Dark La Crosse Stories

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Podcast looks at the seedier side of La Crosse, Wis., history. This podcast is a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune. The stories, which are all at least 50 years old, cover everything from the city’s red-light district and counterfeiters, to a double homicid…

La Crosse Tribune and La Crosse Public Library

  • May 19, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 10m AVG DURATION
  • 33 EPISODES



Latest episodes from Dark La Crosse Stories

Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 33: The Bodega Ghost

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 10:47


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 32: The Pearl Button Murder

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 13:13


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 31: George Brooks' bloodhounds had a nose for solving crimes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 15:13


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 30: The nine husbands of Emma Cameron

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 11:33


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 29: 1927 jail break had tragic consequences

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 8:59


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 28: La Crosse's Darkest Hour Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 10:25


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 27: La Crosse's darkest hour

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 8:41


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 26: Woman on trial for performing an abortion in 1912

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 14:16


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 25: Long ago newspaper editor accused of treason

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 12:45


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 24: 1859 scuffle over property rights turned deadly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 10:41


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 23: The secret killer of officer Donndelinger

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 10:37


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 22: Dr. Frank Powell was city's greatest showman

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 14:22


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 21: Death of woman of the night was murder most foul

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 11:50


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 20: The Mystery of Dr. McLoone

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 11:09


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 19: 1940 Armistice Day storm hits La Crosse area

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 9:51


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 18: The Black Maria and Other Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019 9:15


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 17: The Disappearance of Evelyn Hartley

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 15:43


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 16: Rough-and-Tumble Detective Coady

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 11:24


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 15: Murder in the Mormon Coulee

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 9:02


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 14: Murder on the River

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 10:19


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 13: South Side Counterfeiter

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 11:38


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 12: Guilty Soldier on the Run

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 8:46


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 11: Frankie La Salle talks about city's Red Light District

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 12:33


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 10: The Pit on French Island

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 10:03


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 9: A Close Shave

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 8:21


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 8: The Enticer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 7:34


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 7: Unrequited Love

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 9:10


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 6: Prohibition in La Crosse

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 15:34


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 5: Railway Ghost

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 10:27


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 4: Sensational Trial

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 11:44


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 3: North Side Body Snatchers

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 8:34


Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 2: Jealousy and Revenge

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 9:09


Dark La Crosse Stories episode 1: Jailbreak!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 8:46


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