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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.

Gavin Schmitt


    • Apr 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Mano Wellington Nuss

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 36:45


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

    Introducing The Milwaukee Mafia Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 34:18


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

    Steinthal Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 22:28


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

    Zion Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 57:10


    In this episode we conclude the story of Zion IL

    Zion Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 44:23


    In this episode we hear the story of a small community in Northern Illinois that is solely controlled by a church

    Fred Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 43:06


    In this episode we discuss Fred Price, and a couple of violent offenses he was involved in

    Polio in Kaukauna

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 51:48


    In this episode we hear about the devastation throughout the city of Kaukauna when the Polio virus popped up and started spreading

    Maribel Caves

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 39:11


    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 :)

    William Hyland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 29:43


    In this episode we hear about a spat between a city representative and the local newspapers editor.

    Introducing Prime Bookselling Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 14:55


    This is an intro to one our of networks podcast The Prime Bookselling Podcast. Looking to start a business, or a side hustle? Amazon Bookselling might be for you.

    The Kaukauna Dog Track: The fall

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 49:08


    In this episode we discuss how everything falls about for the Kaukauna do track

    Rerun: Jon Canon and Cryogenics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 27:40


    In this episode we discuss Joe Canon or Joe the Trader as some may know him. We discuss his deep obsession with cryogenics and his failed attempts at launching a cryogenics storage facility in Ellington WI.

    Our First Live Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 104:09


    This special bonus is a recording of the full APC live event that Me and Gavin were a part of . Relive the Appleton UFO Center as well as hear podcasts from other members of the APC

    Rerun: John Dillinger robs Bank of Kaukauna or not?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 29:44


    In this episode we talk about the Bank of Kaukauna being robbed. The robbery is never solved but is attributed to being a robbery committed by the John Dillinger gang. But could they have really committed this robbery?

    The Kaukauna Dog Track: The Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 40:25


    Here the first part of the history of the Kaukauna Dog Track and all of the wonderful things it was going to for the small community of Kaukauna. for anyone familiar they will know there is no dog track in Kaukauna so it does not go as planned.

    Ephraim Granger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 30:10


    In this episode we travel to Chilton WI and learn about a gentleman that appears to have a history of violence towards his wives

    The Appleton Exorcist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 49:33


    In this episode we hear a story of a priest who lived most of his life in Appleton and is credited with doing on the most famous Exorcismin the United States

    Wayne Pratt The real murderer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 42:11


    In this episode you will learn about the real person who is responsible for the death of Wayne Pratt

    Wayne Pratt Suspect #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 26:02


    In this episode we discuss the profile of the suspect that the news recently broke about who could have killed Wayne Pratt

    Wayne Pratt Revisted

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 20:49


    In this episode we revist a previous episode, where the case despite being unsolved for over sixty years was finally closed out and solved in the past few months. Details on the solving of the case will be in the next episode

    Sneak Peak: Book Sounds Book Review Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 40:16


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    A Baby and Carbolic Acid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 45:51


    In this episode when a mothers daughter has a baby out of wedlock the mother tries to give the baby to a shelter when they turn the baby away the mom decides to avoid the shame the daughter will face, she takes the baby's life using carbolic acid

    The Carbolic Acid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 29:37


    In this episode we get and introduction to the power of carbolic acid for the purpose of suicide.

    2 ex Nuns, suicide, and maybe some Romance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 23:16


    In this episode we discuss 2 ex Nuns that committ suicide together. Is this done out of friendship or Love?

    The Wisconsin Death March

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 54:01


    In this episode we learn about a group of Native Americans that travel 450 miles to be paid by white settlers but are not be paid, get trapped for 30 days and are forced to march back with not enough food or other supplies.

    Holy Cross Church Burning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 51:28


    In this episode we discuss a centerpiece of the city of Kaukauna, Holy Cross church and how the community came together to rebuild this important piece of city history.

    Koenke's Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 41:27


    In this user submitted episode we hear the story about a story of what homelessness looked like in the appleton area in the 60's

    The Death of Anna Marlo and Albert E Schwittay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 34:34


    In this episode we start with a murder, but then go off on quite a tangent with Government corruption all orchestrated by Albert Schwittay

    The Peshtigo Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 29:38


    In this episode we hear an event that we all know happened, but do you know what really happened?

    The Real Kate Blood Story

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 42:25


    You may have heard of the infamous gravestone in Riverside Park that weeps blood. In this episode we spend 5 minutes debunking most of that story and go into the history of the Blood family and the pivotal role they played in making Appleton a city

    Mackville Murder and Mayhem

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 24:58


    Gavin recently took on a small project to learn about the history of a building in Mackville. He learned of numerous deaths in the building that took 3 kids lives as well as several other strange events that caused unnatural deaths

    Sneak Peak: Stigmas and Open Wounds: The Secret Lives of Introverts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 54:33


    Get a sneak peak of a friend of our podcast Stigmas and Open Wounds. If you enjoy this episode please make sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast player or at stigmasandopenwounds.com

    Captain Hendrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 46:46


    In this episode we discuss Captain Hendrick and Native American leader who's nation eventually settled in Kaukauna, and who throughout his life work with Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Aaron Burr

    The Beating of William Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 32:59


    In this episode we discuss a bar owner in Neenah, who is brutally beaten and killed during what would appear to be a robbery.

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    William Miniahan, a shipwreck, and grave robbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 25:49


    In this episode we tell the tale of a Green Bay man who takes his family on a trip to Europe. On the return journey home the ship sinks, and all but 2 members of the family dies, then years later mysteriously William grave is robbed and his skull is stolen

    The Minahan Scandal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 32:42


    Hear the story of a doctor with a tragic life, He spends much of his life, fighting a botched surgery, both his kids, tragically committ suicide, his first wife is locked up in the asylum and the second wife is hit by a train.

    The Partridge Family Kidnaps a kid

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 31:06


    In this episode we hear about a family who kidnaps a kid from the Menominee Native Americans with the belief that it is there child that the Menominee's originally kidnapped from them.

    What not to do with Dynamite

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 26:38


    Our first user submitted episode, we tell the story of a man in forest junction who mistreated his dynamite blew up his home and accidently killed his entire family in the process

    Milton Lutzke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 36:10


    An abusive husband is murdered by accident by his abused wife. Was it self defense or murder?

    The Flying Saucer and the Space Pancakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 26:01


    In this episode we hear the story of Gentleman in Eagle River who is visited by Aliens and the Aliens serve him Alien Pancakes.

    Rerun: A German Lynching

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 16:06


    The title says it all. Or does it? In this episode, learn about the Turners and why Wisconsin doesn't have the death penalty.

    Rerun: Orson Avery's Lucky Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 10:26


    Ozzy Osbourne wasn't the first to experience a "shot in the dark." Green Bay's Orson Avery found himself on the receiving end of a burglary gang and wasn't about to let his migraines stop him from fighting back.

    Dr Lewis Adams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 45:39


    In this story we tell the story of a Dr Lewis Adams who is not a doctor at all and the abortion services he ran out of Manitowoc, that eventually leads him to a murder conviction.

    Murder Of a priest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 37:51


    In this episode we head up to Marquette Michigan to hear the story of a priest who is murdered by his cleaning ladies husband for "ruining his family"

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    David Spanbauer Part 2: Sex Terrorist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 26:46


    In this episode we conclude the story of this horrifying character, how he gets out of jail after receiving a huge sentence and what he does afterwards

    David Spanbauer Part 1: Sex Terrorist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 28:33


    In this episode we cover a criminal many people may be familiar with, what you might not be familiar with is that is crimes started in the early sixties. In this first part we talk about what he did in the sixties before he was convicted and put in jail for the first time.

    Erwin C Heiden

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 30:10


    In this episode we discuss a man from Appleton who has some sort of black out and brutally murders his wife.

    Murder, Prison Escape, and on the Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 32:43


    In this episode we talk about a Murder, which leads to a Prison escape, and our criminal on the run for over 100 days.

    Carol Jean Fillion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 40:55


    In this episode we discuss a murder that took 25 years to get a conviction on the murder. Why did the conviction take so long? And should the person convicted be convicted?

    Leroy Sommers Murder or Suicide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 42:00


    In this episode that crosses the Fox Cities murder and Mayhem and Milwaukee Mafia world, we hear the story of a Fond du Lac cheese producer that mysteriously dies. Is it a suicide or did the Mafia have a hit on him?

    Lizzy Cardish and the Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 33:04


    In this episode we discuss Lizzy Cardiff a Menominee Native American who burns down the school she is sent too.

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