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  1. 5D AGO

    All That Remains: Fox Hollow Farm — Part 2

    Episode 386: In the last episode, we explored the origins of Herbert Baumeister and the early days at Fox Hollow, tracing the stories of early disappearances of gay men around Indiana. The disappearances beginning in the late 1980s and into the 1990s signalled the start of a wave of heartbreak that swept through Indianapolis’s gay community, leaving families and friends desperate for answers.  In this episode, we turn our focus to the other lives forever altered by Herb Baumeister’s crimes. We’ll share what’s known about the final days of Baumeister’s other victims. Among them were Jeffrey Allan Jones, Roger Alan Goodlet, Michael Frederick Keirn, Steven Spurlin Hale, Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr., Johnny Bayer, Allen Wayne Broussard, and Daniel Thomas Halloran. As their stories unfold, we’ll follow the determined police investigation, the pressure that began to close in on Baumeister, and his frantic flight from justice. This case, originating in quiet Indiana neighbourhoods, fades out across the border—coming to a haunting end here in Canada. Episode Sources: Who Was Herb Baumeister? Revisiting the Serial Killer's Crimes and Horrifying Post-Murder Rituals 29 Years After His DeathCrimeLibrary.com/Serial Killers/Sexual Predators/Herb Baumeister: Skeletons Beyond the ClosetBaumeister, Herb - fall, 2005Herbert R. Baumeister  - Encyclopedia of IndianapolisHerb BaumeisterQUEER CRIME: The Double Life of Herb BaumeisterI-70 StranglerThe Mystery of the I-70 Serial Killer - Unsolved MysteriesThe True Story Of The Fox Hollow Murders30-year mystery solved: Missing man's remains among those found on suspected serial killer's estateInvestigators Uncover "Unimaginable" 10,000 Bone Fragments in Businessman's BackyardThis private investigator cracked the case of notorious serial killer Herbert BaumeisterJeffrey Allen “Jeff” Jones (1962-1993) - Find a...Roger Allen Goodlet (1960-1994)Michael Frederick “Mike” Keirn (1949-1995) - Find...Steven Spurlin Hale (1967-1996)Richard Douglas Hamilton Jr. (1973-1993) - Find a...John Lee “Johnny” Bayer (1972-1993) - Find a...Allen Wayne Broussard (1966-1994)Daniel Thomas Halloran (1972-1993)After 29 years, another victim of suspected serial killer Herb Baumeister identifiedCoroner: New DNA profiles completed for 2 of serial killer Herb Baumeister's victims10th victim identified in Fox Hollow Farm serial killer case in Indiana'I-70 Strangler' remains mysterious Midwest boogeyman, but private investigator has theoryHerb Baumeister’s killing field and the new effort to identify his victims: Forgotten at Fox Hollow'The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer' premieres Feb. 18 on Hulu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    59 min

  2. SEP 22

    All That Remains: Fox Hollow Farm — Part 1

    Episode 385: The killings at Fox Hollow Farm are one of Indiana’s darkest chapters. In the early 1990s, Herb Baumeister, a husband, father, and thrift store owner, lived a double life in the upscale suburb of Westfield. Behind the facade of Fox Hollow Farm, he is believed to have lured young men, mostly from local gay bars, to his home, where police later uncovered the remains of at least 25 victims scattered across the estate. Hundreds of burned and crushed bones were found by investigators, revealing years of concealed brutality. As the net closed in, Baumeister fled to Canada and took his own life at Pinery Provincial Park, leaving unanswered questions and devastated families in his wake. Sources: Who Was Herb Baumeister? Revisiting the Serial Killer's Crimes and Horrifying Post-Murder Rituals 29 Years After His DeathCrimeLibrary.com/Serial Killers/Sexual Predators/Herb Baumeister: Skeletons Beyond the ClosetBaumeister, Herb - fall, 2005Herbert R. Baumeister  - Encyclopedia of IndianapolisHerb BaumeisterQUEER CRIME: The Double Life of Herb BaumeisterI-70 StranglerThe Mystery of the I-70 Serial Killer - Unsolved MysteriesThe True Story Of The Fox Hollow Murders30-year mystery solved: Missing man's remains among those found on suspected serial killer's estateAllen Lee Livingston (1965-1993)Investigators Uncover "Unimaginable" 10,000 Bone Fragments in Businessman's BackyardThis private investigator cracked the case of notorious serial killer Herbert Baumeister'I-70 Strangler' remains mysterious Midwest boogeyman, but private investigator has theory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 7m

  3. SEP 15

    Noah of Saskatchewan: The Tom Sukanen Saga

    Episode 384: Driving the prairie roads south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, your eyes adjust to an endless sea of grass and sky, where grain elevators rise like sentinels and ragged lines of poplar windbreaks whisper in the steady wind. It’s a landscape that makes you feel both small and free—until, in the middle of the wheat-coloured plains, you come upon a steel-hulled ship sitting high and dry on the grass. This is the Sontiainen, built by Finnish immigrant Tom Sukanen, who spent years constructing it here, hundreds of kilometres from salt water, in hopes of sailing it home to Finland. What sounds like the beginning of a folk tale is entirely true: the man, the ship, and his dream were real—and so was the heartbreak that followed. Sources: The Sad Story Behind the Prairie Ship of Tom SukanenThe Tragedy of Tom SukanenView of Little Steamship on the Prairie: Grass-Roots Preservation and Artistic Interpretation in the Construction of Ethnic, Local, and National Identities | Scandinavian-Canadian StudiesSukanen Ship Pioneer Village & Museum - A real location with a fictitious community.Dustship Glory - Athabasca University PressSukanen Ship Pioneer Village and MuseumDreams in the Dust: The Story of Tom SukanenThe tragic tale of Tom Sukanen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min

  4. SEP 8

    The Darkest Depths – The Titan Submersible Tragedy

    Episode 383: On June 18, 2023, five people boarded the experimental Titan submersible for what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, resting nearly four kilometres beneath the North Atlantic. Less than two hours into the descent, all contact with the surface vessel was lost. Over the following days, searchers scoured the area, but hopes for a rescue faded quickly. When remotely operated vehicles finally reached the seabed, they found the Titan reduced to scattered fragments, the result of a catastrophic implosion. Aboard were Oceangate CEO and pilot Stockton Rush, 61; British businessman Hamish Harding, 58; French Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77; and Pakistani father and son Shahzada Dawood, 48, and Suleman Dawood, 19; all were killed instantly. Titan Submersible - Coast Guard Marine Board of InvestigationCoast Guard Marine Board of Investigation releases report on Titan submersibleSUBMERSIBLE TITAN MBI REPORT (04AUG2025)OceanGate CEO ‘completely ignored’ flawed Titan sub before deadly trip, report findsTitan sub firm used 'intimidation tactics' and 'critically flawed' safety practices, US Coast Guard report findsMeet the man taking submarine trips to the TitanicStockton Rush | WikipediaUS Coast Guard Report on Titan Submersible Implosion Singles Out OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush | WiredOceanGate's 'toxic workplace culture' was bad enough to contribute to the Titan submersible disaster, Coast Guard says | Business InsiderWho is Stockton Rush? The OceanGate CEO killed in Titanic tourist submarine | The IndependentA Deep Dive Into the Plans to Take Tourists to the 'Titanic'Titan submersible implosion final report critical of CEO's inadequate oversightCoast Guard releases final Titan sub disaster report: LiveOceangate's Titan whistleblower: 'People were sold a lie' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 12m

  5. SEP 1

    The 1885 Tragedy at Frog Lake

    Episode 382: On April 2, 1885, the tranquil settlement of Frog Lake in what is now Alberta became the scene of a devastating tragedy. Known as the Frog Lake Massacre, this violent episode unfolded during the North-West Rebellion. Nine settlers, among them government officials, two Roman Catholic priests, traders, and a clerk, lost their lives at the hands of a group of Cree warriors led by Wandering Spirit. The attack stemmed from mounting desperation within the Plains Cree community, who faced starvation triggered by the near extinction of buffalo and the inflexible, often cruel administration of Indian Agent Thomas Quinn. While Cree Chief Big Bear advocated for peace and negotiation, tensions within his band and widespread hardship created a perfect storm. The violence not only shocked the young Dominion of Canada but also shaped the outcome of the North-West Resistance and left a legacy of sorrow and contested memory that resonates to this day. Sources: Parks Canada - Frog Lake National Historic Site of CanadaCanada A Country by Consent: Native Treaties 1871-1897: Big BearChief Big Bear MistahamaskwaMISTAHIMASKWA (Big Bear, Gros Ours) – Dictionary of Canadian BiographyBrowse by Subject: Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear) Plains Cree ChiefBig Bear — North-West Mounted PoliceThe Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | DetailsBig Bear | WikipediaFrog Lake Massacre 1885 | Elk Point Historical SocietyA World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear., by Theresa Gowanlock and Theresa DelaneyBlood Red the Sun [The War Trail of Big Bear]KAPAPAMAHCHAKWEW (Papamahchakwayo) (Wandering Spirit, Esprit Errant) – Dictionary of Canadian BiographyBattleford Hangings, 1885 Riel RebellionKā-pēpāmahchakwēw = Wandering Spirit : Plains Cree war chief by Garry Radison.Narratives and Drama in 1885 | Our LegacyNorth-West Resistance - Indigenous Saskatchewan EncyclopediaNorthwest Rebellion - Frog Lake - Military HistoryCanada's Subjugation of the Plains Cree, 1879-1885 by John L. TobiasJohn McDougall publicationsA Redman's Viewpoint | Heinsburg HistoryEdgar Dewdney National Historic Person (1835–1916)Lac La Biche - History - Aboriginal Descendants - Big BearLost Harvests: Prairie Indian Reserve Farmers and Government Policy, 2nd Ed.PDF — Rethinking Treaty 6Big Bear | Creator - Land - PeopleA Tale of Two Massacres | Literary Review of CanadaBattlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Hosts Wandering Spirit CommemorationThe Life Of Big Bear | Canadian History EhxAn infamous anniversary: 130 years since Canada’s Largest Mass Hanging 27 November 1885Battleford Hangings | SASKATCHEWAN INDIAN | JULY 1972 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m

  6. AUG 25

    Pictou Sadist: The Murder of Trina Campbell

    Episode 381: In December 1987, 12-year-old Trina Campbell, a Métis girl from Brampton, Ontario, was abducted and murdered by Douglas Robert Worth, a violent ex-convict known as the “Pictou Sadist.” Despite psychiatric warnings, Worth had been released months earlier. His relatives’ testimony helped lead police to her remains, and he was convicted of second-degree murder, receiving a life sentence with 23 years before parole eligibility. Now, in 2025, Worth has been released at age 73 and is living in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, under strict monitoring. Halifax police issued a public safety alert, warning that he remains a high-risk offender with a long record of extreme violence, including rape, kidnapping, and dismemberment. Sources: Pictou, NS | The Canadian EncyclopediaHistory of PictouRobert Hare - UBC Department of PsychologyMay 10, 1988, page 1 - The Expositor at Newspapers.comR. v. Worth (R.D.) vLexR. v. Worth, 1995 CanLII 366 (ON CA)R. v. Worth, 1989 CanLII 7153 (ON SC)Trina Campbell, Brampton, 1987 — 1990 | Search - Newspapers.com™Douglas Worth has been imprisoned for life; with no chance of parole...Douglas Robert Worth: The Pictou SadistYouTube — Pictou SadistPolice say high-risk offender now living in Dartmouth areaHUNTER: GTA dismemberment pedophile killer Douglas Worth out of prisonHigh-risk offender now living in Halifax area | CBC NewsKiller who raped, decapitated 12-year-old Ontario girl has been paroled: policeHome Page - Final Report | MMIWG1977 Report to Parilament by the SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE PENITENTIARY SYSTEM IN CANADA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 3m

  7. AUG 18

    Twice and Again: The Walpole Island Murders

    Episode 380: The tragic saga of an indigenous man named Stephen Kiyoshk is one of Canada’s most haunting tales of crime, retribution, and the complexities of the justice system. Spanning nearly three decades, the case includes double murder, dramatic trials, passionate community involvement, and a final execution that left deep scars on Walpole Island and the greater Sarnia, Ontario area. The primary victims of this saga were Charles Nahdee and Adam Johns in the notorious 1912 double homicide, and, decades later, Jerry Blackbird, whose violent death in 1939 ultimately led to Stephen Kiyoshk’s execution. Sources:Stephen Kiyoshk (1891-1941)SARNIA AGENCY - MURDER ON WALPOLE ISLAND OF ADAM JOHN AND CHARLES NAHDEE BY STEPHEN KLYOSHK Archives / Collections and FondsSARNIA AGENCY - MURDER OF JERRY BLACKBIRD BY STEPHEN KIYOSHK (CLIPPINGS) Archives / Collections and FondsWalpole Island First NationStephen KiyoshkJan 15, 1912, page 10 - The Montreal Star at Newspapers.comApr 05, 1912, page 1 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comDec 02, 1912, page 2 - The Times Herald at Newspapers.comApr 02, 1913, page 1 - The Sault Star at Newspapers.comSept 19, 1940, page 14 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comSept 20, 1940, page 17 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comNov 25, 1940, page 15 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comNov 26, 1940, page 19 - The Windsor Star at Newspapers.comJan 03, 1941, page 1 - Detroit Free Press at Newspapers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    56 min

  8. AUG 11

    The Mystery of Jerome, the Legless Man of Sandy Cove

    Episode 379: In the annals of Canadian folklore and unsolved mysteries, few stories have endured as hauntingly and stubbornly as that of Jerome, the silent, legless man who appeared from out of nowhere on the remote beach of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, in September 1863. To this day, no one knows for sure who he was, where he came from, or what chain of events led to his abandonment. What is known, thanks to accounts recorded by locals and later collected by historians and folklorists, is the extraordinary set of circumstances under which he entered the lives of several small maritime communities and remained there, silent and enigmatic, for nearly half a century. Sources: Jerome: Solving the Mystery of Nova Scotia's Silent Castaway by Fraser MooneyApr 30, 1930, page 28 - The Evening Mail at Newspapers.comJul 23, 1910, page 3 - The St. John Standard at Newspapers.comSept 16, 1905, page 10 - The Montreal Star at Newspapers.comSept 28, 1905, page 3 - Nanaimo Daily News at Newspapers.comApr 23, 1912, page 6 - Telegraph-Journal at Newspapers.comMysteryQuests - Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian HistoryThe Legless Mystery ManJerome: The Mystery of the Man Who Came Out of Nowhere – LIFE AS A HUMANJerome: The Mystery Man of Baie Sainte-MarieJerome of Sandy Cove - WikipediaThe story of Jerome: The southwestern N.S. mystery that never ends, even 110 years after his death | SaltWireThe legless castaway: one of Nova Scotia's most enduring puzzles, speculatively retold. - Free Online Library“Jérôme” - The Mystery ContinuesJerome of Sandy Cove: The Unusual Nova Scotian Mystery Man | by Charlie O’Brien | MediumJerome of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia - Historic MysteriesStrange, Spooky and Supernatural - Mike Browne - Paperback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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