Category: Iowa
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…
The Koenig Murder/Suicide of 1870
Some have said that the most dangerous people that you can ever come across are people that have nothing to…
Episode 48: Ghosts of the Pandemic, Part 2: Home Front
In 1918, Americans on the home front were supporting their troops fighting in Europe while waging a war of their…
Ghosts of the Pandemic, Part 3: Burial
Mt. Zion is a small cemetery outside of Newton, Iowa. For decades, farmers and their families have buried their loved…
Ghosts of the Pandemic, Part 2: Home Front
When I was attending Iowa State University, I decided that I needed to take up running. Up until that point,…
Struck Down in the Dark – The Charles Englehart Murder
I’m not afraid of the dark. I take my trash out in the middle of the night without a flashlight,…
Struck Down in the Dark – The Charles Englehart Murder
Charles Englehart was attacked outside of his car one dark night in 1935. A harmless 70-year-old man liked by everyone,…
Episode 42: Deadly Relations
An early December blizzard chilled Iowa to the bone. It still wasn’t as cold as the heart of a father…
Deadly Relations
The rain began to fall steadily across Iowa. The weather was warm for early December, hovering right around the 40-degree…