Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem

In this episode we learn about a man Named Porter Ross, who's jelously leads him to being sent to prison, where he starts eating the bed springs from his mattress.

In this episode we talk about Jarvis Loper and his adventures with a Vat of lye in his soapmaking factory in Oshkosh WI.

In this episode we discuss Joe Canon or Joe the Trader as some may know him. We discuss his deep obcession with cryogenics and his failed attempts at launching a cryogenics storage facility in Ellington WI.

A tragic story of a couple in love but unable to be together because of religion differences which leads to death of both of them.

A member of a traveling circus arrives in Appleton, quits his job, and finds himself being charged with rape of a 15 year old girl.

Richard was a divorced gentleman of 2 years who made the mistake of spending to much time with his ex-wife and one day she takes it upon herself on a road trip to take his life after he mentions another women

A Wisconsin Senator is killed on a Fishing trip with his brother.

We look at a member of one of the most famous families in the area, and learn about his drinking problems that led to him stabbing his own son.

We take a look at some very early murders in Calumet County while learning about a couple of tribes that existed in the area you may never have heard of. And for those Kaukauna people we learn who is Electa Quinney?

A Kaukauna Basketball/Football star mistakenly kills his ex girl friend when he strikes her in the head and stuffs her in a laundry chute.

In this episode we follow Cleveland as you Oneida Native American boy, who's mother kills his father, then sends Cleveland to a school in Pennsylvania, that helps natives adjust to white American society. Cleveland is eventually returns home and is sent to the Appleton insane asylum and the story does not end there!

In this episode we take a look at family from Seymour, the 4 brothers and the trouble they get themselves into, Jail breaks, Bank Robberies, Wheat stealing, wife murdering and drunk driving round out the family activities.

We here the story about a Farmer who kills his girlfriend in a crime of passion in the town of Ellington.

We discuss how the Great Depression led to Wisconsin Farmers Going on strike, and the violence that followed.

In this episode we discuss the 72 battle in the state of Wisconsin of taxing, outlawing, and banning margarine

In this episode Gavin discusses William T Boerum who ran the Oshkosh Asylum until he was found out to not be who everyone thought he was

Hear the story of Robert Toombs who lived in Kaukauna and traveled the country marrying a different wife as he traveled

Florence Kilsdonk is left stabbed to death in her kitchen, while her infant boy (unharmed) sits for hours on a tabletop. Who would randomly kill a rural housewife and steal nothing?

This time... how does a 1920s murder in Sheboygan connect to a notorious 1950s crime of the Milwaukee Mafia?

A serious issue approached lightheartedly. In the not too distant past, human remains were treated with far less reverence than today... at least when the remains weren't of European origin. At least one Fox Cities institution still refuses to turn over their bones.

In a rare serious episode, Eric and Gavin talk about how the Milwaukee Mafia (specifically Louis Fazio) supplied brothels in Appleton, Sheboygan and elsewhere. The truth may be darker than you think.

When 18-year-old Mark Leroux is blamed for killing his parents near Stevens Point, he does what any accused murderer would do: he blames his sister. Is Mark the killer, or is it his sister? Additional information can be found at https://gavinschmitt.com/mark-leroux/ On November 8, 1967, at 3:50 am, the Sheriff’s Office received a call that the Eugene and Mary Leroux residence was burning, and that...

We last left Ron Huff in a Wisconsin prison for the murder of Ronald Burnham. Years later, he has moved to Minnesota. On June 22, 1996, Maria Silva was found dead in her Duluth apartment she shared with Ronald Huff. A neighbor noticed a bad smell and decided to check on the apartment. Inside he found Silva’s badly decomposed corpse. The doors of the third-floor unit were deadbolted – whoever kille...

Gavin discusses his book "Great Lakes Pirate: The Adventures of Roaring Dan Seavey" - the tale of the only man ever arrested for piracy on the Great Lakes. Links Murder & Mayhem Podcast website Gavin's Books (Amazon) Gavin and Eric's other podcast: Milwaukee Mafia

In 1968, three teenagers are accused of murdering a man in a Seymour barn after he makes sexual advances on them. But is there more to the story? More information can be found at https://gavinschmitt.com/ronald-huff/ Links Murder & Mayhem Podcast website Gavin's Books (Amazon) Gavin and Eric's other podcast: Milwaukee Mafia