Prairie Tales Podcast
1) Common Conflicts - Of Hobos & Buried Legs
This episode traces several 1889 newspaper excerpts detailing criminal and unusual incidents in Kansas. The primary focus is a series of events in Burrton involving "tramps" and train-men, escalating ...Show More
2) Crimes & Punishments - Ralph, Haber, Coffee Jim, & Fosdyk
This podcast presents several distinct criminal cases from 1888 Kansas, each offering a snapshot of local legal and social issues on the Prairie. The newspaper articles detail incidents ranging from ...Show More
3) Victims of Circumstance
What do a horse thief, a county seat war, and a man buried under a cloud of murder rumors have in common? In late 19th-century Kansas, the answer lies not in fiction—but in the yellowed pages of local...Show More
4) When Bitterness Takes Root - The Murder of Phoebe Wilcox
n the shadowed corners of 1886 Kansas, a chilling tale unfolds—one of obsession, vengeance, and the unraveling of a man consumed with bitterness. This episode dives deep into the murder of Phoebe Wilc...Show More
5) The Heart of Night - Behind Closed Doors
In the dusty rail-town of Newton, Kansas—where steam engines whistle through the prairie and justice rides a slow train—tragedy and truth clash across the 1880s frontier. From the chilling discovery o...Show More
6) Death By Sandbag - Adam Kuntz
A shattered skull, a silent jury, and a Civil War veteran buried far from the town where his final breath drew suspicion—this is the story of Adam Kuntz. In the waning heat of late August 1877, a Germ...Show More
7) Runaway! Travel Dangers On The Frontier
Imagine the thundering sound of hooves echoing down a dusty Kansas street—startled screams, overturned wagons, and the chaos left in the wake of panicked horses. Between 1884 and 1887, Newton, Kansas ...Show More
8) Why Was Nellie Naughty?
What happens when a murder mystery meets the Wild West, and the woman at the center becomes both a suspect and a sensation? In 1883, the death of Clement Bothamley in Indian Territory set off a whirlw...Show More
9) Home Fires Burning - Dangers of The Prairie Home
1882-21. Imagine your dress catching fire from a single spark—no synthetic fabrics, no fire extinguishers - just blazing skirts and helpless screams. In the late 1800s, everyday chores often turned i...Show More
10) Deliver Us From Evil - The Taylor Brothers
In the winter of 1882, as John Taylor stood shackled for murder of Captain Fletcher, a small riverboat owner, John's brothers Andy and Bob unleashed a hail of bullets on a train rolling through a slee...Show More