Forgotten Felonies

Send us a text Kate Van Winkle was born in 1860 and died in 1936. Her life was full of tragedy and despair fit for the silver screen. It's a story stranger than fiction and, until now, has been forgotten to time. Did Kate purposely shoot Dr. Collins that morning? We'll never know for sure, but at least we have unearthed this incredible story and have even brought a small amount of justice to some souls beyond the grave.

Send us a text Lucinda Mills was a loving mother to 14 children and too many grandchildren (and great grandchildren!) to count. She loved them all and they loved her. Why, then, did so many stand by on that cold February day in 1933 while her son put her on a makeshift altar and used her in a religious ritual to show that he could bring someone back to life? That did, after all, require murdering her first. Listen in as we talk about what makes family cults unique and unravel some interesting...

Send us a text In August of 1908, Henry J Dufty ended three innocent lives with an ax. The newspapers blamed religious hysteria and the doctors blamed his diseased mind. The neighbors had been buzzin' over the fences that ol' Henry was out of his senses for years already, but what really led to this tragedy? Follow along as we tell the story and chase down the clues in an attempt to solve this decades-old mystery. Why did Henry Dufty take his ax to breakfast?

Send us a text The last "Great Train Robbery" occurred at Tunnel 13 in the Siskiyou Pass in the little town of Ashland, Oregon. It took 4 years to hunt down the three who were responsible for the four senseless deaths that resulted that day. Who were these three men, and what drove them to commit a quadruple murder on that fateful day in October of 1923? Listen in as Monica and Olivia unpack this case and uncover the things that drove these young men to madness—and murder.

Send us a text When Joycy married Bert in February of 1900, she thought she'd found a provider for her two little girls. She would never have guessed on her wedding day that the life she envisioned would end in a way that would shake up an entire town. What led up to this tragedy? Join co-hosts Monica McKirdy and Olivia Soderquist while they unravel history to uncover the clues to this forgotten felony.