Dec 21, 2023

In January of 1927, a large crowd of onlookers was gathering in a secluded woods outside of Platteville in an area where a search party had recently ensued for a missing person. 

Something had indeed been found, but just what was it that the crowd was hoping to see? 

The story of how authorities were led to this place,...

Nov 24, 2023

In May of 2014, two young girls lured a third girl into the woods in a park in Waukesha and proceeded to set in motion one of the world's most talked about true crime stories of the last 2 decades. 

Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier's attempted murder of their friend Peyton Leutner sent shockwaves through Wisconsin, and...

Oct 30, 2023

We celebrate Halloween this year by sharing your stories told to us at the Great Lakes Paranormal Conference this past September. Many of you shared with Scott and Mickey your personal paranormal experiences, and we share them here, in your own words. 

Wisconsin has often been referred to as the most haunted state in...

Oct 6, 2023

The institution of slavery is the darkest stain on our nation.

Wisconsin's role, in both its implentation and end, is not usually thought of as significant, though history tells a different story.

As early as the 1830's, abolitionists in Wisconsin were building a network of resources to aid in shielding freedom-seekers...

Sep 15, 2023

On a cold, unseasonably snowy November night in Madison in 1947, two unsuspecting co-eds found themselves thrown into what has since become known as one of the most heinous crime sprees in our state's history.

25-year-old Carl Carlson and his 19-year-old sister-in-law, Janet Ann Rosenblatt, had met in Madison to attend...