18: Murder Castle: The Tale of America’s First Urban Serial Killer

It's May 5th, 1893, and you are setting foot in Chicago’s Jackson Park to see for yourself what this whole “Chicago World’s Fair” thing is all about. At the time, you don’t know it, but this event will be called “the fair that changed America”. This is because, underneath the veneer of celebration, imagination, and bustle, a dark underbelly writhed, claiming the lives of the unsuspecting. Hidden in plain sight, a monster laid in wait, the likes of which America had never seen…  Macabrium is produced by Macabrium Creative and hosted by Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown, with writing and research by Chloë Kibbe, Megan Alda and Derek Stephen Brown.  • Follow us on⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠ • Subscribe on ⁠⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠⁠⁠• Support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ Visit us at ⁠⁠www.macabriumpod.com⁠⁠ to learn more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices