Sam kicks things off with a story from the Korean War involving the USS Wisconsin. When North Korean forces opened fire on the American battleship, the Wisconsin famously responded with overwhelming firepower. Sam explores the incident and the history behind one of the Navy's most powerful battleships.

Jeff takes us to Holcomb, Kansas, for the brutal 1959 murders of the Clutter family. The case shocked the nation and became the subject of Truman Capote's famous book In Cold Blood. Jeff explores the crime, the investigation, and the complicated relationship between Capote and the killers whose story he immortalized.

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Sam's Sources

• Here's What Happened When North Korea Actually Hit an American Battleship — We Are The Mighty
• The Korean War — History on the Net
• The USS Wisconsin Famously Lost Her Temper After Coming Under Fire — War History Online
• USS Wisconsin (BB-64) — Wikipedia

Jeff's Sources

• The Clutter Family Murders: A Comprehensive Look at the Crime, Investigation, and Aftermath — Medium
• Clutter Family Murders — Legends of Kansas
• The Lies Capote Tells — Bright Wall/Dark Room
• The Destructive Bond Between Capote and Smith — Medium
• The Clutter Family Murders — Morbid: A True Crime Podcast

Jeff tells the chilling story of Lam Kor-wan, known as the Rainy Night Butcher, one of Hong Kong’s most notorious serial killers. His gruesome crimes shocked the city in the 1980s and earned him another disturbing nickname: the Jars Killer.

Sam takes a lighter turn with a collection of random Halloween sports facts, exploring spooky moments, strange coincidences, and memorable October 31 events from the world of sports.

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Jeff's Sources

• Lam Kor-wan — Wikipedia
• Inside the Mind of Jars Killer, 35 Years After He Was Caught — South China Morning Post
• RedHanded Podcast, Episode 319 — Lam Kor-wan: The Rainy Night Butcher

Sam's Sources

• 10 Memorable Halloween Moments in Sports History — NBC Sports Philadelphia
• Sports Equinox — Sports Reference
• What Is a Sports Equinox? — Pro Football Network
• Today in Sports: October 31, 2021 — Pro Sports Outlook
• Sports' Most Memorable Halloween Moments — 365Scores
• Top Five Halloween Sports Moments — The Spectator
• A Trick-or-Treat Story About Billy Cannon's Halloween Run — Heisman
• Oct. 31 in Hockey History: Gretzky, Richard, Bure — The Hockey Writers
• Superdome Halloween Record — CBS News Pittsburgh
• Diamondbacks and the 2001 World Series — Cronkite News
• Hat-Trick or Treat: Premier League History on Halloween — OneFootball
• Freak Blast of Lightning Killed Entire Football Team — The Free Library

Sam tells the tragic story of the 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum explosion, when a devastating gas explosion ripped through the building during an ice show, killing 74 people and injuring hundreds more. The disaster left a lasting mark on Indianapolis and raised serious questions about safety and accountability.

Jeff takes us to Natchez, Mississippi, for the strange and unsettling story of Goat Castle. Involving murder, racial tensions, eccentric characters, and the injustices of the Jim Crow South, this case blurs the lines between local legend and a much darker reality.

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Sam's Sources

• Coliseum Explosion — Indy Encyclopedia
• The 1963 State Fairground Explosion — Weekly View
• 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Gas Explosion — Everything Explained Today
• About Shriners International

Jeff's Sources

• Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South — Karen L. Cox, University of North Carolina Press, 2020
• Going South Podcast, Season 5, Episode 4 — “Goat Castle: Murder, Myth and Jim Crow Justice in Natchez”
• Smithsonian Collections — Goat Castle
• Goat Castle: The House Once Known as the Most Haunted Place in Natchez — American Hauntings Ink