Charles Englehart was attacked outside of his car one dark night in 1935. A harmless 70-year-old man liked by everyone, who would commit such an awful crime?

If history is made up of small stories, then some of them fall off and disappear, like table scraps. Come and sample a few of these forgotten tales.

In the early 1900’s, a Nebraska schoolteacher visited an unspeakable atrocity upon the students under her care in Sarpy County. Or did she?

An early December blizzard chilled Iowa to the bone. It still wasn’t as cold as the heart of a father seeking vengeance for his daughter. But did he know the entire story?

Malone, Iowa, is perhaps the best hidden town in Clinton County, Iowa. In 1921, it also played host to one of the darkest deeds ever…Continue readingEpisode 41: The Edward Crampton Murders of 1921

Malone, Iowa, is perhaps the best hidden town in Clinton County, Iowa. In 1921, it also played host to one of the darkest deeds ever committed there.

Paul and Everett Schroeder had just spent eight years in prison. Returning to a life of crime, they quickly found themselves on the run. Their escape not only caused them to clash with police, but led them into the heart of a Midwestern blizzard.

In 1921, two men roared into the middle of Long Grove, Iowa to rob the Stockman's Savings Bank. What unfolded in the next half hour became the subject of a local legend that endures to this day.

The murder of the Spencer family was one of the worst crimes to ever take place in Clark County, Missouri. Justice had to be done,…Continue readingEpisode 38: The Spencer Family Massacre, Part 2

The murder of the Spencer family was one of the worst crimes to ever take place in Clark County, Missouri. Justice had to be done, but no one knew what lengths people would go to in order to make that happen.