Michigan Murders & Music

Michigan Murders & Music

Join us on "Michigan Murders and Music" for a true crime road trip with a twist. Picture this: you're cruising across Michigan with two of your wildest, most entertaining friends. At every stop, they've got a local true crime story to tell you. Our mission is to explore these dark tales while staying laser-focused on the perpetrator, honoring the victims and their families by not sensationalizing their pain. On our special UNSOLVED episodes, we will occasionally focus more on the victim to help generate new leads and find answers. And because no road trip is complete without a great playlist, every episode ends with a hand-picked song by a legendary Michigan band. We guarantee a dark story and leave you with a happy ending—all in one trip.

Episodes

January 26, 2025 28 mins

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Robert E. Leamon the Third may have been a jock but he will not get away with murder of a 15 year old girl.


Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring: Antighost

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Tia Skinner enlisted the help of her boyfriend (of two weeks) to murder her parents.  Listen to how quickly things escalate in the story of Tia Skinner and her well planned execution of her parents.



Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring: The Hacky Turtles

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January 5, 2025 40 mins

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George seemed like a decent guy until he started drinking.  Sadly, he started drinking more and more and things just go terribly wrong. 

Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:  The Founding

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December 29, 2024 34 mins

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This is the story of Robert Bashara.  He murdered his wife, and tried to have others murdered also.  The story of Rich boy Robert is right here, enjoy.

Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:  Earth Radio

bandcamp:https://earthradiogr.bandcamp.com/album/if-the-earth-could-speak
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It's the age old story of love and marriage, but we are always surprised at how some of the things in every story plays out.  Listen to the story of Christopher Lockhart.

Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring the band Jack Droppers and the Best Intentions, "Your Mama"

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Shanda Vanderark and her son Paul went to great lengths to control their son/sibling.  You will not believe the amount of torture that this young man endured during his few years on earth.

Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:  Deerfield Run
bandcamp:https://deerfieldrun.bandcamp.com/album/reckless-2
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This week we cover the story of James D. Porter IV from Yale, Michigan.  This story is literally flabbergasting to us. . . Just do not comprehend how someone can annihilate an entire family at such a young age!!!

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Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring the band Bad Footing, "Call It What It Was."

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The story of Sharee Miller has been told by many true crime folks.  Being one of the first internet type murders, it was a huge story.  Sharee used AOL chat to entice and manipulate men like it was Tetris.   Sharee ends up with the lives of two men on her hands.





Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:

Shane Tripp

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This week we are finally covering the story of Shannon Siders, requested by numerous listeners.  I hope we do Shannon justice, although we do try to leave the victim and the family out of the story as much as possible.   Two brothers are in jail for this murder with a PI currently investigating their innocence under an innocence project.

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Arthur Williamson had a failed relationship but continued the friendship through drugs.  When he couldn't have the relationship he wanted, he took action into his own hands.


 

Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:

Inaudible Darling
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Chad Allen Reed took the lives of his two young tenants in Battle Creek.  Listen to hear the jist of the story.



Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:  I Believe In Julio

Bandcamp:  https://juliogomez.bandcamp.com/album/i-believe-in-julio
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This story...uuugh, it irritates me.  This story is all about social media putting a man in a very awkward situation.   Listen to how one man's crush turns into another man's nightmare.  All featured on a national television show, Jenny Jones.



Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:    Old Mountain Acid Test, "Baby I Love Y...

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This is a pretty popular story among the true crime crew.  Hopefully, we were able to cover the story of Tom Richardson in a different way.  Listen to the only known murder at Pictured Rocks.

Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring:

The Tomas Esparaza Band

 
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Kenneth Carl Grondin has been in jail for 12 years charged with the murder of his girlfriend.   Recently, a new arrest was made in the murder.  Chadwick Mobley was arrested and charged with the murder of Andrea Eilber.  Police believe the two were in on it together others believe that Kenneth Carl is innocent.  Will Chadwick Mobley give information to free Kenneth Carl?  Listen in as we discuss this messed u...

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Due to changes that came down from the Supreme Court Ruling that giving a life sentence to juvenile offender was in fact, inhumane.  Federico Cruz was able to go in front of the judge again.  Listen here for the update.

This week we are featuring our intro band.  They were the band that we featured with the original Federico "Kiko" Cruz story in episode #1.  Murder Party is no longer toget...

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Special  guest!!!   This week we are featuring Landon Case of Osbourne Productions from Los Angeles, California.  Landon is working in video and podcast production and it was a pleasure having him tell this story with us.   Thank you, LT.

 Neenef Odah led a priveledged life.  Imigrating to the United States, he ended up attending Kalamazoo College.  Sadly, his fate turns when he becomes obsessesed ...

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The 1900's were a happening time in Grand Rapids.  Unfortunately,  Arthur Waite had his eyeballs set on The Peck Family money and he went to great lengths to get to it.


Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always.  This week we are featuring  Short Panic.

Short Panic
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This week we hike up to the UP to visit David Do-Gooder Goodreau.    Listen to how he placed himself perfectly within the community of Houghton and other unsuspecting cities so that he could do his dastardly deeds.

Story request from our friend, Greg of GC Hoops.   Want to play recreational basketball??  He runs a small, fun league here in the Grand Rapids area.  Give him a shout.

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This is the downward spiral of an aspiring basketball player.    Keith "Bad" Appling was an aspiring basketball player from MSU.   This is the story of his downfall, it's not horrible but it is sad.


Leaving you with a happy ending and on a good note, as always. This week we are featuring 
Former Critics:

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