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Alfred Packer | Colorado Cannibal
April 1874. Present day Colorado. A half-starved weather-beaten Alfred Packer came limping into the Los Pinos Indian Agency seeking refuge. Feet cove…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Bandit Killer
When future General George S. Patton saw his first taste of combat, he was a young officer on the Mexican border. But was this REALLY his first fight…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Shootout at Hide Park
There are two things you just don’t discuss in a beer joint: politics and religion. The reason being these topics tend to be a bit divisive. You add …
4 years, 4 months ago
BONUS - Obscure History | The Lawless Horrel Brothers
In a remote corner of Oregon’s northeastern territory exists a mysterious and foreboding village. This is the legend of Sammyville.
Listen and subscr…
4 years, 4 months ago
La Matanza - The Slaughter
The 1919 Texas Ranger Investigation - and the Canales Hearing that followed - shed light on misconduct and atrocities committed by one of the most le…
4 years, 5 months ago
Britt Johnson & the Searchers
In October of 1864 Britton Johnson’s son was murdered and his wife and two surviving children were taken captive by a Kiowa War Party. Not willing to…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Arrest of Annie Oakley
August 1903. The famous Annie Oakley is arrested in Chicago for theft, a crime committed in order to obtain money to fuel her cocaine habit. And what…
4 years, 6 months ago
Kit Carson's Failure
In 1849 a trader named James White decided to break from his wagon train and push on ahead with just his family and a few men. The outcome was about …
4 years, 6 months ago
Big Alice & the Battle of the Bordellos
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, ain’t that what they say? But what happens when it’s also a woman doing the scorning? And what happens if tha…
4 years, 7 months ago
Big Nose George | Wyoming Bandit
George Parrot - aka Big Nose George – was a basic run-of-the-mill road agent. Trains, stagecoaches, general stores – they were all fair game for Big …
4 years, 7 months ago