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Midwest Murder

Jonah Lantto & Dawn Palumbo with the Good Talk Networkwww.facebook.com
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘that kind of thing doesn’t happen in our town’, but here on Midwest Murder, we will shatter that false reality. In fact, it happens more often than we know, and sometimes the details of the most horrific crimes that happen in our neighborhoods are lost in the back pages of newspapers, forgotten on our news channels, and eventually erased over time.
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Episodes

E33: Killing with Hypnotic Charm

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A zither strumming bigamist embarks on a massive, global spree of marriage and murder, charming dozens and dozens of women to their death. Recorded before a sold out live audience at Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks. Victim: 15+ victims Location: Illinois Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Jan 17, 20221 hr 9 min

E32: Creepy & Weepy Monster

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In the early 80’s, a serial killer struck Minnesota. He had multiple female victims and a very distinctive voice that might help catch him. This episode was filmed live at DCR Brewing in Fargo, ND. 911 call: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ItQpWcoJza0 Victim: Kimberly Compton, Kathy Greening, Barbara Simons Location: Minnesota Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Jan 03, 202245 min

E31: Murder Queen of America

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE The most prolific female killer in United States history. A serial killer whose body county rivals them all. Victims: 13-42 victims Location: Illinois/Indiana Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Dec 20, 20211 hr 47 min

E30: A Woman Scorned?

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE Susan Dejong claimed her husband had a mistress, but did he actually? This episode was recorded before a sold out live audience at Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks. Victim: Thomas DeJong Location: Fairbury, NE Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Dec 06, 202151 min

E29: Never Trust a Porn Stache

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A quiet, well liked, young girl in rural North Dakota falls in love with a dashing man from California who recently relocated to the area. Victim: Paul Horn, Mary Treadway Location: Dawson, ND; Galesburg, IN Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Nov 22, 20211 hr 1 min

E28: Religion. Love. Affair. Murder.

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE The wife of a pastor dies in a car accident. It would take the murder of a close friend a few months later for authorities to dig deeper and see that it wasn’t just an accident. Victims: Sandy Bird, Marty Anderson Location: Emporia, KS Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Nov 08, 202146 min

E27: A Slashing in Suburbia

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE Lives are changed forever when a 19 year old woman is found murdered, stabbed and slashed more than 180 times in a relatively quiet suburban community. This episode was recorded live at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Victim: Connie Wagner Location: Palatine, IL Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Oct 25, 202157 min

E26: Crack Cocaine Brings out the Devil

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE One woman goes for a jog, two men go out for a crack induced joyride. Victim: Sherry Arnold Location: Sydney, MT Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Oct 12, 202144 min

E25: The Truth is in the Tooth

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE The investigation for a missing girl reveals a potential serial killer with multiple identities and a long, dangerous history of predatory behavior. Victim: Katie Poirer Location: Moose Lake, MN Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Sep 27, 20211 hr

E24: Tragedy That Doesn’t End: Murder for Hire

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A young mother dies, leaving her husband and daughter to grieve and pick up the pieces…until her husband is found murdered. Victim: Philip Gattuso Jr Location: Fargo, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Sep 13, 202149 min

E23: Predator. Killer. Cannibal.

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A manipulative killer with an unstoppable bloodlust for children. The most heinous criminal we’ve covered, listener discretion is advised. Victim: Zach Ramsay & additional victims Location: Montana Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Aug 30, 20211 hr 48 min

E22: American Dream Turned Nightmare

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE The American Dream isn’t supposed to end with your five year old daughter being murdered. Victim: Nancy Thao Location: Green Bay, WI Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Aug 16, 202138 min

E21: A Good Day to Kill Someone

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A man once known for his kindness and generosity snaps and unleashes a lethal rampage. Victim: Sharon Hatcher, April Hatcher, Michael Barnett Location: Valley City, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Aug 02, 20211 hr 4 minEp. 21

E20: Women are Never Safe

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE After serving more than 2 decades in prison, a killer and his bloodthirsty desires are set free. Victim: Dru Sjodin Location: Grand Forks, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Jul 19, 20211 hr 2 min

E19: Simple. Silent. Depraved.

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE Misplaced jealousy boils over into a murderous rage and a sinful, vicious effort to dispose of the body. Victim: Darlene VanderGiesen Location: Sioux Falls, SD Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Jul 05, 20211 hr 21 minEp. 19

E18: Innocence and Changes

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In Dickinson, ND in 1981, Priscilla Dinkel was working her shift at the Swanson Motel, while her seven-year-old granddaughter was visiting. A neighbor would find them the next morning sexually assaulted and brutally murdered. Many changes would help solve this case but would justice actually be served? Victims: Priscilla Dinkel & Danelle Leitz Location: Dickinson, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Jun 21, 202146 minEp. 18

E17: Hate in plain sight

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A well liked university professor goes missing in a small North Dakota town. The prime suspect; a man known as "Machine Gun Head." This episode was recorded at the Speakeasy in Bismarck, ND before a sold out live audience. Victim: Kurt Johnson Location: Cooperstown, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Jun 07, 20211 hr 15 minEp. 17

E16: Tragedy, Deceit, Innocence

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In 1983, Eddie Peltier was murdered suspiciously near Fort Totten, ND. After two years, a man from Plainview, TX was arrested along with numerous others. Did they do it? This episode was recorded live at Phat Fish Brewing in Dickinson, ND. Victim: Eddie Peltier Location: Devils Lake, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

May 23, 202149 minEp. 16

E15: Sermons, Sex, and Armageddon

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE Influenced by the hateful teachings of James Wickstrom, a group of downtrodden farmers is transformed into a vile cult. This episode was recorded live on tour at Fergus Brewing Company in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Victims: Luke Stice, James Thimm Location: Rulo, NE Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

May 10, 20211 hr 25 minEp. 15

E14: No Reason at All

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In one evening in 1975, three generations of a family were brutally assaulted and murdered. Victims: The Sutherland Family Location: Lincoln, NE Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Apr 26, 202150 minEp. 14

E13: Party all day, Murder all night

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A group of hard partying teenagers is intertwined in theft, drugs, alcohol, and murder. This episode was recorded live in front of a sold out crowd at Off the Vine in Minot, ND. Victims: Gordon & Barbara Erickstad Location: Bismarck, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Apr 12, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 13

E12: He Took My Mommy

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A mother is violently taken from her home by a curious stranger, her two young children the only witnesses. Victim: Larissa Dumansky & Piper Streyle Location: Sioux Falls, SD Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Mar 29, 20211 hr 7 minEp. 12

E11: Hero. Killer. Fugitive.

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE One of North Dakota’s most notorious crimes—one that includes an armed stand-off, and subsequent gun-battle, the deaths of multiple law enforcement officers, a four-month, multi-state man-hunt, and a fugitive apprehension that ends in a consummation by fire. Victims: Kenneth Muir, Robert Cheshire, & Harold Matthews Location: Medina, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Mar 15, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 11

E10: Murder on the Farmstead

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In 1920, a family and their farmhand are found murdered. The only survivor was an infant child. Who could do this, and would they get the right person? This episode was recorded live before a sold out audience at Off the Vine in Minot, ND. Victims: Wolf Family & Jacob Hofer Location: Turtle Lake, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Mar 01, 202152 minEp. 10

E9: Evil in the Heart of the Prairie

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE A jealous and angry father. A family living in fear. A frozen January night. A cold-blooded quadruple execution. Victims: Jolene, Sabrina, Dylan Zephier; Jeremy Longie Location: Minot, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Feb 15, 20211 hr 10 minEp. 9

E8: Murder, Betrayal, & Delayed Justice

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In 1969, a twenty year old nurse’s assistant was brutally raped and murdered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Police were convinced they had their guy, and put him behind bars. How long would he need to serve before anyone would listen to his side of the story? Victim: Gail Miller Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod...

Feb 01, 202158 minEp. 8

E7: Meth, Murder, & Mayhem in the Bakken

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In the spring of 2013, a well known rancher goes missing in the boomtown of Williston, ND. This episode was recorded live before a sold out audience at Off the Vine in Minot, ND. Victim: Jack Sjol Location: Williston, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Jan 18, 202150 minEp. 7

E6: A Family Unraveled

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE In 1993, a mother and her newborn baby were found bludgeoned to death in their bedrooms, and their husband/father was found deceased down the hall. The perfect family was anything but... Victim: Kay & Gabrielle Lipp Location: Minot, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Jan 04, 20211 hr 9 minEp. 6

E5: The 50/50 Murders Part 2

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE Part 2: A kind, elderly couple are brutally murdered in their rural home in an apparent robbery gone wrong... Victims: Charley & Cora Abernathey Location: Minot, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Dec 21, 202052 minEp. 5

E4: The 50/50 Murders Part 1

FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE Part 1: A kind, elderly couple are brutally murdered in their rural home in an apparent robbery gone wrong... Victims: Charley & Cora Abernathey Location: Minot, ND Support the show https://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod

Dec 07, 20201 hr 12 minEp. 4
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