episode - this one is all about myths and how they become perceived reality. Go to our website to read the show notes AND the drink recipe for this month's episode:
https://killingcitypod.com/

Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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41min
February 15, 2024 Dealt a Bad Hand
We're going back almost 100 years for this one. The fall of 1929 Kansas City and the world were riding high. No one knew the Great Depression was only a month away- and our murder victim did not know that a card game he was playing would turn deadly.
This case, known as "The Bridge Murder" would captivate the nation. AND, several of our previous episodes will intertwine with this one! Murder or self-defense- you decide!
For the show notes, the killer cocktail recipe and other fun details head over to our website:
https://killingcitypod.com/

Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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48min
January 15, 2024 Without a Trace
Happy 2024 everyone! We are back with killer episode that you won't want to miss! 3 young women disappear from Johnson County, without a trace.....
Visit our website for complete show notes, including links and our Killer Cocktail recipe!
Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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55min
December 17, 2023 A Killer Headache
Our December episode is a special one! We recorded it live in front of an audience at Buffalo State Pizza!
This month's episode is a doozy. We have a Kansas City murder, the Plaza Flood, stolen identities, two fugitives on the lamb AND a crazy twist that takes us to Chicago for a horrifying and shocking ending! You won't forget this one, that's for sure!
Chicago Tribune Article about killings: https://www.chicagotribune.com/tylenolmurders/
Footage of the 1977 Plaza Flood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ew2bEKxw4
A great blog about the Chicago killings AND the Kansas City murder: https://www.trulyadventure.us/poison-pill

The Killer Cocktail:
"The Painkiller"

Ingredients
2 ounces Pusser’s rum
4 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce orange juice, freshly squeezed
1 ounce cream of coconut
Garnish: nutmeg, freshly grated
Garnish: pineapple wedge

Steps
Add the rum, pineapple juice, orange juice and cream of coconut to a shaker with cubed ice and shake vigorously but briefly to combine.
Strain into a hurricane glass or snifter over crushed ice.
Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and a pineapple wedge.
Serve with a straw.

Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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39min
November 15, 2023 East Bound and Doomed
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We hope you have a wonderful holiday.

This month's episode is really chilling - a Kansas City Kansas resident got away with murder for decades until the new Cold Case Division utilized DNA to catch him. And even more disturbing - he might not be alone, the FBI thinks long haul truckers could be responsible for many murders.
This month's drink "La Flama Blanca"
Two parts top shelf tequila or mescal
One part amaretto
garnish with a cherry -stir and enjoy!
This month's links:
http://inmates.bluhorse.com/default.aspx?ID=WYANDOTTEKS

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-apr-05-me-serialkillers5-story.html

https://apnews.com/article/kansas-man-charged-1990s-cold-case-killings-d90c3432e04313fcc026238820d6d0ad

Newsletter: https://jalexandergreenwood.com/f/welcome-to-the-october-2023-newsletter

follow us on Instagram!: https://www.instagram.com/killingcitypod/
Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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47min
October 15, 2023 Leon Jordan
Happy Halloween everyone! This month we delve into political assassination that happened right here in Kansas City. This episode has it all, an unsolved murder case, missing evidence, and shadowy figures calling the shots. It took 40 years to finally solve the murder of Leon Jordan, listen why.
This month's cocktail:
Whiskey Sour:
1. 2 oz Whiskey (preferably a good bourbon)
2. 3/4 oz Fresh lemon juice
3. 1/2 oz Simple syrup (or more to taste)
4. Ice
5. Optional: Cherry and/or a slice of orange for garnish

Instructions:
1. Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
2. Add whiskey, lemon juice, and simple syrup.
3. Shake until chilled.
4. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
5. Garnish with a cherry and/or a slice of orange.
The Kansas City Star Expose on Leon Jordan's murder: https://www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/article296947.html
Alex's podcast covering Halloween movies 'Silver Screams': https://mgopod.com/?blogcategory=Silver+Screams
Jamie's Gig at Sail Away Wine on 10/17 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm: https://sailawaywine.com/live-music/

Email us: ⁠[email protected] ⁠
Show theme written and performed by ⁠⁠Jackie Myers⁠⁠. Introduction by ⁠⁠Laura Kelly Ellis⁠⁠.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 ⁠⁠killingcitypod.com⁠⁠ - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission.
Media inquiries: please ⁠⁠contact Alex Greenwood.⁠⁠
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42min
September 15, 2023 No-Tell Hotel
We're all the way back to the 1930's for a strange, creepy murder that remains unsolved to this day.

When "Roland Owen" checks into the Hotel President in Kansas City with only his toothbrush and a few other toiletries, it raised some eyebrows. The weirdness and creepiness continues in room 1046, where "Roland" meets a grisly end.
Co-host Alex Greenwood brings you all the details, while Co-host Jamie Green came up with the killer cocktail that matches "no-tell hotel".
The killer cocktail 'The Lounge Lizard":
Ingredients
1 1/2 ounces dark rum
1/2 ounce amaretto liqueur
4 to 6 ounces cola, to taste
Maraschino cherry, or lime wedge, for garnish

Email us with comments and questions: [email protected]

More details from the Kansas City Magazine article about this murder: https://kansascitymag.com/news/longform/the-owen-case/
Show theme written and performed by Jackie Myers. Introduction by Laura Kelly Ellis.
Going to Killing City Podcast is recorded and produced in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. Copyright ©2024 killingcitypod.com - All Rights Reserved. No reproduction, excerpting, or other use without written permission. We are an Amazon Associates seller, and some of our links may earn us a commission. Media inquiries: please contact Alex Greenwood.
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51min

FAQs about Going to Killing City:

How many episodes does Going to Killing City have?

The podcast currently has 25 episodes available.