Malice in the Mitten
Three Michigan shows, one voice.
Malice in the Mitten - Michigan-focused True Crime.
Round Robin - Upbeat round-table talk.
F-Bomb - Michigan folklore and frights.
New episodes every Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Malice in the Mitten is a Michigan-focused, cinematic true crime podcast rooted in the stories, cases, and communities of Michigan — including the Upper Peninsula. Hosted by Tracy Preston and joined by Christine Mulligan, the show centers victims, context, and careful research while exploring the dark cases Michigan never forgot. Each episode is told with a noir-inspired atmosphere, respect for the people involved, and a mission to bring awareness to listeners and communities.
Episodes
Mar 12, 2025
Mar 12, 2025
52 min
We are all over the place on this one!! Horses with their tongues hanging out, to sageing spirits to mutton bustin!!
Watch this Mutton Bustin'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7kBZFaLj5Y&t=7s
Mar 13, 2025
Mar 13, 2025
17 min
Keep an eye on that Friske!
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt
Story researched and written by Todd Preston
Mar 17, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
23 min
Can you say psychopath?
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt
Story researched and written by Rebecca Hires
Mar 19, 2025
Mar 19, 2025
49 min
Happy St. Patrick's Day . . . Two Days Later!
Music from #Uppbeat
https://uppbeat.io/t/paulo-kalazzi/unite-the-clans
License code: 3PCLMOHQGAQ8J0C2
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
20 min
Ahoy!! What is that?
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.
Story researched and written by Todd Preston.
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
37 min
The stagecoach burglar who fears horses!
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.
Story researched and written by Rebecca Hieres.
Sources:
http://harris23.msu.domains/event/1822-first-stagecoach-line-established-out-of-detroit/#:~:text=Several%20stagecoach%20routes%20began%20in,capital%20in%201847)%20by%201852.
https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2014/10/peek_through_time_from_gruelin.html
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1884?amount=400
https://www.google.com/search?q=gogebic+county+michigan+largest+towns&sca_esv=a9287b5cf37d50af&sxsrf=AHTn8zo2IWN110vbqE2d1TiEh4s2L7C9ZA%3A1742436621434&ei=DXnbZ6-UGrH8p84Pqpqu8Qc&ved=0ahUKEwjvzvSeypeMAxUx_skDHSqNK34Q4dUDCBI&uact=5&oq=gogebic+county+michigan+largest+towns&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJWdvZ2ViaWMgY291bnR5IG1pY2hpZ2FuIGxhcmdlc3QgdG93bnMyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRiSAzIFECEYkgMyBRAhGJIDMgUQIRiSAzIFECEYkgMyBRAhGJIDSJ8bUN8CWJAZcAF4AJABAJgBoAGgAfoMqgEDNi45uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIPoAKEDcICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAg0QLhiABBiwAxhDGIoFwgILEAAYgAQYkQIYigXCAgUQABiABMICCxAuGIAEGMcBGK8BwgIGEAAYFhgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQIRifBcICBRAhGKsCmAMAiAYBkAYJkgcENC4xMaAHxGSyBwQzLjExuAf3DA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
https://bentley.umich.edu/news-events/magazine/michigans-black-bart/
https://michiganology.org/stories/the-last-stagecoach-robber-in-michigan/#:~:text=Reimund%20Holzhey%20robbed%20stagecoach%20and,it%2C%20he%20shot%20Adolph%20G.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063034/1889-09-01/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1885&index=7&date2=1901&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Holzhey&proxdistance=5&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=holzhey&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
https://www.facebook.com/groups/653235059165152/posts/1288201619001823/
https://blogs.mtu.edu/archives/2019/10/25/flashback-friday-michigans-highwayman/
https://marenisco.org/wp-content/uploads/Marenisco-Township_History-Book.pdf
https://historicnewspapers.sc.edu/lccn/sn84026925/1911-02-21/ed-1/seq-1.pdf
Mar 26, 2025
Mar 26, 2025
47 min
What does Spartacus, a blobfish and grandpa Berto all have in common? They're on the show!!
Mar 28, 2025
Mar 28, 2025
14 min
From entertainment to hauntings.
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.
Story researched by Todd Preston
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
23 min
MISSING 35 Years! One of Michigan's oldest cold cases. If you know something, say something!
Theme song writting and recorded by Alan Hunt.
Story researched and written by Angela Hoefler.
Sources:
coldcasetips@livgov.comhttps://milivcounty.gov/sheriff/investigative-services/cold-case-team/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Paige_Renkoski
https://youtu.be/7sPjoeMRnD8?si=TuE5hvY7S6DrAEIU
https://youtu.be/JPx5enT28Go?si=uUxQUiXZikXUPG2c
https://www.facebook.com/paigerenkoski/
https://charleyproject.org/case/paige-marie-renkoski
Apr 2, 2025
Apr 2, 2025
46 min
Leave that Sea Cucumber alone!
Sound Effects from Uppbeat: Brah-reverb-meme-voi...a-Chivers1-00-04.mp3 & Countdown-beeps-the-foundation 1---00-05.mp3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXf_YodWw40
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8YL69EFTMiI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBPbOrKiXnk