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
Nov 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024
56 min
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
Nov 6, 2024
Nov 11, 2024
Nov 11, 2024
34 min
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.
Nov 13, 2024
Nov 18, 2024
Nov 18, 2024
1 min
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
Nov 20, 2024
Nov 25, 2024
Nov 27, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
Dec 2, 2024
40 min
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
Dec 4, 2024
Dec 4, 2024
29 min
She disappeared while working at the EXXON gas station in the wee hours of the morning. But she wasn't the only one.