Midwest Murder

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In Prohibition-era Chicago, beer meant power, and power meant enemies. When a high-profile kidnapping shakes the city, Roger “The Terrible” Touhy becomes the perfect villain. What follows is a decades-long battle through courtrooms, prison walls, and a justice system that may not have been looking for the truth at all.

Recorded at the legendary Anne Nicole Nelson Hall in support of the Minot Symphony Orchestra, into music performed live by Erik, Diana, and Erik Mychal Anderson/

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Episode title submitted by: Katrina, Jake P, Rhonda, Len G, 

Location: Chicago, IL

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An employee at a paper mill in Wisconsin was murdered and found inside a pulp vat.  What followed was a case shaped by fear, investigative failures, and ended with six people on trial, and even more questions.

Recorded with a fabulous crowd at the Sanctuary Events Center in Fargo, ND. 

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A young mother says her toddler pulled the trigger. Months later, another woman disappears. What begins as a domestic tragedy in 1960 Missouri quietly grows into one of the most baffling and enduring mysteries in Midwest crime.



Recorded with a nearly sold out crowd at the Dickens Festival in Garrison, ND



Location: Missouri, Mexico

Victims: James Kinne, Patricia Jones, Francisco Paredes Ordoñez

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What began as the horrendous murder of a beloved elderly woman in Beatrice, Nebraska turned into a case defined by pressure, false confessions, and irreversible consequences.  The eventual truth raised troubling questions about how just is pursued and who pays the price when it goes wrong.

Victim: Helen Wilson

Location: Beatrice, Nebraska

Episode title submitted by Michelle Kiefer

This episode was recorded before a great live audience in the fabulous Hook & Ladder Theatre in Minneapolis, MN.

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On Halloween night, 1975, a young farm family in rural Iowa went to bed and never woke up. What followed was one of the most controversial murder cases in state history; built on a highway timeline, forensic science that no longer exists, and a conviction still debated nearly fifty years later. 

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Recorded live with a fabulous audience at Rhythm City Casino. 

Location: Iowa

Victims: Les, Jorjean, Julie, and Jeff Mark. 

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When a Minnesota woman is promoted, thanks to her hard work at a major corporation, a coworker feels he deserves it more and begins bullying her at work. Would he have anything to do with her disappearance and eventual murder?

Victim: Sharon Bloom

Location: Woodbury, MN

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This episode was recorded at the 109 Club in Lignite, ND

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A woman doctor, a dead daughter-in-law, evidence that doesn't add up, and a confession written on no sleep. In a house full of secrets, the biggest one may have walked free. 

Recorded with a fabulous crowd at the Roughrider Center in Watford City, ND. 

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A father dies in an accidental shooting while teaching his son gun safety, but the manipulation, gaslighting, and deceit uncovered prove it’s much darker than that. 

This episode was recorded at the historic Maddock Opera House in Maddock, ND.

Victim: Robert Breininger

Location: Mark Center, OH

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A quiet Midwestern boy once did the unthinkable. Decades later, in the Florida Keys, that same man built a life so ordinary no one saw the darkness beneath it, until it finally came roaring back. 

Recorded in Jamestown, ND in support of Safe Shelter. 

Episode title submitted by: Alyssa T. 

Location: Indiana, Florida

Victims: Isle Brandt, Michelle Jones, Teresa Helfrich, Sherry Perisho, Darlene Toler

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**Club Midwest Exclusive** 

There are MANY lingering questions following the shocking story in episode 131. We explore those and much more during this QnA. 

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