Danielle covers the disappearance of Iowan news anchor Jodi Huisentruit. If you want more details or want to donate to finding Jodi check out www.findjodi.com

Sources:

• Find Jodi Podcast

• Unsolved Mysteries Episodes 8.1 with Robert Stacks and Episode 3.12 with Dennis Farina

• Mercury news https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/26/jodi-huisentruit-mason-city-kimt-missing-anniversary-long-prairie-mn-iowa/

• Trace Evidence Podcast

• Iowa cold cases https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/jodi-huisentruit/

• The Courier https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/article_efc991f2-d50f-11e0-93d7-001cc4c002e0.html

• 20/20 Season 3 Episode 16

• Kare11 https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/human-remains-discovered-in-river-in-mason-city-ia/89-7cdca87a-0b94-4841-baab-ace2b78aaa70

Emily tells us the story of Fox Hollow Farm and Herb Baumeister

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Sources:

https://murderpedia.org/male.B/b/baumeister-herbert.htm

https://www.thoughtco.com/herbert-richard-baumeister-973121 Charles Montaldo

In this month's mini episode Danielle tells us the story of the James Younger Gang and the fall of their reign of terror.

Danielle shares with Emily the very messed up tale of America's first serial killer, H.H. Holmes.

Sources:

• Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes

• Mental Floss- 9 Things you didn’t know about america’s first serial killer HH Holmes https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72642/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-americas-first-serial-killer-hh-holmes

• Video, HH Holmes America’s first serial killer by Waterfront Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__oTZpKaOBc&t=153s

• Britannica- HH Holmes Biography and Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes

Emily tells Danielle the story of the Smiley Face Killers and asks the question. Conspiracy or coincidence?

Sources:

https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/

https://mndaily.com/246388/uncategorized/jenkins-body-found-river/#:~:text=Jenkins%2C%20a%20Carlson%20School%20of,south%20bank%2C%20across%20from%20St.

https://chippewa.com/news/body-of-missing-man-found/article_d286908f-bf52-58f6-8738-52a0b4794947.html

https://chippewa.com/news/police-recover-body-of-missing-uw-eau-claire-student/article_0a416d73-7951-5265-ba59-1fc38c19e94b.html

https://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2006/11/110602-michael-noll-22.html

https://chippewa.com/news/body-of-missing-man-found/article_d286908f-bf52-58f6-8738-52a0b4794947.html

http://www.findjoshua.com/chronology/

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125587&page=1

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4652439-Drowning-cited-as-cause-of-UMD-students-death

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/are-the-smiley-face-killers-real

Danielle tells the story of Ken Juedes, a Wisconsin man who was murdered in 2006. This was a listener recommendation, please send us any of your stories you think we should cover.

Sources:

• https://www.centralwinews.com/neighborhood/2021/01/13/widow-says-five-men-murdered-juedes-in-2006-as-part-of-cover-up-not-her/?destination=star-news

• https://www.stevenspointjournal.com/story/news/2019/12/20/kenneth-juedes-homicide-case-against-cindy-schulz-juedes-moving-forward/2639208001/

• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/03/wisconsin-cold-case-widow-arrested-kenneth-juedes-shooting-death/2594583001/

• https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/crime/2019/12/13/kenneth-juedes-homicide-widow-cindy-schulz-juedes-charged-2006-death/4397663002/

Emily dives into the cult of the Fundamental church of Latter Day Saints and their terrible leader Warren Jeffs.

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/warren-jeffs

http://flds101.blogspot.com/2008/05/flds-life-101-alta-academy.html

https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/raid-yfz-ranch-ten-years-later/

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/02/26/former-flds-members-buy/

https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/living-next-door-to-secretive-flds-compound-noise-fending-guard-tower-and-water-woes/article_fc50376f-4ae7-5a6e-82b0-222be17e20dc.html

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lawsuit-leads-to-sale-of-flds-compound-in-southern-black-hills/article_9eaa8426-db1a-513b-be7d-9d29b51e51e3.html

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/neighbors-of-polygamist-cult-issue-warning-to-minnesota/89-d5383c46-4e95-41e9-be42-6e6aa03e6631

https://www.wtip.org/seth-jeffs-development-pike-lake-road-property-comes-halt

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It's a surprise mini episode! Emily covers the story of Eugene Martin, a missing boy from West Des Moines that is connected to Johnny Gosch and possibly another missing boy.

Eyewitness study that Danielle talks about:

https://academic.udayton.edu/race/03justice/justice03.htm

Sources:

Eugene Wade Martin – The Charley Project

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/eugene-martin/

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/paperboy-abductions-milk-carton The Paper Boy Abduction Cases: The Legacy of Two Des Moines Boys who are Still Missing written by Kali White Vanbaale-August 6th 2020

https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/eugene-martin-case-remains-open-after-31-years/524-02cb76a5-43bd-4297-af0d-5275df5aee9e Eugene Martins Case Remains Open after 31 Years written by Amanda Krenz on November 5th 2015

Danielle tells the stories of the Melon heads, we venture for the first time (and probably not the last) outside of the Midwest for part of the story of the Melonheads. Now the questions are, are they real and where do they live?

Sources:

• Rachel Polansky 3News instigates the melon heads of Kirtland

• Weird Ohio, Melon heads creep through the woods at night

• cryptidz.fandom.com

• Wikipedia

• https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-melon-heads-of-connecticut/

• Ken Haddad The legend of the michigan melon heads https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2017/01/18/the-legend-of-the-michigan-melon-heads/

• https://99wfmk.com/melonheads2018/

• Ranker.com

Emily tells the story of Johnny Gosch's mysterious disappearance. She tells us about the theories behind his disappearance and the conspiracies behind all of it. Now the real question is, where is Johnny Gosch?

Sources:

https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/The-Tragedy-Of-Johnny-Gosch

https://charleyproject.org/case/john-david-gosch

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/kidnappings/johnny-gosch/