Strange and Dreadful Things
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Episode 17: Loving Henry
In 1907, Henry Warren walked into a local newspaper and placed an ad for a wife. He became a sensation, and was dubbed ‘Loving Henry.’ But Warren was harboring a dark secret that was only revealed decades later.
Episode 16: Suicide Over Starvation
Sod houses and dugouts were dwellings that faded away on the prairie. Many pioneers also passed through history, the stories of their lives forgotten. Hear the short tale of how one young couple met their sad end in Nebraska.
Episode 15: Rising From the Flames
August 30, 1945, was a day like any other in DeWitt, Iowa. That is, until the explosions started. What happened that fateful afternoon, and what is its connection to the modern day?
Episode 14: Deadly Delivery
We love getting presents in the mail. But what happens when something so ordinary turns deadly? One unfortunate farm family in 1922 Wisconsin found out first hand when they received a deadly delivery. Sources Mystery Still Shrouds Chilton Death.
Episode 13: The Last Walk Home
In 1943, Lt. Naomi Cheney came to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to serve her country during World War II. Instead, her unsolved murder became the oldest in Sioux Falls history when she took her last walk home. Sources Body of Brunette Lieutenant Found Near...
Episode 12: Premonitions of Doom
In 1898, Judge John Dillon was rich and successful. But when his wife and daughter were about to travel to Europe, eerie premonitions of impending disaster would change his life forever. Sources Downer, Harry E.
Episode 11: Buried Secrets
People love stories of buried treasure, but that’s not the only thing that people bury. A group of North Dakota workmen discovered this in 1915 when they uncovered buried secrets no one was ever meant to find. Sources Larson, Troy.
Episode 10: Stolen Lives
In 1905, a St. Paul, Minnesota butcher was brutally murdered in his shop. When police began investigating, little did they know that they were on the trail of one of the most cold-blooded killers they had ever seen.
Episode 9: Unseen Malady
Thomas Clark seemed like an ordinary Indiana farmer until he went away to the asylum. They said he was cured. But, in 1922, he committed a horrible crime that proved that his unseen malady was far from improved.
Episode 8: Uninvited Guests
In the late 1960’s, a fraternity in Davenport, Iowa moved into a comfortable new chapter home. Before long, they discovered that a spectral visitor also came with the property. How would you handle this uninvited guest? Sources: Sheridan, Joe.