Malice in the Mitten
Come with me as I tell you the stories of the Malice that has happened here in the Mitten.
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Welcome to Malice the Mitten!! This is the only true crime podcast where all stories to be told happened only in Michigan and of course that includes the U.P. (Upper Peninsula). I am your host Tracy Preston and along with me is my bestie Christine Mulligan! I have some crazy stories of crime and folklore to share with you! Welcome and enjoy all the Malice in the Mitten.
All artwork is created by my amazing husband Todd Preston!
Episodes
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
On today's story we are back up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, deep in the mining shafts, then a strike began, and just 5 months later The Italian Hall Disaster.
Sources:
Intro and Exit music written and recorded by Alan Hunt.
Death’s Door The Truth Behind Michigan’s Largest Mass Murder by Steven Lehto, first edition, 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I04FIpH5ywM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yjFP1IajQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FruyQLoryPc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqEoFQTSb44
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft_sinking#:~:text=Mine%20shafts%20are%20vertical%20or,any%20combination%20of%20the%20above
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calumet_and_Hecla_Mining_Company#:~:text=By%201897%2C%20the%20Calumet%20and,the%20Calumet%20and%20Hecla%20system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Country_strike_of_1913–1914#:~:text=The%20Copper%20Country%20quickly%20became,%22lower%20class%22%20of%20worker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calumet_and_Hecla_Mining_Company#:~:text=By%201897%2C%20the%20Calumet%20and,the%20Calumet%20and%20Hecla%20system.
https://www.1913strike.mtu.edu/paternalism.html
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Let me tell you, this 1897 murderous story blew my mind!!!!
Sources:
Intro and Exit music written and recorded by Alan Hunt
Researched and written by Rebecca Hiers
https://wmmq.com/williamston-1897/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referra
https://www.housecreep.com/ee/320-elevator-st-williamston-mi-48895-us
The Grisly 1897 Beheading in Williamston
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/04/03/book-explores-gruesome-williamston-murder/25233611/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gristmill
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/stave-mills-4585/#:~:text=Stave%20mills%20produce%20the%20narrow,take%20advantage%20of%20Arkansas%20timberland.
https://dobieroad.org/our-story/#:~:text=Our%20story%2C%20history%2C%20mission%2C%20vision%2C%20%26%20values&text=The%20county%20moved%20the%20“poor,the%20county%20who%20needed%20assistance.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Between 1967-1969 if you were a female and lived in Ypsilanti or Ann Arbor especially if you attended Eastern Michigan University or University of Michigan, you were in danger! These are the most brutal cases I have done yet.
Sources:
Intro and Exit music written and recorded by Alan Hunt
Researched and written by Angela Sinclair
https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/2019/11/08/michigan-murders-john-norman-collins-serial-killer-evidence/1475344001/
https://fornology.blogspot.com/2014/04/
The Michigan Murders The True Story of the Ypsilanti Ripper’s Reign of Terror
https://fornology.blogspot.com/2014/04/
http://www.maryfleszar.com/My_Name_Is_Mary/About_Me.html
https://aadl.org/aa_news_19690611-shattered_by_grief
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Officer Moraska was just 26 years old when a man decided that tonight was the night to get his revenge.
Sources:
Intro and Exit music written and recorded by Alan Hunt
Story researched and written by Rebecca Hier
Crime Detective Magazine – Did somebody have a big hate for Michigan’s Missing Cop? By Chet Wagner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson
https://www.norwaymi.gov/departments/police_department/officer_moraska.php
https://ruralinsights.org/content/norway-michigan-a-classic-community/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37505421/kenneth-j.-moraska
https://mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/otis2profile.aspx?mdocNumber=131318
https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/people-v-alsteens-docket-888165010
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/delirium/symptoms-causes/syc-20371386
https://jwt-f.uppbeat.io/audio-files/a34d50ecafdf61ec63b0f3d2f41f9998/39d56a28f5c92009492e72dc87caee87/8a7e9b7208a74919683dbf30d660fcf3/gun-shot-rifle-gamemaster-audio-1-00-02.mp3?auth=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJrZXkiOiJrZXkxIiwiaWQiOiIxODY5ODQzIiwiczMiOiJodHRwczovL2Nkbi51cHBiZWF0LmlvLyIsImFzc2V0IjoiYXVkaW8tZmlsZXMvYTM0ZDUwZWNhZmRmNjFlYzYzYjBmM2QyZjQxZjk5OTgvMzlkNTZhMjhmNWM5MjAwOTQ5MmU3MmRjODdjYWVlODcvOGE3ZTliNzIwOGE3NDkxOTY4M2RiZjMwZDY2MGZjZjMvZ3VuLXNob3QtcmlmbGUtZ2FtZW1hc3Rlci1hdWRpby0xLTAwLTAyLm1wMyIsIm5iZiI6MTczMjU0MTMwNSwiZXhwIjoxNzMyNTQxMzY1LCJpYXQiOjE3MzI1NDEzMDUsImlzcyI6IlVwcGJlYXQtQXV0aGVudGljYXRpb24tQXBpIiwiYXVkIjoiVXBwYmVhdCJ9.GHspDzrBIHp0ylPat3Ny0FxzvdMRdg99foTr9BU63HE
https://jwt-f.uppbeat.io/audio-files/550fafd5d5403a2f6e11b6feefd0899e/49cdc4368cf4a5ae96774961b482b701/ea994f454525cd914fc05324e28ae9bc/hand-gun-pistol-shot-gfx-sounds-1-1-00-01.mp3?auth=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJrZXkiOiJrZXkxIiwiaWQiOiIxODY5ODQzIiwiczMiOiJodHRwczovL2Nkbi51cHBiZWF0LmlvLyIsImFzc2V0IjoiYXVkaW8tZmlsZXMvNTUwZmFmZDVkNTQwM2EyZjZlMTFiNmZlZWZkMDg5OWUvNDljZGM0MzY4Y2Y0YTVhZTk2Nzc0OTYxYjQ4MmI3MDEvZWE5OTRmNDU0NTI1Y2Q5MTRmYzA1MzI0ZTI4YWU5YmMvaGFuZC1ndW4tcGlzdG9sLXNob3QtZ2Z4LXNvdW5kcy0xLTEtMDAtMDEubXAzIiwibmJmIjoxNzMyNTQxOTQyLCJleHAiOjE3MzI1NDIwMDIsImlhdCI6MTczMjU0MTk0MiwiaXNzIjoiVXBwYmVhdC1BdXRoZW50aWNhdGlvbi1BcGkiLCJhdWQiOiJVcHBiZWF0In0.q3g5T4SV_Xe4uDnmqGxq0zkD5K_fGIG_n42PKQth7iE
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
Wednesday Dec 04, 2024
She disappeared while working at the EXXON gas station in the wee hours of the morning. But she wasn't the only one.