The Midwest Crime Files

Send us Fan Mail When an intruder entered Donnah Winger’s home in Springfield, Illinois in the summer of 1995, two people would lose their lives. The tragic and senseless attack on a new mother devastated an entire family and left a baby without a mother. Want to become a Patron and gain access to exclusive episodes? Go to https://patron.podbean.com/Themidwestcrimefiles ! For references and photos...

Send us Fan Mail When Jacque and Clay Waller welcomed triplets, their marriage began to fall apart. Jacque feared leaving her husband as his threats grew more violent as she tried to pull away. Unfortunately, Jacque had a reason to be afraid. Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: Ghost Town Podcast Clarke After Dark: A True Crime Podcast References a...

Send us Fan Mail When a nine-year-old girl went missing in St. Ann, Missouri in 1993, an entire community feared for their children. Just nine days later, a family’s worst nightmare became a reality when the little girl was found murdered. For sources and photos for this episode, visit: Little Girl Lost: The Angie Housman Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) https://bit.ly/3KtPJYn (Genucel) https://po...

Send us Fan Mail When doctors in Omaha, Nebraska begin to be the target of a serial killer, police are shocked and disturbed by the killer's identity. Special Thanks to Our Sponsors for this episode: https://podcorn.com/ Why Do We Say That Podcast For sources and photos for this episode visit: Serial Killer Doctor of Omaha (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/y...

Send us Fan Mail When a video store employee is shot dead in Sparta, IL, police are baffled. When a similar murder occurs weeks later in Granite City, IL, the Major Case Squad gets involved. The identity of the killer left law enforcement in utter shock.  For sources and photos visit: Murder & Roses: The Murders of Randa Clarkson & Ed Kirby (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The 1978 murder of Karla Brown in Wood River, Illinois took four years and cutting edge (for the time) technology to solve.  Sources and photos for this episode: Murder in Wood River: The Karla Brown Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Special Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: Hydronique Hydration Drink Your Vitamins with Hydronique Hydration Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The disappearance of Jacob Wetterling led to our current sex offender registry. It took 27 years before his family would learn what Jacob had endured in 1989.  For sources and photos for this episode: Disappeared: The Jacob Wetterling Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Special Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: Hydronique Hydration Drink Your Vitamins with Hydronique Hydration...

Send us Fan Mail On a steamy August day in 1999, people outside a movie theater in Springfield, Illinois, heard the cries of an infant inside a vehicle. What started as an abandoned child led to a murder investigation.  For sources and photos for this episode: Baby in the Car: The Lori Hayes Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Special thanks to the sponsors of this episode: Clarke After Dark: A True...

Send us Fan Mail Linda Darby was a mother of five children in 1970 when her husband Charles Darby was murdered. After being convicted of the crime, Linda Darby stole her freedom and remained a fugitive 35 years! Sources and photos for this episode: Stolen Freedom: The Murder of Charles Darby (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode! www.podcorn.com   Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail On the morning of March 13th, 1993, a hunter was walking in a rural field outside Carlyle, Illinois. Instead of finding his expected prey, he found a grisly scene.   Sources and photos for this episode: The Herrin Dry Cleaning Murder: The Kathy Woodhouse Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Thanks to our sponsor: Clarke After Dark: A True Crime Podcast   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail On the cold winter morning of January 18th, 1992, emergency dispatch received a 911 call from a man in Herrin, Illinois. He said there had been a rape and murder at Fox Dry Cleaning in Herrin. Sources and photos for this episode: The Herrin Dry Cleaning Murder: The Kathy Woodhouse Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Thanks to sponsor: Ohio Hauntings Podcast Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The murder of an expectant mother and kidnapping of her baby lead to the first woman being executed by the federal government since 1953. For sources and photos visit: Fetal Abduction: The Bobbie Jo Stinnett Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com)    Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unporte...

Send us Fan Mail Sheri, Garrett, and Gavin were brutally murdered in their beds. Chris Coleman tells authorities he is being targeted due to his employment with Joyce Meyers Ministries, but does Chris have a dirty secret? Sources and photos for this episode: The Ultimate Betrayal: The Coleman Family Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com)   Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promote...

Send us Fan Mail Two families were featured on the popular TV show Wife Swap.  Years later, one of those families was rocked by a brutal murder within the family.  For sources and photos for this episode visit: The Wife Swap Murders: The Stockdale Family (themidwestcrimefiles.com)     Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Common...

Send us Fan Mail Two murders of young women in Southern Indiana are explored.  For sources and photos for this episode visit: Senseless in Southern Indiana: Stacy Payne & Lori Bullock (themidwestcrimefiles.com)   Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/license...

Send us Fan Mail A father and former police officer is convicted twice for killing his family, but when he gets a third trial can be prove his innocence?  For sources and photos for this episode visit: Delayed Justice: The Camm Family Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com)   Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution...

Send us Fan Mail What makes someone a sociopath? Alton Coleman and Debra Denise Brown terrorized the Midwest committing a series of disgusting crimes. For sources and photos for this episode visit: Spree Killers: Alton Coleman & Debra Denise Brown (themidwestcrimefiles.com)   Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Att...

Send us Fan Mail A student nurse is brutally murdered in Mt. Vernon, IL. It took years and DNA evidence to crack this cold case. For sources and photos for this episode visit: Cold Case Closed: The Murder of Jana Reynolds (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehtt...

Send us Fan Mail In 1988, a horrific hate crime in Carbondale, IL left an innocent man dead and a couple behind bars.  For sources and photos for this episode visit: The Murder of Michael Miley (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/lic...

Send us Fan Mail When a young mother is brutally murdered clues do not immediately point to a suspect. Eventually a sick obsession reveals the motive, and the killers are brought to justice.   For sources and photos please visit: Custody Battle from Hell: The Karyn Slover Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-musi...

Send us Fan Mail Called "Indiana's Worst Crime", the murder of Sylvia Likens was nothing short of horrific and disturbing. For sources and photos from this episode visit: The Cases | Midwest Crime Files (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Some men just can't handle a strong successful woman. Sometimes it ends in murder. For sources and photos from this episode visit: The Cases | Midwest Crime Files (themidwestcrimefiles.com)   Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Send us Fan Mail What drives teenagers to kill for a thrill? Victims of opportunity suffer the consequences of two teenager's dark desires. For sources and photos for this episode visit: Teens Who Kill for Thrill: Gavon Ramsey & Alyssa Bustamante (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons A...

Send us Fan Mail Shortly before midnight on November 8th, 1983, the bodies of four out of five family members were found brutally murdered in Bloomington, IL. Was another family to blame, or was he wrongfully convicted? See sources and photos for this episode at: Guilty or Innocent: The Hendricks Family Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com)    Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic pr...

Send us Fan Mail The murder of a transgender man rocks a small Nebraska community and inspires an award-winning movie. For sources and photos for this episode visit: Fueled by Hate: The Brandon Teena Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecom...