Hometown Homicide
A true crime podcast from Iowa that will cover lesser-known stories of murder, mayhem, and other tragedies. Who knows? We may even tell you a story from your own hometown.
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Episodes
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
A little recap of our current lives at the beginning, per usual, and then Ashley goes over the strange disappearance of Tara Calico. It's been over 30 years and there are still no answers on what happened to Tara on her last daily bike ride in back in 1988.
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Sarah has had the idea to bring you multiple short but bizarre news stories for an episode & decided that now is the time! Welcome to Hometown Homicide's first installment of Bizarre News! Six little news stories from around the Midwest that may very well make you say, "What the f*ck?!" Let us know what y'all think!Sources:Man Had With Car's Tailpipe And Kept Going After Police Arrived, Cops Say | Crime News (weirldnews.com)Ejaculating On Your Colleagues' Food Is Not A Crime In Minnesota | HuffPost Weird NewsOswego Man Charged with Stealing Vases from Cemetery, Many Other Charges | Montgomery, IL PatchMan Had With Car's Tailpipe And Kept Going After Police Arrived, Cops Say | Crime News (oxygen.com)Police Find Suspect Hiding In A Oven - Weirld NewsThe West Side Baptist Church Explosion (wambui-bahati.com)
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
As promised, Sarah makes up for her absence last week with a make-up episode! (Skip to 9:20 to bypass chitchat.) The main story is the tragic family annihilation of the Sueppels in Iowa City, Iowa, from 2008. After that, she does share what she was trying to work on last week (spoiler, it turns out that it doesn't disappoint!)Sources:Steven Sueppel | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderersFriends talk about who the Sueppels were | Pound Pup LegacySteven Francis Sueppel (1965-2008) - Find a Grave MemorialSheryl Margot Kesterson Sueppel (1966-2008) - Find a Grave MemorialEthan W. Sueppel (1997-2008) - Find a Grave MemorialSeth Sueppel (1999-2008) - Find a Grave MemorialMira Sueppel (2002-2008) - Find a Grave MemorialEleanor Sueppel (2004-2008) - Find a Grave MemorialStream Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, National Geographic | Disney+ (disneyplus.com)
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
After a week off, this episode is brought to you by Ashley! She goes over the 40-year-old cold case murder of Lee Rotatori that was finally solved recently by using familial DNA.Sources:
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
This week's episode is basically a two-for! Ashley recounts the dramatic events that the neighbor ghost probably contributed to, as well as telling a short but bizarre tale of the stalking, mysterious disappearance, & subsequent murder of Dorothy Scott.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
This week Sarah covers an interesting case from Fox Lake, Illinois, where 52-year-old Lieutenant Joseph Gliniewicz was shot to death on shift on September 1, 2015. As the ensuing investigation discovered, some things weren't what they first appeared to be.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Sources:Fox Lake officer's death: Suicide 'carefully staged' | CNNSuicide of Joe Gliniewicz - WikipediaThe Case Of Lt Joe Gliniewicz: A Web Sleuth Lesson - Reasoned Crime ChronicleLt. Gliniewicz's personnel file paints him as chronic womanizer, drunk - ABC7 ChicagoMelodie Gliniewicz pleads guilty, avoids embezzlement trial - Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com)Officer Joe Gliniewicz's Dark Double Life Leaves a Village in Shock (nbcnews.com)Fox Lake Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz Tried to 'Put a Hit' on Administrator: Police (nbcnews.com)Joe Gliniewicz: How investigators unraveled Illinois cop's suicide plot - CBS NewsThe secret life of 'G.I. Joe' | CNN
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Ashley ventures out of the Midwest this week to bring you a murder case from Texas. On December 11, 2003, Rick & Suzy Wamsley, a well-liked and affluent couple, were murdered in their home in Mansfield, Texas. A clump of long, black hair found in Rick's hand helps point investigators in the right direction.Sources:https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/inside-the-brutal-murders-of-rick-and-suzanna-wamsleyhttps://murderpedia.org/female.R/r/richardson-chelsea.htmhttps://www.dallasobserver.com/news/family-plot-6384863?storyPage=4https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1744860/m1/1/https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-chelsea-richardson-now/
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Sarah shares about her phone interview with Kristi Dale, the wife of missing person Bob Dale. In Ep. 6: Missing in Michigan, Sarah talked about three missing persons cases from Michigan, and Bob Dale was third in that episode. Check it out if you haven't!**Any theories or hypotheses presented in this episode are strictly conjecture and speculation. They are not accusations or fact.**Sources:Personal phone interviewwww.missingpersonsofamerica.com/2021/07/26/robert-bob-dale-missing-from-michigan/www.facebook.com/FindBobDale/
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
In this episode, Ashley focuses on Barbara Hoffman, "Queen of the Massage Parlors". In the 1970's, Barbara was quite a popular lady in Madison, Wisconsin. She even bagged herself two fiancés! ... At the same time... But in turn, they got body bagged.Sources:
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
This week, Sarah tells the story of the brutal murder of pizza deliveryman Greg Wells. His life was taken in Marion, Iowa, on January 6, 2002, by a pair of troubled individuals.(Yooo, we got new audio equipment! Besides a couple mic bumps, this episode sounds pretty dang good! Also, if you want to skip a fairly long into, go to the 12-minute mark.)Sources:Document | The Gazette Archives (newsbank.com)Document | The Gazette Archives (newsbank.com)Document | The Gazette Archives (newsbank.com)Document | The Gazette Archives (newsbank.com)Document | The Gazette Archives (newsbank.com)Parole board approves moving Marion man who killed pizza delivery driver to minimum security prison | The GazetteNewspapers.comPersonal experience from approximately 1995-1998
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