In the late 1990s and early 2000s, cancer patients, AIDS patients, and many others were desperately seeking treatment for their respective diseases here in Kansas City. The protocol for those illnesses all called for prescription medicine. Those patients had faith those medications would help heal them, but what if they were wrong?

Season 4 kicks off with the horrific tale of a pharmacist named Robert Courtney, who diluted these lifesaving medicines all to pocket the difference and enrich himself. It is a truly jaw-dropping episode about greed, breaking a sacred trust, and killing countless unsuspecting victims.

This episode dropped last summer for our Substack subscribers. We decided that now that it's a year old, we would share it with everyone.

But, just as a reminder, subscribers to our Substack page get all sorts of fun goodies like this - exclusive episodes, video tours of our bars and much more!

This episode deals with the tragic life of Mary McElroy. As the daughter of the Pendergast Machine's City Manager, Henry McElroy, she seemed to have it all. But an audacious crime changed her life forever, with incredibly sad consequences.

Lastly, do not forget our walking tour on June 6 in downtown KC! Free to all subscribers, $40 for non-subscribers. We will sell out soon!

It’s the Season Finale, and we’re closing things out live from True Crime GenreCon at Woodneath Story Center with one of the strangest stories we’ve ever covered. This time, we head back to 1908, when a man calling himself “Adam God” brought a volatile mix of religious certainty, public spectacle, and gathering tension into Kansas City. What followed was bizarre even by this show’s standards. We won’t spoil the turn, but this one has all the ingredients: a self-proclaimed divine figure, a city losing patience, a confrontation that spins badly out of control, and a story that sounds invented until you realize it isn’t.

Special thanks to the fine folks at True Crime GenreCon and Mid-Continent Public Library for a terrific event, and to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum for providing the great prizes for our Truman trivia contest.

And yes, Alex created the killer mocktail for the event: The Fourth & Main. It looked moody and promising. Audience response was... reserved. He did, however, leave with two “doggy bottles,” so not all was lost.

Killer Mocktail: The Fourth & Main

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