Midwest Murder
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.
Episodes
In 1926, a young woman planned to elope with her beloved to hide a secret pregnancy. But when she never returned home, whispers of romance turned to rumors of murder, and the truth was darker than anyone imagined.
Victim: Clara Olson
Location: Prairie du Chien, WI
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When young female college students start turning up brutally murdered around Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, Michigan, fear spreads faster than the investigation. Law enforcement can’t connect the killings. Angry parents turn on the university. A self-proclaimed psychic steps into the spotlight, claiming he can see what police can’t. And while headlines chase hysteria, the real killer moves quietly among them, hiding...
A single mother was brutally murdered in her own home while her children slept upstairs. For years, the case remained unsolved, until a shocking tip revealed a hidden, one-sided rivalry that turned deadly.
Victim: Patti Wolzen
Location: Hastings, NE
***Heads up! The next Midwest Murder episode (episode 129) will release October 6th instead of September 29th.***
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When two healthy retirees die weeks apart of so-called natural causes, their neighbors refuse to buy it. What starts as suspicion in a Midwest retirement village sparks an investigation that unearths arsenic, greed, and a serial killer hiding at the family table.
Victims: Mary Lambert, Marion Mueller, Michael Albanese Sr.
Location: Illinois
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What started as a welfare check in suburban Rochester ended with a chilling crime scene, and an investigation no one saw coming.
This episode was recorded at Oak Park Theatre in Minot, ND.
Title submitted by: so many
Victims: Bernard, Paulette, Diane, Ricky Brom
Location: Rochester, MN
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A small town community is devastated by the sudden, inexplicable murder of a beloved 12 year old girl. As investigators work the case, a grieving mother becomes a catalyst for change.
Recorded at Phat Fish Brewing
Episode title submitted by: Jessica Taecker
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When two sudden deaths strike the same Missouri family, illness is blamed… until a third family member is hospitalized. What began as a quiet string of tragedies unravels into a chilling plot rooted in manipulation, control, and cold calculation.
Victims: Mark & Shawn Staudte
Location: Springfield, MO
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When Dewayne Barrentine started asking questions about his girlfriend's past, her strange and inconsistent answers pushed him to dig deeper. He never expected the effort would help solve a murder.
Location: Missouri
Victim: Mitchell Kemp
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A woman is murdered in a quiet Iowa town, leaving the community stunned and suspicion quickly falls on someone close to her. But as the investigation unfolded, one question lingered: were the clues leading detectives down the right path?
This episode was recorded before a wonderful crowd at the Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA.
Victim: Cynthia Borton
Location: Shenandoah, IA
Episode title submitted by: Em...
A sudden, tragic murder in an affluent Spokane, Washington neighborhood is linked to the disappearance of an oilfield worker in North Dakota. At the center of it all; a charismatic, flashy, and devious couple hellbent on screwing over every person they come in contact with.
Recorded live with a packed house at the Sanctuary Events Center in Fargo, ND.
Episode title submitted by: Jazmyn H
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A murdered woman is found in her bedroom by her husband when he came home from work. The wounds so horrific, it had to have been personal. Could it have been her current husband? A former husband? Her oldest child? It would take years to find out who, and it would come down to DNA, but it wasn’t as big of a gotcha moment as people expected.
This was recorded at Severance Brewing in Sioux Falls, SD.
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An escalating divorce results in tragedy, shocking revelations, and a highly contested trial that will forever leave scars on those involved. Jurors are left to decide; scared, prepared, or premeditated?
Recorded with a packed house at Oak Park Theater in Minot, ND.
Sponsored in part by: https://www.myasmission.org/
Episode title submitted by: Jordn Wolsky
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Location: Wapakoneta, ...
After two siblings accuse their brother of theft, sibling rivalry is taken to an entirely different level. Who knew the value of a Volkswagon could be worth more than their brother's life.
This episode was recorded and filmed with a live audience at the Belle Mehus in Bismarck, ND.
Victim: Edwin Hawes
Location: Golden Valley, MN
Episode title submitted by: Many
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A continuous cycle of abuse leads to the emergence of an alter personality who assumes control when necessary, creating wide gaps of memory loss for the host persona. When they struggle to conceive, the alter will stop at nothing to have a baby.
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What happens when children are raised by evil and neglect? With one family, numerous women went missing and were eventually found murdered. Well, some of them were found. All to make dad proud.
This episode was presented by Safe Shelter in Jamestown, ND.
This episode was brought to you by Mya's Mission.
Episode title suggested by: Amanda
Victims: Numerous
Location: Grand Rapids, MI & Florida
In this very special episode Midwest Murder is heading on Spring Break.
A young spring breaker goes missing along the border of Texas and Mexico, resulting in a massive international investigation unveiling corruption, dozens of deaths, a slaughter farm, and horrific cult activity.
Recorded with a massive audience at the Community Center in Tioga, ND.
Episode title submitted by: J...
Heartache seemed to follow the aging grandparents. When the court delivered the decision that they had rights to see their granddaughter, they immediately made plans to see the little girl they hadn't given up hope in seeing during the year prior. And then, tragedy struck when they died in the blaze that took their rural home. Was it foul play fueled by greed, control, and power? Or even a combination...
When a pair of missing cousins are found dead in the basement of an area resident, the investigation reveals highly questionable and controversial circumstances surrounding their demise.
Recorded at the best dang steakhouse in northwest North Dakota; the 109 Club and Steakhouse in Lignite.
Location: Minnesota
Victims: Nicholas Brady, Haile Kifer
Episode title submitted by: Jason
A woman's husband reports her missing after not showing up at work or home for days. There was trouble in the relationship, but they were both eager to begin repairing their marriage. Or were they? The case would move forward even though Kira was still missing. Detectives, friends, and family would not stop until they had all the answers.
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A mother's love, a daughter's hatred, a decades long toxic relationship of manipulation, impulsive neediness, and narcissism turns fatal.
Location: ???
Victim: Carlene Conley
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