Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem

Wisconsin has had it's fair share of notorious criminals that have been in the spotlight over the years, but what about bizarre crimes and mayhem that have vanished over time? Join author Gavin Schmitt and Eric Wulterkens as they take you through stories of crimes that were once front page news. Gavin will share crimes from his book "Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem" as well as those that have never been shared by him before. If you're a fan of true crime who is tired of hearing about the same murders over and over, then you'll definitely like this podcast. And as listeners from the Wisconsin Fox Cities have said, some of these stories (such as the Appleton Butcher episode) have brought back memories of when they first heard about the cases as children. Not from Wisconsin? Don't worry, no knowledge of Wisconsin is necessary to enjoy these episodes.

Rerun: Maribel Caves

In this episode we discuss the history of the Maribel Caves and Hotel, and whether Al Capone could have visited the hotel. This is a Milwaukee Mafia Patreon episode that we are sharing on this feed, as there is all sorts of connections to Kaukauna :)

12-09
39:11

The Haunted Bookstore

Gavin tells about a recent project he worked with a local bookstore to turn the store into a haunted experience based on Fox Cities Murder and Mayhem stories

11-25
26:11

Prohibition in the Fox Cities

Prohibition, police corruption and lots and lots of beer, Here the story of Prohibition in the Valley in the Live episode from the Kaukauna Public Library

11-11
01:03:54

Fred Crawford shoots his wife

Hear the story of a menasha man who shoots his wife when she is driven to ask for a divorce

10-28
50:01

The Barnes Hecker Mine Disaster

In this episode we travel to Eric's home away from home Ishpeming MI and hear the story of a 1926 Mine disaster as told by Mary Tippett a relative of many of the miners involved as well as author of the book Enduring Legacies.

10-14
01:31:08

Dale Wisconsin Explosion

Hear the story of a tragic explosion in the small town of Dale, Wisconsin and hear a little of the backstory of the city.

09-30
37:41

William Wolf and Grave Robbing

We discuss William Wolf The caretaker of the Grignon Mansion turned archeologist and just a few of his stories some of which are just grave robbing

09-16
50:48

Mary Van Hoof and the virgin Mary

In this episode we here the story of a women who has ongoing conversations with the Virgin Mary and draws in huge crowds to see her speak to the virgin mary

09-02
50:19

Outagamie Asylum Part 2

In this episode we here the conclusion of the Asylum story

08-19
49:45

Outagamie Asylum Part 1

In this episode we start the story of the Outagamie insane asylum

08-05
37:13

Introducing Stigmas and open Woulds

Listen to an episode of one of our sister shows Fox Cities Murder and Mayhem

07-24
48:08

John Stickl kidnaps Helen Getrude

In this episode we hear the story of a man who kidnaps a 13 year old girl.

07-22
29:18

2 Guys fight over a City Treasurer Position

In this episode we discuss in the early days of wisconsin goverment Outagamie county ended up having 2 people fight aggressively over who the rightful treasurer was

07-08
45:32

Leroy Kuhnke

An open and shut murder that is directly tied to our previous episode

06-24
42:15

Weyauwega Double Murder

In this episode we continue on with the next episode falling a familar family into the world of a different murder

06-10
43:27

Bonnie Marie Newby

In this episode we hear about a women that goes missing, and there is no evidence of what could have happened, the only eyewitness happens to be the main suspect

05-27
35:00

Dan Tousey

In this episode we hear about A bar owner, and is treated awfully when violence erupts in his bar

05-13
43:58

Mano Wellington Nuss

In this episode of the podcast we travel to De pere for a murder story that is based completely on eyewitness testimony

04-29
36:45

Introducing The Milwaukee Mafia Podcast

In this episode we discuss Robert Warrens first push to take down the Mafia in Milwaukee

04-16
34:18

Steinthal Monster

In this episode we hear about 4 kids who go out monster hunting. Three of the kids wind up dead.

04-15
22:28

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