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. https://media.blubrry.com/kitchentablehistorian/api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/23298389/download.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
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No expects to see a life-sized hippo along an Iowa roadside. A deer, raccoon, or even a coyote? Sure. But never a hippo. Everyone who drives down Highway 30 between DeWitt and Clinton in Clinton County can’t help but see it. A leftover relic of a since-defunct landscaping business, the hippo has become a definitive
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If you had just spent eight years in prison, would you return to a life of crime? If you did, but got caught, what would you do to keep from going back behind bars? Today, we explore the story of Paul and Everett Schroeder, two Iowa brothers who went to desperate lengths to escape justice
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Paul Schroeder ran through the repair shop, trying to avoid the hail of bullets flying towards him. He raised his revolver, firing blindly. Paul wasn’t really trying to hit anything, but rather keep the police from shooting at him. If he hit one, though, it would have probably been all the better. If Paul hit
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In 1921, a former newspaper editor and a barber decided to rob a bank in rural Iowa. Expecting little resistance, the two expected an easy score. They should have quit while they were ahead. https://media.blubrry.com/kitchentablehistorian/api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/22444681/download.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
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Some people just don’t know when to quit. Granted, that’s a trait that we normally admire. The sports team that keeps pushing to a win when their score is way down during a game. The guy that’s not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer who keeps trying and studying hard to eventually earn their
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