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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…
Episode 25: Horace and Geneva: The Wrong Way to Fix a Marriage
Horace and Geneva’s marriage began to fall apart for all the usual reasons: money, jealousy, and neglect. Their path to…
Horace and Geneva: The Wrong Way to Fix a Marriage
Living with another person is not always an easy thing. Sharing your personal space with another human being always involves…
Fancy Shoes: The Bizarre Fate of Big Nose George
When I was growing up, western movies were just starting to pass out of popularity. After decades as one of…
Episode 54: Fancy Shoes: The Bizarre Story of Big Nose George
Stories of the American West have captivated generations of people. But beyond the tales of cowboy shootouts and outlaw exploits…
The Insane Doctor: Medicine, Drugs, and Murder in Small-Town Iowa
By 1930, 68-year-old George W. Appleby had practiced medicine for forty-years in the small town of Bristow, Iowa. In many…
Episode 53: The Insane Doctor: Medicine, Drugs, and Murder in a Small-Town
Dr. George Appleby was everything a small-town doctor should be: polite, gentle, and caring. But under the surface seethed hidden…
Pretty Things and A Good Right Hook
In 1922, Myrtle Belden was a rural mail carrier around Yorkville, Illinois. A single woman in her late twenties, she…
Episode 52: Pretty Things and a Good Right Hook
In many true crime tales, women are all too often the unfortunate victims. In the 1920’s, Hazel Anderson and Helen…