Fugitive Farmer: A true crime podcast by Brian Johnson, author of "Murder in Chisago County."
by Brian Johnson · 8 episodes
True Crime
True crime author and journalist Brian Johnson chats with writers, historians and researchers about real-life stories of murder, mystery and mayhem.
Latest episodes
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41 min
An interview with Michael Brodkorb, co-author of "The Girls Are Gone."
Michael Brodkorb, a longtime Twin Cities journalist and public relations consultant, joins the podcast to discuss his 2018 true crime book, "The Girls Are Gone: The True Story of T…
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36 min
An interview with Jack Lessenberry, author of "Reason vs. Racism: A Newspaper Family, Race and Justice"
In this episode of the Fugitive Farmer True Crime Podcast, author and journalist Jack Lessenberry discusses his recently published book "Reason vs. Racism: A Newspaper Family, Race…
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40 min
An interview with Barry Siegel, author of "A Death in White Bear Lake"
In this episode of the Fugitive Farmer true crime podcast, we're pleased to be joined by esteemed author and journalist Barry Siegel. A former Los Angeles Times reporter, Siegel is…
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An interview with Ed Hudson, author of "As the Crow Flies."
In this episode, we're joined by Ed Hudson, author of "As the Crow Flies: The Redemption of an International Drug Smuggler." Hudson spent 34 years in law enforcement, including 24…
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The Karpis-Barker Gang in St. Paul
In this episode, Minnesota authors Cynthia Schreiner Smith and Deborah Frethem talk about their new book, "Alvin Karpis and the Barker Gang in Minnesota." The book, released in Sep…
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Paul Maccabee discusses his true crime classic, "John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corrup…
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the publication of "John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936." The book, written by Minnesot…
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An interview with Jack El-Hai, author of "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist" and other award-winning nonfiction bo…
In this episode, we're pleased to be joined by Jack El-Hai, an award-winning author of nonfiction books that include "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist," "The Lost Brothers," "The Lobo…
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An interview with Nan Hult, a local historian who conducted extensive research about an unsolved 1933 murder m…
Host Brian Johnson interviews historian Nan Hult, a North Branch, Minnesota, resident who has done extensive research about the mysterious deaths of Alvira Lundeen Johnson and her…