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Join Kyle and Wags, two childhood friends, as they discuss the true crimes, historical events, urban legends, and pop culture that helped shape Chicago and the United States, all while trying to resurrect LaserDiscs.   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

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    • Jul 4, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Ep. 14.5 - Bite-sized Bonus Episode: The L & L Tavern

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 7:56


    In this Bite-sized Bonus Episode, Kyle tells us a little bit about the L&L Tavern, a famous Chicago dive bar and once the haunt of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 13.5 - Bite-sized Bonus Episode: The Dave Matthews Band Poopgate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 9:27


    In this Bite-sized Bonus Episode, Wags tells the fecal tale of the Dave Matthews Band's diabolical Poopgate tragedy. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 12.5 - Bite-sized Bonus Episode: Wags and the Werewolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 13:24


    In this Bite-sized Bonus Episode, Wags recounts his frightful Werewolf sighting. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 12 - Spontaneous Combustion and the Givins Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 30:01


    In episode 12, Wags and Kyle investigate two supernatural stories from the Windy City: a mysterious case of Spontaneous Combustion and the reportedly haunted Givins Castle. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 11 - The Murder of the Grimes Sisters and the 1968 Democratic National Convention Riots

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 48:13


    In episode 11, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City: the Murder of the Grimes Sisters and the 1968 Democratic National Convention Riots. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 10 - The Vampire Scare of 1888 and American Airlines Flight 191

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 46:24


    In episode 10, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City: the Vampire Scare of 1888 and the tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 191. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 9 - Murray "The Camel" Humphreys and Larry Eyler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 41:11


    In episode 9, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City: the prohibition era gangster Murray "The Camel" Humphreys and 1980s serial killer Larry Eyler. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 8 - Maple Lake Ghost Lights and Rowe House Haunting of 1889

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 30:20


    In episode 8, Wags and Kyle investigate two supernatural stories from the Windy City: the Maple Lake Ghost Lights and the Rowe House Haunting of 1889. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 7.5 - Bite size Bonus Episode: The Lake Monster of 1893

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 7:14


    In this Bite-sized Bonus Episode, Wags tells the tale of the Lake Monster of 1893 that frightened the troops at Fort Sheridan. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 7 - The Murder of Jake Lingle and the Sausage Vat Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 31:26


    In episode 7, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City. The Murder of Jake Lingle, a reporter is killed by underworld figures, and the Sausage Vat Murder, Adolph Luetgert, the sausage king of Chicago, murders his wife. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 6 - The Eastland Disaster and Supernatural Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 22:32


    In the 6th episode of Shadows of Chi-Town, Wags and Kyle investigate a true crime and supernatural story from the Windy City. The SS Eastland Disaster and the supernatural stories that developed in its wake. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 5 - The Lipstick Killer and The Chicago Tylenol Murders (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 28:17


    In the 5th episode of Shadows of Chi-Town, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City. The post-WWII serial killer known as the Lipstick Killer and a series of poisonings known as the Chicago Tylenol Murders. In Part 2, Wags details the case of the Chicago Tylenol Murders. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 5 - The Lipstick Killer and The Chicago Tylenol Murders (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 46:31


    In the 5th episode of Shadows of Chi-Town, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City. The post-WWII serial killer known as the Lipstick Killer and a series of poisonings known as the Chicago Tylenol Murders. In Part 1, Kyle details the case of the Lipstick Killer. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 4 - Dillinger's Death at the Biograph Theater and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 46:27


    In the 4th episode of Shadows of Chi-Town, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City. John Dillinger's death at the Biograph Theater and the vicious mob hit known as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 3 - The Italian Bride and The Beast of Bray Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 30:14


    In the 3rd episode of Shadows of Chi-Town, Wags and Kyle investigate two supernatural stories from the Windy City. The Italian Bride of Mt. Carmel Cemetery, whose ghost haunts the grounds, and the Beast of Bray Road, a werewolf or dog man who stalks a rural stretch of road in Elkhorn, WI. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 2 - Tokyo Joe and The Haymarket Square Riot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 44:33


    In the 2nd episode of Shadows of Chi-Town, Wags and Kyle investigate two true crime stories from the Windy City. The Japanese gambler and mob associate, Ken Eto aka Tokyo Joe, and the deadly labor rally known as the Haymarket Square Riot. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

    Ep. 1 - Bachelor's Grove and Resurrection Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 47:27


    In the first episode of Shadows of Chi-Town, Wags and Kyle investigate two supernatural tales of the Windy City. The supposedly haunted Bachelor's Grove and the vanishing hitchhiker known as Resurrection Mary. If you have a true crime or supernatural experience you'd like us to share, contact us below. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChiShadows Email: shadowsofchitown@gmail.com Produced by Kyle Hintz & Wags Music by Nathan Alan 'M3' Bukowiecki Nickells Editing by Kyle Hintz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shadowsofchitown/support

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