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Minnesota"s Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold

Erik Rivenes, host of the Most Notorious Podcast (and creator of Saint Paul"s original Gangster Tours) has for years been fascinated with long-ago tales of crime, tragedy and disaster from his home state of Minnesota. In this podcast Erik interviews authors who have written some sensational historical stories centered in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and researches and shares a few himself.

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82:08

Minneapolis Madams with Penny A. Petersen - A True...

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2019/09/02

While most of us know that prostitution existed in Minneapolis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fewer of us know where the red-light districts were, and what life would have been like for the madams and prostitutes who worked in these bordellos. My guest is Penny A. Petersen, author of Minneapolis Madams: The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront. She offers a rare glimpse of a long lost and hidden history, and the struggles and successes experienced by the women who ran these

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17:23

True Crime Ripped From the Headlines! August 4th, 1913

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2019/08/05

A brief look at some of the wild stories published in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune on August 4th, 1913. True Crime, tragedy and even comedy take a turn. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:01

The Younger Brothers' First Taste of Freedom

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2019/07/06

On July 14th of 1901, the remaining members of the notorious James-Younger outlaw gang, Cole and Jim Younger, were allowed to leave the gates of the Minnesota State Prison, where they had been incarcerated for twenty five years, and explore the town of Stillwater for the morning. This is an account of that little expedition, as reported by the Minneapolis Tribune. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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64:12

Live at the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater w/...

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2019/07/04

Minnesota's Most Notorious's first interview in front of a live audience took place at the Warden's House Museum, downtown Stillwater, on Thursday, June 27th, 2019 at 7 pm. My guest was Gibson Stanton, site manager of the museum, which is operated by the Washington County Historical Society. She not only offered a fascinating history of Minnesota's first prison, but told stories of its most infamous inmates, Cole and Jim Younger. She also revealed some of her research into Jim Younger's mysterious

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65:59

Minnesota's First Murder Mystery: Part Two w/ Gary...

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2019/06/23

My interview continues with Gary Brueggemann, author of "Minnesota's First Murder Mystery, The Case of Edward Phalen: St. Paul's Unsaintly Pioneer". In part two, my guest delves deeper into the death of Sergeant John Hayes, including presenting strong evidence to suggest it was his partner, the brutish Edward Phalen, who murdered him. He also offers his opinion on the Lake Calhoun name change controversy in Minneapolis. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more

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62:08

Minnesota's First Murder Mystery: Part One w/ Gary...

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2019/06/23

My guest is teacher and historian Gary Brueggemann, author of "Minnesota's First Murder Mystery, The Case of Edward Phalen: St. Paul's Unsaintly Pioneer". In part one of this episode, he explains the strange and complicated origin of Saint Paul, and sets the scene for part two, which details the murder of John Hayes, the investigation, and eventual outcome for Edward Phalen, the prime suspect. Also in this episode, notorious river pirate and whiskey peddler Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant's role in the

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65:24

The Barker-Karpis Gang & Big Tom Brown w/ Tim Mahoney...

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2019/05/20

My guest is Tim Mahoney, author of "Secret Partners: Big Tom Brown and the Barker Gang". He shares the story of the tangled relationship between mob bosses, bank-robbing gangsters, breweries and corrupt police officers in 1920s and 30s Saint Paul. More about the book here: https://shop.mnhs.org/products/secret-partners Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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53:18

The 1902 Aitkin Murder of Josefina Olson w/ Betty...

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2019/04/25

I'm tickled, on this episode of Minnesota's Most Notorious, to be joined by author, poet and nonagenarian Betty Gove. She talks about an infamous and tragic Minnesota murder, taken directly from her own family history. Josefina Olson was stabbed to death by her jealous father Ole on the eve before her wedding day in 1902 outside of Aitkin, MN. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on

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45:32

The 1940 Fort Snelling "Barrel Girl" Murder w/ Susi...

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2019/04/01

My guests are Susi and Todd Adler, Fort Snelling historians who specialize in the history of the Upper Post during World War 1 and World War 2. On this episode of Minnesota's Most Notorious, they tell the story of the gruesome murder of fourteen year old Mary Jane Massey, who disappeared while walking home from the post's swimming pool on a hot summer day in 1940. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:01

The Wild Life of Coffee John Fitchette - A True Crime...

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2019/03/03

One of my favorite characters from my book, Dirty Doc Ames & the Scandal That Shook Minneapolis, is "Coffee John" Fitchette. He was an incorrigible, swaggering bully who conned and cheated his way across the United States, leaving three wives, multiple children, and a legion of angry creditors in his wake. He finally settled in Minneapolis, where he would start his infamous Coffee John's Oyster Grotto on Nicollet Avenue and become fast friends with Mayor Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames. He'd use that

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44:19

The 1933 Johnson Family Murders w/ Brian Johnson - A...

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2019/03/03

This is a Minnesota's Most Notorious interview. On this episode I chat with Brian Johnson, author of Murder in Chisago County: The Untold Johnson Family Mystery. He has a personal connection to the story - it was his great-aunt and her children who were murdered on their family farm in Rush City, Minnesota, in April of 1933. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:59

Murder on Buffalo Creek w/ Brian Haines

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2019/02/11

Brian Haines, Executive Director of the McLeod County Historical Society and Museum in Hutchinson MN, tells some turn-of-the-century stories of murder and lynching on Buffalo Creek. He also talks about some of the great exhibits offered at the museum this year. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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26:35

The Lynching of Frank McManus

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2019/02/10

In April of 1882, in downtown Minneapolis, a hobo named Frank McManus committed a terrible crime upon a little girl named Mina Spear, and citizens turned into vigilantes to take justice into their own hands. * Listener discretion advised on this episode. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:57

The Rockwell Art Heist w/ Bruce Rubenstein

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2019/01/05

First, a recounting of the December 1932 robbery of the Third Northwestern National Bank, where the Barker Karpis gang murdered three before making their way back to the safety of Saint Paul. Then, Bruce Rubenstein, author of "The Rockwell Heist", tells the strange story of the theft and eventual recovery of a number of Norman Rockwell paintings from an art gallery in St. Louis Park in 1978. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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64:36

Dirty Doc Ames & the Scandal That Shook Minneapolis...

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2018/12/24

In a slight change of pace for Minnesota's Most Notorious, I invite my sister Alison to interview me about my political true crime book, published in April of this year, called Dirty Doc Ames & the Scandal That Shook Minneapolis, about the wild rise and fall of one of the most colorful and corrupt politicians in Minnesota history, Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames. In 1901, Doc was elected for a fourth term as mayor of Minneapolis, where he proceeded to fire half of the police force and go on a year-long

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52:09

The 1929 Schuch Family Murders in Waseca w/ Jen Barr

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2018/12/15

A couple of years ago, I released a "mini-episode" on Most Notorious, which included a story of the murder of members of the Schuch family in Waseca in 1929. A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Jen Barr, granddaughter of one of the girls, Wilhemenia, who discovered the bodies of her family almost 90 years ago. We revisit the story, and I talk to Jen about her own investigation into the long-ago murders on this episode of Minnesota's Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold. Become a Most Notorious

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38:39

The 1932 Murder of Abe Wagner by Murder, Inc. w/ Jeff...

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2018/12/08

First, the strange story of the attempted murder of Dakota Indian chief Sitting Bull at the Grand Opera House in Saint Paul in 1885. Then, I speak to Jeff Neuberger, archivist and historian for the Saint Paul Police Historical Society, who tells the story of Abe Wagner, who was pistol-whipped to death on University Avenue by two contract killers hired by New York City's notorious Murder, Incorporated. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad

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55:17

The Murders of Mary & Johnny Keller & the East Grand...

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2018/12/02

First up, the story of the strange relationship between 28 year old steamfitter William Williams and 16 year old Johnny Keller in 1905 Saint Paul, which led to the murders of both Johnny and his mother Mary. Then, an interview with Christine Hill, who is trying to solve the murder of her grandmother's cousin, Ray Ruud, who was shot while driving his cab in East Grand Forks in 1935. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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56:17

Saint Mudd: A Novel of Gangsters and Saints w/ Steve...

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2018/11/09

I'm excited to share my interview with Steve Thayer, New York Times bestselling author, about a book that was very important in my life, a book that ultimately led me on a path that would take me to creating and hosting the Most Notorious Podcast. Saint Mudd: A Novel of Gangsters and Saints, centers around a World War I-ravaged newspaperman named Grover Mudd, who gets mixed up in the seedy and violent Saint Paul underworld of the 1930s. Steve tells the compelling story about his successful and

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52:00

Interview: Marjorie Congdon and the Glensheen Murders...

Minnesota"s Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold ·

2018/10/18

In this special interview episode of Where Blood Runs Cold, I interview Sharon Henry Darby, author of Glensheen's Daughter, about the notorious Minnesota murderer and arsonist Marjorie Congdon, who besides allegedly conspiring to murder her mother Elizabeth Congdon at the famous Glensheen Mansion in Duluth, also left a trail of fire and death for the next three decades across the country. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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