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Radio Vérté Presents: The Spoon River Gothic Podcast - True Crime Narratives Written & Narrated by Cory ZimmermanExecutive Producer Cory Zimmerman.Written, Edited & Narrated by Cory Zimmerman.Research by Rachel Laubis, Moira King & Allison Hester.Blog Written by Samantha Thomas.Subscribe to THE SRG AGENCY @ https://www.patreon.com/SpoonRiverGothicPodcast & Access The SPOON RIVER GOTHIC CASE FILE for Bonus Weekly Episodes & Investigative Materials (Audio Interviews, Trial Footage, Police Files, Court Documents, Photos, Diagrams, etc.) to Accompany each Season Two Episode.Patreon @ ...

Here within is a collection of 57 accounts of firsthand narratives of people captured by Indians in colonial times who lived to tell their story of the lives, customs, kindness, and cruelties of Native Americans. Indian raids on small farming communities were bloody and gruesome events, with young and old stripped, clubbed, and scalped. While many were treated harshly by the Indians, some were treated with much kindness by their captors. They were only able to endure these torments through their unwavering belief that God would see them through their terrible ordeal.

World Prizefighting Champion and Tammany Hall Enforcer On July 26, 1854, World Prizefighting Champion John Morrissey challenged part-time prize-fighter and New York Whig enforcer William "Bill the Butcher" Poole to a street fight. The bad blood between Morrissey and Poole culiminated in Stanwix Hall on February 25, 1855. The outcome led to three trials and a twenty-year campaign to rebuild a reputation.

Beyond Belief is a unique compilation of short stories by a team of a dozen authors and researchers. Herein you will find some of the most amazing stories ever told, each of them presented in an historically factual manner without hyperbole or literary license. Even more amazing is the fact that each of these stories is TRUE! “Great Escapes” is the twelfth book in the series. Here you will find amazing stories of escapes from captivity by American servicemen from the Civil War to the recent War on Terrorism, with tales of amazing escapes from all four theaters of action in World War II....

Revised and Expanded - 4 unsolved murders. 8 officers. The deadliest year for St. Louis Police. Read about the murders that shook a city. Never again would assaults and accidents claim so many officers.

“Beyond Belief” is a unique compilation of short stories by a team of authors and researchers. Herein you will find some of the most amazing stories ever told, each of them presented in an historically factual manner without hyperbole or literary license. Even more amazing is the fact that each of these stories is TRUE! “True Stories of CIVILIAN Heroes That Defy Comprehension” is the fourth book in this series, and tells the stories of those men and women who performed heroically in service to our nation beyond military service. Some are military veterans who went on to accomplish ...

Everything you heard about the Divided Championship Era is Wrong In April 1925, Stanislaus Zbyszko double-crossed Wayne "Big" Munn legitimately beating Munn for the world title. On Memorial Day 1925, both men lost to their opponents. For the next two years and nine month, Ed "Strangler" Lewis and Joe Stecher each claimed the world title. What is the true story of the Divided Championship Era?

What can a popular Third Party candidate accomplish in an American presidential election? One of the most popular presidents in US history. His handpicked successor. And the Ivy League President. 1912 represented the first real threat from a third party to the dominant two-party system. Learn how the election affected presidentail politics for the next one hundred years.

The Story of St. Louis's First African American Detective Andrew J. Gordon, made an exemplary record of over 900 arrests during his five year career. Yet, the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners fired him in November 1905. This book is the story of Gordon's outstanding career and the political forces that ended it prematurely.

🎙️ Disclosure & the Forbidden Archives Unsealed: Return of the Flamewith Mary Varner Zimmerman“The skies are no longer silent… and neither are we.”Step beyond the veil of silence. Enter a realm where classified truths awaken, and forgotten lineages rise beneath the stars.Hosted by Mary Varner Zimmerman — educator, experiencer, seer, and emissary of the stars — this podcast unveils the once-forbidden, weaving science and spirit into a single flame of remembrance. From UAP encounters to ancient soul contracts, Disclosure & the Forbidden Archives Unsealed leads you through the ...

The early years of one of the top legitimate professional wrestlers of all-time Myths and tall tales obscure the true history of Ed "Strangler" Lewis' early years in professional wrestling. How many legitimate matches did Lewis wrestle prior to 1916? How did he really meet Billy Sandow? Why did he change his name to Ed "Strangler" Lewis? Learn the true history of Lewis' first five years in professional wrestling.

The legitimate professional wrestler who despised working matches. John "The Nebraska Tigerman" Pesek was born twenty years too late. A legitimate wrestler who debuted as the sport transitioned to working matches. Pesek was made for the late 19th Century wrestling ring. Promoters were wary of Pesek but only too happy to use his legitmate skills to end promotional wars and to double-cross adversaries. Learn the true story of one of professional wrestling's last great legitimate wrestlers.

Grace Ward wonders if she's been cursed. She's seen too much death in 12 months. A floral designer, who never wanted to be involved in law enforcement, Grace finds herself in the middle of another homicide investigation while planning for an upcoming fundraising gala. She quickly learns all is not as it seems in this case.

Beyond Woke: The Diversity of U.S. Military Heroes is a book for our time. It details the inspiring and often emotional stories of some of our nation’s most overlooked heroes: women, ethnic minorities, and immigrants. These are stories unknown to many, forgotten by some, and biographies some want to dismiss from our history. Compiled by a team of historian/authors, these inspiring, true, and often emotionally-charged stories detail the lives, military service, and heroic actions of more than 100 heroes who rose to the defense of their native nation, or in many cases, their adopted ...

Train your brain to overcome PTSD, anxiety, negative thoughts, and shyness using this helpful guide. We live in a dog-eats-dog world. Over time, you quickly learn that bad things can happen, and that not everyone has your best intentions in mind, which leads to undue stress, anxiety, and even trauma. This may be a hard pill to swallow, but sometimes...the only person you can truly rely on is yourself. With a strong sense of self-worth and self-efficacy, you can overcome anything!

The Deadliest Twenty Year Period for the St. Louis Police Bank Robberies. Prohibition. Civil War Within Egan's Rats. This book focuses on the St. Louis during the 1910s and 1920s, two of the most dangerous decades in the city's history. This book chronicles some of the most significant crimes affecting the city during this time. Eye-opening crimes from a hundred years ago.

The Daring Robbers Who Took on the Most Powerful Detective Agency in the World Two daring young burglars. The most powerful detective agency in the world. A nationwide manhunt. When two young men blew up the bank vault on Christmas night, they set off a series of events in the small town leading to the murder of a Pinkerton agent. Was killing the Pinkerton detective a fatal mistake?

On September 6, 1982, convicted murderer Leroy James Chasson made a daring break for freedom from the Massachusetts Correctional Institute-Walpole—one of the most infamous, escape-proof prisons in the country. But this wasn't just any prison break. It was a meticulously planned, five-year effort, made possible by an unlikely accomplice—Kathleen MacDonald, Chasson's former pen-pal turned wife.

“An over-the-top romp through 1870s America . . . compulsively readable.” —Oprah.com Jean Zimmerman’s spectacular follow-up to The Orphanmaster has it all: Gilded Age romance, robber baron excess, detective story suspense, and a compelling female protagonist whom readers will fall in...

The Events at 2912 Washington Avenue Shows the Evolution of a Neighborhood In the 19th Century, affluent families including a future mayor living in the area around 2912 Washington Avenue. By the time Albert Whitefield murdered Arthur Huddleston, absentee owners converted most of the mansions to rooming houses. How did the area transition from wealth to poverty to stores to a vacant lot?