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S5 Ep110: The Cabin Nov 08, 2023

For nearly a month, a picturesque cabin on northern Lake Michigan hid a ghastly secret. The bodies of wealthy ad executive Dick Robison, his wife Shirley, and their four children lay waiting for someone to find them following a brutal attack on a summer afternoon. From the moment a caretaker stumbled upon the murder scene while investigating reports of a foul odor coming from the property, nothing would ever be the same in the small town of Good Hart.

S5 Ep109: Ghosted 5.0 Oct 31, 2023

From haunted neighborhoods built atop cemeteries to sweet afterlife connections and more, our Halloween episode once again features listener stories.
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S5 Ep108: Black Widow Oct 16, 2023

In 1903 Chicago, a peculiar murder unfolded on the city's south side. Despite her insistence that a burglar broke in and shot her husband in bed, authorities immediately suspected Jane Quinn, who was covered from head to toe in blood. And that was BEFORE they found out about the pile of dead bodies Jane left behind when she fled Michigan years earlier.
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S5 Ep107: Invisible Strings Oct 01, 2023

In 1981, a 23-year-old woman was dragged kicking and screaming from her East Lansing apartment in front of an entire building full of onlookers. In 1982, a rebellious teen vanished while hitchhiking in a Detroit suburb. In 1983, almost exactly one year later, another pretty brunette teenager disappeared while hitchhiking in the same neighborhood. Three years, three murdered women, three cold cases. One would become the first case in Ingham County to use DNA as evidence. One would be solved through new advancements in DNA technology decades later. And one would be solved by a team of eagle-eyed students at Michigan State University's School of Criminal Justice. But for decades, their grieving families waited for invisible strings to connect and lead to justice.
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S5 Ep106: The Four Sep 14, 2023

On a Monday afternoon in May of 1930, the world's first set of identical quadruplets were born in Lansing, Michigan- even though nobody knew they were coming. Instant celebrities, the Morlok quads were treated like a sideshow attraction by the community that insisted on naming them and claiming them as their own. While the girls were paraded around the country in matching dresses performing adorable song-and-dance routines as they racked up Guiness World Records, their sweet smiles hid ghastly secrets. Behind the picture of a wholesome American family was a house of horrors.
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S5 Ep105: The Clown Jul 19, 2023

When a young boy vanished from a small Northern Michigan town, authorities believed he'd run away with the circus. As outlandish as that sounded, it was more plausible than the awful truth- that he'd fallen victim to a killer clown hiding in plain sight.

S5 Ep104: Manor of Death Jul 05, 2023

It's been 100 years since a Lansing socialite was murdered inside the brand new manor her politician husband built for her. Was she the victim of a traveling carnival run by outlaws? Targeted by an enemy of her husband's? Or was the police department's wide-reaching witch hunt an attempt to cover up something much more diabolical?

S5 Ep103: Ice Princess Jun 21, 2023

The only thing they had in common was their love of the ice. One was from the east coast, the other from the west coast. One was blonde haired and blue eyed, while the other resembled Snow White with her fair skin and dark features. One came from a loving family, while the other suffered horrors no child should have to endure. When their paths collided on the road to Olympic Gold, the result was one of the biggest scandals the world of sports has ever seen.
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S5 Ep102: Ripper Jun 07, 2023

Since opening its doors in 1850, The University of Michigan's School of Medicine has been one of the most prestigious medical schools in the country. But not all of its pupils perfected the art of saving lives. Some of them went on to do the exact opposite. In 1882, two men with similar names and matching handlebar mustaches entered the program. One went on to become America's first serial killer, while the other became the subject of the most infamous transatlantic manhunt in history. Both men would eventually be sent to the gallows and hanged for murder. But not before each, separately, was accused of being Jack the Ripper. Did the world's most infamous unknown serial killer get his start at Michigan's most infamous college?

S5 Ep101: Starships Apr 19, 2023

On March 8, 1994, residents in 42 of Michigan's 82 counties reported seeing an unidentified flying object in the night sky. One of the best-documented UFO sightings in history, a lighted chrome aircraft with capabilities beyond any technology known to man was spotted hovering over the Great Lakes by law enforcement agencies, pilots, government officials, scientists, and hundreds of frightened civilians. To this day, no answers have been provided as to what happened that night. The crazy part? It wasn't the first well-documented alien encounter in Michigan. Do you believe? By the end of this episode, you just might.

S5 Ep100: The Hundredth Apr 05, 2023

In honor of 100 episodes, we celebrated with a live show at The Robin Theatre. Special guests included Michigan State University's School of Criminal Justice, author Rod Sadler, and the co-host with the most, our old friend Dani Fairman.

S5 Ep99: Roar Mar 22, 2023

What do America's original aviatrix, the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel, a seductive government spy, and an unorthodox civil rights icon have in common? They were all trailblazing women from Michigan whose lives ended tragically. Their stories deserve to be remembered.

S5 Ep98: Bamba Mar 09, 2023

It was 35 below, the wind was howling, and the snow was waist-deep when three young men burst through the door of Hotel St. James in the remote town of Ironwood, Michigan during the early morning hours of Feb 1, 1959. They were inadequately dressed for the dangerous weather, disheveled, and visibly shaken from a near-death experience. Even still…there was something about them. They were handsome. Charming. Special, even. That much, the townsfolk knew. What they didn’t know, couldn’t have known, was that the events that unfolded on the desolate highway that separates Northern Wisconsin from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula started a chain reaction, leading to an unspeakable tragedy that rocked the world less than 48 hours later. (And yes, I said toin coss.)
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S5 Ep97: Run. Hide. Fight. Feb 21, 2023

An episode I never fathomed I'd have to record, but I suppose was inevitable. Because when it comes to mass shootings, it's no longer a question of "if," but "when." This is what it's like when it happens at home.
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S5 Ep96: Fugitive Feb 07, 2023

With a blood lust so strong no prison could hold him, a Michigan man preyed on a coastal California town still reeling from the Bundy murders. And even with the world's most infamous serial killer behind bars, pretty young girls with long, brown hair parted down the middle still weren't safe.
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Season Five Trailer Jan 20, 2023

Season five begins February 7th! Listen in for a big announcement.

Wondery Presents: The Vanished Nov 17, 2022

The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week.
Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts on mainstream cases, as well as little known ones.
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S4 Ep95: Holy Nov 08, 2022

The news was shocking. Occult obsessed cult leader Benny Evangelist, his wife, and their four young children had been murdered in their lavish Detroit home by an ax-wielding maniac. Beheaded. Dismembered. As police ran down the long list of suspects, an unfathomable possibility emerged. Was Benny himself behind the murders? The 1929 St. Aubin Street Massacre is one of Detroit’s oldest and most notorious cold cases, but it is not alone in its tragedy. In 1990, it happened again. And while the circumstances were very, very different, the end result was the same- six lives lost, and many more destroyed in a massacre on St. Aubin Street.

S4 Ep94: Ghosted 4.0 Oct 25, 2022

Listener ghost stories, including the haunting of a town with a tragic past.

S4 Ep93: The Tower Oct 12, 2022

As the Great Depression sunk its teeth into America, a Lansing man's fortune was on the rise- literally. Auto magnate R.E. Olds built a decadent sky scraper, the tallest building in Michigan's capital city, to house his bank. But less than a year after the Olds Tower opened its doors, blood and bullets tarnished its immaculate reputation. What drove a pillar of the community to a shooting rampage? Deak Mead wasn't motivated by money. He was after revenge.
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S4 Ep92: Photograph Sep 27, 2022

When a young woman was found lying gravely injured on the side of the road, a mystery that would take nearly two decades to solve began to unfold. Who was she, really? And who was the strange older man claiming to be her husband?
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True Crime Story Time: Chapter Eight Sep 21, 2022

In Depression-era Cleveland, a madman stalked the streets of the Kingsbury Run neighborhood, leaving body parts in his wake.

S4 Ep91: Scrappers Sep 13, 2022

In the late 1970s, an FBI task force targeted a massive interstate auto theft ring headquartered in Mid-Michigan. Building their case proved difficult, though, because their key witnesses kept meeting grim fates.

S4 Ep90: Riot Jul 26, 2022

The summer of 1967 was an especially violent one in the United States. Known as "the long, hot summer," there were 159 race riots in America over the course of just a few months, the deadliest of which occurred in Detroit in late July. What led to the deaths of nearly fifty citizens, mostly at the hands of law enforcement officials called in to quell the violence? And what really happened inside The Algiers Motel?

True Crime Story Time: Chapter Seven Jul 19, 2022

When a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother suddenly fell ill and died, her family was shocked to learn she'd been intentionally poisoned. Even more shocking was the identity of her murderer.

S4 Ep89: You Go Jul 12, 2022

A charismatic waitress in a Yugo headed north to visit the man she hoped to marry. A young father in a Bronco driving south, back toward home. Though their paths did not cross in life, their fates are forever linked by the tragedy that befell them both on the Mackinac Bridge, one of the world's longest (and most treacherous) suspension bridges.

True Crime Story Time: Chapter Six Jul 05, 2022

A sideshow performer, an unknown serial killer, and an ice skating chimpanzee. Luke Karamazov seems like outlandish fiction at times, but is the true story of the Ranes brothers from Kalamazoo, Michigan, the only serial killer siblings in American history, And soon, it will be a movie starring Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi.

S4 Ep88: Delicate Conditions Jun 28, 2022

A disgraced Lansing doctor out to make a quick buck by performing "illegal oprations" left countless bodies in his wake. A socialite unable to live with the shame of being an unwed mother took her own life in a Charlotte hotel room. A Benton Harbor farmboy felt murder was the only way out when his flapper girlfriend wound up pregnant. This was the harsh (but not uncommon) reality of the early 1900s, when abortion was illegal in Michigan. Are we headed there again?

S4 Ep87: Creeper Jun 22, 2022

When a leisurely Sunday drive near the Michigan/Indiana border turned into a scene out of a horror movie for Ray and Marie Thornton, their lives were changed forever. Their experience, quite literally, inspired a horror movie. But the true story was so much more terrifying than anything Hollywood could conjure up.

S4 Ep86: The Box Apr 26, 2022

In 1998, the body of a young boy was found beneath a billboard along a North Carolina highway. With very little to go on, authorities were not able to determine who the boy was, or who killed him. But one investigator was determined to solve the case no matter how long it took. So he kept the case file in a box beneath his desk, right in his way, so that he bumped his leg on it every time he turned in his chair. The box never let him forget, and he watched and waited for the scientific advancement that would crack the case wide open. When it finally happened, a heartbreaking story emerged, leading authorities to a small Michigan town and another unsolved murder.

True Crime Story Time: Chapter Five Apr 19, 2022

Promising wellness and everlasting youth, Dr. Linda Hazzard lured wealthy patients to her "health retreat" in Washington state. Once she'd captured her prey, she held patients hostage and bled them dry- literally and figuratively.

S4 Ep85: Bad Apples Apr 12, 2022

In the early 1900s, the auto industry reigned supreme in Lansing. But another, more deadly industry was making moves in the shadows. Fruit. When two rival fruit companies owned by Italian immigrants with strong ties to La Cosa Nostra went to war, no one was safe. Using fruit stands as a front throughout the city, a secret battle raged for years- contract killings, bombings, murder, extortion. Lansing's Fruit War was among the Capital City's best kept secrects...until now.

True Crime Story Time: Chapter Four Apr 05, 2022

What led two young brothers from Chechnya to commit one of the most shocking terrorist attacks in American history? Acclaimed journalist Masha Gessen aims to answer that question.

S4 Ep84: The Call Mar 29, 2022

The young caller's voice waivered only slightly as she detailed a ghastly scene to the 911 operator. It almost sounded like a prank, too wild to believe. But what happened in the house on Sunnydale Street was very real, and ultimately worse than anyone could have imagined.

True Crime Story Time: Chapter Three Mar 22, 2022

When a young couple was attacked on a Lover's Lane one stormy Halloween night, the pressure was on police to arrest someone. So they did.

S4 Ep83: Lawman Mar 15, 2022

The name Tom Toaz was well-known in Mid-Michigan at the turn of the 20th century. He was a celebrated lawman, infamous for throwing more citizens behind bars than all of the other constables combined. He had a hand in all of the scandalous, headline-making cases in Eaton County in the late 18 and early 1900s, but no case he was involved in was quite as scandalous as his own.

S4: True Crime Story Time: Chapter Two Mar 08, 2022

When a young woman is found dead in her Tijuana hotel room, authorities have more questions than answers. Mainly- why doesn't the photo on the driver's license match the body on the floor?

S4 Ep82: The Triangle Mar 01, 2022

Out on the open water, there is a hotspot of unusual activity- ships disappearing in broad daylight, planes vanishing into thin air, unexplainable weather phenomena. Not the infamous Bermuda Triangle, but a similar danger much closer to home- the Lake Michigan Triangle.

S4: True Crime Story Time: Chapter One Feb 22, 2022

When a serial killer was sent to the gallows in Victorian-era London, his infamous last words were, "I am Jack the..." before the noose snapped his neck. Were the Lambeth Poisoner and Jack the Ripper one in the same?

S4 Ep81: Maneater Feb 15, 2022

Born just outside Detroit to a single teenage mother and a violent criminal, Aileen Wuornos had the cards stacked against her from birth. She was raised in a house of horrors, amidst rumors of incest and unspeakable abuse. A child sex worker who gave birth at the age of 15, Aileen lived in the woods behind her family home after she was kicked out by her sadistic grandfather. And that was just the beginning of the cruelty and abuse Aileen would face in her 46 years on Earth. Listen in for more on how one woman's horrific childhood in Michigan led to her becoming the world's most notorious female serial killer.

Bonus: Ghostface Jan 11, 2022

In celebration of the new Scream movie coming to theaters this week, here is a Patreon bonus episode from a couple years back exploring the true story behind the inspiration for the Scream movies.

S3 Ep80: Rampage Nov 16, 2021

On February 20, 2016, the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan found itself under siege. From a father/son duo out car shopping to a group of friends meeting for dinner, a madman was methodically gunning down unsuspecting citizens with no rhyme or reason. When the family man responsible for the rampage was apprehended, authorities were not prepare for the story he told them. Did Jason Dalton simply snap on that winter afternoon? Or was he possessed by evil, as he claimed?

S3 Ep79: Frozen Nov 02, 2021

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

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

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:
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S3 Ep77: Stolen Oct 05, 2021

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

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

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

A new podcast about the war on drugs, beginning 9/7/21.

S3 Ep74: Starstruck Jul 27, 2021

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

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

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?

The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part Six Jul 22, 2021

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!
1986 was on track to be a stellar year for musician Ricky Goddard. He'd just gone into business for himself, was building a new house, and most importantly, was expecting his first child with his new wife. But before January's end, the Goddards' dreams were shattered when Ricky was found murdered in the family home. The resulting investigation led authorities down a twisted road of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and a murder-for-hire plot involving three Kellogg Company employees that rocked Cereal City to its core.

The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part Five Jul 21, 2021

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!
When a beautiful wife and mother is savagely murdered in her own home, the investigation into her death reveals the seedy underbelly of life at the Kellogg factory. The murder of Daisy Zick was once referred to as Michigan's #1 murder mystery, and remains one of Cereal City's oldest cold cases.

The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part Four Jul 20, 2021

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!
Throughout Dr. Kellogg's rise to fame and the success of his sanitarium, one man stood in the shadows doing much of the work but getting none of the credit- his younger brother Will. When Will took one of the doctor's discarded projects and turned it into a multi-million dollar empire, their bitter sibling rivalry turned deadly. The brothers spent decades battling over the family name and the throne to the cereal kingdom. In the end, it cost them both much more than money.

The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part Three Jul 19, 2021

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!
When Dr. Kellogg stole the Battle Creek Sanitarium out from under Mother White and the Seventh Day Adventist Church, the scorned prophet swore there would be hell to pay. Soon after, hell on earth visited Battle Creek in the form of a series of suspicious fires known as "The West End Fires." Buildings burned, fortunes were lost, and a war was waged as the body count piled up.

The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part Two Jul 19, 2021

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!
At the age of 24, Dr. Kellogg took over as director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, also known as "The San." In his quest to provide his famous guests with top-notch care, Dr. Kellogg pushed dangerous treatments that put many of his patients in the ground, rather than on the road to wellness.

The Cereal Killer Chronicles: Part One Jul 19, 2021

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!
John Harvey Kellogg was a walking contradiction. A religious fanatic and a man of science. A racist and a philanthropist. A man so obsessed with wellness, he paid no mind to how many died in his care, so long as it furthered his studies. A health fanatic with a creative mind, Dr. Kellogg invented machines designed for treatment that were better suited for a medieval torture chamber. But just how did a promising young prodigy become America's most infamous mad doctor? Find out in part one of The Cereal Killer Chronicles, The Mad Doctor.

S3 Ep73: Shooter Jul 13, 2021

When the final bell rang on February 22, 1978, over a thousand teenagers filled the halls of Everett High School, ready to head home for the day. Among them was a 15-year-old Nazi enthusiast with a kill list and a loaded revolver. Listen in for more on the shocking tale of one of modern America's first school shootings.

S3 Ep72: Michigan Monsters Jun 29, 2021

A creature with the face of a dog and the body of a man that only appears once every ten years and scares its victims to death. Feral, cannibalistic humanoids that lurk in the woods surrounding the asylum they were forced to leave when it shuttered its doors. A sharp-toothed harbinger of doom that reigns over the Motor City. These are just some of the monsters said to hide in Michigan's dark corners.

S3 Ep71: Salesman Jun 15, 2021

In the summer of 1966, Michigan housewife Betty Reynolds had it all- a loving husband, two beautiful children, a cute little cottage in the woods. But a visit from a stranger one sunny afternoon would change everything- not just for the Reynolds family, but for the entire town.

S3 Ep70: Eleven Seconds Jun 01, 2021

It took only a moment for a birthday celebration to turn into a nightmare. When 22-year-old Brandon Mitchner drowned during a night out with friends, a surveillance system caught nearly the entire incident on camera. Everything but the eleven seconds it took for Brandon to plunge from the safety of a neighborhood sidewalk to the raging waters of the Grand River, some thirty feet below. Was it a tragic accident, as ruled by authorities? Or was something more sinister at play the night Brandon died?

S3 Ep69: Killing Season Apr 27, 2021

The Lincoln assassination. Titanic. Waco. Columbine. What common thread do these tragic historical events share? And what does any of it have to do with Michigan? The answer may shock you.
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S3 Ep68: Party Girl Apr 13, 2021

Life in Northern Michigan was rough at the turn of the 20th century, and death was not uncommon. But when the family and friends of Mary McKnight began dying at an alarming rate, authorities took notice. And what they found shocked not only a small lumber town, but the entire nation.

S3 Ep67: The X Factor Mar 30, 2021

In the 1920s and 30s, an ultra-violent sect of the KKK called the Black Legion ran rampant in the Midwest. When a proud black man and activist moved his family to Lansing, Michigan to escape death threats from white supremacists, he had no idea he was walking into a snake pit. The violence that ensued destroyed a family and shaped the life of a man who went on to shake the world.

S3 Ep66: The Witness Mar 16, 2021

Over a year after a Michigan man's brutal murder, a surprise witness comes forward with a shocking retelling of events, in what is easily one of the strangest cases in true crime history.
Case: The Murder of Marty Duram
Theme song and audio by SuZen Marie
Promo: Crimes and Closets

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S3 Ep65: False God Mar 02, 2021

Born in 1902 Detroit to a prominent family , Charles Lindbergh was handsome, talented, and charismatic. When he made aviation history in 1927, he instantaneously became the most famous man in the world. But when his young son was kidnapped from the family home in 1932, Lindbergh's secret life began to unravel, leaving the world wondering just what kind of man they'd been worshipping for so long.
Case: The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Theme song and audio by SuZen Marie
Promo: Re-solved Mysteries

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S3 Ep64: Lost Boy Feb 16, 2021

Twenty years ago, 12-year-old Stevie Kraft disappeared from his Benton Harbor neighborhood while out walking his dogs. Could a tip from true crime aficionado Michelle McNamara finally lead to answers?
Case: Steven Earl Kraft, Jr.
Theme song and audio by SuZen Marie
Promo: Obsessed With Disappeared

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S3 Ep63: Brotherhood Feb 01, 2021

Only once in recorded history have two individual serial killers hailed from the same household. Brothers Danny and Larry Ranes did not kill together. Their murder sprees occurred in different decades, their MOs were different, and their victim demographic was vastly different. But their motive was the same- to win. Raised in an abusive home, conditioned to compete against one another in all aspects of life, when Danny and Larry battled it out for the title of most lethal serial killer, no one in their hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan was safe.

Case: The Ranes Brothers
Theme song and audio by SuZen Marie

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Season Three Trailer Jan 24, 2021

A first listen of So Dead's new theme song, and a sneak peek at some of the cases that will be covered in 2021.

S2 Ep62: Massacre Nov 24, 2020

On a dark and stormy night in 1883, there was a massacre in Jackson County. Unknown assailants murdered wealthy land owner Jacob Crouch and his entire family as they slept in their beds. While authorities raced against the clock to find the killers, bodies continued to pile up, and the case became more twisted and scandalous than anyone could have imagined.
Case: The Crouch Murders
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
Edited by: SuZen Marie
RESOURCES
MLive (Leanne Smith, 11/20/10)
michigansotherside.com
Wikipedia
newspapers.com

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S2 Ep61: A Family Matter Nov 10, 2020

When a young wife and mother disappeared from her Hartford, Michigan home in the middle of the day, suspicion fell upon her high school sweetheart and husband of 12 years almost immediately. But the truth of what happened to Amy Henslee was much more complicated, and more sinister, than anyone could have imagined.
Case: Amy Henslee, Tonya Howarth
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
Edited by: SuZen Marie
RESOURCES
Evil Lives Here, S6 E4
MLive (Gabrielle Russon, Rex Hall Jr.)
ABC News (Andrea Canning, Jessica Hopper)
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S2 Ep60: Gone Girls Oct 27, 2020

Halloween is a time for scary fun. But the fear that gripped one small Michigan town on Halloween night 1969 is the kind no one ever wants to experience. Two teenage girls ripped from their happy lives, never to be seen again. A killer on the loose. And a community that was nowhere near done experiencing tragedy. No one pays these cases much attention, so it's well past time we talk about the missing girls of Oscoda.
Cases: Pamela Hobley, Patricia Spencer, Pamela Hobley, Charlotte Loomis
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
Edited by: SuZen Marie
RESOURCES
Whereabouts Still Unknown
CBS News (Erin Donaghue, 10/31/14)
Investigations for the Missing (Robin Warder, 11/14/19)
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S2 Ep59: Ghosted 2.0 Oct 13, 2020

It's that time of year again! The Halloween Special is upon us, which means ghost stories sent in by listeners. These are some good ones. Did yours make the cut?
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
Edited by: SuZen Marie

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S2 Ep58: Murderess! Sep 29, 2020

A dangerous parishoner with a flair for the dramatic, a lonely housewife, a scorned lover, and an absolute monster of a woman. Today's episode is all about infamous Michigan murderesses.
Cases: Nettie Barnard, Carrie Joslyn, Dorothy Hoffman, Nellie Pope
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
Edited by: SuZen Marie
RESOURCES:
newspapers.com

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S2 Ep57: Mountain Man Sep 15, 2020

In the summer of 1973, a Farmington, Michigan family set off on a month-long road trip out west. What was meant to be a time of adventure and family bonding instead became a nightmare when the youngest member of the family, a seven-year-old girl, was stolen out of her tent in the middle of the night. Over the next year, the family was taunted and tormented by anonymous calls purportedly from the kidnapper. But would the calls lead to answers in the unsolved case?
Case: David Mierhofer
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
The FBI Files S5, E11 "Dark Woods"
newspapers.com
(See full list of resources at sodeadpodcast.com)

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S2 Ep56: The Boy Who Lived Sep 01, 2020

The odds of a person surviving a plane crash where there is at least one fatality are one in 3.4 million. The odds of a person surviving two fatal plane crashes? They don't exist. Or at least, they didn't. Not until June 24, 2011.
Case: Austin Hatch
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
ESPN (Elizabeth Merrill, 2011)
ABC (Dana O'Neil, 2015)
MLive (Associated Press, 2012)
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S2 Ep55: Ride or Die Aug 18, 2020

A hospital worker and nanny in Lansing, Michigan carries the weight of a dark past. In another life, she was half of a deadly duo responsible for the most notorious murder spree in American history. Or was she?
Case: Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
The Twelfth Victim (Linda Battisti and John Stevens)
The Conspirators, Episode 34
The Lincoln Journal Star
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S2 Ep54: Ninety Steps Aug 04, 2020

When serial killer Marvin Charles Gabrion II brutally murdered a teenage mother in the shadows of Manistee National Forest, just ninety steps made the difference in jurisdiction, resulting in him becoming Michigan's first death row inmate in over half a century.
Case: Rachel Timmerman and Shannon VerHage
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
The Color of Night (L.C. Timmerman and John H. Timmerman)
Beyond Contempt, Episode 22
Already Gone, Episode 84
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Presenting: The Cereal Killer Chronicles Jun 12, 2020

I am stoked to present to you all the very first episode of The Cereal Killer Chronicles: A So Dead Miniseries. For future episodes, be sure to subscribe to The Cereal Killer Chronicles wherever you get your podcasts.
Part One: The Mad Doctor- John Harvey Kellogg was a walking contradiction. A religious fanatic and a man of science. A racist and a philanthropist. A man so obsessed with wellness, he paid no mind to how many died in his care, so long as it furthered his studies. A health fanatic with a creative mind, Dr. Kellogg invented machines designed for treatment that were better suited for a medieval torture chamber. But just how did a promising young prodigy become America's most infamous mad doctor? Find out in part one of The Cereal Killer Chronicles, The Mad Doctor.
THEME SONG
Bad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
RESOURCES
The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)
Dr. Kellogg Invented Cereal (Greg Daugherty, history.com)
Why Are There So Many Black Squirrels in Battle Creek? (Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer)
How John Harvey Kellogg Was Wrong on Race (Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer)
When Were Cereal Flakes Really First Made? (Tim Collins, wbckfm.com)
Wikipedia
Find A Grave

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Introducing: A So Dead Miniseries Jun 03, 2020

The Cereal Killer Chronicles: A So Dead Miniseries
Before they created Corn Flakes and Froot Loops, the Kelloggs ran a deadly sanitarium and subscribed to a dangerous religion. The last name synonymous with breakfast foods is also linked to strange deaths, suspicious tragedies, and even murder. In this eight-part series, host Jenn Carpenter breaks down the complicated Kellogg legacy, from cereal to killers.
Coming June 11, 2020!
Song Credit: Bad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Edited by: Kelly K Audio

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S2 Ep53: Where There's Smoke May 19, 2020

In 1977, a desperate act in a small Mid-Michigan town sparked a movement against domestic violence, and launched a battered housewife into the national spotlight.

Case: Francine Hughes

Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman

RESOURCES:
The Burning Bed (Faith McNulty, 1980)
The New York Times (William Grimes, 3/31/17)
UPI Archives
People (Gioia Diliberto, 10/8/84)
Washington Post (Lynn Darling, 11/5/1980)
Wikipedia
Find A Grave
newspapers.com
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S2: Taco Break 7 May 12, 2020

True crime queen Ann Rule wrote dozens of best-sellers about crimes around the globe, including 'The Stranger Beside Me,' about her unlikely friendship with serial killer Ted Bundy. Ann's love for true crime began in Michigan, where she was born, and where she spent her summers working for her grandfather, a celebrated sheriff in a small Mid-Michigan town.

Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman

RESOURCES:
A Tangled Web (Leslie Rule, 2020)
Wikipedia
Goodreads
findagrave.com

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S2 Ep52: Ladykiller May 05, 2020

An almost unbelievable tale of online dating turned fatal attraction, and the tragic life of the Michigan woman at the center of the scandal.
Case: Shanna "Liz" Golyar
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
RESOURCES:
A Tangled Web (Leslie Rule, 2020)
Dateline (Season 26, Episode 1)
True Conviction (Season 2, Episode 1)
Snapped (Season 24, Episode 16)
My Favorite Murder (Episode 208)
Wikipedia
newspapers.com

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S2: Taco Break 6 Apr 28, 2020

Picture this: You see a single shoe lying on the beach. Curious, you pick it up. Inside are the remains of a human foot. This horrendous scene has unfolded over 20 times on the beaches of the Salish Sea since 2007. Is there a serial killer with a foot fetish stalking British Columbia and Washington State? Listen in for the truth behind the Salish Sea Foot Phenomenon.
Case: The Salish Sea Foot Phenomenon
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
vox.com
vancouversun.com
herald.net
Wikipedia

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S2 Ep51: Where's Lenny? Apr 21, 2020

Glenn "Lenny" Hustin was 30 years old when he disappeared from his Middleton, Michigan apartment in 2001. With the assistance of a frustrated police department, Lenny's family has spent the past two decades searching for him. Lenny's parents are now gone, but his sisters continue the search despite threats and intimidation from locals. They believe one man in particular, a man Lenny trusted with his life, holds the answers. And they have vowed not to back down until he comes clean.
Case: Glenn "Lenny" Hustin, Jr.
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
RESOURCES:
charleyproject.org
The Morning Sun (Linda Gittleman, 2/6/11)
The Carson City Gazette (Elisabeth Waldon, 2/13/06 and 2/8/10)

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S2: Taco Break 5 Apr 14, 2020

Netflix's "Tiger King" is everything we never knew we needed to make it through the COVID-19 pandemic. While the documentary was filmed primarily in Oklahoma, a surprising Mid-Michigan tie has been uncovered.
Case: Tiger King
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
WILX (Rachel Sweet, 3/31/20)
Lansing State Journal (Sarah Lehr and Megan Banta, 3/31/20)
wynnewoodzoo.org

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S2 Ep50: The Unthinkable Apr 07, 2020

It's been 108 years since one of the most notorious disasters in American history, known simply by one name- Titanic. The ship was said to be unsinkable, so no one was prepared when the unthinkable happened. Over 2,200 souls were on board when Titanic collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean on that fateful April night. 69 of them were bound for Michigan. Miners, farmers, newlyweds, families. Less than half of the passengers bound for Michigan survived, and those that did were far from safe, as the "Titanic Curse" would continue to claim lives for years to come.
Case: The Titanic
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Produced By: Ben Goldman

RESOURCES:
encyclopedia-titanica.com
premiereexhibitions.com
titanicfacts.net
thoughtco.com

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S2: Taco Break 4 Mar 31, 2020

More stories about the Night Hag and the Hat Man, sent in by listeners who have experienced sleep paralysis.
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Edited by: Ben Goldman

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S2 Ep49: Swamp Monster Mar 24, 2020

Two suspicious deaths at the Dudgeon Swamp in White Cloud, Michigan resulted in some of the most sensational national headlines of the 1920s. Amid rumors of incest, murder, and buried secrets, the Dudgeon family was persecuted by the town, as well as by the backwoods legal system of Stump Country. But were they really a family of killers? Or simply the victims of small-town gossip gone horribly wrong?

Case: The Dudgeon Swamp Murders
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Produced By: Ben Goldman

RESOURCES:
Ruin Road: Incest, Murder and Ghosts
John Robinson’s Haunted Michigan: Ghosts, Murder and Insanity at Dudgeon Swamp
The David and Romie Hodell Murders, Lee Keippel
theoctoberproject.com
Looking Back: Meda Hodell (Dave LeMieux, MLive, 8/2/2010)
The Detroit Free Press, Elden Smalls (April 1923)
Wikipedia
findagrave.com

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S2: Taco Break 3 Mar 17, 2020

For centuries, stories have persisted about a demon that visits in the night, quite literally paralyzing victims as they lie in bed, helpless. From the night hag to the hat man, this week is all about the phenomena of sleep paralysis.
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
nerdist.com
Wikipedia

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S2 Ep48: Children of Thunder Mar 10, 2020

Born in Lansing, Michigan in 1970, Glenn Taylor Helzer seemed destined for greatness. By his early teens, he was the spiritual head of his family and a rising star in the Mormon church. But Helzer chose a different path. One that led to him founding an extremist cult, and ended with body parts floating in bags down a river in Northern California.
Case: Children of Thunder
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
People Magazine Investigates: Children of Thunder (S3/EP11)
True Crime with Aphrodite Jones: Children of Thunder (S2/EP9)
The False Prophet: Conspiracy, Extortion, and Murder in the Name of God- Claire Booth
Wikipedia
Murderpedia
findagrave.com
elvinbishopmusic.com
The Independent (Andrew Gumbel 6/15/04)
Los Angeles Times (John Glionna and Richard Chon 8/11/200)
The Berkeley Daily Planet (9/29/00)
The San Francisco Gate (Peter Fimrite and Charlie Goodyear 8/11/00)

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S2: Taco Break 2 Mar 03, 2020

From Victorian mourning photos to death dolls and coffins with escape hatches, Jenn breaks down some of the strangest mourning practices of the Victorian Era.
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
22 Morbid Death and Mourning Customs from the Victorian Era (ranker.com/Lisa Waugh)
Wikipedia

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S2 Ep47: Trunk Murder Mystery Feb 25, 2020

When a young girl from a small town in the south fell in love with an international con-man and jewel thief, madness ensued. A gruesome discovery at a New York City train station in 1920 led to one of Michigan's most mysterious unsolved mysteries.
Case: The Trunk Murder Mystery
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
The Disappearance of Agnes Tufverson (The History Press)
Missing or Murdered: The Disappearance of Agnes Tufverson (R. Barri Flowers)
Daily News (8/16/1919), The Oregon Daily Journal (8/16/1919), The Oregon Daily Journal (8/20/1919), The Evening World (7/23/1920), The Washington Times (7/24/1920), The New York Times (7/24/1920), Lancaster Intelligencer (7/24/1920), Buffalo Morning Express (7/25/1920), Buffalo Courier (7/26/1920), New York Tribune (7/26/1920), The Selma Times Journal (7/27/1927), The Boston Globe (7/27/1920), The Birmingham News (7/27/1920), The Ogden Standard Examiner (7/29/1920), San Francisco Chronicle (7/29/1920), Ironwood Daily Globe (7/29/1920), The Hanford Sentinel (7/30/1920),
The Cincinnati Enquirer (7/30/1920), The Post Crescent (7/30/1920), The Town Talk (7/31/1920), The Morning Call (9/10/1920), Detroit Free Press (12/22/1921), Detroit Free Press (12/23/1921), Sioux City Journal (2/15/1925), The Oklahoma News (6/29/1934), The Spokesman Review (8/26/1934)

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S2: Taco Break 1 Feb 18, 2020

Two girls were killed in the same small town following a night out dancing. Their bodies were found in the same park the day after Whit Monday. The prime suspect in each case was a man by the name of Thornton, who was later acquitted. The catch? These crimes occurred over 150 years apart. A quick look at the strange tale of the Erdington Murders.
Case: The Erdintgon Murders
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
mysteriousuniverse.org (Brent Swancer 4/29/19)
thelineup.com
findagrave.com
Wikipedia

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S2 Ep46: Most Likely Suspect Feb 11, 2020

It began with a sexual assault in the dead of night in 1998, and ended with a gruesome mid-day murder in 2007. Over the span of a decade, the women of Lansing lived in fear of a violent predator. More than a dozen women were attacked. Seven were murdered. Multiple men were suspected, arrested, and convicted of the crimes during the reign of a corrupt prosecuting attorney. Now, over ten years later, we reexamine this dark chapter in Lansing's history, and ask questions that may never be answered.
Case: The Capital City Killer
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
City Pulse: Todd Heywood (8/24/17)
Lansing State Journal: Dan Poorman (10/11/78), Hugh Leach (4/7/80), Louise Knott (5/21/98, 9/10/99, 9/28/99), Christine MacDonald (9/14/99, 3/29/00, 7/20/00), Christine MacDonald and Dominika Proctor (9/16/99), Robert Snell (3/11/00), Kelly Hasset and Adam Emerson (7/22/03), Kelly Hassett (7/29/03), James McCurtis Jr. (12/22/04), T.M. Shultz (7/8/05), Kevin Grasha/Christine Rook/Derek Wallabank (8/30/07), Kevin Grasha and Christine Rook (9/6/07, 1/20/08), Kevin Grasha (3/2/10)
Detroit Free Press: Jim Schaefer and Suzette Hackney (9/9/07), David Ashenfelter and L.L. Brasier (9/9/07)
WILX: Adela Uchida (5/6/08)

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Season Two Trailer Jan 04, 2020

New trailer, who dis? Season two begins February 11, 2020!
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Mix by Ben Goldman, Afterlife Road

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Announcement Dec 29, 2019

Please listen to this brief announcement about the future of So Dead.
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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S1 Ep45: Silent Night Dec 24, 2019

When 73 people were trampled to death during a Christmas party in 1913, a small mining town in Michigan's upper peninsula was left devastated. Was it a tragic accident, or something more sinister?
Case: The Italian Hall Disaster

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S1 Ep44: Deja Vu Dec 10, 2019

As the end of 2019 approaches, Jenn and Dani reflect on the stories that meant the most for them to be able to share.

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S1 Ep43: The Gathering Nov 26, 2019

A young family annihilator and a father in the throes of mental illness are responsible for two of the most tragic events to occur in the town of Muskegon, Michigan- both on Thanksgiving Day.

Cases: The Privacky Family Murders, The Foundry Ladle Murders

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S1 Ep42: Purple Monster Nov 12, 2019

In honor of National Epilepsy Awareness month, the ladies spit some knowledge about the commonly misunderstood disorder, and Jenn shares her family’s personal journey while doing her best not to sob like a blubbering mess.

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S1 Ep41: Ghosted Oct 29, 2019

Happy Halloween, Deadheads! This week, Jenn and Dani share ghost stories sent in by listeners, including a haunted college and the legend of Stony Boy.
Cases: Olivet College, Bailey House, Stony Boy

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S1 Ep40: The Killing Field Oct 15, 2019

In the 1970s, Priggooris Park in Bath was a dangerous place, connected to the disappearances of three Mid-Michigan teenagers. Today, their spirits are said to haunt the park, along with something much more sinister.
Cases: Martha Sue Young, Maureen Nichols & Stacie Rost

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S1 Ep39: Magic Man Oct 01, 2019

Marshall, Michigan is a strange little town with a dark past. In this episode, we discuss some of the weirdness Marshall has to offer- including the magic museum with a tragic connection to Harry Houdini, and a vintage mail-bombing murder.
Cases: Harry Houdini, Nola Puyear

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S1 Ep38: Toxic Sep 24, 2019

When a family man is murdered in his own home, the investigation into his death uncovers a shocking secret that a troubled young couple has been hiding.
Cases: Larry Koehler, Jeff Kebler

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S1 Ep37: Motherly Sep 17, 2019

When a St. Clair Shores man accuses his mother of killing his father, it ignites a feud that results in one of the most shocking murders Michigan has seen. And based on a listener suggestion, we cover the case of Hastings mother Grace DeMott, who brutally murdered her two young daughters in the 1940s- or did she?
Cases: Donna Scrivo, Grace DeMott

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S1 Ep36: A Shot in the Dark Sep 10, 2019

A beautiful young woman enjoying the 4th of July with her fiancee and a family man on his way to work in the early morning hours fall victim to random gun violence, with devastating results. Today's episode is an emotional one, so brace yourselves.
Cases: Michelle Packard, Wayne Dibean

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S1 Ep35: Cult Classic Sep 03, 2019

Baseball, false prophets, amusement parks, sex scandals, long hair, and liars. An up close and personal look at the strangest cult you've never heard of- The House of David.

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S1 Ep34: Protect and Serve Aug 27, 2019

When a young wife and mother is shot to death in her own home, there are two suspects- her police officer husband and her two year old son. And a robbery gone wrong becomes a fight to the death between a police officer turned carnival wrestler, and a World War II hero turned judo expert.
Cases: Clayton Smith Jr., Anthony Fartro

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S1 Ep33: Cherryland Aug 20, 2019

Traverse City is known for its picturesque beaches, rolling hills, and abundant supply of cherries. It was also once home to the Northern Michigan Asylum and a depraved criminal that hid in plain sight.

Case: The River Mystery Slayer

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S1 Ep32: Love You To Death Aug 13, 2019

When Selina Vercruysse was burned alive in what would become known as the "Mason Torch Murder," her husband of 20+ years claimed it was a horrible accident. But before she died, Selina told officials a very different story. Yolanda Perna was just 27 years old when she was gunned down in the Lansing apartment she shared with her husband and their two young children above the grocery store they owned and operated. Her husband insisted it was an accident- that his wife was shot by mistake- TWICE. Locals believed something else entirely. "The husband did it," that's usually true. It's the "why" that can sometimes be complicated.
Cases: Mason Torch Murder, Jolly Superette Murder

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S1 Ep31: Ties That Bind Aug 06, 2019

An eerily accurate prediction, and a friendship that has transcended the spiritual world. In this episode, Dani and Jenn talk about the intensely personal experiences they've had with psychics, and the moments that turned them into believers.

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S1 Ep30: Secret Sauce Jul 30, 2019

Things get uncomfortable this week as the girls talk about one of the most gruesome murders in Mid-Michigan history and the horrifying urban legend that resulted from it.
Case: Kip's Pizza Taco House

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S1 Ep29: In Plain Sight Jul 23, 2019

Dani and Jenn discuss two eerily similar cases in which young Michigan mothers disappeared, seemingly into thin air. Dawn Magyar was 20 years old when she disappeared from an Owosso shopping center in broad daylight in 1973. 40 years later, 25 year old Jessica Heeringa disappeared from a convenience store in Norton Shores. Both women left behind little boys that adored them. Both families waited years for answers- only to find themselves wholly unprepared for the horrific truth.
Cases: Dawn Magyar, Jessica Heeringa

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S1 Ep28: Loch Monster Jul 16, 2019

Irish Hills is an unusual region in Southeast Michigan, home to life-sized dinosaurs, abandoned old west towns, cursed lakes, and a monstrous serial killer that history has forgotten about.
Case: Gary Addison Taylor

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S1 Ep27: Circus Freaks Jul 09, 2019

The tradition of the modern circus dates back 250 years, and has a history rife with tragedy. In this episode, Jenn and Dani discuss the time a dancing elephant went on a rampage in South Lansing, and a cursed traveling circus that left a trail of death and destruction across the midwest.
Cases: Rajee the Dancing Elephant, Durand Circus Train Wreck, Hammond CIrcus Train Wreck

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S1 Ep26: Holey Sh!t Jul 02, 2019

When the mother of a teenage criminal manipulates him and his young wife into forming a suicide pact, a horrific chain of events follows. Did Kathleen Holey get away with murder? And what became of the couple's innocent children?
Case: The Holey Family

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S1: BONUS- Deadhead Confidential Jun 29, 2019

A crazy connection between an unsolved murder and an urban legend, close calls with serial killers, Velma the Theater Ghost, and more.
Jenn and Dani collect stories from listeners about the cases they've covered on So Dead- personal connections, insights, etc.
Deadhead Confidential is a bonus feature for Patreon subscribers, but the girls wanted to make this first episode available to all of their listeners. For future episodes of Deadhead Confidential, visit the So Dead Patreon page.

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S1 Ep25: Terror Island Jun 25, 2019

Before you head up to Mackinac this summer, there are some things you should know. The girls discuss murder, mayhem, witchcraft, and more.

Cases: Frances Lacey, The Drowning Pool

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S1 Ep24: Fear Factor Jun 18, 2019

What's your biggest fear? Jenn dissects her fear of flying, while Dani tells a story that combines two of her greatest fears.

Cases: The Crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255, The S.S. Noronic Disaster

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S1 Ep23: Daddy Dearest Jun 11, 2019

Fathers are supposed to protect their families. But what happens when Dad is the most dangerous person in a child's life?
Cases: The Skelton Boys, Gregory Green

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S1 Ep22: The Sadler Special Jun 04, 2019

A gruesome beheading. A brutal double-murder. A diabolical serial killer. Jenn and Dani talk to true crime author Rod Sadler about the cases covered in his books.
Cases: Martha Haney, Nealy Buchanan, Donald Gene Miller
Guest: Rod Sadler

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S1 Ep21: Youngbloods May 28, 2019

Teenage love is intense and often fleeting. But sometimes, it leads to obsession or even violence. In this episode, the girls talk about the killer in Jenn’s family and the time Dani’s mom nearly became a murder victim.
Cases: The Jonas Brother Killer, The Ferris State Killer

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S1 Ep20: School's Out May 21, 2019

An abandoned institution that’s rumored to be haunted and a militant school where wayward boys were trained to be Civil War soldiers. Dani and Jenn discuss the dark history of The Abigail and the Michigan State Reform School.

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S1 Ep19: Vanished May 14, 2019

A young man disappeared from the Electric Forest Festival in 2018, never be heard from again. A single mother hasn't been seen since walking away from her Marshall, Michigan home following an argument with her fiancee in 2004. In this episode, Jenn and Dani discuss the missing persons cases of Kevin Graves and Mary Lands.
Cases: Kevin Graves, Mary Lands

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S1 Ep18: Infamous May 07, 2019

Jenn and Dani discuss how some of America's most infamous serial killers are connected to Michigan.
Cases: Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer

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S1 Ep17: Boats and Ghosts Apr 30, 2019

Just ahead of their visit to the Toledo Yacht Club for the Midwest Parafest, the girls talk about the building's haunted history and chat with event organizer Chad Dye.
Guest: Chad Dye

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S1 Ep16: Asylum Apr 23, 2019

The Michigan Asylum for Insane Criminals in Ionia was part of Mid-Michigan’s landscape for over 90 years. During its reign, the institution treated thousands of patient. But its walls weren’t the strongest, and sometimes inmates disappeared. The results were often disastrous. In this episode, Dani and Jenn talk about two tragic cases in which escaped mental patients preyed on Mid-Michigan’s most vulnerable residents.
Cases: Rona Rae Cypher, Stan Casey, Ionia Asylum

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S1 Ep15: River's Edge Apr 16, 2019

The girls discuss the worst loss of life disaster in Lansing's history, and tell stories about the haunted land where the tragedy took place.
Case: Hotel Kerns Disaster

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S1 Ep14: Identity Crisis Apr 09, 2019

The loss of a child is every parent’s worst fear. But the events that unfolded after a tragic auto accident in 2006 plunged two families into an absolute nightmare. Join Jenn and Dani as they break down the facts of this shocking case.
Case: Whitney Cerak and Laura VanRyn

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S1 Ep13: Law and Order Apr 02, 2019

Did you know that the first woman ever convicted of murder in Michigan was actually innocent? Jenn and Dani discuss the maddening case of Mary Brooks and interview the curator of the haunted courthouse where her trial took place.
Case: Mary Brooks
Guest: Julie Kimmer

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S1 Ep12: Squad Goals Mar 26, 2019

True crime investigative journalist Billy Jensen talks to the girls about his new podcast, his new book, and what it takes to solve unsolvable crimes. (And maybe a little bit about Paul Holes and the My Favorite Murder ladies.)
Update: As of July 2022, this episode has been removed from our feed.
Guest: Billy Jensen

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S1 Ep11: Michigan's Most Wanted Mar 19, 2019

Dani shares her favorite local case featured on America’s Most Wanted, while Jenn talks about the time she almost helped catch a serial killer.
Cases: The Zodiac Killer, Dean Parker

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S1 Ep10: Making a Monster Mar 12, 2019

Dani and Jenn deconstruct local urban legends and reveal the shocking truth behind some of Mid-Michigan’s most haunting tales.
Cases: Seven Gables Road, Blood Cemetery

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S1 Ep9: Girl Power Mar 05, 2019

The hosts of Girlfriends Happy Hour Podcast join Jenn and Dani in the So Dead lair to bring attention to the unsolved murders of Mid-Michigan women.
Cases: Sunmi Lee, Amanda Davies, Karen Oatley, Bernita White, Jeanette Kirby

Guests: Monica Harris, Ashley Killips, Melanie McNamara

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S1 Ep8: Michigangsters Feb 26, 2019

Al Capone, Mickey Cohen, The Purple Gang. Join Dani and Jenn as they discuss some of the most infamous gangsters ever to terrorize Mid-Michigan.

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S1 Ep7: My Favorite Podcast Feb 19, 2019

Just ahead of their team-building trip to see My Favorite Murder live in Detroit, Jenn and Dani pay homage to the queens of true crime by discussing the best (or worst?) Michigan cases covered by MFM.
Cases: The Jenny Jones Murder, Oakland County Child Killer, North Fox Island

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S1 Ep6: Shooting Marbles Feb 12, 2019

A love triangle turned Old West-style shootout in 1800s Ingham County. Dani and Jenn deconstruct the crime and discuss the Marble legacy with Carol Koenig, the current owner of the estate where the murders took place.
Case: The Marble Murders
Guest: Carol Koenig

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S1 Ep5: The Kehoe Connection Feb 05, 2019

One community. Two horrific crimes. One last name. Jenn and Dani discuss the connection between two of Mid-Michigan’s most notorious criminals.
Cases: Bath School Bombing, Murder of Rose Larner

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S1 Ep4: Sickos Jan 29, 2019

From the moment it opened its doors, Stimson Hospital in Eaton Rapids seemed to be cursed. Tragedies befell the patients and staff that were beyond comprehension. Now undergoing renovations to become a historic bed and breakfast, Old Stimson Hospital and its ghosts have found new life- and new people to torture. Join Dani and Jenn as they talk to owner Pam Sturgill about the goings on at Stimson, and plans for the building's future.
Guest: Pam Sturgill

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S1 Ep3: Family Man Jan 22, 2019

What could possibly be worse than being murdered by a member of your own family, someone you loved and trusted? How about being buried beside them for all eternity? Jenn and Dani vent about this horrific practice while discussing the cases of murderous family men.
Cases: John List, William Lonsberry

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S1 Ep2: Home Sweet Home Jan 15, 2019

Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? Dani talks about the ghost that haunted her childhood home while Jenn shares stories about living in one of the most haunted private residences in Michigan.

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S1 Ep1: Rivalry Jan 08, 2019

Located less than 100 miles apart, the rivalry between Michigan State University and the University of Michigan has been going strong for decades. Football, basketball, hockey…serial killers? In their super-sized first episode, Jenn and Dani pit evil against evil in a battle for the title of MVP (Most Vile Psycho), with input from a very special guest- author and star of the History Channel's American Ripper Jeff Mudgett, a direct descendant of America's first serial killer.
Cases: H.H. Holmes, Donald Gene Miller
Guest: Jeff Mudgett

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