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

26-Cryptids Unraveled: Sinkhole Same 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.

22- The Murder of the Clutter Family

Settle into the cozy town of Holcomb, KS with Scoot and Hatter for a lovely afternoon of an unsuspecting burglary turned dark as they uncover the twisted events that took place in the Clutter family farm. Was it really just a burglary gone wrong, or a deep seeded sinister plot conspired years in the making? Tune in and find out! 0:00 Introduction: A seemingly peaceful town 0:50 Clutter family malicious murders discovered 03:53 Case breakthrough from surprising source: an inmate from the Kansas Penitentiary 08:10 Taken hostage in their own home: Leave no witnesses 12:07 Stolen joy ride heading towards death row 16:34 Unlikely and strange friendship brewing 20:43 Controversial last words before execution 24:33 Rough backgrounds doesn't mean excusable actions 30:02 Interested in sharing your own thoughts? Email us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com 30:31 Outro & bloopers Resources: https://legendsofkansas.com/clutter-family-murders/ https://www.gcpolice.org/254/Clutter-Family-Murders https://www.aetv.com/articles/the-clutter-family-murders-the-story-behind-in-cold-blood https://www.newspapers.com/topics/crimes-mysteries/clutter-family-murders/ https://www.historyhit.com/culture/the-real-story-behind-in-cold-blood-truman-capotes-true-crime-masterpiece/ https://themobmuseum.org/blog/sixty-years-later-in-cold-blood-murders-still-resonate/ https://crimearchives.net/1959_clutter/html/bios.html https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/the-clutter-family-murders#google_vignette https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-the-brutal-murders-that-inspired-a-foundational-work-in-the-true-crime-genre-180985238/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/perry-smith https://theamericanreader.com/24-january-1965-truman-capote-to-perry-smith/ (The American Reader link) https://crimereads.com/how-truman-capote-was-destroyed-by-his-own-masterpiece/ https://medium.com/bedcloud/the-destructive-bond-between-capote-and-smith-558929e4127a 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.