No Banter. No live audience. Just one host, in studio with a microphone.

The Surprise Vacation

In the last week of July 1993, five people walked out of their lives in Northern Iowa and did not come back. A single mom, her two little girls, and two men who knew too much. On paper, they hadn't been murdered.

It would take seven years and one of the most prolific informants in Iowa history to uncover the truth.

Victims: Lori Duncan, Kandace, Amber, Greg Nicholson, Terry DeGeus

The solo side of Midwest Murder. Same research, cases, and in depth storytelling with none of the banter. Recorded in studio and told straight through by one host.

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A woman sends her mother the same simple message every morning, the one that means she’s okay. On December 21, 2020, it arrives right on time, and then she is never heard from again. Her house is locked, her car hasn’t moved, and the man living in her basement says he hasn’t seen her in days.

Recorded live at Rhythm City Casino

Episode title submitted by: Kari G.

Location: North Dakota
Victim: Alice Queirolo

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A globally recognized religious figure comes under public scrutiny, they suddenly start to receive menacing emails, the emails then become physical letters with escalating threats, but there's just one strange thing about it all: the threats are directed at the family of one of her employees.

Recorded with a pajama party packed house at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in Newtown, ND.

Episode title submitted by: Alexis W.

Location: Illinois
Victims: Sheri, Garret, Gavin Coleman

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