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The Grand Mogul Of The Texas DesperadosCommercial Free Safe House EditionEpisode 322 relates the downfall of one of the most desperate desperados of the Old West, John Wesley Hardin, the man so mean that it is alleged he shot a fellow just for snoring.Culled from the historic pages of the Galveston Daily News, The El Paso Times, and other newspapers of the era.More WILD WESTERNSBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

In the heart of Galveston County, a unique initiative is revitalizing local businesses and community engagement through an overlooked form of currency — the $2 bill. The Galveston Daily News, under the leadership of Publisher Leonard Woolsey and spearheaded by Michelle Robinson, its chief revenue director, has rolled out the “$2 Shopping Challenge,” a program designed to encourage residents to spend locally while creating a buzz around community investment.   The campaign combines creativity, community spirit and economic strategy, fostering relationships between businesses and consumers while demonstrating the impact of shopping locally. The challenge has gained traction through partnerships with Moody Bank, local chambers of commerce and economic development corporations, offering a model for other regions to emulate. Access more at this episode's landing page, at: https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/woolsey-and-robinson-on-why-local-spending-starts-with-a-2-bill,253179    

Soon after the murder of 28-year-old Bridgette Gearen at Crystal Beach, Texas, Galveston County Sheriff's Office investigators came upon a lead that would be the impetus and direction of their investigation. A dark colored SUV was reported as the vehicle driven by Bridgette's abductor(s). Throughout the past one and a half decades, Lt. Tommy Hansen, who has continued to work the case almost 15 years past retirement, has found the right avenue to investigate and identified strong suspects, but has not been able to collect the evidence needed to satisfy the Galveston County District Attorney. Part 2 of 2.If you have any information about the 2007 murder of Bridgette Lynn Gearen, please contact the Galveston County Sheriff's Office at (409)766-2300 or (866)248-8477.You can support Gone Cold – Texas True Crime and listen to the show ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us at https://www.gonecold.comFollow gone cold on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, and X. Search @gonecoldpodcast at all or just click linknbio.com/gonecoldpodcastSources: The Government Accountability Project, NASA.com, The National Weather Service, The Galveston Daily News, The Orange Leader, The Houston Chronicle, 12NewsNow.com, and KFDM Fox 4 Beaumont. #JusticeForBridgetteGearen #CrystalBeachTX #OrangeTX #BeaumontTX #Galveston #GalvestonCountyTX #Texas #TX #TrueCrime #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #Unsolved #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrime #Disappeared #Vanished #MissingPerson #Missing #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCase Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

Jeff Parsons came to Texas as a slave with George and Fannie Sutherland when he was nine years old in 1830. This episode focuses on his memories that he shared with the Galveston Daily News. His tale is filled with vivid accounts of the Runaway Scrape and life in early Texas. In addition, this episode shares a letter that Fannie Sutherland wrote to her sister concerning the death of her son, William, at the Alamo, and the events of the Runaway Scrape. If you are enjoying Texas History Lessons, consider buying me a cup of coffee by clicking here! Help make Texas History Lessons by supporting it on Patreon. And a special thanks to everyone that already does. Website: texashistorylessons.com email: texashistorylessons@gmail.com Twitter: @TexasHistoryL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Halloween Eve 2006, 16-year-old Terressa Lynn Vanegas bounced around between friend's houses. Though she was supposed to spend the night with one of them, those plans fell through unbeknownst to her family. Terressa had other plans, anyway, and the teenager was seen that night by several folks who knew her in her hometown of Dickinson, Texas. But the following day when she didn't come home from school, Terressa's family knew something was wrong. Two days later, her body was found in a shallow ditch near her school, Dickinson High. Though there were plenty of witnesses to report last known movements, one person she was seen talking to that night was, apparently, unknown to all of them.If you have any information about the murder of Terressa Lynn Vanegas, please call the Dickinson Police Department at 281-337-4700 or Galveston County Crime Stoppers at 281-763-8477You can support gone cold – texas true crime at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter or X or whatever, Threads, and Instagram by searching @gonecoldpodcastFind us on TikTok and YouTube, where we've finally released content and plan to continue producing more. Search @gonecoldpodcast at bothDavid Lohr's reporting at CrimeLibrary.org, abc13.com, The Galveston Daily News, and The Houston Chronicle were used as sources for this episode. #JusticeForTerressaVanegas #DickinsonTX #Houston #Galveston #Texas #TX #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ColdCase #Unsolved #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #UnsolvedMysteriesThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3203003/advertisement

In the final chapter of our coverage of H.H.Holmes, we talk about the theories connecting him to Jack the Ripper, his final days on the run and a trial and execution that has gone down in history. Thank you to Dave White for research assistance.ReferencesBoston Daily Globe. 1895. "At Burlington." Boston Daily Globe, August 8: 7.—. 1894. "Believes husband dead." Boston Daily Globe, November 20: 1.—. 1894. "Believes husband dead." Boston Daily Globe, November 20: 1.—. 1895. "Hard and Selfish." Boston Daily Globe, August 7: 5.—. 1894. "In the toils." Boston Daily Globe, November 18: 1.—. 1895. "Mother's Love." Boston Daily Globe, August 6: 5.Chicago Chronicle. 1895. "Tells of one crime." Chicago Chronicle, July 30: 2.—. 1895. "Trail of the fiend." Chicago Chronicle, July 21: 1.Chicago Tribune. 1894. "Spins his own web." Chacgo Tribune, November 22: 1.—. 1895. "Holmes recognized in Toronto." Chcago Tribune, July 17: 12.Daily Boston Globe. 1895. "Good Fisherman." Daily Boston Globe, August 9: 4.Galveston Daily News. 1894. "Two Texas Girls." Galveston Daily News, November 22: 1.Geyer, Frank P. 1896. The Holmes-Pitezel Case: A History of the Greatest Crime of the Century and of the Search for the Missing Pitezel Children. Philadelphia, PA: Publishers' Union.Kerns, Rebecca, Tiffany Lewis, and Cailtin McClure. 2012. Herman Webster Mudgett: Dr. H.H. Holmes or Beast of Chicago. Lecture, Radford, VA: Department of Psychology, Radford University.Larson, Erik. 2003. Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.Mudgett, Herman W. 1895. Holmes' Own Story. Philadelphia, PA: Burke and McFetridge Company.New York Times. 1895. "A boy Holmes' first victim." New York Times, July 31: 3.—. 1896. "Appeal of murderer Holmes." New York Times, February 4: 8.—. 1895. "Claims an alibi." New York Times, July 17: 1.—. 1896. "Holmes cool to the end." New York Times, May 8: 1.—. 1895. "Holmes enters a plea of guilty." New York Times, May 29: 1.—. 1896. "Holmes in a ton of cement." New York Times, May 9: 1.—. 1895. "Holmes sentenced to die." New York Times, December 1: 13.—. 1894. "May be charged with murder." New York Times, November 19: 2.—. 1895. "The Williams girls' fate." New York Times, July 21: 10.Philadelphia Inquirer. 1894. "Cause of death a mystery." Philadelphia Inquirer, September 6: 6.—. 1896. "Holmes' chronology." Philadelphia Inquirer, April 12: 18.—. 1896. "Holmes Confesses 27 murders." Philadelphia Inquirer, April 26: 1.Philadelphia Times. 1894. "All looking for Pitezel." Philadelphia Times, November 21: 1.—. 1894. "Perry's Peculiar Death." Philadelphia Times, September 5: 3.Selzer, Adam. 2017. H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing.St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1894. "Arrested Again." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 29: 8.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In August of 1983, a 20-year-old woman working as a cocktail waitress and a DJ was found strangled to death in a vacant field in Texas. When police began investigating her murder, they released the sketch of a mystery man they called “the cowboy”, hoping someone could identify him. Then, her mother began receiving threatening calls from an unknown man, but police had no idea if they were coming from her killer, or who her killer even was. And it would be decades before they would find out. This is the story of Susan Eads. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. On the Case with Paula Zahn: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.278cf816-35c3-4104-a72a-4f767d24d069?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_pvt_aiv-20 2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40482658/susan-lee-eads 3. Cinemaholic: https://thecinemaholic.com/susan-eads-murder-how-did-arthur-davis-die/ 4. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31107042/arthur-raymond-davis 5. KHOU: https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/missing-pieces/susan-eads-misisng-pieces-podcast/285-1042a429-bf22-4ab6-99a1-25474f142e1c 6. The Galveston Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/17158146/?terms=susan%20eads&match=1 7. TX Department of Public Safety: https://www.dps.texas.gov/coldCase/Home/Details/216 8. Charley Project: https://charleyproject.org/case/shelley-kathleen-sikes 9. Galv News: https://www.galvnews.com/specialsections/article_867f2a89-d0b6-5b32-9b5b-0c68c2333439.html 10. Tyler-Courier Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/587904050/?terms=susan%20eads&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When he was 15 years old George B. Dealey went to work for the Galveston Daily News. He eventually was sent to Dallas to star the Dallas Morning News. You can hear more from Bill Ingram weekday mornings on 89.3 KSBJ in Houston, TX, or listen online at ksbj.org.  "Welcome to Texas" with Bill Ingram is a part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope. You can watch, read and listen at hopeondemand.com.

A series of brutal murders terrorized a whole region of the U.S. in the 1910s. Were they really committed by one teenage girl?    Thanks to sponsor Crazy is as Crazy Does: The Life of a Serial Killer by John H. Mudgett--buy it on Amazon or BN. Thanks to sponsor Best Fiends--find it on the Apple App Store or Google Play.  Visit/support/contact: Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH  Amazon Wishlist oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James Vance MacMcLaughlin, Homicide Research Working Groups Annual Symposium Proceedings Findagrave Wiki: St Martinsville, Lafayette Charles Swenson on Camptown Cemetery Stephanie Weber on Mental Floss. Nina M. Hoffpauir on Acadiana Historical Karen Corday on Grunge Newspapers via LOC New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer Newspapers via Newspapers.com Times-Democrat, Galveston Daily News, Weekly Advocate, Crowley Signal, Monroe News Star, Town Talk Music:  Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6740-headless-horseman License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

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Juneteenth is widely considered the final “nail in the coffin” of slavery in the U.S. The New York Times reported that the first written reference of the term occurred in the Galveston (Texas) Daily News. Owned by Southern Newspapers, the masthead proudly states it is the oldest newspaper in Texas, published since 1842. Even the original announcement of General Granger's words freeing the slaves was recorded on the pages of the Daily News.   Daily News publisher Leonard Woolsey states that their company has been “pushing lawmakers, editorializing, and promoting Juneteenth's accent for as long as anyone can recall.” They even published a special 150-year magazine a few years back and have worked with local community members, as well staff members, to lend their voices to help move the important day to the national spotlight.   In this episode of “E&P Reports,” publisher Mike Blinder chats with Woolsey and the Daily News' editor Michael Smith about what it was like to report locally in a city that quickly gained worldwide prominence. How is the paper integrating into the community? And what steps will they take to continue to provide a voice for all Galveston residents? Related links: Galveston Daily News: https://www.galvnews.com Galveston News “Juneteenth Magazine:” https://resources.galvnews.com/sections/juneteenth150/#page=8

Hillary's desire to do more to help stabilize the lives of children in need led her to a 10-year career at Communities In Schools – Bay Area. She worked directly with students in Clear Creek ISD for 5 years before transitioning to the Resource Development Director role where over her tenure, she helped raise over $1M. Also, during this time, Hillary received her Master of Arts from University of Houston – Clear Lake in Cross Cultural Studies.When the opportunity arose to help develop and implement the HIGHER Up Texas program, Hillary knew this was the next step in her life-long goal of positively impacting the life trajectory of children. She is eager and excited to be on this journey to kick start the program during its pilot year at Dickinson High School. Hillary has received the Houston Business Journal's 2015 40 Under 40 honor as well as the Galveston Daily News 2019 40 Under 40 honor. She never takes a day for granted and serves in any way she can to brighten the days of others.  Volunteer with Higher Up Texashttps://higheruptexas.org/be-a-volunteer/Follow Higher Up Texas on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/HigheruptexasHigher Up Texas is a 501(c)3 organization with a mission to create a core-value based environment that introduces high school students to a broader world view through ideas, experiences, people and a network of support outside of their communities to develop critical thinking skills and create a clear path of career trajectory which will serve them throughout their lives. Contact Hillary direct by emailhillary@higheruptexas.orgTrisha Stetzel, owner of ResultsXtreme Business Solutions is your host.More About Trisha Herehttps://teamrxc.com/about-trisha/Video versions of Serving the Communityhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnxZ3MPHYPGn61f6JNIQzVg82I7gIZo_dHow to Connect with TrishaFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/tstetzelLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/trisha-stetzel/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/teamrxc_resultsxtreme/

Hillary Gramm has been empowering youth for past 15 years through her work in the non-profit sector. Growing up, Hillary experienced home life issues, which inspired her to delve into the issues children face that may hinder their chances of success. She works towards achieving her goal of assisting youth in breaking the cycle both professionally and voluntarily through her role in community organizations. Originally from Chicago, Hillary came to Houston after graduating from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. She managed the Bay Area Branch  of Big Brother Big Sisters of Greater Houston where she matched youth with adult role models for the mentor program. Hillary, inspired by the program became a volunteer mentor herself and continues to serve as a Big Sister to Emily. Hillary’s desire to do more to help stabilize the lives of children in need led her to a 10-year career at Communities In Schools – Bay Area. She worked directly  with students in Clear Creek ISD for 5 years before transitioning to the Resource Development Director role where over her tenure, she helped raise over $1M. Also, during this time, Hillary received her Master of Arts from University of Houston – Clear Lake  in Cross Cultural Studies. When the opportunity arose to help develop and implement the HIGHER Up Texas program, Hillary knew this was the next step in her life-long goal of positively  impacting the life trajectory of children. She is eager and excited to be on this journey to kick start the program during its pilot year at Dickinson High School. Hillary has received the Houston Business Journal’s 2015 40 Under 40 honor as well as the Galveston Daily News 2019 40 Under 40 honor. She never takes a day for  granted and serves in any way she can to brighten the days of others. www.higheruptexas.org Please like us and share our facebook! We are trying to get to 2500! www.facebook.com/higheruptexas www.instagram.com/higheruptexas https://www.linkedin.com/company/higher-up-texas/ Colton Trout https://linktr.ee/TTDTLF

Everyone always says “Remember the Alamo” and the ghosts of San Antonino are keen on making it difficult to forget.  Particularly, the spectral denizens of the Menger hotel, once known as the “finest hotel the west of the Mississippi” now holds the moniker of “the most haunted hotel in Texas”  The battle of the Alamo, a deadly fire, a murdered maid, and more are the causes of its infamous reputation, allegedly being home to over 32 spirits…including that of Teddy Roosevelt. Now…let's hear the so-called history of the hotel before we dig deep in the archive to separate fact from folklore… Submit your feedback or personal stories to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com  Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimesandwitchdemeanors Podcast artwork by GiAnna Ligammari: https://gialigammari.wixsite.com/portfolio  Episode Transcript: https://crimesandwitchdemeanors.com/2020/12/11/episode-004-the-ghosts-of-the-menger-hotel/  Sources: Another Outrage: Malicious and Probably Fatal Shooting of a Negro Woman by her Crazed Husband. (1876, March 29). San Antonio Daily Express, 1.   Captain Richard King. (1885, April 15). The Galveston Daily News, 1.   Haunted Menger Hotel | San Antonio's haunted Hotel. (n.d.). Ghost City Tours. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://ghostcitytours.com/san-antonio/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/menger-hotel/   Haunted Menger Hotel in San Antonio – Legends of America. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-mengerhotel/   Historic Hotels San Antonio | Our Story | The Menger Hotel. (n.d.). Menger Hotel. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.mengerhotel.com/about-us   Professor's Wife Dies in Hotel Fall. (1952, June 21). Lubbock Morning Avalanche, 9.   R/Paranormal—[Experience] The Menger Hotel—I saw *something* in the ladies' restroom. (n.d.). Reddit. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/1mgq3z/experience_the_menger_hotel_i_saw_something_in/   r/Paranormal—Menger Hotel, San Antonio. (n.d.). Reddit. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/9qlr00/menger_hotel_san_antonio/   State News. (1876, April 2). The Dallas Daily Herald, 1.   The 140th Anniversary of Sallie White's Murder. (n.d.). The Sisters Grimm Blog. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from http://sistersgrimmghosttourblog.weebly.com/1/post/2016/03/the-140th-anniversary-of-sallie-whites-murder.html   Total Destruction Menger Hotel by Fire is Now Feared. (1924, October 15). The Eagle.   William A Menger (1827-1871)—Find A Grave... (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47178741/william-a-menger   TRANSCRIPT: Hello, and welcome to Crimes and Witch-Demeanors -- I am your host, Joshua Spellman. Thank you so much for tuning in and sticking with me. For everyone who enjoyed the first batch of episodes, thank you so much! I didn't think anyone was going to like them...but that's just my self-hatred. But I'm not going to talk to you about that -- that's what therapists are for. What we're here for is ghosts! I know last episode on Murder Creek was a little light on the ghosts and the spookiness...but this week we have plenty of ghosts to talk about. There is no shortage of ghosts. I feel like we're slowly making our way from coast to coast. So we've done New York and we've done Ohio and now we're making our way to the Southwest. We're in Texas this week! Everyone always says “Remember the Alamo” and the ghosts of San Antonino are keen on making it difficult to forget. Particularly, the spectral denizens of the Menger hotel, once known as the “finest hotel the west of the Mississippi” now holds the moniker of “the most haunted hotel in Texas”. The battle of the Alamo, a deadly fire, a murdered maid, and more are the causes of its infamous reputation, allegedly being home to over 32 spirits…including that of Teddy Roosevelt. President Theodore Roosevelt. I thought you know...Texas no connection to me in Texas...but it turns out that I have a personal connection to this story as well. But we'll get into that later. But spoiler: it has to do with Teddy Roosevelt and my family. If that's not intriguing you enough, let's dig into the so-called history of the Menger Hotel. And as usual, afterwards we'll dig deep into the archives to separate fact from folklore… In the mid-1830's Texas was fighting for their independence from Mexico. Ultimately, what originated as minor disputes and squabbles erupted into one of the bloodiest battles in Texas history. In February of 1836, the Mexican General Santa Anna intent on quashing the rebellion descended upon the Alamo with a phalanx of almost 4,000 soldiers. The Texians and Tejanos were vastly outnumbered but more determined than anyone to fight for their freedom. They banded together and held out against the Mexican forces for thirteen long, agonizing days. Missives were sent to neighboring communities to reinforce their numbers – and they did grow – but it wasn't enough. It was 200 against 4,000, and on March 6 1836, the Mexican soldiers made one final push and rushed the compound. Using a cannon, General Santa Anna's troops blasted open the doors of the church and began slaughtering those inside. The Tejanos and Texians fell one by one, including the American folk hero Davey Crockett. 23 years later, at the site of this bloody battle, the Menger hotel would eventually be built. An old cabinet card featuring William Menger In the 1840's a German immigrant by the name of William A. Menger settled in the cattle ranching town of San Antonio. Menger stayed at a boarding house owned by a widow named Mary Guenther for three years while he found his footings in this new town. Menger quickly established himself and founded the Western Brewery with his business partner Charles Philip Degen, another German Brewmaster, just across the way from Mary's boarding house. The Western Brewery became the first brewery in Texas and also grew to become the largest in the state, with Menger buying out his competitor's breweries and earning the title of “The Beer King” But what is a king without a queen? William Menger married Mary Guenther, and their businesses flourished, resulting in Mary needing to expand her modest boarding house. Together, the Mengers decided that they would construct an lavish hotel bearing their name—a true kingdom to reign over. Construction on the new hotel was completed on February 1, 1859. It was a two story stone structure with 50 rooms and opulent decorations. A tunnel in the cellar attached it to the brewery. In fact, the hotel was so successful, after only three months of being open, William and Mary began sketching plans for the hotel's first expansion—increasing accommodations from 50 rooms to 90, effectively making it the largest hotel in the area. However, the civil war began in 1861 which saw a sharp decline in paying guests at the hotel. Instead, they chose to offer the hotel to be used in the war effort. The hotel was converted to a hospital for the sick or badly wounded for the duration of the war. During this period the hotel saw many tragic deaths. Not long after, William Menger himself passed away inside the hotel during the March of 1871. Despite William's death, Mary Menger refused to let this deter her hotel from becoming a success. She published a notice in the paper claiming his death “would cause no change in the affairs” at the brewery or the hotel…and she cashed in on this promise. She saw over 2,000 guests come to the hotel that year and even had the modern amenity of gas installed. In March of 1876, the Menger received one of its…permanent guests. Sallie White was a chambermaid who worked in the hotel. One night, she got into an argument with her husband and stayed at the hotel to keep her distance. The next day her husband threatened to kill her…and did…and he shot her inside the hotel. Badly injured, Sallie held onto life before succumbing to her injuries on March 28. The hotel paid the cost of her funeral, because she had no other family. Grateful for the hotel's kindness, she is one of the most seen spirits of the hotel. She is typically spotted carrying out her housekeeping duties, bringing clean towels to guests or dusting the furniture. An old newspaper ad depicting the Menger Hotel in the late 1800's The hotel continued to flourish and it seemed that nothing could stop Mary's unparalleled success…everything but her age. Her son refused to inherit the hotel and in 1881 she eventually sold it to Major J.H. Kampmann for $118,500 or the modern equivalent of 2.8 million dollars...Mary also managed to sell him the furnishings for an additional $8,500 or $203,000 today. Mary made sure she got her money's worth. Kampmann added an east wing that December of and a new bar that was unrivaled by anywhere else this side of the pond – an exact replica of the taproom in the House of Lords Club in London, England. This is the same bar where Theodore Roosevelt would sit at, buying young cowboys drinks in order to convince them to join the Rough Riders. Teddy's ghost is still said to sit at the bar today to enjoy a cocktail. The lavish Menger hotel continued to attract wealthy visitors…and claim their souls as its own. Originally from New York City, Captain Richard King was born to poor Irish immigrants. They could not afford to care for him and so sold him into indentured servitude. He hated being a servant and soon escaped on a ferry bound for the Mississippi river. Richard would go on to become one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of the 19th century. He founded a steamboat company, served in the Civil War, and after his first visit to Texas…decided he was going to buy all of Corpus Christi. There, he opened his massive one million acre ranch. King developed a love for the Menger hotel and he ended up staying there so often that he was given his own private suite on the second floor. This is where he died, after succumbing to a battle with stomach cancer on April 14, 1885. The Menger hotel held his funeral in the lobby and it was said to be one of the largest funeral processions that San Antonio had ever seen. Captain Richard King's ghost is frequently seen inside his private suite…or walking through the wall where the original door to it had been. The shutters in the room open and close on their own, people hear his heavy footsteps, and a mysterious red orb only ever seen in his room The last major tragedy to befall the Menger hotel occurred in October of 1924. A fire started in the kitchen and the flamed traveled up the walls to the ceiling. The Menger's intricate woodwork that trails throughout the whole hotel was the vector that allowed the fire to completely consume the third and fourth floors. However, a night clerk was able to evacuate all 101 of the guests from the hotel before they could be injured. Instead…the injuries occurred when the firetruck, on its way to the scene, crashed into a streetcar. The two firemen were injured as well as the three individuals in the streetcar. Thankfully, everyone recovered. The hotel recovered from this tragedy and continued to grow and expand. In 1949, an additional 125 rooms and air conditioning were added and the stately bar was moved to the other side of the hotel. In 1975 the hotel was added to the National Register of historic places and remains a popular place to stay to this day. Those that stay here frequently report ghostly sightings and unexplained events. The ghosts are here to make sure that no one forgets the Alamo…or them. I know this sounded like more of a dry history lesson – but this part of the podcast is where it juicy. Last week with Murder Creek, we were pretty void of the paranormal so this week we have it in droves. We just have a small amount of history to trudge through first! The details of the hotel, it's owners, and most of the ghosts have all been almost 100% historically accurate…save for the story of the chambermaid Sallie White. I ended up discovering something about her that lets me get on my soapbox in regards to the historic record. So when I was looking for Sally White I was so sure that I was going to find a great deal of evidence since I had exact dates…and we had names. Sallie White and her husband was said to be Henry Wheeler so I was super excited but I was coming up empty-handed. I couldn't find any census information on Sallie White or Henry Wheeler. I couldn't find their graves – nothing. I was reading through the newspapers around those dates of not only San Antonio, but neighboring cities like Dallas as well, around the dates of the crime and I didn't see anything mentioning the name Sally White or Henry Wheeler, her husband or the Menger Hotel...but I did find a story that sounded vaguely like what happened to Sallie in the April 2, 1876 issue of the Dallas Daily Herald. It reads as follows (please forgive the language of the time, it's important to the discussion and the context): Dallas Daily Herald Article A negro woman was shot and dangerously wounded by her husband in San Antonio last Tuesday. But slight hopes of her recovery. That's was it. That was the blurb. I looked at a calendar for 1876 and the Tuesday prior…to this issue…was March 28th. I found Sallie! And the reason I couldn't even find her name or a census record was because Sallie White was black. The civil war had only ended 11 years prior and, as we know, things were not in great for black people during that time, and it wasn't going to be for awhile...and it still isn't great today. But especially for black women. But looking back this explains why I was able to find nearly nothing on Sallie White. In retrospect, I'm just an idiot. I didn't put two and two together that ledger from the hotel that lists the cost of her funeral says “col chambermaid, deceased, murdered by husband” and that clearly stood for "colored" and I just didn't put that together. But this brings me to discuss a topic about archives and libraries before we get to the paranormal (I promise it's coming!). The historic record, archives in particular, always reflects the viewpoints of those in power. Typically, this has meant cis het white men with lots of money. No one cared about the archives of the Irish immigrants or free black slaves. These aren't the types of materials that museums and libraries have been interested in. So women, queer people, immigrants, and the poor rarely have their stories preserved or told. It's only been recently that people realize how important their stories are and are trying to scrape together what they can to fill in the gaps of the historic record. At my job, even with cases recently as the 1970's, I've had so much trouble researching women…because I can never find their real names! Their husbands names are more often used such as Mrs. James McGovern that even if I can use that to find out some information…their name has been completely lost to history. So…yeah. That's my librarian shoptalk soapbox that I'm getting down from now so that I can tell Sallie's real story and then we can get to the GHOSTS. So, Sallie was not shot within the walls of the Menger Hotel. Her “husband” aka her commonwealth husband Henry Wheeler was known to be prone to anger and jealousy. They were in and out of the courts at the time on domestic charges, which landed Wheeler with a criminal record. However, they stayed as a couple. On Monday, March 28th 1876, Henry was furious about something and Sallie wasn't home, which angered him even more. He scoured the neighborhood looking for her, and upon finding her began to abuse her in public. He dragged her home and continued to hurt her and swore that he was going to murder her. Sallie managed to escape and contact the police, who searched the home for firearms but found nothing. Sallie pleaded with police that she couldn't stay with him that night because he would kill her as she slept. The police arranged for her to sleep at the Recorder's office where she was able to sleep safely. The next morning, however, between 6 and 7 am, she made her way home to get ready for work. When she entered her neighborhood, there was Henry Wheeler, brandishing a six shooter in his hand. There, in the streets, he shot Sallie, wounding her in the bowels severely. She ran, as two more shots hit her in the bosom. She came to collapse at the Menger Brewery. Sallie was taken to the third floor of the Menger hotel where it took her two whole days to die. Mary Menger was said to have truly cared for Sallie and that is why she covered the costs of her funeral – 25$ for the grave and another 7$ for the coffin. Sadly, Wheeler escaped and was never caught. Now…Sallie's ghost can be found on the third floor of the original hotel building, so if you want to see her, that's where you should go. People see a semi-transparent figure of a woman wearing a maid's uniform, a beaded necklace, and a scarf tied around her head. She's usually seen walking through doors or walls, carrying sheets or towels. One guest even saw Sallie folding sheets in her room as she was taking a shower and allegedly ran downstairs to the front desk out of fear. Now I found this story on reddit from the user tuffythetooth: I was at the Menger Bar and I had to use the restroom so I walked in and took care of business. No one was in the bathroom - it was a Tuesday evening, I believe, so the bar and hotel weren't busy. I exited the stall and walked towards the sink to wash my hands. I heard the door creak open (it's a rather heavy door so it makes a bit of noise) and I looked to see if anyone had entered the bathroom. Normally, I am not so nosy, but I just felt really strange. No one came through the door. I kind of shrugged it off and I started looking in the mirror to reapply my lipstick and all of a sudden, a bright ball of light about the size of a snack plate flew in front of my face, hovered, and then flew into a corner and disappeared. I saw it in front of me and I saw it in the mirror. Needless to say, I took the heck off. Now people claim that this is Sallie, even though her haunt is the third floor. Other commenters in the thread say that people see Sallie in the restroom all the time and I guess I'll just have to take their word for it…now the next guest is unmistakeable when you see him or hear him. And that's Theodore Roosevelt. Now I have two small personal connections to Teddy as well as the Rough Riders that he was recruiting at the Menger. First, allegedly my great, great grandfather was a Mexican outlaw that rode with Pancho Villa against the Rough Riders…which I think is kind of cute. Secondly…Theodore Roosevelt was one of the only Presidents inaugurated outside of DC, in this case due to the assassination of William McKinley in Buffalo. And…well…my father and grandfather reupholstered the historic furniture a the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural site and museum which is also kind of cute! Try as I might…I have had some kind of connection to most of the stories I've told here so far. So Teddy was only at the Menger a total of three times in his life but apparently he loved the bar and is seen there quite frequently. He sits at the bar as a very solid apparition, and sometimes will holler at the workers to get their attention. For those that have spoken with him, he's said to try and recruit them to join the Rough Riders! But…I love this one story about Teddy because it's so stupid. A new employee was closing up the bar alone, and when he was nearly finished, he turned to see Theodore Roosevelt sitting at the bar. He was just sitting there, staring at the boy like he did with all the staff there, but this scared the crap out of this newbie. The employee ran to the bar doors and tried to get out, but they were locked. In a panic he began to wildly punch the doors while screaming to be let out. And…I just cannot get the image of Teddy just staring at this maniac trying to run away while just sipping on his whiskey. I bet Teddy found it funny. Eventually another employee heard the pounding on the bar doors and let them out. The poor guy eventually quit. Being a hotel, the Menger has seen countless acts of violence and murder. When I was investigating the fire that happened in the 20's I came across one of these many other deaths that happened there in 1952. Lubbock Morning Avalanche article I'll quickly read the article from the Lubbock Morning Avalanche: There's no stories of her ghost, but I can't help but think she must be one of the 32 purported spirits…maybe even the one that led to this horrifying story from reddit user Hakuhofan: A few years back I took my wife to the historic Menger Hotel for her birthday weekend. The hotel is a very popular place and has been around since the 1800's. It has an old wing (original) and a new wing. The old wing is absolutely beautiful and we reserved a room in this section for the weekend. We checked in around midnight and go straight to bed. My phone battery died on the trip. I put our suitcases in the closet and close the door. I have a habit. Anytime I close a door I give it a slight tug in the opposite direction to make certain it is latched. It's all one quick motion and it's just an old habit. We get woken up at about 3:20am to my wife's phone ringing. We both wake up and she answers it without looking at it. “Hello?” static “Hello?” garbled voice She's still on the phone and I say “Who is it?” static...silence...AAARRGGBBRRGGHAAAGGHH!!!!!!! Same garble voice but agitated and then click it hung up. I could hear the last one because it was quiet. I was like WTF? We looked at each other and looked at the caller ID and it was MY PHONE. She pulled my phone out of her purse and checked it, I checked it. It was dead. It wouldn't turn on. Just like we left it. We both looked at each other, kinda nervously chuckled a little (not much), and I said “Happy birthday?” We went back to sleep. I'll admit I kinda laid there for at least an hour just freaked out. When we woke up in the morning and the closet door was open. Not cracked or slightly open, ALL THE WAY OPEN as far as the door would go. 2nd day we ate lunch in the historic dining room and I had to get something from the room. I left her at the table and made my way to the elevator where it just opened. No sensors. It just opened. I said thank you and got in. All in all the entities we encountered were friendly. We will stay there again. Old section only of course. ...okay...first off...pretty friendly? A ghost called you and screamed at you. That's not friendly my friend. That is scary. But hey, if you weren't too freaked out and you just think "Hey let's just go back there, let's just get harassed by a ghost on my own phone" then sure. What the heck. If you're looking for a spooky hotel to stay at and you happen to be going to Texas, it sounds like the Menger is definitely giving you some ghostly room service. If you stay in the old section of the hotel you'll get the full experience: you get to see Sallie, you can see Teddy Roosevelt, you get to get yelled at on your phone by some horrifying entity, and apparently their elevators are full service. Which comes in handy during COVID-19 times-- you don't want to have to touch those buttons everyone else is touching. So that is the historic Menger Hotel and the ghosts that inhabit it. I hope you enjoyed today's episode. Any scans or images will be on the podcast instagram @crimesandwitchdemeanors. Please leave us a review on iTunes if you like the show. If you have any feedback, please don't hesitate to either DM me on instagram or shoot an email to crimesandwitchdemeanors@gmail.com I am all ears to any constructive criticism you may have. Which brings us to the end of today's episode! I'll see you next week for another ghost story. But, until then...stay spooky!  

In the fall of 1984, the future was looking promising for 20-year-old college junior, Angie Samota. The university student had just moved into her own condominium, had a boyfriend, plenty of friends, and a job in the field she was studying.....But sometimes, bad things happen to good people. Music Credits:The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan FosterThe Funkoars – Feel The MadnessUsed with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoarsPlease check out this episodes sponsors and help support our podcast:Sakara - Get 20% off your first order today using code MADNESS at checkouthttps://www.sakara.com/pages/madness?utm_medium=madness&utm_source=podcastSimpliSafe - Get FREE shipping and a 60-day risk free trialhttps://simplisafe.com/madnessBest Fiends - Download Best Fiends FREE on the Apple App Store or Google PlayMadison Reed: Get 10% off plus FREE SHIPPING on your first Color Kit go to madison-reed.com and enter PROMO CODE: MINDSResearch & Writing:Alison SchwartzSpecial Thanks:Sheila Wysocki https://sheilawysocki.com/https://www.withoutwarningpodcast.com/homeIf you would like to support the show and get some extra perks including extra content, including early release/ad-free episodes, Go to - https://www.patreon.com/MadnessPodWebsite - https://mindsofmadnesspodcast.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/themindsofmadness/Twitter - @MadnessPod https://twitter.com/MadnessPodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/themindsofmadness/Sources:Bever, Lindsay. “Her friend’s brutal murder was unsolved for decades. This is how she helped find the killer.” The Washington Post, June 29 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/29/the-woman-who-became-a-private-investigator-to-help-solve-her-friends-cold-murder-case/?noredirect=onHaas, Brian. “Her message: stay alive by any means.” The Tennessean, March 8 2012. Print.McDermott, Sarah. “My best friend’s killer got away - until I made police try again.” BBC News, June 26, 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44470377Stone, Rachel. “Murder case followed neighborhood resident for decades.” Advocate (Lakewood/East Texas), Oct 3, 2012. https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2012/10/03/murder-case-followed-neighborhood-resident-for-decades/Wynn, Christopher. “Wrongly suspected man recalls trying days.” Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Oct 5, 2012. https://www.lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-10-05/wrongly-suspected-man-recalls-trying-days“Police seek clues in stabbing death of SMU junior.” Austin-American Statesman, Oct 15 1984. Print.“Slain co-ed dubbed ‘All-American Girl.’ “ The Kilgore News Herald, Oct 15, 1984. Print.“SMU Student...killing still unsolved.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dec 13 1984. Print.“Student slaying link sought.” The Galveston Daily News, Oct 16 1984. Print.“Police have few leads in slaying of SMU student.” The Odessa American, Oct 15 1984. Print“Donald Andrew Bess, Jr. “ The Texas Tribune. https://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-prisons/inmates/donald-andrew-bess-jr/1104023/“Donald Andrew Bess Jr., appellant v. the State of Texas.” The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, March 6, 2013. https://cases.justia.com/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/ap-76-377.pdf?ts=1462448597

YESTERDAY’S NEWS -- Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism... The Grand Mogul Of The Texas Desperados Episode 322 relates the downfall of one of the most desperate desperados of the Old West, John Wesley Hardin, the man so mean that it is alleged he shot a fellow just for snoring. Culled from the historic pages of the Galveston Daily News, The El Paso Times, and other newspapers of the era. You can find out more about the career of John Sellman, the man who killed John Wesley Hardin and 13 other outlaws, by registering at the Safe House at www.patreon.com/truecrimehistorian. A bonus episode, “14 Notches On A Colt 45” will be published Thursday for patrons pledging just a dollar a month or more. *** A creation Of Pulpular Media Can’t wait for the next episode to drop? Download the new podcast app Himalaya and get each new episode a day early, and drop a buck in the tip jar for True Crime Historian. Support your favorite podcaster at www.patreon.com/truecrimehistorian. Just a dollar a month reserves your bunk at the safe house and access to exclusive content and whatever personal services you require. Z-O-L-A Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love, will give you $50 off your registry when you land at Zola.com/True Take care of your body with a subscription to Care/Of and get personalized vitamin and supplement packs right to your door, and get 50 percent off your first month with the secret code TCH50 when you check out at takecareof.com. Don’t forget to use the secret code TCH to get $100 of free delivery credit for your first seven days when you download the Postmates app. *** Opening theme by Nico Vitesse. Some music and sound effects licensed from podcastmusic.com. Closing theme by Dave Sams and Rachel Schott, engineered by David Hisch at Third Street Music. Media management by Sean Miller-Jones Richard O Jones, Executive Producer

Developing Community Self-Esteem   All communities are composed of individuals.  The process of building community self-esteem is similar to the process we each use to learn and strengthen our own individual self-esteem. Your host and two members from the Galveston Daily News discuss various approaches to how communities can develop more positive ways to strengthen the whole community by developing its parts.  Communities always have the power to focus on their positive or negative characteristics as they develop their group esteem.

Twenty-nine years ago a gunman entered a Texas daycare center, killed one woman and severely wounded another. Scott Reeder covered the case back then and returned to Texas last month to see the crime's lasting impact. He talked to survivors, detectives and family members of the slain woman as they prepare for the killer being released.   On Dec. 7, 1988, Clyde “Buddy” Spence entered a Texas daycare center and shot two workers in front of dozens of screaming children. One worker, Joyce Marques, suffered three serious bullet wounds but survived. The other worker, her daughter in-law, Charlotte “Dawndy” Marques suffered two bullet wounds and died climbing a playground fence as she fled the gunman. After three months on the lam, Spence was arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Scott Reeder, then a cub reporter at the Galveston Daily News covered the 1989 trial of Spence, where he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The case has long haunted Reeder, a veteran journalist who now produces the hit podcast Suspect Convictions. Questions that he has asked over the years are: What impact have those two minutes of terror had on the community  almost 30 years after the crime? Does a family ever reach closure after suffering such a loss? How has the trauma affected the children who witnessed the crime? And what becomes of man after 30 years in some of Texas’ most violent prisons? Reeder returned to Galveston County and interviewed the woman wounded in the attack, the sisters of the person killed, one of the children narrowly missed by the bullets, detectives who worked the case and prosecutors who have kept him behind bars. He also visited Spence in the Texas prison where he is being prepared for release into society. The answers he received were surprising and go to the heart of society’ most challenging questions regarding grief, forgiveness and healing.   Sponsors: ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter.com/Suspect HelloFresh: HelloFresh.com, enter promo code "suspect30"

Clyde "Buddy" Spence will soon be released from prison. Scott Reeder visits him in prison and asks why he shot two people in a daycare center. One of his victims was holding a 3-year-old girl when she was shots. Reeder talks that child, now a mother in her 30s, about how the crime impacted her life.   On Dec. 7, 1988, Clyde “Buddy” Spence entered a Texas daycare center and shot two workers in front of dozens of screaming children. One worker, Joyce Marques, suffered three serious bullet wounds but survived. The other worker, her daughter in-law, Charlotte “Dawndy” Marques suffered two bullet wounds and died climbing a playground fence as she fled the gunman. After three months on the lam, Spence was arrested and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Scott Reeder, then a cub reporter at the Galveston Daily News covered the 1989 trial of Spence, where he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The case has long haunted Reeder, a veteran journalist who now produces the hit podcast Suspect Convictions. Questions that he has asked over the years are: What impact have those two minutes of terror had on the community  almost 30 years after the crime? Does a family ever reach closure after suffering such a loss? How has the trauma affected the children who witnessed the crime? And what becomes of man after 30 years in some of Texas’ most violent prisons? Reeder returned to Galveston County and interviewed the woman wounded in the attack, the sisters of the person killed, one of the children narrowly missed by the bullets, detectives who worked the case and prosecutors who have kept him behind bars. He also visited Spence in the Texas prison where he is being prepared for release into society. The answers he received were surprising and go to the heart of society’ most challenging questions regarding grief, forgiveness and healing.   Sponsors: HelloFresh: HelloFresh.com, enter promo code "suspect30" Casper: Casper.com/Suspect Harry's: Harrys.com/Suspect

Defining Self-Identity with Sports Mike Bailey, Sports Editor of the Galveston Daily News joins your host to discuss the awesome power that our society gives sports to acquire values, attitudes, and behaviors during our personal growth into adulthood. Sports tend to reflect our society at home, school, church, work, etc., by teaching important values and attitudes. We learn much of how we see ourselves as individuals and as members of our society through the positive or not-so-positive experiences we have with the world of sports. We often choose to see ourselves and others as a result of mental 'silent tapes' of our previous experiences with sports. We often are not aware of how powerful these silent messages can be in influencing our positive and/or negative moods and behaviors long after the causation factors took place.

Today we learned about Houston Money week and visited with HMW partner Money Management International. We were joined by Regional Director of Education and Community relations for MMI Rudy Cavazos Jr. We also discussed working with a non-profit credit counseling agency, financial literacy and credit card fraud   Recognized as a credit authority, Cavazos has represented MMI in numerous television, radio, print and online interviews.  He has hosted a weekly money management segment on a major San Antonio television station.  Also, Cavazos' quotes have appeared in national periodicals such as Wall Street Journal, TIME Washington Post, Chicago Tribune and Newsweek magazine. Locally, you can find his quotes and articles in newspapers such as The Courier and The Galveston Daily News. Cavazos joined MMI as a credit counselor at the Texas City, Texas office in 1996, where he assisted clients from Galveston County and South Houston and established relationships with local financial institutions.  In his 16 years at MMI, Cavazos has held several positions within the organization; counselor, community relations manager, regional director of counseling both in Houston and  San Antonio, Director of Public Relations, Regional Director, Industry Relations, Regional Director of Development and currently Regional Director of Education and Community Relations. You can find learn more about Houston Money Week and Money Management International by visiting : www.houstonmoneyweek.org    and www.moneymanagement.org     You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters

Loser Leaves Town 9/7/10 w/ Colt Cabana on the Observer HOF Colt Cabana returns to discuss his ballot for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. A fun show as always w/ Cabana, as he discusses his reasoning for his picks as well as his other projects including his own podcast and his comedy.  As usual, other fun topics come up as well.  Check out his podcast, his store, and his Twitter account for more fun from the world of Colt Cabana, and remember to check out Cageside Seats for my daily writings on the pro graps and the occasional Cageside Radio podcast, including my interview with Frank Shamrock. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 1/10/10 w/ Ross Hart The foremost historian on all things Hart family and Stampede Wrestling, former program seller/TV producer/booker/wrestler/TV interviewer Ross Hart joins me for a fun look at everybody’s favorite prairie territory.  We talk about his first memories of wrestling, producing the TV show, Stampede leaving the NWA, the British and Japanese wrestlers who went through Stampede, wrestling in Hungary and England, the origins of the ladder match, and much more.  A really good show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 12/5/09 w/ Dave Walsh: Discussion of Umaga’s death, Gail Gagne’s criminal charges, and more Dave Walsh of Cageside Seats and Head Kick Legend joins me to discuss the big news items from this past week and much more.  We talk about the death of Umaga and related topics including drugs in wrestling and how the decline in Japan has hurt American wrestlers, Gail Gagne’s arrest for allegedly having sex with a student at the school she worked at, and other stuff including Shane McMahon and Mark Cuban: Raw Guest Host. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/09 w/ Bill Dundee Memphis legend “Superstar” Bill Dundee oins me to discuss his career including his various booking jobs, pushing younger wrestlers, various Memphis-related topics, working for the Cole Brothers Circus, his wrestling school, and much more.  Definitely worth a listen if you’re a fan of Memphis and/or Mid-South.  You can email Bill via his website if you’re interested in wrestling training or the circus. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/14/09 w/ Colt Cabana & Rob Naylor on midget wrestling I’m joined by Rob Naylor and Colt Cabana as we discuss midget wrestling throughout history.  Lots of fun stuff including whether or not it’s okay to find midgets adorable, Cabana on his love of using comedy spots borrowed from midgets, Little Beaver’s appearance in Meatballs III, Billy Barty and Lou Albano in Bodyslam, a green Cabana missing his shot at being (a) Doink, Ninja Turtles, Roger Ebert’s dirty mind, and much more.  An action packed 80 minutes! Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/21/09 - Live at Lucha Va Voom w/ T.J. Perkins and Cassandro! Recorded last night at Lucha Va Voom’s successful New York debut, it’s the Loser Leaves Town Podcast. First I’m joined by T.J. Perkins (AKA Pinoy Boy/Puma/Cobra II, currently El Bombero in Lucha Va Voom) to discuss his travels around the world as a 25 year-old who’s a 10 year veteran.  Lots of great stuff about going to New Japan and the LA Dojo including wrestling in the Tokyo Dome, the MMA training that led to him actually having fights, becoming Cobra II while being tempted with promises of maybe eventually being Tiger Mask V, and much more. After that is Cassandro, the top exotico in wrestling today.  A 21 year veteran, he talks about his pre-wrestling career as a medical assistant, being trained by Rey Misterio Sr. in the class that included the original Psicosis/Nicho and a very young Rey Mysterio (Jr.), wrestling in Juarez and El Paso, being a gay man in the wrestling business in Mexico, how Antonio Peña helped him and others, his current travels around the world (including wrestling El Hijo del Santo at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France!), and more. All in all, a very fun hour of interviews. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/6/09 w/ Kurt Brown: Observer Hall of Fame 2009 Part 2 It’s time for the sequel to Friday’s show with Kurt Brown (seen above as Lucky Pierre) about everyone on the 2009 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame ballot.  From Rick Rude to Tim Woods and then the “non-wrestler” candidates from Albano to Ventura, it’s another 2 hours of fun.  If you liked the last show, this is more of the same with a wealth of information and stories from Kurt’s mental compendium of pro graps history and oddities. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 9/4/09 w/ Kurt Brown: Observer Hall of Fame 2009 Part 1 I’m joined by Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame voter, wrestler/historian/reporter/etc Kurt Brown (being bitten in the above photograph by El Fisico Nuclear) to discuss the every single act on the ballot (in alphabetical order) for the 2009 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame voting.  This is a task so huge that it must be divided into two parts, two hours each (yes, it’s long!).  In part 1, we cover everyone on the ballot from the Andersons to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express, with tons of sidetracking to other topics such as The Monster, Lars Anderson’s cyborg gimmick, and much more.  I learned a ton from throwing names at Kurt’s psychedelic wrestling brain and you will, too.  A great, great show.  Part 2 of this Labor Day weekend spectacular will be posted on Sunday or Monday. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 8/28/09 w/ Rob Naylor: IWA Mid-South memories and Russians Rob Naylor finally rejoins me as we get back into the groove with the first Loser Leaves Town Podcast to be part of Cageside Seats (which is my main outlet now, but this site is staying put to make things easier for iTunes users and the like), part of the SB Nation network of blogs.  In the sequel to our popular Pacific Islanders show, we discuss the many Russians throughout the years in pro wrestling on top of our favorite memories of IWA Mid-South.  Learn which Russians were real (not a lot…at all), listen to us debate the merits of Nikolai Volkoff, be amazed at the match we suggested to IWA that they didn’t book because they thought it wouldn’t draw for some reason, and much more.  Over 2 hours(!!! -  It’s not like you have to listen to it all in one sitting) of heart-stopping action and the usual fun that results from putting me and Rob together. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/26/08 w/ CM Punk & Rob Naylor Rob Naylor co-hosts a Thanksgiving weekend spectacular where we interview one of of the World Tag Team Champions, former World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk! A great show (with them carrying me at times) where Punk discusses his past as an independent wrestler, his matches with John Morrison, burying the hatchet with Teddy Hart, having a bunch of merchandise, and much more, including a hilarious Tony Garea story that includes a fine vocal impersonation. Plus, Punk hands the phone to his good friend François Kevorkian (who may or may not be the same one who mixed for Depeche Mode) for a fascinating and enlightening discussion. Almost 80 minutes of the most (self?-)important Loser Leaves Town Podcast EVER! Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/08 w/ Rob Naylor on SAMOANS! and other Pacific Islanders After a fricking year, the show is back in style as Rob Naylor joins me to discuss wrestlers from Samoa and other Pacific Islands for over TWO HOURS! Yes. Consider it two shows or something. Naylor thought two hours or less would be too short for a topic like this. The usual fun with Naylor includes the two of us doing a reading of a legendary Jimmy Snuka promo, why Tama was so awesome, Samoan farmers, and the usual tangents that stray far from the topic. Plus, a brief special bonus where my upstairs neighbors make lots of noise and people yell at them (really)! A good show full of wacky Naylor fun. Special thanks to: Online World of Wrestling for making this show so much easier and if you want to hear more Rob Naylor, keep checking this site out as well as the archives of the late, great Joe Versus The World and The Dr. Keith Show at F4WOnline/FigureFourOnline/WrestlingObserver.com Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/27/07 w/ Lance Russell Lance Russell returns for another great interview. Lots of ground covered, including his departure from Memphis/the CWA for WCW in 1989, producing the WCW Hotline 900 number (as well as Jim Herd’s post-WCW hotline venture), Jerry Jarrett’s accusations against him and Jerry Lawler, the various Memphis bookers, random thoughts on various personalities that came through Memphis, and much more. Over 70 minutes long and well worth listening to. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 8/5/07 w/ Dutch Savage Northwestern wrestling legend Dutch Savage joins me to discuss his career, with topics including how he broke in, bad payoffs from Nick Gulas and others, the creation of his specialty: the Coal Miner’s Glove Match, working with NWA World Champions, why he left the business, and more. A fun-filled and informative 36 minute interview. Download it here. The Bixenspan Group 7/1/07 I’m joined by Dave Walsh, Steven Louis Lerner, and Andrew J. Wallace as we discuss the wrestling business driving people insane/insane people going into the wrestling business, why you should all watch AAA, Marvin the Baby, Japanese wrestling in 2007 and its western fans, the how the WON awards are shaping up, Edge being awesome, Batista’s turtleneck, and more. An hour and forty-four minutes(!) of exciting wrestling chat. Much better than last time as there’s a format and good discussion and everything. Download it here. The Bixenspan Group 6/17/07 My latest bad idea: A roundtable show. Fun though disjointed as it was done on short notice and there are TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES that include the show ending suddenly right as we were about to finish up. Panelists Dave Walsh (until his phone dies), Steven Louis Lerner, and Brian W. Tosh discuss Vince McMahon and his untimely death, the draft, Bob Backlund’s cardboard belt, & more. Next week will be tighter, I swear. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/18/07 w/ J.J. Dillon J.J. Dillon joins me to discuss his book, Dick Murdoch and his punches, the most important aspects of booking, booking a territory vs booking the (inter)nationally expanded WWF, the business model of Grand Prix in the Maritimes, wrestling El Santo, and much, much more. A fun 85 minutes that flew by. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/14/07 w/ Gypsy Joe The world’s oldest active professional wrestler, Gypsy Joe joins the show to discuss his career, including being lit on fire by Dynamite Kid, being the first to jump off the top of a steel cage, Chris Champion killing a town, and more. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/10/07 w/ Lance Russell The incomparable Lance Russell joins me to discuss various topics such as Sputnik Monroe, Elvis Presley, his WCW stint (including working with the Freebirds), being recognized outside of the Memphis territory, the music of Jimmy Hart, and much, much more. A tremendous show and I can’t wait to have him on again. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 2/4/07 w/ John Lister British wrestling writer John Lister joins me to discuss his books (Slamthology and Turning The Tables), British wrestling history, Brits in the WON Hall of Fame, his trips to the US to see wrestling, and more. A fun (if long) show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 12/18/06 w/ Scott Norton Scott Norton joins the show to discuss his new promotion, arm wrestling, Rick Rude as a teenager, the dying days of the AWA, Tony Condello’s death tours of Manitoba (GREAT stories), his 15 year relationship w/ NJPW, why Kevin Wacholz thanks him every time they talk, Hulk Hogan taking liberties with David Flair, steroids in pro wrestling, and much, much more.  Almost 85 minutes of fun. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/7/06 w/ Steven Prazak As I try to get back into the swing of things, here’s Steven Prazak to discuss the GWF, ECW, Georgia Indies, The Shennonumake Post, and more. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 11/1/06 w/ Jon “Craig Johnson” Horton Jon Horton (known as Craig Johnson in the USWA & GWF from ‘90-’92) joins the show. We discuss his return to wrestling this past Saturday night producing & announcing for AWA Washington, how he got his USWA job, Saturday morning TV taping stories including the time he was fireballed in the locker room by Jerry Jarrett, the formation of the GWF including Olu Oliami, Baron Von Steiger, & The English Lords, his exit from the GWF while searching for The Viper, the formation of The Atlanta Boys & THE SHENANUMAKE POST, Chick Donovan’s tribute to the troops, and much more. This was a hell of a lot of fun and my favorite show so far. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/29/06 w/ Scott Williams Scott Williams, crime reporter and pop culture columnist for The Galveston Daily News, as well as the author of Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore, Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW joins me to discuss his books, crime, Mid-South Wrestling, what exactly he does for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the reaction to his column about Kurt Angle’s firing, his top 100 cover songs, and more fun stuff. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/27/06 w/ Bob Barnett & Brian Last Bob Barnett and our friend Brian Last join the show. Mainly we discuss Mike Lano in a tribute of sorts to his wacky antics over the years. Lots of other fun tangents include whether or not Diamond Lil’ is retarded based on her appearance in Lipstick & Dynamite, Paul McCartney’s divorce, former Lucha Libre promoter Ron Skoler’s current venture, wrestling for the deaf, and more! A fun show. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/19/06 w/ Dave Prazak Dave Prazak, the promoter of Shimmer - Women Athletes joins me to discuss this coming Sunday’s Shimmer DVD taping (for the 7th & 8th DVD volumes), the retail release of Shimmer DVDs starting Tuesday w/ Vol. 1, breaking into the business via ring announcing for Dennis Coraluzzo, his “Outside Interference” newsletter & public access show including the time he almost interviewed Eric Bischoff, the $2,500 that the Insane Clown Posse owes him, the creation of Shimmer, ROH’s Manhattan Center debut, THE SHENANUMAKE POST, and a bunch of other fun and random topics. Download it here. Loser Leaves Town Podcast 10/15/06: Debut show w/ Bob Barnett Bob Barnett joins me to discuss shooting Lucha shows, how he got into wrestling and video trading, Antonio Peña, a certain other video dealer in Pennsylvania, and more! Download it here.