Put your boots on with Scoot and Hatter as they dig up the truth behind Fox Hollow farm taking the path of the I-70 Strangler connecting it all. Be leary about who you meet at the bar, because they might just be your worst unsuspecting nightmare waiting to happen. Witness with us what happened to multiple men expecting a party on a supposedly fun and exciting night in the city

0:00 Introduction: Upbringing and oddly disturbing childhood behaviors of Herb Baumeister

03:25 Unstable work life and lack of “the diddle” in marriage life

06:04 The seemingly good public image at Fox Hollow farm with a secret life forming

09:40 The I-70 Strangler strikes inheriting his name

16:47 Suspicions arise as preferred disposal site switches locations

19:33 Investigators find a plethora of remains at the prime suspect’s farm

24:17 Herb flees and commits suicide himself: blames failing marriage and business

29:16 The unsettling aftermath for what becomes of the farm

32:04 Outro & bloopers. contact us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com

resources:

CBS News (detailed investigative reporting):

Serial killer Herbert Baumeister victims DNA investigation

WRTV (local Indiana reporting):

ABC docuseries sparks new clues in Fox Hollow murders

victims (WRTV Indianapolis)

PEOPLE Magazine (recent updates):

Wikipedia (summary with multiple cited sources):

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Join us this week as we travel back in time to one of the worst and most well known devastatingly fatal diseases in human history: The Spanish flu. But that's not all we cover in this historic cultural episode; we take you through the beginnings of Fort Riley eventually evolving into the big red 1. So entertain your curiosity with us and take a ride down the perilous Santa Fe trail

0:00 Introduction: Fort Riley and It’s History

04:19 Violent massacres: the war between pro and anti slavery

07:41 The lives of confederate prisoners held behind the fort walls

12:07 9th & 10th Calvary training academy

14:26 The birth of the terrorizing disease claiming the lives of ⅓ of the US population

20:04 The ever growing outbreak of rapid deaths and burials

24:37 Facts and speculation collide: not just a training facility?

34:04 Final summarization involving a theatrical outro. Email us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com with any theories you may have

Recourses:

Fort Riley Official Website

https://home.army.mil/riley/about/history

U.S. Army Center of Military History

https://history.army.mil

Kansas Historical Society

https://www.kshs.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — 1918 Pandemic Overview

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html

National Institutes of Health — Scientific analysis of 1918 influenza

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291398/

Smithsonian Magazine — Kansas origin discussion

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/

National Park Service — Bleeding Kansas overview

https://www.nps.gov/articles/bleeding-kansas.htm

Kansas Historical Society — Bleeding Kansas archives

https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/bleeding-kansas/14578

U.S. Army Center of Military History

https://history.army.mil

Library of Congress — WWI & WWII collections

https://www.loc.gov

1st Infantry Division Official Page

https://home.army.mil/riley/index.php/units-tenants/1st-infantry-division

Camp Concordia — POW Camp History

https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/prisoners-of-war-in-kansas/16582

Smithsonian Institution — POW program overview

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/german-pows-america-180961088/

National WWII Museum — POWs in America

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/prisoners-of-war-us

Fort Detrick

https://home.army.mil/detrick

Dugway Proving Ground

https://home.army.mil/dugway

World Health Organization

https://www.who.int

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

https://www.cdc.gov

U.S. Army Center of Military History — Biographical info

https://history.army.mil

California State Library — California governance history

https://www.library.ca.gov

https://lplks.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2018/04/Hike-Through-History-Page-3.pdf

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Settle into the cozy town of Holcomb, KS with Scoot and Hatter for a lovely afternoon of an unsuspecting burglary turned dark as they uncover the twisted events that took place in the Clutter family farm. Was it really just a burglary gone wrong, or a deep seeded sinister plot conspired years in the making? Tune in and find out!

0:00 Introduction: A seemingly peaceful town

0:50 Clutter family malicious murders discovered

03:53 Case breakthrough from surprising source: an inmate from the Kansas Penitentiary

08:10 Taken hostage in their own home: Leave no witnesses

12:07 Stolen joy ride heading towards death row

16:34 Unlikely and strange friendship brewing

20:43 Controversial last words before execution

24:33 Rough backgrounds doesn't mean excusable actions

30:02 Interested in sharing your own thoughts? Email us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com

30:31 Outro & bloopers

Resources:

https://legendsofkansas.com/clutter-family-murders/

https://www.gcpolice.org/254/Clutter-Family-Murders

https://www.aetv.com/articles/the-clutter-family-murders-the-story-behind-in-cold-blood

https://www.newspapers.com/topics/crimes-mysteries/clutter-family-murders/

https://www.historyhit.com/culture/the-real-story-behind-in-cold-blood-truman-capotes-true-crime-masterpiece/

https://themobmuseum.org/blog/sixty-years-later-in-cold-blood-murders-still-resonate/

https://crimearchives.net/1959_clutter/html/bios.html

https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/the-clutter-family-murders#google_vignette

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-brutal-murders-that-inspired-a-foundational-work-in-the-true-crime-genre-180985238/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/perry-smith

https://theamericanreader.com/24-january-1965-truman-capote-to-perry-smith/ (The American Reader link)

https://crimereads.com/how-truman-capote-was-destroyed-by-his-own-masterpiece/

https://medium.com/bedcloud/the-destructive-bond-between-capote-and-smith-558929e4127a

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