Running Into History

Discussing the controversy after my recent video about the Harrisburg Underworld. Mafia, corruption, murder, Budd Dwyer, Nick Cantone, Aldo Magnelli, Harrisburg Police Chief Bruno Favasuli, the Magaro family. #harrisburgpa #truecrime #mafia #mobstories #bufalino

How do you pronounce Wilkes-Barre? Where is the best prosciutto bread in Pittston? Did Jimmy Hoffa really hunt in Pennsylvania? Join me for more forgotten stories from our past: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@runningintohistory?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077783155664 #pittstonpa #bufalino #theirishman #luzernecountyhistory #jimmyhoff...

Today I am talking to JJ from Philly about the disappearance of Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar in 2005. In this episode we will do a deep dive into all of the evidence surrounding this interesting story. Did Gricar end his own life? Was he murdered? Or did he just walk away? After talking to JJ in this episode, my opinion has shifted to a high probability of one of these scenarios. Thi...

What happened to Nicholas Grassmyer? Also: Martino, Wertz, Altoona Mafia #truecrime #altoonapa #blaircountyhistory #mafia #verillacrew #mobstories #pittsburghmafia #larocca #nicholasgrassmyer #coldcase #altoonapennsylvania #bellwood #tyrone

Interview with a retired BCP Corrections Officer who worked at the Blair County Prison from 1976 to 1988. Many infamous Altoona area prisoners went through the BCP doors on his watch. The Verilla Mafia crew, Larry Christy, James Stehley, Charles Soult, Vernon Renfro, Donald Wertz, and many more. After BCP he moved into the state prison system, and was called to respond to the Camp Hill Prison riot...

#altoonapa #blaircountyhistory #altoonamafia #mobstories #mafia #pittsburghmafia #lacosanostra

Joe Martino - Altoona MAFIA, Verilla crew associate. #altoonapa #altoonamafia #mobstories #pittsburghmafia #larocca

2005 Miguel Padilla shooting at the UVA club, 1982 Tina Crone shooting that Donald Monahan was prosecuted for.

The 1970 Penn State documentary The Darlene Chronicles, was filmed just outside of Altoona Pennsylvania. #altoonapa #darlenechronicles #blaircountyhistory #appalachia #offgrid #abandoned

In two past episodes, I mentioned a dangerous animal terrorizing Penbrook and Edgemont in 1916. A reptile from the Florida mud, crawling through Pennsylvania leaves. An alligator, loose in Spooky Hollow in the fall of 1916, turning a quiet working town into something closer to a frontier settlement overnight. Boys formed hunting parties. Families kept children inside. Rumors spread faster than fac...

The Killing of my friend Lamar Johnson. Altoona Pennsylvania 1992. #altoonapa #truecrime #runningintohistory

Follow-up to my conversation with John Verilla III, about his family's mafia history in Altoona.

Today I am talking to John Verilla the 3rd. He is the grandson of John Jack Verilla. If you have been following my Altoona mafia series you know that John Jack Verilla was an associate for the LaRocca mafia family in Pittsburgh. John was given control of Altoona by underboss Kelly Mannarino in the 1950's. John Verilla the 3rd was a child growing up during this period of the 70s, and eventually...

Gangs of Altoona, The Verilla Mafia Crew, Unsolved murder of Big Bill Taylor, WWII Veterans memorial, what happened to my old neighborhood? #altoonapa #history #blaircountyhistory #altoonahistory #forgottenhistory #wwII #ww2 #charlesbronson #southforkpa #mobstories #mafia #blackhand #truecrime

Three doctors. One of America's deadliest disasters (Johnstown Flood). Mafia bombings. A mine disaster that shaped one of Hollywood’s toughest legends (Charles Bronson). A secret floor that waited half a century to be found. See the full video and Dr. Hawkins hidden office hidden above the South Fork bank: https://youtu.be/kmTY7mU8m4A?si=VGWQ0f5oKE04T7aH #southforkpa #southforkdam #cambriacoun...

History of the Harrisburg Greenbelt/Parkway. Paxtang Parkway, Wentzel's Swamp (Wildwood Lake), Cameron Parkway, Riverfront Park, Paxtang Park, Reservoir Park. See my Youtube channel for video versions of this podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@runningintohistory #harrisburgpa #harrisburgpahistory #miralloyddock #greenbelt #JHoraceMcFarland #Warrenmanning #citybeautiful #dauphincountyhistory

The Goatman of Bowie Maryland - 2000 Did we find the Goatman? See me Youtube channel for the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@runningintohistory #goatman #bowiemaryland #weirdmaryland #unexplainedmaryland #marylandmonsters #Smalltownmonsters #scarystories #campinghorror #campingnightmare #weirddarkness #addiction #alcoholism

Camping at the location of the alleged 2012 Weiser State Forest Bigfoot RV attack. The Lykens Werewolf and other campfire tales. #bigfoot #sasquatch #cryptid #bigfootattack #wesierstateforest #werewolves #scaryhistory #lycanthropy #werewolfoflykens #campfiretales #halloween

In this episode, we discuss listeners confirming that I am from Altoona, why Altoona is still my hometown, Elda Furry/aka Hedda Hopper's West Altoona neighborhood, the Gangs of Altoona, the 1976 Daugherty/Heath murder spree and the current status of the stolen guitar. #altoonapa #altoonacontroversy #altoonamafia #jeffreydaugherty #eldafurry #heddahopper #horseshoecurve #blaircountyhistory #run...

Murder trials for the the Pittsburgh LaRocca family, Verilla Crew, aka. "The Family," that controlled Altoona PA. In 1979, while Three Mile Island was leaking radiation into the air, The Verilla Crew that controlled Altoona PA, began a brutal clamp down on loose ends within the organization. Starting with the murder of John Clark at Mineral Point, Cambria County, then Scott Hileman was dum...

Follow up to my Altoona mafia video. https://youtu.be/JYMZBXoaqys?si=d2BiP_oSMSF8zRk- Video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/cS1TzUNSSpE?si=EeJ6-UIwe08po7GQ #altoonapa #mobstories #mafia #blair county history

In 1979, Verilla Crew hitman Preston Ryan shot Harry Walters (20) and James Tyson (24) in front of 200 people at the secluded Buckhorn Inn, Altoona PA. 46-years-later, a witness to the shooting, musician/songwriter Ken Earnest joins me to tell us what he witnessed that night. We also discuss the Altoona music scene during the 70s and 80s. . . . #mafia #hitman #laroccafamily #pittsburghmafia #mobst...

Teresa tells her story. You will never see The Darlene Chronicles the same again. Teresa is the first born daughter of Darlene Myers. She was 6 when filming started for "Visiting with Darlene" in 1970, at the hunting cabin in the woods of Blair County. Teresa finally tells her own story, including the challenges of growing up in the conditions that we all observed in the documentary. We al...

Special guest, historian Russell Love joins me to discuss the fascinating history and route of the 1881 South Pennsylvania Railroad and the long forgotten rail tunnels that were not transferred to the PA Turnpike in 1937. Stay tuned to my Youtube channel for the upcoming explore of this abandoned rail line. #southpennsylvaniarailroad #southpennrailroad #eastbroadtop #shadegaprail #pennsylvaniaturn...

Mike Albert is a retired Green Beret that served with the 20th Special Forces Group (same group as Tim Kennedy). He served during the Vietnam War, Desert Storm and countless operations during the Cold War. He also served as a Police Officer in York City and in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. After retiring from policing and the military, due to a broken back from a parachuting accident with the 20t...