Episodes

  • William Lewis
    Nov 12 2025

    William Lewis was a husband and father living in Fremont, Iowa. After battling with an illness, he was found dead in his home.


    What was at first believed to be a natural death quickly took a suspicious turn.


    Charges were brought up against a suspect, but a trial brought up twist and turns, concluding in a shocking ending.

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    33 mins
  • Kate Slifer
    Oct 13 2025

    Kate Slifer was a young woman from the Dunkard community who was a few days short of her first wedding anniversary. At first, her death was thought to be natural, but then a note was found leading people to believe she took her own life. However, the evidence didn't line up with that theory either.


    Did Kate take her own life, or was someone else to blame?

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    37 mins
  • Charles Johnson // Arthur Mead
    Sep 12 2025

    On the night of Christmas Eve 1901, Charles was working at his bar with his brothers. A small group of men were in the bar that night, when an argument broke out. The fight ends with Charles losing his life and the question remains, who made the fatal strike?


    Arthur Mead was a young man living in West Liberty. On the morning of May 14th he was at a local restaurant spending time with friends. Suddenly a masked man entered, by the time he left, Arthur was dead. Many people were suspected, one even confessed, but Arthur's case still remains cold.

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    44 mins
  • Lena and Tommy Peterson
    Jul 19 2025

    Lena and Tommy Peterson were siblings living near Des Moines when they were murdered on their way home from church.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Alexander McArthur // Joplin Red
    May 12 2025

    Alexander McArthur was a young man from Cedar Rapids who had traveled to Davenport for Labor Day. On his way homez tragedy struck. Alexander's body was found on thr tracks and had been hit by a train. Witnesses quickly came forward, but Alexander's death remained a mystery.


    Joplin Red was a notorious criminal in the late 1800s in and around Iowa. He was found dead in his bed at a local hotel by his mistress. But like Alexander, his death quickly turned into a mystery. Was it accidental, or did his past connections come back to silence him?


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    28 mins
  • John Legall // Edward Moore
    Mar 26 2025
    Today's episode features two cases. First is John Legall, a man following the harvest through the Midwest to make a living. His life was cut short, possibly by someone he called a friend. Second is Edward Moore. He was a young man who was found dead by the side of the railroad tracks. While his personal life held secrets, the motive in his murder appeared to be that of a robbery gone wrong.
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    33 mins
  • Sarah Kirker // Edward Hughes
    Feb 9 2025
    Sarah Kirker was a wife and mother whose life was taken in a cruel manner at the hands of her husband. But a twist of fate left this case forever cold. Edward Hughes was a husband and father facing what some said were troubling financial times. When his death seemed to come out of the blue, some believed it was natural. But when a second autopsy was performed, hardly anyone could believe his death was natural. However, was it foul play, accidental, self inflicted, or was a love triangle to blame.
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    41 mins
  • Willis Dudrey // Henry Duffy
    Jan 23 2025
    Willis Dudrey was a man working in Iowa when he encountered a fatal turn of events. While on the train back home he was shot and killed. Despite best efforts, the shooter was never found. Henry Duffy was a local merchant in Waukon. After a bit of a scandal with one of his clerks, he was found dead. But was his death caused by a lover, a robbery gone wrong, or could Henry have taken his own life?
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    32 mins