Murdertown

Extended Interview: Todd Oct 31, 2018

The warm, glowing hearth of the autumnal equinox has given way to the gripping horrors of Halloween, and Gary and Shannon have one final extended interview to share: Todd, the tire salesman.

In a gripping and soul-testing interview, Todd describes a life of heartbreak and rivalry. Tune in to hear his most closely-held personal information aired to the entire world!

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Toby McMullen. You can follow Toby on Instagram @toby.mcmullen.

Extended Interview: Gary Slyzizizniak Oct 17, 2018

Gary and Shannon are back with another gut-punching, sorrow-suckling interview this week. Today, we have the raw, uncut footage from our conversation with Gary Slyzizizniak, a cartoonist in Chatapicnic.

Could this phantom of the funny pages be the key to Chatapicnic murders? Yes, because we solved the murder he committed (see episode 10). Tune in to find out!

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Tom Fell. You can follow Tom on Twitter @tomfellisheokay.

Extended Interview: Gary Portugal Oct 10, 2018

A heartbreaking, gut-wrenching interview this week, just in time for you to decompress on your commute home. Today, we have the extended footage from our conversation with Gary Portugal, the disgraced personal banker in Chatapicnic.

Could this misunderstood artist be the key to Chatapicnic murders? Tune in to find out!

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Jonathan Euseppi. You can catch Jonathan at iO with his Harold team, Big Tobacco, and in his November solo show, Grief is Horny.

Extended Interview: Roger Oct 03, 2018

It's another eye-opening interview this week, this time the extended footage of our discussion with Roger, the ice machine salesman in Chatapicnic.

Roger's wounded, doleful eyes gaze out upon a town full of murder with childlike wonder. Could this profound simpleton be the key to the mysteries surrounding Chatapicnic? Tune in to find out!

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Charles Pettitt. You can follow Charles on Twitter @CharlesPettitt, and check out his group on YouTube at youtube.com/cigarettesandwich.

Extended Interview: Dr. Quimm, Medicine Woman Sep 26, 2018

We've got another explosive interview this week, this time the raw, unedited footage of our discussion with Dr. Quimm, Medicine Woman. Plus another tip line caller!

Dr. Quimm is the local proprietor of Quimm Cuts, a mortuary and beauty salon in Chatapicnic. But does this run-of-the-mill occupation also hold some secrets? You'll have to listen to find out.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Libby Schreiner. You can follow Libby on Twitter @libbyschreiner.

Extended Interview: Fletcher Fletch Sep 19, 2018

Although this season of Murdertown has concluded with the triumphant solving of the/a murder, we'd hate to wrap things up without padding our statistics a bit for our pitch to potential advertisers. So we've got an exciting new extended interview this week!

Today, the full, unfiltered interview with Fletcher Fetch, a full-blown necrophiliac who runs a paintball studio in Chatapicnic. Will we overdo it on the whole "having sex with dead bodies" thing? You'll have to listen to find out.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Alex Haney. You can follow Alex on Instagram @alex_hanejob

Episode 10: Conclusion Sep 12, 2018

After two-and-a-half exhausting rural Wisconsin months with, at best, 3G coverage, Gary and Shannon have reached the finale of Season 1. Will they find the right combination of poignant anecdote and mournful violin music to cover for the fact that they didn't solve anything?

This week, your hosts conclude their investigation by speaking with Gary, a troubled cartoonist for the local Chatapicnic Quick Pick and Picayune.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guest: Tom Fell. You can follow Tom on Twitter @tomfellisheokay.

Episode 9: Mortuary Aug 29, 2018

It's two months into the investigation, and the rich tapestry of insights that Gary and Shannon once expected is instead looking ragged, threadbare, and neglectfully skidmarked. But will a chance encounter finally connect some stray dots?

This week, your hosts pay visit to the proprietor of a local morgue/beauty salon, a woman who may just hold the clues that have frolicked tantalizingly just out of reach.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guest: Libby Schreiner. You can follow Libby on Twitter @libbyschreiner.

LIVE at the Bentwood Festival Aug 22, 2018

It's a very special episode of Murdertown today, as we bring you the raw, uncut footage from our live show at Bentwood Festival in Chicago. But will this light-hearted three-quarters of an hour of conversation be enough to solve McGillivray's murder?

We catch up with Chatapicnic mayor Debbie Ruth Larson, and meet a few new faces from Chatapicnic that slipped through the cracks during our investigation.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Abby McEnany, Atra Asdou, and Jonathan Euseppi

Episode 8: Futility Aug 15, 2018

As Gary and Shannon close in on McGillivray's killer, they are thrown a curveball that threatens to detail the entire investigation. Cab they re-focus on a suspect with a near-homonym first name?

This week, your hosts pay visit to an agent of the capitalist machine, a personal banker named Gary Portugal. He may provide a valuable silver lining for an investigation nearing it's conclusion.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guest: Jonathan Euseppi. You can catch Jonathan performing at iO Theater with his group Big Tobacco.

Extended Interview: [Name Redacted] Aug 08, 2018

Another full, extended interview is here this week, this time with Chatapicnic clown show proprietor [name redacted].

As a reminder, if you have any theories, call in and let us know. You can email us or send a voice memo to tips@murdertownpodcast.com. Tweet at us @murdertownpod. Or call our tip line at 731-4-MURDER.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Atra Asdou. You can catch Atra performing at iO Theater every Saturday with her group, Whirled News Tonight.

Episode 7: Chainsaw Aug 01, 2018

"It's always darkest before the dawn." The movie The Dark Knight said that, and this week, Shannon and Gary discover just how true it is. They meet a cheese enthusiast and chainsaw carver with the most concrete clue yet. Could she be the missing piece that finally blows this case wide open?

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guest: Carly Ballerini. You can follow her on Twitter @GeneralFunk, and catch her as a host of Lady-Like, the third Monday of the month at Cafe Moustache in Chicago. You can visit carlyballerini.com for more information.

Extended Interview: Fannie Mae Jul 25, 2018

Another full, extended interview is here this week, this time with Chatapicnic 7/11 clerk Fannie Mae. Plus, Shannon and Gary analyze a clue from the tip line.

As a reminder, if you have any theories, call in and let us know. You can email us or send a voice memo to tips@murdertownpodcast.com. Tweet at us @murdertownpod. Or call our tip line at 731-4-MURDER.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Allison Reese. You can catch her at Annoyance Theater with her group, Matt Damon Improv.

Episode 6: Foreigner Jul 18, 2018

The murders in Chatapicnic are piling up. But is this a random tapestry of small-town sorrow, or an intricate connect-the-dots waiting to be solved? We'll have to start making accusations to find out. This week, Shannon and Gary meet a kind-hearted but slow-minded ice machine salesman who could be a crucial piece of the puzzle.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Abby McEnany and Charles Pettitt. You can follow Charles on Twitter @CharlesPettitt, and check out his group on YouTube at youtube.com/cigarettesandwich.

Episode 5: Deviant Jun 27, 2018

Tensions are rising in Chatapicnic. Between father and son, sister and brother, murderer and murderee. And most importantly, between Shannon and Gary. Will a chance encounter at a mysterious paintball range force them back to an uneasy alliance?

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Alex Haney. You can follow Alex on Instagram @alex_hanejob.

Extended Interview: Debbie Ruth Larson Jun 20, 2018

After massive listener demand, today we have the raw, unedited footage from our exclusive interview with current Chatapicnic mayor Debbie Ruth Larson - plus an exciting opportunity for listeners. We talk to Mayor Larson about the state of Chatapicnic, her background, and that fateful night back in 1976.

Plus, Murdertown listeners, we now have a tip line! Call in and leave any information, clues, or nonsensical theories you might have. You can email us or send a voice memo to tips@murdertownpodcast.com. Tweet at us @murdertownpod. Or call our tip line at 731-4-MURDER.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Abby McEnany. You can catch Abby at iO Theater every Wednesday with her group, Virgin Daiquiri.

Episode 4: Bully Jun 13, 2018

Piecing together the violent deaths in Chatapicnic, the town's brutal way of life begins to manifest itself in an even more pressing form. Sure, Chatapicnic has a murdering problem. But does it also have a bullying problem? Shannon and Gary interview a local convenience store clerk as they attempt to solve one of society's greatest ills.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Abby McEnany and Allison Reese. You can catch Allison at Annoyance Theater performing with Matt Damon Improv on Sundays and Baby Wine on Fridays.

Episode 2: Rivalry Jun 06, 2018

Town rivalries. As much as Americans love their country, they sure can hate their fellow American. And while that's a sharp and poignant thesis statement, it's never resulted in someone getting murdered - until now. Gary and Shannon speak with Todd, the owner of a local tire shop, to understand the bad blood between Chatapicnic and Briggsville.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Matt Lusk and Toby McMullen. You can follow Toby on Instagram @toby.mcmullen (previously @baleedat).

Episode 3: Business Jun 06, 2018

When you start digging for clues, be careful what you wish for - you might just unearth more than you bargained for. Could Chatapicnic's mystery run deeper than the death of one man? Gary and Shannon's interview with a local small business owner may have inadvertently opened the floodgates on the investigation - if they don't drown first.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Matt Lusk and Atra Asdou. You can catch Atra every Saturday night at the iO Theater performing in Whirled News Tonight.

Episode 1: Bones Jun 06, 2018

A waterslide is many things to many people. A playground. A community center. A makeshift delivery room. But what happens when a waterslide is instead a place where a guy got murdered a long time ago and now the case still hasn't been solved? Gary and Shannon arrive in Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to interview its current mayor, Debbie Ruth Larson, about the July 4, 1976 murder of Catskill "Bones" McGillivray.

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Sound Design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

Guests: Matt Lusk and Abby McEnany. You can catch Matt at iO Theater with his team Lou Malnati's Presents: the Harold, and he’s also on Twitter @MattyLusk, and on Instagram @MrLusk. You can see Abby at iO on Wednesdays with her group, Virgin Daiquiri.

Trailer May 27, 2018

Murdertown: Season 1 is premiering June 6. Chicago-based citizen journalists Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll Head to Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to investigate one of the state's most notorious cold cases: the murder of Catskill "Bones" McGillivray. Subscribe now on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever else you get your podcasts!

Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Editing and sound design: Chris Yearwood

Artwork: Loren Egeland

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