Running Into History

Barry

Forgotten stories from our past.

  1. Disappearance of DA Ray Gricar in 2005. Deep dive with JJ from Philly.

    May 3

    Disappearance of DA Ray Gricar in 2005. Deep dive with JJ from Philly.

    Today I am talking to JJ from Philly about the disappearance of Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar in 2005. In this episode we will do a deep dive into all of the evidence surrounding this interesting story. Did Gricar end his own life? Was he murdered? Or did he just walk away? After talking to JJ in this episode, my opinion has shifted to a high probability of one of these scenarios. This might change your mind too.  #centrecountypa #raygricar #sandusky #centrecountyhistory #jjfromphilly #runningintohistory #pennstate #psu

    1h 53m
  2. Altoona Controversy Ep 8: Nicholas Grassmyer, Martino, Wertz, Mafia

    Apr 20

    Altoona Controversy Ep 8: Nicholas Grassmyer, Martino, Wertz, Mafia

    What happened to Nicholas Grassmyer? Also: Martino, Wertz, Altoona Mafia #truecrime #altoonapa #blaircountyhistory #mafia #verillacrew #mobstories #pittsburghmafia #larocca #nicholasgrassmyer #coldcase #altoonapennsylvania #bellwood #tyrone

    15 min
  3. Retired Blair County Prison Corrections Officer: 1976 to 1988

    Apr 9

    Retired Blair County Prison Corrections Officer: 1976 to 1988

    Interview with a retired BCP Corrections Officer who worked at the Blair County Prison from 1976 to 1988. Many infamous Altoona area prisoners went through the BCP doors on his watch. The Verilla Mafia crew, Larry Christy, James Stehley, Charles Soult, Vernon Renfro, Donald Wertz, and many more. After BCP he moved into the state prison system, and was called to respond to the Camp Hill Prison riot in 1989. #blaircountyprison #camphillstateprisonriot #Altoonamafia #verillacrew #blaircountyhistory

    51 min
  4. Joe Martino Part 2: Altoona Mafia

    Mar 26

    Joe Martino Part 2: Altoona Mafia

    #altoonapa #blaircountyhistory #altoonamafia #mobstories #mafia #pittsburghmafia #lacosanostra

    1h 2m
  5. Joe Martino Part 1: First interview since witness protection in 1984.

    Mar 26

    Joe Martino Part 1: First interview since witness protection in 1984.

    Joe Martino - Altoona MAFIA, Verilla crew associate. #altoonapa #altoonamafia #mobstories #pittsburghmafia #larocca

    38 min
  6. Altoona Controversy Ep 6

    Mar 20

    Altoona Controversy Ep 6

    2005 Miguel Padilla shooting at the UVA club, 1982 Tina Crone shooting that Donald Monahan was prosecuted for.

    9 min
  7. Altoona Controversy Ep 7: The Darlene Chronicles was filmed near Altoona PA in 1970.

    Feb 9

    Altoona Controversy Ep 7: The Darlene Chronicles was filmed near Altoona PA in 1970.

    The 1970 Penn State documentary The Darlene Chronicles, was filmed just outside of Altoona Pennsylvania. #altoonapa #darlenechronicles #blaircountyhistory #appalachia #offgrid #abandoned

    6 min
  8. Dr. Zeigler and the Penbrook alligator slayer of 1917

    Feb 8

    Dr. Zeigler and the Penbrook alligator slayer of 1917

    In two past episodes, I mentioned a dangerous animal terrorizing Penbrook and Edgemont in 1916. A reptile from the Florida mud, crawling through Pennsylvania leaves. An alligator, loose in Spooky Hollow in the fall of 1916, turning a quiet working town into something closer to a frontier settlement overnight. Boys formed hunting parties. Families kept children inside. Rumors spread faster than facts. And then, in April of 1917, it ended the way small-town legends often do — not with a sheriff or a soldier, but with a boy from Herr Street and a lucky blow beside a narrow run of water. But the question that lingered was never really about the alligator. Who brought it here? Where did it come from? And where, exactly, did it escape? This is the story of the Spooky Hollow alligator of 1916. #penbrookpa #harrisburgpahistory #dauphincountypahistory

    11 min
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Forgotten stories from our past.

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  • Creator
    Barry
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Explicit
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