Episode 263: The Raid on Short Creek, Part III: A Good Samaritan Police Action

Episode 267: See and Be Seen

In 1956, two planes collided midair over the Grand Canyon. This tragedy and the 128 people lost would change commercial air travel in the United States forever.

Episode 266: The Raid on Short Creek, Part VI: I Know I Will Be Remembered for Short Creek

Governor J. Howard Pyle’s push to end polygamy on the Utah border not only fizzled, but it would create a massive political backlash against him. Even worse, it caused the fundamentalists to become more isolated and insular, which allowed the rise of Warren Jeffs and some of the worst abuses of plural marriage.

Episode 265: The Raid on Short Creek, Part V: Strangers in a Strange Land

Following the raid on Short Creek, the men found themselves facing trial, while their wives and children were divvied up and sent to live in foster homes across the state. However, within four years every single one of them would be home again.

Episode 264: The Raid on Short Creek, Part IV: Hunting Rabbits With an Elephant Gun

After all the planning and buildup, at 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 26, 1953, hundreds of law enforcement officers, social workers, and others converge on Short Creek and took dozens of men and women into custody.

Episode 263: The Raid on Short Creek, Part III: A Good Samaritan Police Action

If it’s true that amateurs study tactics while professionals study logistics, then Arizona Governor J. Howard Pyle resolved to be a thorough professional before trying his hand at stamping out polygamy in the community of Short Creek.