20- what the f*** is going on in Kansas? pt 2

27- "The Worst Scoundrels To Ever Infest Kansas": The Bloody Benders

Feeling weary after a long day traveling in a rickety wagon? Stop into a cozy little house and forget your worries with a simple seance ritual; or so you think. Join us on today's episode as Hatter takes us on a messy ride to the Osage trails multitudinous murders of unsuspecting travelers, succumbing to the charms of a sweetly dubious Kate Bender and her devious family 0:00 Settling back into the frontier with this intro 03:44 Benders arrive to conduct seance business with some pretty weird mannerisms 12:13 Too many disappearing travelers for the Osage trails taste 18:15 The Bender’s constant evasion from the law concerning their heinous crimes 26:14 Conflicting narratives of incarceration or executions of the Benders 31:07 Unknown family origins and shocking discoveries of who they truly are 35:55 Share your thoughts at investigatingwithus@gmail.com and help us debunk the way complete strangers could conspire together 37:40 A sneak peek into our next episode & outro Resources: Kansas Historical Society  Legends of America  Richmond, Kansas: A History of the Sunflower State  Zink, Wicked Kansas  Smithsonian Magazine https://www.humanitieskansas.org/get-involved/kansas-stories/people/true-crime-in-kansas-the-mystery-of-the-benders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders https://web.archive.org/web/20111010080847/http://www.flexassistant.com/images/Benders.pdf https://legendsofkansas.com/labette-county-kansas/ https://kualumni.org/stories/bloody-benders-property/ https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2024/10/bloody-benders/ https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/how-a-serial-killer-family-murdered-8-and-got-away-with-it/ https://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/bender-knife/10106 https://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/kate-bender/11980 https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ks-benders/ Send us your stories at investigatingwithus@gmail.com. We want to hear from you! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

26-Cryptids Unraveled: Sinkhole Sam and Beaman Monster

Dig deep into today's episode with us as we uncover the secrets of what truly happened with the rumor of sinkhole Sam and the possible offspring of a 12 foot gorilla known as the Bayman Monster. Hatter tells us the tragedies of sinkholes and the creature that may lurk below and slither above, and Scoot takes us on a wild ride to the countryside investigating circus train derailments 0:00 Kicking off the intro with some interesting sinkhole facts and stories 08:02 Sinkhole Sam makes his slithery debut 13:30 Monster hunters swarm the site expecting an encounter 16:12 Dig deeper with us into the snake theory as we conclude sinkhole Sam 20:00 Giant gorilla's escape from the circus train derailment 23:04 Mysterious timeline doesn't add up: Bizarre sightings of the beast 26:57 A hunter’s horrifying experience with the monster 29:02 Sorority prank or legitimate creature? Share your final thoughts with us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com 32:32 Outro https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-beaman-monster [https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/myth/the-beaman-monster] https://flinthillsparanormal.com/cryptozoology/kansas-cryptids/cryptids-kansas-beaman-monster/ [https://flinthillsparanormal.com/cryptozoology/kansas-cryptids/cryptids-kansas-beaman-monster/] https://1428elm.com/2023/01/31/call-of-the-cryptid-beaman-monster-gorilla-wolf-coyote-missouri/ [https://1428elm.com/2023/01/31/call-of-the-cryptid-beaman-monster-gorilla-wolf-coyote-missouri/] https://themercury.com/opinion/columns/off-the-beat-the-colorful-cryptids-of-kansas/article_a38d69ce-461f-5606-a271-e2ad799a6739.html [https://themercury.com/opinion/columns/off-the-beat-the-colorful-cryptids-of-kansas/article_a38d69ce-461f-5606-a271-e2ad799a6739.html] https://101theeagle.com/not-mo-mo-missouris-other-bigfoot-known-as-the-beaman-monster/ [https://101theeagle.com/not-mo-mo-missouris-other-bigfoot-known-as-the-beaman-monster/] https://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circus_train_wrecks.html [https://www.circusesandsideshows.com/circus_train_wrecks.html] https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/kansas/4-cryptids-in-kansas [https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/experiences/kansas/4-cryptids-in-kansas] https://contacting2109.com/the-beaman-monster-escaped-circus-gorilla-mates-with-local-bigfoot/ [https://contacting2109.com/the-beaman-monster-escaped-circus-gorilla-mates-with-local-bigfoot/] https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/2008/02/27/monster-tales-alive-in/21518630007/ [https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/2008/02/27/monster-tales-alive-in/21518630007/] https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/11m63mk/the_beaman_monster_is_a_cryptid_ape_reported_from/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptozoology/comments/11m63mk/the_beaman_monster_is_a_cryptid_ape_reported_from/] (Reddit story) Send us your stories at investigatingwithus@gmail.com. We want to hear from you! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

25- The Perplexing Kidnapping of Nell Donnelly

Imagine this: you're a successful business woman during the great depression with your family waiting for you to come home after work, but you do not show up one night. You're snatched from the driveway of your own home and whisked away to an unfamiliar place forced to transcribe a ransom note. Join your hosts today as this episode throws us a severe curve ball in the case 0:00 Terrifying introduction 01:08 Building her designing business creating a target on her back 06:09 The devious trap is set into motion 11:11 Lawyer takes action when her absence is made known 13:17 One does not simply mess with the mob 17:20 Panic-stricken perpetrators located abroad 19:24 Clutch your pearls in this scandalous revelation in the case 24:28 Finale that will leave you shooketh to the core: we may be attending therapy after this. Join us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com 28:57 Outro and bloopers https://pendergastkc.org/names/lazia-john-f [https://pendergastkc.org/names/lazia-john-f] https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/mob-saved-kidnapped-nell-donnelly-reed [https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/mob-saved-kidnapped-nell-donnelly-reed] https://kchistory.org/blog/nelly-gone-kcq-traces-kidnapping-nell-donnelly [https://kchistory.org/blog/nelly-gone-kcq-traces-kidnapping-nell-donnelly] https://pendergastkc.org/articles/kidnapping-nell-donnelly [https://pendergastkc.org/articles/kidnapping-nell-donnelly] https://research.fashionconservatory.com/blog/nelly-dons-unexpected-legacy [https://research.fashionconservatory.com/blog/nelly-dons-unexpected-legacy] https://atomicredhead.com/2023/03/29/the-tale-of-nell-donnelly-fashion-icon-rescued-by-the-mob/ [https://atomicredhead.com/2023/03/29/the-tale-of-nell-donnelly-fashion-icon-rescued-by-the-mob/] https://iandrummondvintage.com/blogs/fashion-history/the-incredible-true-story-of-the-woman-behind-nelly-don?srsltid=AfmBOoq4YnyZ_mklv2iES2sdQYW9-ptgZ_W7M14gOzH-MpOl_5pQW4WV [https://iandrummondvintage.com/blogs/fashion-history/the-incredible-true-story-of-the-woman-behind-nelly-don?srsltid=AfmBOoq4YnyZ_mklv2iES2sdQYW9-ptgZ_W7M14gOzH-MpOl_5pQW4WV] https://kchistory.org/this-week-kc-history/strange-bedfellows [https://kchistory.org/this-week-kc-history/strange-bedfellows] https://mhctc.missouri.edu/collection/nelly-don/ [https://mhctc.missouri.edu/collection/nelly-don/] https://www.kansascity.com/news/your-kcq/article255215101.html [https://www.kansascity.com/news/your-kcq/article255215101.html] https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/nell-donnelly-reed/#:~:text=The%20company%20survived%20the%20Great,the%20children%20of%20her%20employees [https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/nell-donnelly-reed/#:~:text=The%20company%20survived%20the%20Great,the%20children%20of%20her%20employees]. https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/exhibit/nelly-don/#:~:text=Nell%20Donnelly%20Reed%2C%20born%20Ellen,study%20at%20Lindenwood%20College%2C%20Missouri [https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/exhibit/nelly-don/#:~:text=Nell%20Donnelly%20Reed%2C%20born%20Ellen,study%20at%20Lindenwood%20College%2C%20Missouri]. https://www.kctv5.com/video/2025/12/16/this-day-history-kansas-city-fashion-designer-nellie-don-is-kidnapped/ [https://www.kctv5.com/video/2025/12/16/this-day-history-kansas-city-fashion-designer-nellie-don-is-kidnapped/] Send us your stories at investigatingwithus@gmail.com. We want to hear from you! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

24-The Unresolved Crimes of Herb Baumeister

Put your boots on with Scoot and Hatter as they dig up the truth behind Fox Hollow farm taking the path of the I-70 Strangler connecting it all. Be leary about who you meet at the bar, because they might just be your worst unsuspecting nightmare waiting to happen. Witness with us what happened to multiple men expecting a party on a supposedly fun and exciting night in the city 0:00 Introduction: Upbringing and oddly disturbing childhood behaviors of Herb Baumeister 03:25 Unstable work life and lack of “the diddle” in marriage life 06:04 The seemingly good public image at Fox Hollow farm with a secret life forming 09:40 The I-70 Strangler strikes inheriting his name 16:47 Suspicions arise as preferred disposal site switches locations 19:33 Investigators find a plethora of remains at the prime suspect’s farm 24:17 Herb flees and commits suicide himself: blames failing marriage and business 29:16 The unsettling aftermath for what becomes of the farm 32:04 Outro & bloopers. contact us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com resources: CBS News (detailed investigative reporting): Serial killer Herbert Baumeister victims DNA investigation WRTV (local Indiana reporting): ABC docuseries sparks new clues in Fox Hollow murders victims (WRTV Indianapolis) PEOPLE Magazine (recent updates): Wikipedia (summary with multiple cited sources): Send us your stories at investigatingwithus@gmail.com. We want to hear from you! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

23- The Spanish Flu? A Horrible Pandemic, or a Hidden Data Point

Join us this week as we travel back in time to one of the worst and most well known devastatingly fatal diseases in human history: The Spanish flu. But that's not all we cover in this historic cultural episode; we take you through the beginnings of Fort Riley eventually evolving into the big red 1. So entertain your curiosity with us and take a ride down the perilous Santa Fe trail 0:00 Introduction: Fort Riley and It’s History 04:19 Violent massacres: the war between pro and anti slavery 07:41 The lives of confederate prisoners held behind the fort walls 12:07 9th & 10th Calvary training academy 14:26 The birth of the terrorizing disease claiming the lives of ⅓ of the US population 20:04 The ever growing outbreak of rapid deaths and burials 24:37 Facts and speculation collide: not just a training facility? 34:04 Final summarization involving a theatrical outro. Email us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com with any theories you may have Recourses: Fort Riley Official Website https://home.army.mil/riley/about/history U.S. Army Center of Military History https://history.army.mil Kansas Historical Society https://www.kshs.org Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — 1918 Pandemic Overview https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html National Institutes of Health — Scientific analysis of 1918 influenza https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291398/ Smithsonian Magazine — Kansas origin discussion https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/journal-plague-year-180965222/ National Park Service — Bleeding Kansas overview https://www.nps.gov/articles/bleeding-kansas.htm Kansas Historical Society — Bleeding Kansas archives https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/bleeding-kansas/14578 U.S. Army Center of Military History https://history.army.mil Library of Congress — WWI & WWII collections https://www.loc.gov 1st Infantry Division Official Page https://home.army.mil/riley/index.php/units-tenants/1st-infantry-division Camp Concordia — POW Camp History https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/prisoners-of-war-in-kansas/16582 Smithsonian Institution — POW program overview https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/german-pows-america-180961088/ National WWII Museum — POWs in America https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/prisoners-of-war-us Fort Detrick https://home.army.mil/detrick Dugway Proving Ground https://home.army.mil/dugway World Health Organization https://www.who.int Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov U.S. Army Center of Military History — Biographical info https://history.army.mil California State Library — California governance history https://www.library.ca.gov https://lplks.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2018/04/Hike-Through-History-Page-3.pdf Send us your stories at investigatingwithus@gmail.com. We want to hear from you! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.