Junction City Justice

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we take a look at what happens when international and infamous swindler Harry Cooper goes up against Ogden's Own Chief Detective Pender in the early 1900's. It's a debonair hustler vs cowboy common sense in a game of cat-and-mouse. Was Pender up to the task? Find out in our latest episode. Ogden, Ogden Utah, Junction City, True Crime, Historic 25th S...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever frequented a local business or toured an old building and wondered what stories the building could tell if the walls could talk? Today we take a deep dive into 113 25th Street, today 111 25th Street. This was at one time the rowdy Senate Saloon run by a colorful character. We will reach through time and shake hands with him as well as dive into some of the stories th...

Send us Fan Mail What type of man does it take to walk a foot beat on 25th Street in the late 1800's and early 1900's? What was police work like at the Turn-of-The-Century in Junction City? And how did these men manage to keep such a tumultuous and transitioning population in check? Join us for the fights, foot chases, and more as we take a foot beat on rowdy 25th Street with William Dar...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that at one time Ogden had a thriving Chinatown? So much so, that one popular man with ties to the Tong Gangs on the coast ruled with an iron fist. Take a walk with us back in time to the streets of Ogden's Chinatown and learn about the shocking murder that sent waves through the city on the next Junction City Justice Podcast. Ogden, Ogden Utah, Junction City, Tr...

Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas from the Junction City Justice podcast! This month, we are bringing you a very special episode about Polo Afuvai's life and career. Brought to Ogden on a football scholarship, Polo worked his way from a Weber State police officer to an Ogden City detective and Tac Squad member. What exactly was the Tac Squad and what was it like to be an Ogden City cop in the...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the Junction City Justice Podcast. Who doesn't like exploring a little history during the Holidays. As our pre-Thanksgiving gift to you we have given you this mega episode. You probably didn't know this, but in June, and thanks to Ray Hobbs, the 95th Bomb Group had their reunion right here in our hometown of Ogden, Utah. We were blessed to get the invite...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Part II of the Last Ride of the Furey Gang! If you enjoyed the first episode then saddle up because this story just gets more wild as we go. For a gang that was larger and more violent at their height than the Sundance Gang, and based largely out of Ogden, history has all but forgotten them until we rediscovered them. What crime did their members commit in Salt Lak...

Send us Fan Mail Ogden, Utah comes with a rough-and-tumble local reputation, but what is that built on? What if we told you that a notorious gang of outlaws led by one of the most dangerous individuals the west had, was based right here out of Ogden? And what would the battle between the outlaws of the Furey Gang and the coppers of the Ogden Police look like? Lucky for you we have all the answers...

Send us Fan Mail We hope you have all had a great summer. We have been busy this summer, as we’ve hinted, getting to know Ogden’s own living legend Ray Hobbs, and his wonderful family. First and foremost we’d like to thank them for their trust in preserving their grandfather’s legacy. We’d also like to thank Ray for taking the time to sit down with us repeatedly, and giving us the opportunity to h...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Independence Day everyone! We have a few interesting stories with our old rival to keep you entertained, for those with a busy week ahead, and some upcoming news from the podcast. Happy Birthday America, and Happy Independence Day all. Ogden, Ogden Utah, Junction City, True Crime, Historic 25th Street, Two-Bit Street, Ogden True Crime, Utah True Crime, Police, Police Podcast...

Send us Fan Mail Take a moment, if you will, to imagine being a local Ogden boy growing up traveling the streets of Ogden from Wall to Harrison and roaming the Wasatch mountains. The same trails you and I walk on, the same mountains, and the same views. Now imagine being plucked out of Ogden and thrust into the cauldron that was the early air war for American young men in World War 2. Walk with us...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone, it is a special and solemn time. Police Week, where we honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for the Ogden community. This is an updated episode with another Officer and will also have some new updates at the back of the episode. We are here to honor those who came before us, so please take a moment out of your day to pay respects to those who paid the pr...

Send us Fan Mail Like so many cities, Ogden is not without its dark tragedy as well. What happened on the night of July 23, 1943? Who were the victims and what were their stories? Who was the ultimate evil perpetrated by and what set this vile human off? And what happened to them? We go in-depth on this look into one of the darkest days in the history of Junction City because sometimes the best th...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone! Don't fret, this is just a quick update about the Podcast to let everyone know that life happens, and it's happened to us. All good things, but our production on new episodes is still ongoing and has pushed back our timeline in which we will need a few extra days to get the production done on our next episode. Please stick with us as we guarantee the storie...

Send us Fan Mail In our next installation of Ogden's Masters of the Air, join us for Raymon C. Beus. A local Ogden boy who grew up from humble beginnings and left 148 33rd Street to join the Army Air Corps as a waist gunner in the B-17 known as "Hellcat". Beus was involved in the early air war of World War 2 and if you know about that you know how dicey things were in comparison to...

Send us Fan Mail Our special mini series kicks off the inaugural episode of Ogden's Masters of the Air with Fred Blakely, a local Ogden boy who brought the City of Ogden to the Pacific Theatre and the Japanese home front. Do we mean that literally? You'll have to listen to find out. Join us as we examine Fred's storied career, the bombing missions, the first hand accounts, and our t...

Send us Fan Mail A man who dedicated over 30 years of his life to a career that spanned four different decades! As close as we can come to a time machine, today we sit down with a tough-as-nails beat cop, who walked a foot beat on the roughest street in the city back before it was a popular tourist destination and a historic district. Join us in an interview with one of OPD's oldest living Po...

Send us Fan Mail Here it is Junction City! Season 3 episode 1 and we think it's a doozy. James H "Jim" Gillespie Jr in his own words is going to give you a perspective that's inspiring and at times jaw-dropping. From his childhood in Ogden through Vietnam, an undercover cop throughout Ogden and the State of Utah, and into being an administrator of a number of law enforcement or...

Send us Fan Mail The early 1900's were a wild time in policing if you really stop to think about it. In one town you can be a respectable citizen, in the next town a pariah. And for a fresh start, move to a new area and your past becomes whatever you want it to be. So who or what exactly was Dr EH Harding? And what happened when he ran afoul of Ogden's finest - Pinnock, Pender, Wislon an...

Send us Fan Mail Well here it is. The episode we've promised you for weeks and arguably, our most anticipated episode to date.  Belle London. If you've heard of early 1900's Ogden, you've heard the name. But what do you really know about her? Feminist Icon or Human Sex Trafficker? Madame or Monster? Is it possible to be both? One thing is certain, the Ogden you know would not b...

Send us Fan Mail To  honor our fallen brothers in blue, we present our Police Week 2023  bonus episode. Take a moment to briefly learn the circumstances around those who gave everything to try to make their community a safer place. Ogden wouldn’t be the same without them. Ogden, Ogden Utah, Junction City, True Crime, Historic 25th Street, Two-Bit Street, Ogden True Crime, Utah True Crime, Police,...

Send us Fan Mail Junction City criminals meet street-smart and Philly-bold Detective George Theobald, in our latest episode. Exactly the type of of person we do this episode for - the hardworking Everyman, who didn't seek attention, but deserves to be remembered. A Detective who handled murder, car chases, crime sprees, and delivered one-punch knockout power. Philadelphia born but Ogden Made....

Send us Fan Mail Welcome Back! One question, Do you think you know Ogden? Did you know a man was lynched in front of City Hall? Do you know about the Captain Brown wild west shootout? Does the name Seymour Clark ring out? What about murdering train robbers? All of this and more in our period piece episode and homage to Ogden from 1870-1910’s. When you’re done with this episode, Teddy Roosevelt’s 1...

Send us Fan Mail Our Valentine's Day surprise to our listeners. We were fortunate enough to be able to sit down with Marshall "Doc" White's grandson Bronson. Bronson is a very intelligent young man and also the host of his own project Big Black Craniums, a podcast and vlog-cast reviewing books. It just so happens we have a book in common, White's City, written about the Ma...

Send us Fan Mail Join us for second half of the story of the legendary Marshall "Doc" White. What if I told you because of Doc there was a "Marshall White Center" before the Marshall White Center?  What of his Police escapades? Who was the legendary blues musician that became White's best friend and how did they meet? We answer these questions and more. Find out why Doc Wh...