Forgotten tales of true crime, dark history, and the paranormal. Host Jenn Carpenter takes the cases she covers seriously. Herself? Not so much. (Formerly So Dead/Violent Ends.)
S3 Ep79: Frozen
Nov 02, 2021
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A real estate mogul gunned down in cold blood. A young girl brutally slain in a cornfield. A secret serial killer. And the wildest twist a So Dead story has seen yet. This episode explores the oldest cold cases in Michigan’s capital city.
S3 Ep78: Ghosted 3.0
Oct 19, 2021
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Ghost stories sent in by listeners, and the tragic truth behind the haunting of a Downtown Lansing business.
Wondery Presents- Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake
Oct 12, 2021
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Season three of Wondery's Over My Dead Body is live NOW! Listen to Over My Dead Body: Fox Lake wherever you get your podcasts, or at the link below: wondery.fm/FL_SoDead
S3 Ep77: Stolen
Oct 05, 2021
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When the Detroit Police Department returned Helen Kaminski's three-year-old son to her just days after he was kidnapped by a disturbed young woman, Helen thought her troubles were over. But they were only just beginning. Because three days later, the same woman kidnapped the little boy again, leading to a decade-long nightmare involving corruption, con men, and murder.
S3 Ep76: Joyride
Sep 21, 2021
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As the 1920s came to a close, 22-year-old Bugs Morehouse and 21-year-old Hawthorn Sutton were poised to conquer the world. They were dashing, charming, and whip smart. They both came from well-to-do families and had beautiful young brides. The two friends truly had it all. But they wanted more. What started as a small-town crime spree quickly turned into a nationwide manhunt and a sensational trial, the likes of which one small Mid-Michigan town had never seen.
S3 Ep75: The King
Sep 10, 2021
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Only once in history has a monarch been crowned on American soil. And of course it happened in Michigan. From pirates to polygamy and kings to killers, the tale of the King of Beaver Island is almost too strange to be believed.
Sony Presents Witnessed: Borderlands
Sep 06, 2021
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A new podcast about the war on drugs, beginning 9/7/21.
S3 Ep74: Starstruck
Jul 27, 2021
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When Detroit native Robert Wagner moved out to California as a child, he had dreams of making it big. But his obsession with a Hollywood starlet turned those dreams into a nightmare. Named an official person of interest in his wife's tragic death decades after she drowned in the Pacific Ocean, will the 91-year-old face charges (or be exonerated) before time runs out? Or will the ghost of Natalie Wood haunt him to the grave?
The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part Eight
Jul 23, 2021
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In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! Ghosts of the past haunt the streets of Cereal City, and the Kellogg legacy lives on. A look at Battle Creek today.
The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part Seven
Jul 23, 2021
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In anticipation of Jenn's latest book, "The Cereal Killer Chronicles," all episodes of the So Dead miniseries that inspired it will be released in the main feed this week. Enjoy this deep dive into some of Michigan's strangest history! The streets of Cereal City were never more dangerous than in the early 1980s, when three young women were raped and murdered over the span of six months. Locals feared a satanic cult might be to blame, but authorities found themselves asking a different question- was the culprit a serial killer, or a killer who sold cereal?