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In celebration of the new Scream movie coming to theaters this week, here is a Patreon bonus episode from a couple years back exploring the true story behind the inspiration for the Scream movies.

On February 20, 2016, the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan found itself under siege. From a father/son duo out car shopping to a group of friends meeting for dinner, a madman was methodically gunning down unsuspecting citizens with no rhyme or reason. When the family man responsible for the rampage was apprehended, authorities were not prepare for the story he told them. Did Jason Dalton simply snap on that winter afternoon? Or was he possessed by evil, as he claimed?

A real estate mogul gunned down in cold blood. A young girl brutally slain in a cornfield. A secret serial killer. And the wildest twist a So Dead story has seen yet. This episode explores the oldest cold cases in Michigan’s capital city.

Ghost stories sent in by listeners, and the tragic truth behind the haunting of a Downtown Lansing business.

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When the Detroit Police Department returned Helen Kaminski's three-year-old son to her just days after he was kidnapped by a disturbed young woman, Helen thought her troubles were over. But they were only just beginning. Because three days later, the same woman kidnapped the little boy again, leading to a decade-long nightmare involving corruption, con men, and murder.

As the 1920s came to a close, 22-year-old Bugs Morehouse and 21-year-old Hawthorn Sutton were poised to conquer the world. They were dashing, charming, and whip smart. They both came from well-to-do families and had beautiful young brides. The two friends truly had it all. But they wanted more. What started as a small-town crime spree quickly turned into a nationwide manhunt and a sensational trial, the likes of which one small Mid-Michigan town had never seen.

Only once in history has a monarch been crowned on American soil. And of course it happened in Michigan. From pirates to polygamy and kings to killers, the tale of the King of Beaver Island is almost too strange to be believed.

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When Detroit native Robert Wagner moved out to California as a child, he had dreams of making it big. But his obsession with a Hollywood starlet turned those dreams into a nightmare. Named an official person of interest in his wife's tragic death decades after she drowned in the Pacific Ocean, will the 91-year-old face charges (or be exonerated) before time runs out? Or will the ghost of Natalie Wood haunt him to the grave?

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! Ghosts of the past haunt the streets of Cereal City, and the Kellogg legacy lives on. A look at Battle Creek today.

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! The streets of Cereal City were never more dangerous than in the early 1980s, when three young women were raped and murdered over the span of six months. Locals feared a satanic cult might be to blame, but authorities found themselves asking a different question-...

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! 1986 was on track to be a stellar year for musician Ricky Goddard. He'd just gone into business for himself, was building a new house, and most importantly, was expecting his first child with his new wife. But before January's end, the Goddards' dreams were shatt...

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! When a beautiful wife and mother is savagely murdered in her own home, the investigation into her death reveals the seedy underbelly of life at the Kellogg factory. The murder of Daisy Zick was once referred to as Michigan's #1 murder mystery, and remains one of ...

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! Throughout Dr. Kellogg's rise to fame and the success of his sanitarium, one man stood in the shadows doing much of the work but getting none of the credit- his younger brother Will. When Will took one of the doctor's discarded projects and turned it into a multi...

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! When Dr. Kellogg stole the Battle Creek Sanitarium out from under Mother White and the Seventh Day Adventist Church, the scorned prophet swore there would be hell to pay. Soon after, hell on earth visited Battle Creek in the form of a series of suspicious fires k...

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! At the age of 24, Dr. Kellogg took over as director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, also known as "The San." In his quest to provide his famous guests with top-notch care, Dr. Kellogg pushed dangerous treatments that put many of his patients in the ground, rather...

In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! John Harvey Kellogg was a walking contradiction. A religious fanatic and a man of science. A racist and a philanthropist. A man so obsessed with wellness, he paid no mind to how many died in his care, so long as it furthered his studies. A health fanatic with a c...

When the final bell rang on February 22, 1978, over a thousand teenagers filled the halls of Everett High School, ready to head home for the day. Among them was a 15-year-old Nazi enthusiast with a kill list and a loaded revolver. Listen in for more on the shocking tale of one of modern America's first school shootings.

A creature with the face of a dog and the body of a man that only appears once every ten years and scares its victims to death. Feral, cannibalistic humanoids that lurk in the woods surrounding the asylum they were forced to leave when it shuttered its doors. A sharp-toothed harbinger of doom that reigns over the Motor City. These are just some of the monsters said to hide in Michigan's dark corners.

In the summer of 1966, Michigan housewife Betty Reynolds had it all- a loving husband, two beautiful children, a cute little cottage in the woods. But a visit from a stranger one sunny afternoon would change everything- not just for the Reynolds family, but for the entire town.

It took only a moment for a birthday celebration to turn into a nightmare. When 22-year-old Brandon Mitchner drowned during a night out with friends, a surveillance system caught nearly the entire incident on camera. Everything but the eleven seconds it took for Brandon to plunge from the safety of a neighborhood sidewalk to the raging waters of the Grand River, some thirty feet below. Was it a tragic accident, as ruled by authorities? Or was something more sinister at play the night Brandon die...

The Lincoln assassination. Titanic. Waco. Columbine. What common thread do these tragic historical events share? And what does any of it have to do with Michigan? The answer may shock you. Sponsors: Magic Spoon and EveryPlate

Life in Northern Michigan was rough at the turn of the 20th century, and death was not uncommon. But when the family and friends of Mary McKnight began dying at an alarming rate, authorities took notice. And what they found shocked not only a small lumber town, but the entire nation.