Stay Connected“Behind Gray Walls” is a podcast featuring stories from the men and women who lived and worked at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary. Each week, Anthony, Samuel, and Skye explore prisoners whose crimes led them to serve time at the “Old Pen.” Their history is explored in depth and compared to corrections topics faced in communities today.
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Skye and Anthony interview Hayley Noble, researcher at the Old Pen specializing in wartime history. In this two-part episode, Hayley discusses bad check writer Rufus Roy Liggins #8111, and the prison laundry system.
Skye and Anthony work together to tell the story of one of the prison’s most infamous couples, teenage bride #1096 Jennie Daley (Manslaughter) and Cornish lover #1091 William Henry Hicks “Fred” Bond (Murder in the 1st Degree). Trigger Warning Content Includes: Murder, Violence
Skye and Anthony interview Leah Pileggi, author of Prisoner 88, which tells the story of ten year old Jake Oliver Evans' stint as an inmate at the Idaho Territorial Penitentiary in 1885. The book was inspired by and is based on the story of the Old Pen's youngest inmate, James Oscar Baker #88 (Manslaughter).
Skye and Anthony profile Unintentional Serial Bigamist #6626 Daisy Elizabeth Himm Parsley (Bigamy) and Stone Carver Graffiti Artist #448 William H. Thomas (Manslaughter). Trigger Warning Content Includes: Murder, Violence.
Skye and Anthony sit down with Education Specialist Suzanne Squires to discuss the tragic life of Henry "Bob" Meeks #574 (Robbery), a member of Butch Cassidy's gang who escaped on the prized prison horse Selam.
Anthony and Skye discuss Traumatized #1665 Fred George, I mean, Fred Gruber (Murder in the First Degree), and the OG Female Inmate #169 Henebe (Manslaughter). Trigger Warning Content includes: Murder, Violence.
Skye and Anthony sit down with Historic Sites Administrator Amber Beierle who has worked at the Old Idaho Penitentiary for over a decade to discuss inmate Dan Williams also known as Andrew Scott (Burglary in the 2nd Degree).
Skye and Anthony talk about No Account Check Writer and Fraud #11230 Dorothy Ruth Cox (Issuing a Check Without Funds) and Sweet-Tooth Bandit #2479 Frank Jones (Forgery).
Anthony and Skye take a look at Dangerous, Safe-Crackin’, Alias-Ridden #1141 A.E. Love (Burglary in the 1st Degree) and the Most Frustrating Inmate Skye has ever researched #6036 Mary Holmes (Grand Larceny).
Skye and Anthony profile Women’s Ward influencer #565 Josie Kensler (Murder in the 2nd Degree) and Spiritualist #4156 Sam Stevens (Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses). Trigger Warning Content includes: Murder, Violence, Abortion
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