https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/podcast/thumbing-through-the-archives/ Join hosts Arica Frisbey, Mike Gallagher and Nick Lien as they cover some of Michigan's most notable historical events, urban legends and oddities. Join hosts Arica Frisbey, Mike Gallagher and Nick Lien as they cover some of Michigan's most notable historical events, urban legends and oddities. en-US hourly 1 Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company Join hosts Arica Frisbey, Mike Gallagher and Nick Lien as they cover some of Michigan's most notable historical events, urban legends and oddities. nickl@sanilacbroadcasting.com nickl@sanilacbroadcasting.com Sanilac Broadcasting Company nickl@sanilacbroadcasting.com No No https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-four/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-four/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:48:16 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=104154 0 ttta Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full As Sharee Miller's case headed to trial in 2000, the internet evidence slated to be used against her was also on trial as the prosecution and defense fought it out. When the case began in December 2000, Sharee had found a lawyer who was ready to try and 01:20:37 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-three/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-three/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:10:56 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=103983 0 ttta Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full (This episode contains description and discussion of suicide. Listener discretion is advised.) While the Genesee County Sheriff's Office investigated a seemingly stronger suspect following Bruce Miller's murder on November 8, 1999 , cracks began to show 01:18:04 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-two/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-two/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:42:58 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=103831 0 ttta Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Jerry Lee Cassaday was at an odd time of his life when he struck up a conversation with Sharee Miller in the spring of 1999, and he had no idea his life was going to take a turn for the dangerous as the Flint woman told him lies and cast a spell. That spe 01:30:26 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-one/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-internet-lies-of-sharee-miller-part-one/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:17:54 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=103747 0 ttta Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full The story of Sharee Miller and her crime has been told many times before, most notably through a TV movie based on the book written about the case, but the reason why it’s so oft-told is because it has a few distinctions-- it made history for all of the 01:14:00 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-great-jeddo-bank-mystery/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-great-jeddo-bank-mystery/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:55:32 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=102609 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full It's late November 1925, and the bank in St. Clair County's village of Jeddo just shut it doors for good as its only bank clerk, Squire Langs,  disappears with the bank's cash in hand. Where did the respectable man go, and why did he take the bank dow 01:17:08 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-passing-on-of-the-haviland-children-part-two/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-passing-on-of-the-haviland-children-part-two/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:22:08 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=97092 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full This week, we're diving back into the story of Sarah Haviland, getting into her trial, punishment, and other finer details of the case.  While we left off our last episode with a coroner’s jury heading to Sarah’s door on Saturday, December 16, 1865, 01:24:42 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-passing-on-of-the-haviland-children-part-one/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-passing-on-of-the-haviland-children-part-one/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:41:56 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=96542 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full When this case took place, the American Civil War had only ended some seven months earlier, and many were trying to make sense of their lives and losses. However, this tragedy happened in a Michigan home seemingly untouched by the war between the states, 01:21:16 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-bombing-and-survival-of-charlene-dell/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-bombing-and-survival-of-charlene-dell/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:00:12 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=93233 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full A little more than two months before Timothy McVeigh and former Decker resident Terry Nichols committed the Oklahoma City Bombing of 1995, there was another bombing that rocked the thumb area. It wasn’t of any government building— in fact, it didn’t 01:21:14 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/bad-axe-hitman/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/bad-axe-hitman/#respond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:24:53 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=87297 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full At 9:30 p.m. on January 22, 1984, Jerry Western was found with a single gunshot wound to the back in Colfax Township. As the first murder to have occurred in over six years in Huron County, it sent ripples through the community--especially since the conte 01:09:52 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/revisiting-the-case-of-douglas-gene-bowers/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/revisiting-the-case-of-douglas-gene-bowers/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 23:02:11 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=84130 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full The death of Douglas Hendricks in 1973 remains unthinkable. He was 19 at the time and a resident of Lexington, having been found dead just outside of the Cadillac House. It was a little over 24 years later that his stepfather, Douglas Bowers, would disapp 00:47:50 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/connected-or-not/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/connected-or-not/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 23:23:21 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=83004 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full On February 4, 1976, the body of Carol Wudarcki was found in Worth Township. She had been struck by a snow plow mere minutes before being discovered by Mark Ernst, making it near impossible for investigators to determine her cause of death. What was curio 01:28:59 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-mcphee-incident-part-2-of-2/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-mcphee-incident-part-2-of-2/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:55:21 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=78602 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full With Esther McPhee deceased, the trial for her husband began on the afternoon of October 17, with Prosecutor RJ West calling her older brother, George, to the stand. He was joined by at least 25 other residents of Melvin, with much of his account detailin 00:54:48 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-mcphee-incident/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-mcphee-incident/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:46:02 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=78049 0 Thumbing Through the Archives (LOGO) Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full A small village in Sanilac County's Speaker Township, Melvin boasts a hearty population of 148 residents, with it not being much bigger over 100 years ago. What began as a lone saloon built in 1862 quickly sparked the construction of a drug store, the Po 01:09:10 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/prohibition-in-the-thumb/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/prohibition-in-the-thumb/#respond Sat, 08 Mar 2025 14:47:45 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=76734 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Prohibition officially hit the United States in 1919 when the 18th Amendment was ratified. While it may have intended to veer people away from excessive drinking, within weeks, an underground market had sprung up across the country. This volatile period w 01:07:36 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/dogman/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/dogman/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:48:15 +0000 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/?post_type=episode&p=75781 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full The dog, the myth, the legend--it's about time Dogman got his own episode! That's right, we're diving head first into cryptozoology and exploring one of Michigan's most mysterious cryptids. While perhaps not as well-known as others like Bigfoot or Mot 00:57:17 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/daniel-danny-hazard/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/daniel-danny-hazard/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:10:26 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70349 0 Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Daniel Lewis Hazard made his way to Croswell on July 21, 1998, unaware that it would be his last day alive. Over 26 years later and there remains a question as to who murdered him. Was it a friendship gone awry or perhaps something more sinister? While cu 01:29:24 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/an-epilogue-to-the-sparlings/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/an-epilogue-to-the-sparlings/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:07:08 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70347 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full On this special edition of Thumbing Through the Archives, we’re returning to our roots by taking some time to revisit the Sparlings and their confusing history. The topic might be the same, but the conversation sure isn’t! With almost 40 episodes unde 01:29:37 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/st-clair-countys-drug-trade-part-3-of-3/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/st-clair-countys-drug-trade-part-3-of-3/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:01:29 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70346 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full This might be our final gambit regarding the drug trade in St. Clair County, but we're going out with a bang! One man has more history with the St. Clair County drug trade than any other: Dave Dean. Some of our listeners may be familiar with him while ot 01:29:33 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/st-clair-countys-drug-trade-part-2-of-3/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/st-clair-countys-drug-trade-part-2-of-3/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:56:37 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70345 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full The St. Clair County Drug Task Force officially began its operations on January 2, 1985, with its tip-line being installed the same month. Despite such a strong start, authorities had yet to discover what their residents were truly getting up to--both at 01:22:08 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/st-clair-countys-drug-trade-part-1-of-3/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/st-clair-countys-drug-trade-part-1-of-3/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:54:08 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70344 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Located within the region of the Thumb, St. Clair County has a complicated history as part of the drug trade. It’s one that spans several years across several nearby communities, including the likes of Canada. With cocaine at its core, just how deep doe 01:01:07 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/nixon-visits-the-thumb/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/nixon-visits-the-thumb/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:51:50 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70343 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full On April 10, 1974, President Nixon campaigned his way across the Thumb, visiting Saginaw, Bad Axe, Cass City, and Sandusky. Despite being in the midst of the Watergate scandal, hundreds were drawn in by his presence alone. Some were hoping to see him in p 01:34:43 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/michigans-inside-scoop/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/michigans-inside-scoop/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:45:37 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70341 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full From Blue Moon to Superman to Moose Tracks, we’re scooping up another origin story on this week’s episode! Join us as we discuss some of Michigan’s iconic ice cream flavors. Where did they come from, what do they taste like, and just who is Tracks t 01:00:02 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/wilbur-hamm/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/wilbur-hamm/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:43:05 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70339 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full There is murder within today's case, but it's not the main focus of the story. This is a tale of a judge and his son, his friends and colleagues, and the many missteps made in St. Clair County. Many of which would see a man undergo three separate trials 01:48:45 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-paasches/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-paasches/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:37:36 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70338 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full The story of January 9, 1993, might never have a conclusion. This day involves the death of a man in the kitchen he once called home, with those at its center being wealthy 39-year-old William “Bill” Paasche and his wife, 35-year-old Joann “Jodi” 01:27:34 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/murder-at-sc4/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/murder-at-sc4/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:31:02 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70337 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full On a chilly November day in 1985, the boom from a single shotgun blast cut through the air of the student parking lot at St. Clair County Community College (SC4). A few minutes later, 20-year-old Scott Macklem was found dead next to his car. The son of Cr 01:28:07 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-8-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-8-of-8/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:24:10 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70335 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Having peeked at all of the available information concerning Collins’s trial, including the tricky jury selection and testimony from over 50 people, we're giving our final words on the Michigan Murders. In the years following his conviction, he has mai 01:54:27 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-7-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-7-of-8/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:12:25 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70334 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Today’s episode features all of the details surrounding the jury selection, testimony, and the defense's case in relation to the Michigan Murders. Collins ended up changing his lawyers twice during this process with the results of his polygraph test ha 01:33:31 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-6-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-6-of-8/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:04:39 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70333 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full What started in July of 1967 would go on to last nearly three years, culminating in the conviction of John Norman Collins on August 19, 1970. Even before the death of 18-year-old Karen Sue Beineman, John Norman Collins was on police's radar, having been 01:37:32 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-5-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-5-of-8/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:23:35 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70330 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full On our last episode, we headed across the country to California, touching upon the murder of 17-year-old Roxie Phillips and her possible ties to this case. With over two years of dead ends and false leads, the last two months of police investigation were 01:37:18 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-4-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-4-of-8/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:00:39 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70329 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full A brief reminder that listener discretion is advised due to the graphic nature of this case. We spoke extensively about Alice Kalom and her death in June of 1969 last time, along with the chaos felt by Washtenaw County’s colleges in light of the murders 01:28:50 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-3-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-3-of-8/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:58:28 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70328 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full As this is the third part in our longest series to date, we recommend starting from the beginning if you're just joining us. With less than a month between the murders of 16-year-old Maralynn Skelton and 13-year-old Dawn Basom, police must account for a 01:22:38 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-2-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-2-of-8/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:53:41 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70327 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full We’re back with our second part on our deep dive on the Michigan Murders. Last time we focused our attention on the murders of Mary Flezar in 1967 and Joan Schell in 1968. We'll be covering the death of a third victim by the name of Jane Mixer in March 01:22:44 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-1-of-8/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/john-norman-collins-part-1-of-8/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:50:44 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70326 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full From 1967 to 1969, one person terrorized southeastern Michigan, leaving five (or potentially six) victims in their wake. Join us as we unravel the many details of one of the most infamous murder trials to have ever occurred in Michigan. The likes of which 01:24:56 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/haunted-mansions-of-the-thumb/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/haunted-mansions-of-the-thumb/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:43:49 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70325 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full A very early (or late) Happy Halloween! On this special episode, we’ll be exploring the haunted tales of two semi-famous Michigan sites: the Loop-Harrison Mansion and the Bruce Mansion. They’re so creepy, you just might want to visit them. 01:24:47 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/charles-lord-part-3-of-3/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/charles-lord-part-3-of-3/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:40:38 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70322 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full As we near the end of our first three-parter, there are still several questions left remaining in this confusing case . . . and several loose ends that need tying up. Those questions (and more) to be answered as the police close in on the Lord brothers. B 01:19:06 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/charles-lord-part-2-of-3/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/charles-lord-part-2-of-3/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:34:01 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70321 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Last time we left off, the Lord brothers had fled from the scene of the crime, leading to a country-wide goose chase. With the police left searching for answers and the community still reeling from the events that had transpired, it seemed like the case w 01:07:33 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/charles-lord-part-1-of-3/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/charles-lord-part-1-of-3/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:26:25 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70320 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full The Lord family arrived in Elk Township around 1899, almost three decades after the Thumb’s first towns had already been established. Well-liked, well-renowned, and well-known–all that would change after a grisly murder (and robbery) rocked the family 01:10:57 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/history-of-snover/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/history-of-snover/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:09:42 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70296 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Come discover the origins of Snover, a place often overlooked in Michigan’s history. With a population of 300 in 2020, this community might seem sleepy, but its story is certainly not a snoozer. What lies hidden beneath its surface? Stay tuned to find o 01:38:34 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-morris-murders-part-2-of-2/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-morris-murders-part-2-of-2/#respond Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:07:32 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70294 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Pinkertons, the Matteson brothers, and hidden crimes--oh my! We might be wrapping up our investigation into the Morris Murders, but there are still plenty of surprises left on this wild trail. Some residents even claim that the nearby graveyard remains h 00:58:01 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-morris-murders-part-1-of-2/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-morris-murders-part-1-of-2/#respond Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:50:55 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70293 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full One family above all others remains tangled up in Decatur's past. The Morrises were considered the village darlings, but that all came to an end in September of 1879. In one foul swoop, their lives were snuffed out and the murderer lost to the pages of h 01:14:57 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/king-of-beaver-island/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/king-of-beaver-island/#respond Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:43:05 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70292 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full James Jesse Strang, otherwise known as the "King of Beaver Island," was a Mormon polygamist. Even though he passed away at the age of forty-three, he left behind a turbulent reign. It was one that affected a community of nearly 3,000 'Strangites' on Bea 01:02:49 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/douglas-gene-bowers/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/douglas-gene-bowers/#respond Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:32:49 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70289 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full The death of Douglas Hendricks and (later) disappearance of Douglas Bowers seemingly happened out of the blue, sending shockwaves through Sanilac County at the time. Both cases remain unsolved, having been under active investigation since 2018. As such, w 01:11:45 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-evangelista-family/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/the-evangelista-family/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 17:58:11 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70275 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full We’re moving away from natural disasters and peering into the life of a self-proclaimed cult leader, Benny Evangelista, and his family--the victims of a gruesome crime that occurred in 1929. The St. Aubin Avenue Massacre is one of Michigan's most harro 01:24:54 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/flint-beecher-tornado-part-1-of-2/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/flint-beecher-tornado-part-1-of-2/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 17:31:31 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70273 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full On Thursday, June 8th, almost seventy years ago, a black funnel cloud so large it tinged the sky green arrived in the little community of Beecher. In its wake, it left 116 dead, over 800 injured, and $215 million worth of damages. On this week's episode, 02:02:37 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/sanilac-county-courthouse-move/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/sanilac-county-courthouse-move/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:50:48 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70271 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Everyone loves an origin story, and this week, we’re looking back on Sanilac County's local history. It all started with a horse race, a lumber baron’s grudge, and a swamp figure, but it morphed into the story of two towns fighting for the county sea 00:51:32 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/taffy-the-cow/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/taffy-the-cow/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:46:12 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70270 0 logo Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full On today's episode of Thumbing Through the Archives, we take a look at the achievements of Michigan's so-called "fastest cow." Her name is Taffy, and her former owner has plenty to tell us about this bovine's moo-ving tale. 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Will justice be served, or will the lack of answers forever cloud public p 01:07:38 https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/part-one-the-sparlings-2/ https://www.sanilacbroadcasting.com/episode/part-one-the-sparlings-2/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:39:48 +0000 https://sanilac.onecmsdev.com/?post_type=episode&p=70193 0 ttta-thumbnail__1000-x-1000-px Sanilac Broadcasting Company Sanilac Broadcasting Company full Discover the origins of one of the Thumb's greatest but relatively unknown mysteries: the Sparling Murders. This case spanned the course of several years during the 1900s, but its effects lasted much longer. 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