Midwest Madness

Midwest Madness

By Danielle and EmilyTrue Crime
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Midwest Madness episodes

  • We Were Once Annoying Teenage Girls Too

    Danielle tells Emily the story of Audrey Backeberg a woman who went missing in 1962, but that's not where the story ends..

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/wisconsin-cold-case-solved-audrey-backeberg-b2744726.html

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-woman-found-after-more-than-60-years-sheriff-reveals-what-really-happened

    https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/05/03/sauk-co-detective-explains-how-he-solved-missing-person-cold-case-1960s/

    https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/woman-vanished-63-years-ago-audrey-backeberg/

    11 min
  • Just a Few Concerts

    Emily tells Danielle the story of Mary K. Ross and gives us a little update on her thoughts about the Karen Reid trial.

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    Stated in story

    14 min
  • I Didn't Do It..Blah, Blah, Blah.

    Danielle tells Emily the story of Rhoni Reuter, Football player Shawn Gayle and Marni Yang. Emily uses her paralegal certification and we talk about Thunder Buddies and needy dogs.

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/abc-bad-romance-rhoni-reuter-143824867.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADVXXnZ6BTwCxMWYhXvTmhQvYOdnUO0lKCiR2p2eduGS-TPGZlaGgLyCDhHnAWUzS2e92a3iFsGL-z4wkEMGOq4NG-aezOUTkvSIMXjxMLNn1GGyEaN-oKkVYDE1d_smdjNV-tVZvE0_Dax1PqrXnmdhIRnQxZ8o9knVcbs78oje

    https://abc7chicago.com/marni-yang-rhoni-reuter-murder-new-evidence-shaun-gayle/14525454/

    18 min
  • Emily Collects Degrees

    Danielle and Emily talk about why we didn't have an episode last week, Minnesota sports and Danielle gives Emily a little treat. Then Emily tells us the cold case story of Beverly Potts.

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    In episode

    21 min
  • I Won't Apologize for Winning

    Danielle and Emily talk about pickleball, like, old ladies. They talk injuries from silly games and trademark a cool idea and then Danielle tells the story of mass serial killer Henry Lee Lucas.

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    https://www.biography.com/crime/henry-lee-lucas

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-killer-henry-lee-lucas-said-he-killed-a-woman-in-texas-four-decades-later-her-remains-were-identified/

    28 min
  • Emily Cold Starts

    Danielle and Emily have a chaotic start to the episode and talk about LeeAnna Warner and some of the similarities in the story from this week and last week.

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_LeeAnna_Warner

    https://www.wdio.com/front-page/top-stories/missing-person-leeanna-warner-chisholm-2003/

    20 min
  • Hope You Haven't Busted Your Brackets

    Danielle and Emily talk a little March Madness, Emily talks a bit about her new job and then we talk about two missing sisters from Chicago.

    Sources:

    https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/a36903905/bradley-sisters-dissapearance/

    https://medium.com/@themissingfound/part-3-diamond-and-tionda-bradley-the-20-year-lie-that-changed-everything-eb4a6173f675

    https://abc7chicago.com/post/bradley-sisters-missing-diamond-tionda-disappeared-23-years/15037478/

    27 min
  • Our First Live Audience

    Danielle and Emily have our first live audience while recording the podcast, it's Sirius' Gotcha week and he eats a cookie like a weirdo. Then Danielle tells the story of Ruben Borchardt.

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/diane-borchardt-the-murderous-mrs-b-a8ed554afcdd

    https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/season-18/diane-borchardt

    22 min
  • Spuds, Spuds, Spuds.

    Danielle and Emily talk about the last week and we learn about a Kansas cult the angels landing.

    Socials:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwmadnesspodcast/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245696000615540

    Email: [email protected]

    Sources:

    In episode

    14 min

About Midwest Madness

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Two Midwestern sisters talk about true crime, cults, conspiracies and cryptids in the Midwest.