Butte, MT. 1905. Arvilla Hunter Walbridge Melville is charged with bigamy, and as she sits in a jail cell, she spins an ever-changing and ever more bizarre tale about the murder of her first husband Otis Walbridge. And just when it looks like A

The Common Denominator: Part 1

May 20th, 2021 43m 27s

Phillipsburg, MT. April 1900. In 1905, as Arvilla sat in a jail cell charged with bigamy, she confessed, but to cheating on her husband but to lying on the witness stand. Three years prior, Arvilla had told a packed courtroom that her father ha

In Awe That Anything Has Survived

May 6th, 2021 39m 31s

Butte, MT. 1895. The year began with an explosion and ended in a petty dispute between two undertakers over a young man's body. And that's only the half of it. For a complete list of sources for this episode, click here. Find me on Instagram @t

D.A.R.E.

Apr 22nd, 2021 33m 22s

Butte, MT. 1984. A triple murder shocks the mining city and causes the Montana legislature to change state law so that children under the age of 16 can now be tried as adults and face the death penalty. So what happened? Why did two teenagers k

Can Be Kept Only So Long

Apr 1st, 2021 47m 55s

Butte, MT. 1965. Three women disappeared from the mining city on a single day in April. Concerned relatives and citizens searched the surrounding foothills and parks, and their bodies were recovered the following week. Their murders represent o

Things that have Long Since Passed

Mar 18th, 2021 46m

Anaconda, MT. 1906. Two men chase down eight-year-old Willie Barkovich, drag him into a nearby warehouse, and shut the door. When they emerge hours later, there is no sign of the young boy. This, at least, is the story told by Willie's friend H

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