Season 2
S2 Ep62: Massacre
On a dark and stormy night in 1883, there was a massacre in Jackson County. Unknown assailants murdered wealthy land owner Jacob Crouch and his entire family as they slept in their beds. While authorities raced against the cl...
S2 Ep61: A Family Matter
When a young wife and mother disappeared from her Hartford, Michigan home in the middle of the day, suspicion fell upon her high school sweetheart and husband of 12 years almost immediately. But the truth of what happened to ...
S2 Ep60: Gone Girls
Halloween is a time for scary fun. But the fear that gripped one small Michigan town on Halloween night 1969 is the kind no one ever wants to experience. Two teenage girls ripped from their happy lives, never to be seen again...
S2 Ep59: Ghosted 2.0
It's that time of year again! The Halloween Special is upon us, which means ghost stories sent in by listeners. These are some good ones. Did yours make the cut? Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com )...
S2 Ep58: Murderess!
A dangerous parishoner with a flair for the dramatic, a lonely housewife, a scorned lover, and an absolute monster of a woman. Today's episode is all about infamous Michigan murderesses. Cases: Nettie Barnard, Carrie Joslyn, ...
S2 Ep57: Mountain Man
In the summer of 1973, a Farmington, Michigan family set off on a month-long road trip out west. What was meant to be a time of adventure and family bonding instead became a nightmare when the youngest member of the family, a...
S2 Ep56: The Boy Who Lived
The odds of a person surviving a plane crash where there is at least one fatality are one in 3.4 million. The odds of a person surviving two fatal plane crashes? They don't exist. Or at least, they didn't. Not until June 24, ...
S2 Ep55: Ride or Die
A hospital worker and nanny in Lansing, Michigan carries the weight of a dark past. In another life, she was half of a deadly duo responsible for the most notorious murder spree in American history. Or was she? Case: Charles ...
S2 Ep54: Ninety Steps
When serial killer Marvin Charles Gabrion II brutally murdered a teenage mother in the shadows of Manistee National Forest, just ninety steps made the difference in jurisdiction, resulting in him becoming Michigan's first dea...
S2 Ep53: Where There's Smoke
In 1977, a desperate act in a small Mid-Michigan town sparked a movement against domestic violence, and launched a battered housewife into the national spotlight. Case: Francine Hughes Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacL...
S2: Taco Break 7
True crime queen Ann Rule wrote dozens of best-sellers about crimes around the globe, including 'The Stranger Beside Me,' about her unlikely friendship with serial killer Ted Bundy. Ann's love for true crime began in Michigan...
S2 Ep52: Ladykiller
An almost unbelievable tale of online dating turned fatal attraction, and the tragic life of the Michigan woman at the center of the scandal. Case: Shanna "Liz" Golyar Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech...
S2: Taco Break 6
Picture this: You see a single shoe lying on the beach. Curious, you pick it up. Inside are the remains of a human foot. This horrendous scene has unfolded over 20 times on the beaches of the Salish Sea since 2007. Is there a...
S2 Ep51: Where's Lenny?
Glenn "Lenny" Hustin was 30 years old when he disappeared from his Middleton, Michigan apartment in 2001. With the assistance of a frustrated police department, Lenny's family has spent the past two decades searching for him....
S2: Taco Break 5
Netflix's "Tiger King" is everything we never knew we needed to make it through the COVID-19 pandemic. While the documentary was filmed primarily in Oklahoma, a surprising Mid-Michigan tie has been uncovered. Case: Tiger King...
S2 Ep50: The Unthinkable
It's been 108 years since one of the most notorious disasters in American history, known simply by one name- Titanic. The ship was said to be unsinkable, so no one was prepared when the unthinkable happened. Over 2,200 souls ...
S2: Taco Break 4
More stories about the Night Hag and the Hat Man, sent in by listeners who have experienced sleep paralysis. Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 ...
S2 Ep49: Swamp Monster
Two suspicious deaths at the Dudgeon Swamp in White Cloud, Michigan resulted in some of the most sensational national headlines of the 1920s. Amid rumors of incest, murder, and buried secrets, the Dudgeon family was persecute...
S2: Taco Break 3
For centuries, stories have persisted about a demon that visits in the night, quite literally paralyzing victims as they lie in bed, helpless. From the night hag to the hat man, this week is all about the phenomena of sleep p...
S2 Ep48: Children of Thunder
Born in Lansing, Michigan in 1970, Glenn Taylor Helzer seemed destined for greatness. By his early teens, he was the spiritual head of his family and a rising star in the Mormon church. But Helzer chose a different path. One ...
S2: Taco Break 2
From Victorian mourning photos to death dolls and coffins with escape hatches, Jenn breaks down some of the strangest mourning practices of the Victorian Era. Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Li...
S2 Ep47: Trunk Murder Mystery
When a young girl from a small town in the south fell in love with an international con-man and jewel thief, madness ensued. A gruesome discovery at a New York City train station in 1920 led to one of Michigan's most mysterio...
S2: Taco Break 1
Two girls were killed in the same small town following a night out dancing. Their bodies were found in the same park the day after Whit Monday. The prime suspect in each case was a man by the name of Thornton, who was later a...
S2 Ep46: Most Likely Suspect
It began with a sexual assault in the dead of night in 1998, and ended with a gruesome mid-day murder in 2007. Over the span of a decade, the women of Lansing lived in fear of a violent predator. More than a dozen women were ...