Murder
& Mayhem
& Mayhem
JCL Podcast
Genealogy
Murder & Mayhem
Listen to stories about murder and scandals from Jefferson County's past on your favorite podcast venue.
Episodes
- 01▶Listen ↗The Blues Highway Robbery: Earl Snodgrass and Opal Stacy (1931)Season 2 · Episode 1
- 02▶Listen ↗The Cold Case Murder: Margaret Lowery (1958)Season 2 · Episode 2
- 03▶Listen ↗The Hitchhiker Murder: Louis Otto (1954)Season 2 · Episode 3
- 04▶Listen ↗The Christmas Murder: Jacob Ringer (1840)Season 2 · Episode 4
- 05▶Listen ↗Deals and Duels: The Legend of John Smith T (1770–1836)Season 2 · Episode 5
- 06▶Listen ↗Prohibition and Patricide: William “Big Bill” Zaruba (1929)Season 2 · Episode 6
- 07▶Listen ↗Murder in the Family: Russel Becker (1929)Season 2 · Episode 7
- 08▶Listen ↗Murder of a Sweet Young Thing: Pearl Potoskey (1928)Season 2 · Episode 8
- 09▶Listen ↗Murder of the Innocent: Louis Merrill Taylor (1872)Season 2 · Episode 9
- 01▶Listen ↗The Great Festus Bank Heist (1926)Season 1 · Episode 1
- 02▶Listen ↗The Mistaken Identity Murder: Virgil Romine (1926)Season 1 · Episode 2
- 03▶Listen ↗The Witch of Victoria, MO: The Story of Prudence Bevis (Queen Beavers) (1784–1858)Season 1 · Episode 3
- 04▶Listen ↗Florence Nightingale Murders: The Bertha Gifford Story, Part 1 (1872–1951)Season 1 · Episode 4
- 05▶Listen ↗Florence Nightingale Murders: The Bertha Gifford Story, Part 2 (1872–1951)Season 1 · Episode 5
- 06▶Listen ↗The Labor Czar Murder: Joseph “Buck” Newell (1943)Season 1 · Episode 6
- 07▶Listen ↗The Jaded Love Murder: Meloy & Greenhill-Uren (1901)Season 1 · Episode 7
- 08▶Listen ↗The Bootlegger Murder: Andrew Deck (1921)Season 1 · Episode 8
- 09▶Listen ↗Moonshine and Mobsters: The Biltmore Club (1929–1979)Season 1 · Episode 9
- 10▶Listen ↗The Frisco Hill Murders: Marsden and Hensley (1883)Season 1 · Episode 10
- 11▶Listen ↗The Bushwhacker Murder: Sam Hildebrand (1872)Season 1 · Episode 11
- 12▶Listen ↗The Vigilante Murders: Bickford and Quick (1869)Season 1 · Episode 12
- 13▶Listen ↗The Family Affair Murders: Eoff (1862)Season 1 · Episode 13
- 14▶Listen ↗The Pioneer Murders: Holdebrand/House (circa 1800)Season 1 · Episode 14
- 15▶Listen ↗The Love Triangle Murder: Martin Hunning (1911)Season 1 · Episode 15
- 16▶Listen ↗The Newlywed Murders: The Bonackers (1884)Season 1 · Episode 16
- 17▶Listen ↗Murder in the Cornfield: The Wilson/Schulz MurdersSeason 1 · Episode 17
- 18▶Listen ↗Murder in the Morning: The Gasche MurderSeason 1 · Episode 18
All 27 episodes are also on Buzzsprout ↗, Spotify, iHeartRadio and other podcast apps — search for “jeffcomomurderandmayhem”. Need an accessible format? Email info@jeffcolib.org.
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