A man pulls over on a bridge in Detroit and reports finding a body in the river below. At first, he’s just a witness. But as more victims are discovered and survivors come forward, investigators begin to realize they may have already met the man they’re looking for.

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A late-night pickup turns into a nightmare in a Green Bay basement. What followed was a confession so disturbing it left no mystery; only the question of how chaos, drugs, and violence collided so completely.

Location: Wisconsin

Victim: Shad Thyrion

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On a walking trail near an abandoned mine pit in northern Minnesota, investigators discovered a burned body with a broken knife blade still lodged in the chest. What began as a grim scene in the woods quickly led detectives back to a small apartment in Hibbing, where bloodstains conflicting stories, and a recliner told a far more complicated story.

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In Prohibition-era Chicago, beer meant power, and power meant enemies. When a high-profile kidnapping shakes the city, Roger “The Terrible” Touhy becomes the perfect villain. What follows is a decades-long battle through courtrooms, prison walls, and a justice system that may not have been looking for the truth at all.

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Location: Chicago, IL

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An employee at a paper mill in Wisconsin was murdered and found inside a pulp vat. What followed was a case shaped by fear, investigative failures, and ended with six people on trial, and even more questions.

Recorded with a fabulous crowd at the Sanctuary Events Center in Fargo, ND.

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A young mother says her toddler pulled the trigger. Months later, another woman disappears. What begins as a domestic tragedy in 1960 Missouri quietly grows into one of the most baffling and enduring mysteries in Midwest crime.

Recorded with a nearly sold out crowd at the Dickens Festival in Garrison, ND

Location: Missouri, Mexico

Victims: James Kinne, Patricia Jones, Francisco Paredes Ordoñez

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What began as the horrendous murder of a beloved elderly woman in Beatrice, Nebraska turned into a case defined by pressure, false confessions, and irreversible consequences. The eventual truth raised troubling questions about how just is pursued and who pays the price when it goes wrong.

Victim: Helen Wilson

Location: Beatrice, Nebraska

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On Halloween night, 1975, a young farm family in rural Iowa went to bed and never woke up. What followed was one of the most controversial murder cases in state history; built on a highway timeline, forensic science that no longer exists, and a conviction still debated nearly fifty years later.

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Recorded live with a fabulous audience at Rhythm City Casino.

Location: Iowa

Victims: Les, Jorjean, Julie, and Jeff Mark.

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