Midwest Murder
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘that kind of thing doesn’t happen in our town’, but here on Midwest Murder, we will shatter that false reality. In fact, it happens more often than we know, and sometimes the details of the most horrific crimes that happen in our neighborhoods are lost in the back pages of newspapers, forgotten on our news channels, and eventually erased over time.
Episodes
110 episodes
E107: the Hitman and the Hairdresser
**This episode will be available to all listeners as regularly scheduled on Midwest Murder Monday, November 25th.**When a self proclaimed hitman openly admits to the shocking murder Carolyn Hudson, investigators are led down alon...
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E106: Turtle Decapitation Accident & Other Lies to Tell Your Neighbor
When a woman is murdered in her home, friends and family said she didn’t have any enemies. They were wrong. Victim: Ada SenenfelderLocation: Winona, MNRecorded live before a nearly sold out audience at the Sanct...
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Bestie Bonus Content E106
Just for the besties; the live show QnA from the Sanctuary in Fargo.This is for episode 106.
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E105: The Dentist Will Kill You Now
A calculated sociopath creates manipulative bonds through the planning and completion of murder. Recorded live at Severance Brewing Co. in Sioux Falls, SD. Episode title submitted by: Alison Lauderback - Mrs. P...
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E104: Not Double Jeopardy
Rumors swirl and questions remain as a largely circumstantial case threatens to put a petty criminal behind bars for the murders of four close-knit family members. Victims: Kunz Family (5 members)Location: Athens, Wisconsin
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E103: Injustice Begets Injustice
A story of hope, life, dreams, death, and survival. Over 30 Scandinavian settlers, including 3 families, arrive to Minnesota in 1861 and quickly begin working to build their future. Unfortunately, only 19 of these brave emigrants would live to ...
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E102: Most Likely to Succeed...in Prison?
When you're voted most likely to succeed and become a successful chiropractor, you may have a near perfect life when you add an amazing wife and kid to the equation. It's anything but perfect when your wife abruptly goes missing.V...
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E101: Missing in the Deadroom
County Sheriff's in Iowa are obligated to investigate the disappearance of a highly unlikable resident with a long history of brutal abuse against his wife. Nobody could have prepared them for what they uncovered. Club Midwest Fans...
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E101: Bestie Bonus Content
Dawn and Jonah discuss their thoughts and explore lingering questions from episode 101. This is bonus content specifically related to episode 101, be sure to listen to that episode first. Much love to our Midwestie Bes...
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E100: Beware of BBQ
An office affair is never a good choice, but it's even worse if it turns deadly.Our one hundredth episode was recorded before a live audience at Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks in Minot, ND.Episode title submitted by: Anonymo...
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E99: Bestie Bonus Content
Dawn and Jonah further explore events related to episode 99.
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E99: Phishing for Love in a Dumpster
This is a love story, but not like the fairy tale kind, it's more like a nightmarish Lifetime movie variety with added surprises, extra tragedy, amplified frustration, and utterly shocking injustice. Club Midwest Subscribers: be su...
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E98: That Didn’t Forking Work
A farmer is afraid to lose everything in a potential divorce and then his wife ends up having an accident on the farm. Was it actually an accident or did someone want to make sure she wasn’t going to get anything?Location: Earlville, IA...
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E97: Whirlpool of Scumbags: Ohio Edition
A young and promising single mother is found dead and her investigation is utterly mishandled by one of the worst investigating agencies in Midwest Murder history. Recorded with a capacity crowd at Atypical Brewery & Barrelwork...
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E96: Moose on the Loose
In 2001, a retired tattoo legend was ready to pick up his life in Iowa and move with his new girlfriend and roommates, this time to Florida. When his girlfriend came over to make plans, he ignored her. But was he actually ignoring her?&nb...
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E95: She Did Everything Right
A 24 year old single woman is preyed upon by a wannabe vampire sex cult. Location: NebraskaVictim: Sydney Loofe
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E94: The Little Criminal Profile That Could
When a young woman moves into a new neighborhood with her fiancée, someone takes extra notice. After being murdered, her case goes cold until a dedicated prosecutor uses new technology and investigative resources to find her killer.Vict...
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E93: Nobody Saw Sh!t
A seemingly unstoppable, unbeatable, and un-prosecutable bully absolutely terrorizes a Missouri community for several decades; raping, stealing, and assaulting anyone he wants, at will, without consequences. Recorded with a pac...
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E92: God's Work: Whores, Harlots, & Hammers
A woman-hating, predatory serial killer thinks he's doing God's work by raping and murdering women. Somehow, the justice system struggles to hold him accountable.Recorded in Bismarck, ND at the Belle Mehus AuditoriumEpisode ti...
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E91: One Scream and All Goes Quiet
A promising young woman disappears after months of peculiar disturbances at her Bismarck apartment, leading detectives and the FBI on a multi-state search. Recorded in Sioux Falls, SD at the Icon Event Hall. Episod...
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E90: Friends? More Like Assholes
In 2000, a half naked body was found partially submerged near Higgins Gulch in South Dakota. What investigators uncovered was far worse than anyone could have imagined.Recorded in Tioga, NDVictim: Chester PoageLocation...
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E89: Distorted Robbery
A violent bank robbery leaves multiple employees dead, a mass murderer on the loose, and a community shattered. An event made even more shocking by the revelation of the killer's identity.Location: Big Springs, NEVictims: Andrea...
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E88: I Probably Did Shoot Her
A marriage built on addiction, alcohol, and abuse is more likely not to end well or safely, and sometimes it ends in murder. Can a person be too drunk to be responsible for their actions?This episode was recorded before a live audience ...
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