Thanks for joining us for our first season, The Dark Origins of the Quad Cities, which will delve into the rich historic backdrop centered around various criminal, and outrageous events surrounding the evolution, foundation and formative years of the Quad Cities area. This first episode will set the stage for all that's yet to come -- touching on the rough and tumble vibe that the Quad Cities was essentially founded on. We will aim to illustrate what the Quad Cities area used to be and get a little bit into that initial history.