Murder in the Heartland is your podcast for small-town American crime. Each episode is told through the collective point-of-view of a Middle American town and its residents, and every story documents a town and people in the heart of the country, and the provocative crime that tore through it. The townspeople are not only the storytellers, but they also hold the clues to the crimes that have forever changed their lives, and how they understand their home. Also, go back and listen to episodes of Hot & Deadly. Featuring some of ID’s most salacious stories against the backdrop of coast-to-coast wet...
Latest episodes
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42 min
Death of a Ladies Man
When local ladies’ man Jim Cornwell is shot outside his home, July 4 festivities take a tragic turn. After multiple suspects emerge, all tied to Jim’s romantic life, a shocking con…
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40 min
A Killer Creature
Suspects arise after a beloved mother is found stabbed in her Tomahawk, WI home. When another stabbing ensues the next day, detectives race to place her exes, a high school, and a…
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43 min
Field of Bad Dreams
The grotesque murder of a beloved citizen, Betsy Ball, shatters the quiet farm community of Vinton, Ohio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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42 min
The Killing Kind
After James Skinner is found dead in his own bedroom, the agricultural community of Brownstown, IL enters into a paranoid spiral, unsure of who would want to kill this beloved loca…
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43 min
Killer on the Res
When Trina Langebrunner is found stabbed to death on a road in Cloquet, MN, her family, community, and law enforcement work together for over twelve years to find her killer. Hoste…
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42 min
Killer in the Casino
Neighborly casino runner, Lori Bray, is found dead in the woods in the small town of Laurel, Montana. The community has to wonder if it was a consequence of her good nature at work…
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42 min
The Gravel Pit Murders
In Howard City, MI, detectives investigate a night of horror that ended with beloved couple Robert and Norma Bean being shot dead in a gravel pit. When local tips provide alarming…
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42 min
Last Shift at Pirates Cove
In Gambier, OH, college junior Emily Murray, a popular religious studies major, goes missing late one night after quitting her job at a local bar. A month later, her body is found…
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43 min
An Unfaithful Truth
When law enforcement finds local electrician James Nibbe dead after a home invasion, they must dig beneath the surface of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, to root out the killer. Hosted on…
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41 min
Orders of Protection
Willard, MO Newlyweds are abducted from their home, never to be seen again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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44 min
Irreplaceable Gems
When an Ohio couple is found dead in their ransacked home, detectives turn to the community for help. Investigators must piece together the events of a horrific night to uncover th…
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42 min
A Toddlers Terrible Tale
In the small town of Twinsburg, OH, Charlene Puffenbarger's three-year-old son is the only witness to her brutal murder. As Investigators continue to follow every tip that comes in…
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43 min
Hunt for a Killer
In rural Missouri, a hunter is found slain in his car near the popular deer trails. Was this a hunting accident gone wrong, or something more sinister? Hosted on Acast. See acast.c…
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42 min
Murder on Beer Can Alley
A local in Algona, IA, stumbles upon a smoldering truck with the body of a young mother inside. Investigators and family trace the last movements of Nicole Berte to uncover her kil…
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42 min
Who Killed Angie Lee?
Angie Lee, a single mother in Gillespie, Ohio is found beaten and strangled in her own home with her four-year-old son present, and the investigation quickly uproots the community.…
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2 min
Introducing: Murder in the Heartland
Murder in the Heartland is your podcast for small-town American crime. Each episode is told through the collective point-of-view of a Middle American town and its residents, and ev…
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Coming Soon: Murder in the Heartland
On July 16th, we're releasing a new podcast called Murder in the Heartland. Murder in the Heartland is your podcast for small-town American crime. Stay tuned for Episode 1, releasi…
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41 min
Hot & Deadly: Heart of Darkness
Columbia Kentucky, is the perfect place to raise a family, nestled quietly away form the hustle and bustle of city life. But, for one family, darkness is seeping in, threatening to…
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43 min
Hot & Deadly: Music City Murder
They say everything's just a little sweeter in the South. At least that's the case for Jim and Kelley Cannon, one of Nashville ,Tennessee's, finest young couples. But this fairy ta…
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39 min
Hot & Deadly: Homicidal Hospitality
Laura Ling is a single mom trying to raise her teenage daughter alone, until she meets Stephen Stanko, a down-on-his-luck author. Laura offers Stephen a helping hand and invites hi…