Tracey LaRiccia and Janet O'Brien

Big Muddy Mayhem

Comedy EN ↓ 76 episodes

Tracey and Janet Share stories with each other not knowing what Midwest stories we are bringing to the table. Please join us for some true crime and bad behavior in the Midwest! We share something nice at the end of our stories that are in the areas we are speaking of. Connect with us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/big.muddy.mayhem.podcastEmail us with comments or suggestions at bigmuddymayhem@gmail.comMerch at: https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/?fbclid=IwAR2psoEjF3cDm_3tJPtF6xkyCcq_dyAavjTfF7Y0u-mbv_qjSAiSc593Peo

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Tracey LaRiccia and Janet O'Brien

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Oct 21, 2025

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Episodes

26. Clarence Roberts's Fiery Exit and The Bull Island Rock Festival's Muddy Disaster 17.04.2024

Janet shares the story of Clarence Roberts who supposedly died twice and then Tracey tells the amazing story of The Bull Island Rock Festival that went terribly wrong. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for ideas at:  bigmuddy...

25. The Red Headed Killer and Ma Barker's Family Business 10.04.2024

Tracey shares the ongoing story of the Red Headed Killer solved by a high school class and then Janet tells the tale of Kate (Ma) Barker and her criminal boys, the Barker Boys. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for ideas at: ...

24. JoAnn Matouk and the Ozark Hoo Hoo: Grosse Pointe Grief and Ozark Howls 03.04.2024

Janet tells the story of the disappearance and unsolved crime of JoAnn Matouk and then Tracey shares the story of the mysterious Cryptid, the Ozark Hoo Hoo and how it spawned a fraternal order with good morals and supports communities.  Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator...

23. Leslie "Mad Dog" Irvin Earns His Nickname and St. Valentine's Day Massacre 27.03.2024

Tracey shares the story of the serial killer, Leslie "Mad Dog" Irvin and how he avoided capture for a long while. Then Janet tells the story of Al Capone and the massacre that eventually made the public turn against him. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You...

22. Leopold and Loeb's Big Idea and Floyd Collins's Worst Weekend 20.03.2024

Tracey tells the story of Floyd Collins and the cave that trapped him for days and then Janet shares the story of Leopold and Loeb that became a favorite Hitchcock Movie. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for ideas at:  bigmu...

21. Michael Swango's Toxic Bedside Manner and Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin and the Clan na Gael 13.03.2024

Janet tells the story of a Doctor who practiced on and off in the medical field who had a habbit of killing their patients and then Tracey shares the story of the Patrick Henry Cronin and what transpired causing one of the largest attending funerals at that time. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  htt...

20. The I-70 Strangler and The Witch of Delray's Boarding House of Doom 06.03.2024

Tracey concludes her story on Herb and adds Larry Eyler to the mix and the path the I-70 Strangler took. Then Janet shares the story of Rose Veres and the mysterious deaths at her boarding house dear Detroit. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email u...

19. Herb Baumeister's Fox Hollow Farm and Michael Wayne Jackson's Manhunt 01.03.2024

Tracey tells the story and strange life of Herb Baumeister and then Janet shares the story of a short-span crime spree that spooked kids in the 80's, Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for ideas at:  bigmuddymayhem@gmail.com Y...

18. Alf Bolin's Ozark Reign of Terror and The Slender Man's Suburban Revival 21.02.2024

Tracey tells the story of Alf Bolin and his murderous ways and then Janet tells the story of the internet cryptid and how it turned into an attack on a fellow classmate. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for ideas at:  bigmud...

17. Bloody Mary's Haunted Museum and Zack and Addie's Last Night In 14.02.2024

Hear the origin story of when Tracey and Janet went to New Orleans and toured a murder house that planted the seed of creating their own True Crime podcast. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for ideas at:  bigmuddymayhem@gmai...

16. St. Louis's Haunted Stages and the Massacre at Taliesin 07.02.2024

Tracey shares the haunted tails of two theaters in St. Louis Missouri and then Janet shares the awful story of the murders that happened in the Love Cottage that Frank Lloyd Wright built. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for...

15. The Weepy Voice Killer's 911 Confessions and Jaryd Atadero's Lost Trail 31.01.2024

Janet tells about the strange story of Stephani, the Weep Voice Killer and his awful phone calls to the police about the murders he committed and then Tracey shares the awful tale of Jary Atadero's missing son and how you shouldn't trust anyone. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhe...

14. Edward Gardner Lewis and Sam Sheppard: One Built a Town, One Inspired The Fugitive 24.01.2024

Tracey talks about the man who was a visionary but did things maybe a little too well, Edward Gardner Lewis, who brought us University City, Missouri, and then Janet tells the story about Sam Sheppard, who had everything and then lost it all when his wife was found dead!  Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch i...

13. St. Louis's Forgotten Commune and Clara Rector 17.01.2024

Janet talks about the history of the United States, the first-ever, General Strike that took place in St. Louis Missouri, and how it created an anti-labor movement group that still exists today. Then Tracey talks about the life of Clara Rector, the murder, and how she almost got away with it! Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our M...

12. The Life and Death (and Death, and Death) of Elmer McCurdy and the Rondout Train Robbery 10.01.2024

Tracey tells a wild story about the strange journey of Elmer McCurdy during his life and death and then Janet shares the stories and eventual Great Train robbery of 1924 in Ronout Illinois where the Newton Boys were eventually caught. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-s...

11. The Legend of Al Swearengen and The Cleveland Torso Murderer's Unsolved Butchery 03.01.2024

Janet shares stories surrounding the club owner and pimp Al Swearengen and other tales from the town of Deadwood and then Tracey tells the unsolved case of the Cleveland Torso Murderer. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us any suggestions for i...

10. The Disappearance of Steven Kubacki and The Hopkinsville Goblins' Little Green Visitors 27.12.2023

Tracey tells the tale of the disappearance of Steven Kubacki and the unknown story of what actually happened, and then Janet follows up with a well-documented case of "little green men" near Hopkinsville Kentucky. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can em...

9. "Hell's Belle" Gunness Cooks Up Trouble and Samuel Mason's River Piracy 20.12.2023

Tracey shares the story of river pirates on the Ohio River and the story of Samuel Mason and his gang of pirates, which included the infamous Harpe Bros along with other characters. Then Janet weaves the tale of Belle Gunness, widower who was a serial killer and may have faked her own death to get away. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and b...

8. Barbara Hoffman: Madison's Two-Timing Killer and The Springfield Three 13.12.2023

Janet starts with a story about a Masseuse that turns to murder in Madison Wisconsin, which in turn, becomes the first fully televised Murder Court Case on National TV. Tracey then tells the tail of the unsolved mystery and disappearance of The Springfield Three and about the various suspects who may have been involved. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and...

7. The Bully of Skidmore: Ken McElroy's Nobody-Saw-Nothing and the First Execution of Minnesota 06.12.2023

Story of the Town Bully, Ken McElroy of Skidmore, Missouri and his unsolved murder and the tale of Ann Bilansky convicted of Arsenic poisoning and eventual historical conviction as the first person to be publicly executed in the state of Minnesota. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddyma...

6. The Murder of Stringbean (AKA David Akeman) and The 1941 UFO Crash 29.11.2023

Six years prior to Roswell, a story was passed down from Grandfather to Wife to Grand daughter about the mysterious crash in Cape Girardeau Missouri follwed with the life and tragic death of singer-songwriter, musician and comedian, Stringbean, aka- David Akeman. Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  htt...

5. Sherwood Point Lighthouse's Unwanted Tenants & The Villisca Axe Murder House 22.11.2023

We start with a Story about The Sherwood Point Lighhouse in Door County Wisonsin and then end with the unsolved case of the Villisca Axe Murder house.  Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and Central US and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at  https://bigmuddymayhem.creator-spring.com/ You can email us an suggestions for ideas at:  bigmuddymayhem@gmail.com...

4. Baraboo Wisconsin's Dark Side & The Arabia Steamboat's Final Voyage 15.11.2023

We start with muliple stories of Baraboo Wisconsin which invold history, circus, ghosts, cryptids and Murder.  Then we are off to Kansas City Missouri for the story of the Arabia Steamboat, it's sinking, and then rediscovering over a hundred years later.   Join Tracey and Janet as they share these amazing stories from the Midwest and become our Muddy Buddies! Merch is at https://bigmuddymayhem.cre...

3. Momo the Monster Stinks Up Missouri & The Circus Train Wreck of 1918 08.11.2023

Criyptid called Momo the Monster and the sightings that started in the 1970's in Louisiana Missouri . And then the ghost story but also real story of the Circus Train Wreck in 1918. Tracey and Janet share these stories with each other not knowing what stories we are bringing to the table. Please join us for some great true crime and bad behavior in the Midwest! Episode 3 Follow us on Facebook at ...

2. Charlie Birger: Southern Illinois's Gangster & The Trunk Story 01.11.2023

The story of Charlie Birger, Bootlegger and Gang Leader of Souther Illinois and the story of the body found in the trunk at the Southern Hotel in St. Louis Missouri!   Tracey and Janet share these stories with each other not knowing what stories we are bringing to the table.  Please join us for some great true crime and bad behavior in the Midwest. Episode 2 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.face...

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