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Episode 60: Poisoned Chocolate: The Nehlsen Murder/Suicide of 1910
Heartrending events in the life of Margaretha Nehlsen had brought her to the very depths of despair. No one knew…
Poisoned Chocolate: The Nehlsen Murder/Suicide of 1910
Starting in about 1820 and ending at the turn of the 20th Century, cultural norms in Western Europe began…
Episode 59: ‘Call Me Randy:’ The Soft-Spoken Killer
Mary Schlais was murdered on a cold February morning in 1974, just as a man named Randy was making his…
‘Call Me Randy:’ The Soft-Spoken Killer
When the residents of Dunn County, Wisconsin woke up on the morning of February 15, 1974, none of them…
Episode 58: One Bad Ride: The Murder of Mary Schlais
Mary Schlais was a beautiful young artist with her entire life ahead of her. A veteran hitchhiker, one bad…
One Bad Ride: The Murder of Mary Schlais
The young woman walked slowly along the shoulder of the road, loose gravel crunching under her feet. Her oversized green…
Episode 57: Steam and Fury: The Lansing Steamboat Disaster of 1867
Steamboats are an iconic part of the history of the Mississippi River. In the case of the steamboat Lansing,…
Steam and Fury: The Lansing Steamboat Disaster of 1867
The Mississippi River, despite its nickname the “Big Muddy,” is surrounded by natural beauty. Bluffs over look the water…
Death Curve: The Legend of Julia Markham
The first time that I remember hearing about a place called “dead man’s” anything was when I was over at…
Episode 56: Death Curve: The Legend of Julia Markham
The Death Curve of Cambridge, Illinois, will forever be linked to the story of a woman who committed a horrible…