Thumbing Through the Archives

Sanilac Broadcasting Company
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Join hosts Arica Frisbey, Mike Gallagher and Nick Lien as they cover some of Michigan's most notable historical events, urban legends and oddities.

  1. APR 29

    The Internet Lies of Sharee Miller: Part Four

    As Sharee Miller's case headed to trial in 2000, the internet evidence slated to be used against her was also on trial as the prosecution and defense fought it out. When the case began in December 2000, Sharee had found a lawyer who was ready to try and keep up with her story to keep her out of jail, and another lawyer willing to keep up with the story to try and put her away. Still, it would take another 16 years and more court battles before Sharee was finally ready to tell the truth. (Part 4 of 4)

    1h 21m

  2. APR 15

    The Internet Lies of Sharee Miller: Part Three

    (This episode contains description and discussion of suicide. Listener discretion is advised.) While the Genesee County Sheriff's Office investigated a seemingly stronger suspect following Bruce Miller's murder on November 8, 1999 , cracks began to show between the two lovers turned co-conspirators as Sharee Miller began to pull away and Jerry Cassaday began to question Sharee's many claims and their relationship. For investigators in Michigan, the case wouldn’t move forward until the middle of February 2000, when Jerry opened up a Pandora’s box of evidence that Sharee could not escape from, with a devastating final decision. (Part 3 of 4)

    1h 18m

  3. APR 1

    The Internet Lies of Sharee Miller: Part Two

    Jerry Lee Cassaday was at an odd time of his life when he struck up a conversation with Sharee Miller in the spring of 1999, and he had no idea his life was going to take a turn for the dangerous as the Flint woman told him lies and cast a spell. That spell would culminate in a November tragedy, and no one except for them would know the truth behind the tragedy until months later. (Part Two of Four)

    1h 30m

  4. MAR 25

    The Internet Lies of Sharee Miller: Part One

    The story of Sharee Miller and her crime has been told many times before, most notably through a TV movie based on the book written about the case, but the reason why it’s so oft-told is because it has a few distinctions-- it made history for all of the wrong reasons, and it only truly finished up about ten years ago now. This week on Thumbing Through the Archives, we take a look at the background of the internet and Sharee Miller. (Part 1 of 4)

    1h 14m

  5. FEB 11

    The Great Jeddo Bank Mystery

    It's late November 1925, and the bank in St. Clair County's village of Jeddo just shut it doors for good as its only bank clerk, Squire Langs,  disappears with the bank's cash in hand. Where did the respectable man go, and why did he take the bank down with him when he left?

    1h 17m

  6. 11/19/2025

    The "Passing On" of the Haviland children: Part Two

    This week, we're diving back into the story of Sarah Haviland, getting into her trial, punishment, and other finer details of the case.  While we left off our last episode with a coroner’s jury heading to Sarah’s door on Saturday, December 16, 1865, let us rewind a bit, to the start of that week, and review the actions a mother took in 1865 that turned this story into a tragedy.

    1h 25m

  7. 11/12/2025

    The "Passing On" of the Haviland children: Part One

    When this case took place, the American Civil War had only ended some seven months earlier, and many were trying to make sense of their lives and losses. However, this tragedy happened in a Michigan home seemingly untouched by the war between the states, with the main perpetrator bringing about an event that seemingly made some sense at the time, but makes little sense now. This is the story of spiritualist Sarah Haviland, and the tragic "passing on" of her children in 1865.

    1h 21m

  8. 10/01/2025

    The Bombing (and Survival) of Charlene Dell

    A little more than two months before Timothy McVeigh and former Decker resident Terry Nichols committed the Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995, there was another bombing that rocked the thumb area. It wasn’t of any government building— in fact, it didn’t target a building, or a group of people, but just one person. That person was Charlene Dell, and as she stepped out of her office that February afternoon, engulfed in flames, no one expected her to come out the other side. But she did, and this is her story.

    1h 21m
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Join hosts Arica Frisbey, Mike Gallagher and Nick Lien as they cover some of Michigan's most notable historical events, urban legends and oddities.

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  • Creator
    Sanilac Broadcasting Company
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Sanilac Broadcasting Company
  • Show Website
    Thumbing Through the Archives

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