Midwest Murder

By Jonah Lantto & Dawn Palumbo with the Good Talk Network

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘that kind of thing doesn’t happen in our town’, but here on Midwest Murder, we will shatter that false reality. In fact, it happens more often than we know, and sometimes ... more

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Number 1: the Home Depot Creepo E153
When first responders arrive to the scene of a terrible accident to find a man crushed and burned by his own truck, the tragedy seems to explain itself, but questions arise when the coroner can't identify the body. Recorded with a packed house at Phat Fish Brewing in Dickinson, ND. Episode title submitted by: Emily H. Location: Illinois Victim: Justin Newman Sponsored by https://www.recoverycentersofmontana.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
September 07, 20261h 6min
Number 2: the Only Witness E152
In November 1973, five teenagers rode out to Gitchie Manitou to sit around a fire. Only one came back, and at first, no one believed what she said had happened out there. It’s the story of the night at the park, the three brothers behind it, and a motive that never once added up. Sponsored by: https://www.recoverycentersofmontana.com/ Victims: Roger Essem, Stewart Baade, Dana Baade, Michael Hadrath Location: Gitchie Manitou State Park, Iowa Join us on patreon for ad free listening and other bonuses: https://www.patreon.com/c/midwestmurderpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
August 24, 20261h 5min
Number 3: Find the Helpers E151
Added Content Advisory On a quiet spring morning in 1927, a small Michigan farm town became the site of the deadliest attack ever carried out on an American school and almost nobody has heard of it. For over a year, one of the town's own trusted neighbors moved through his community completely unnoticed, right up until the moment everything changed forever. Sponsored by: https://www.recoverycentersofmontana.com/ Location: Michigan Victims: Arnold Bauerle, Henry Bergan, Herman Bergan, Emilie Bromundt, Robert Bromundt, Floyd Burnett, Russell Chapman, Cleo Clayton, Bobby Cochran. Ralph Cushman, Earl Ewing, Katherine Foote, Marjorie Fritz, Carlyle Geisenhaver, George Hall, Willa Hall, Iola Hart, Percy Hart, Vivian Hart, Galen Harte, LaVere Harte, Stanley Harte, Francis Hoeppner, Cecil Hunter, Doris Johns, Thelma McDonald Clarence McFarren, James Medcoff, Emma Nickols, Richard Richardson, Elsie Robb, Pauline Shirts Elizabeth Witchell, Lucile Witchell, Harold Woodman, George Zimmerman, Lloyd Zimmerman, Beatrice Gibbs, Richard Fritz, Hazel Weatherby, Blanche Harte, Emory Huyck, Nelson McFarren, Glenn Smith, Nellie Kehoe Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
August 10, 20261h 20min
Number 4: Not the One They Thought E148
In 1986, a thirty-eight year old woman was found murdered in a small Minnesota town. For decades the prime suspect was the man closest to her. It would be thirty-three years before anyone in law enforcement knew who actually killed her. Sponsored by: https://www.recoverycentersofmontana.com/ Location: Minnesota Victim: Nancy Daugherty Subscribe on Patreon for ad-free listening, early episode releases, bonus content, and more: https://www.patreon.com/c/midwestmurderpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
June 29, 202657min
Number 5: Trial by Fire E154
For years the beatings didn't stop, the police wouldn't help, and the courts looked the other way. Then one night something broke, and she set the bedroom on fire while he slept, then drove straight to the sheriff's office to confess. It's the story of the marriage, the night it ended, and the trial that helped change how the country treats domestic violence. Victim: James “Mickey” Hughes Location: Dansville, MI Recorded live at, and in support of, the Roosevelt Park Zoo. Sponsored in part by recoverycentersofmontana.com Join us for ad free listening at https://www.patreon.com/c/midwestmurderpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
September 21, 20261h 3min