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A young mother says her toddler pulled the trigger. Months later, another woman disappears. What begins as a domestic tragedy in 1960 Missouri quietly grows into one of the most baffling and enduring mysteries in Midwest crime.



Recorded with a nearly sold out crowd at the Dickens Festival in Garrison, ND



Location: Missouri, Mexico

Victims: James Kinne, Patricia Jones, Francisco Paredes Ordoñez

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What began as the horrendous murder of a beloved elderly woman in Beatrice, Nebraska turned into a case defined by pressure, false confessions, and irreversible consequences. The eventual truth raised troubling questions about how just is pursued and who pays the price when it goes wrong.

Victim: Helen Wilson

Location: Beatrice, Nebraska

Episode title submitted by Michelle Kiefer

This episode was recorded before a great live audience in the fabulous Hook & Ladder Theatre in Minneapolis, MN.

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On Halloween night, 1975, a young farm family in rural Iowa went to bed and never woke up. What followed was one of the most controversial murder cases in state history; built on a highway timeline, forensic science that no longer exists, and a conviction still debated nearly fifty years later.

Episode title submitted by: Kelly C and Bekah

Recorded live with a fabulous audience at Rhythm City Casino.

Location: Iowa

Victims: Les, Jorjean, Julie, and Jeff Mark.

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When a Minnesota woman is promoted, thanks to her hard work at a major corporation, a coworker feels he deserves it more and begins bullying her at work. Would he have anything to do with her disappearance and eventual murder?

Victim: Sharon Bloom

Location: Woodbury, MN

Episode title submitted by: Katie Jackson

This episode was recorded at the 109 Club in Lignite, ND

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A woman doctor, a dead daughter-in-law, evidence that doesn't add up, and a confession written on no sleep. In a house full of secrets, the biggest one may have walked free.

Recorded with a fabulous crowd at the Roughrider Center in Watford City, ND.

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A father dies in an accidental shooting while teaching his son gun safety, but the manipulation, gaslighting, and deceit uncovered prove it’s much darker than that.

This episode was recorded at the historic Maddock Opera House in Maddock, ND.

Victim: Robert Breininger

Location: Mark Center, OH

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A quiet Midwestern boy once did the unthinkable. Decades later, in the Florida Keys, that same man built a life so ordinary no one saw the darkness beneath it, until it finally came roaring back.

Recorded in Jamestown, ND in support of Safe Shelter.

Episode title submitted by: Alyssa T.

Location: Indiana, Florida

Victims: Isle Brandt, Michelle Jones, Teresa Helfrich, Sherry Perisho, Darlene Toler

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In 1926, a young woman planned to elope with her beloved to hide a secret pregnancy. But when she never returned home, whispers of romance turned to rumors of murder, and the truth was darker than anyone imagined.

Victim: Clara Olson

Location: Prairie du Chien, WI

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