Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem
Wisconsin True Crime from Author and Criminal Historian, Gavin Schmitt
Gavin Schmitt
Show overview
Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 136 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 75 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 2nd season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 22 min and 42 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 11 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Gavin Schmitt.
From the publisher
Wisconsin has had it's fair share of notorious criminals that have been in the spotlight over the years, but what about bizarre crimes and mayhem that have vanished over time? Join author Gavin Schmitt and Eric Wulterkens as they take you through stories of crimes that were once front page news. Gavin will share crimes from his book "Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem" as well as those that have never been shared by him before. If you're a fan of true crime who is tired of hearing about the same murders over and over, then you'll definitely like this podcast. And as listeners from the Wisconsin Fox Cities have said, some of these stories (such as the Appleton Butcher episode) have brought back memories of when they first heard about the cases as children. Not from Wisconsin? Don't worry, no knowledge of Wisconsin is necessary to enjoy these episodes.
Latest Episodes
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SS Phoenix Shipwreck
S2 Ep 124Menominee and the death penalty
In this episode we discuss the only 2 people to be sentenced to the death penalty and their weird connection
S2 Ep 123Henry Frambach, The Civil War, Paper Mills, Mormons and gold
In this episode we discuss the first mayor of Kaukauna, Henry Frambach. Not murder and mayhem, but just an interesting character with a story everyone should hear.
S2 Ep 125Live Show March 8 at 12:00!!!!!
This is our public service announcement of the a Live show coming to Appleton featuring your favorite podcast!
S2 Ep 122Stephen Gaunt hits a guy on the head
A family filled with mental illness and the son Stephen Gaunt, decides to kill someone working on his farm because he was told too
S2 Ep 121A Gavin Book Project
Gavin discusses a book project that he has been working on the history of the Kaukauna Police Department
S2 Ep 120Henry Quaid, A boat Crash and Indonesia
In this episode we talk about a boat crash in Kaukauna that kills almost an entire family. We then tell the story of one of the surviving family members and what his trip to Indonesia leads too.
S2 Ep 119Three Henry Dunbars and some planes
Hear the story of a family who was early in the world of flying in Oshkosh and some crashes that happened to them.
S2 Ep 118Big Trouble in Little Hortonville
We hear the story of a man who manages to take control of the entire Hortonville government for 5 hours.
S2 Ep 117Rerun: Polio in Kaukauna
In this episode we hear about the devastation throughout the city of Kaukauna when the Polio virus popped up and started spreading
S2 Ep 116Rerun: Maribel Caves
In this episode we discuss the history of the Maribel Caves and Hotel, and whether Al Capone could have visited the hotel. This is a Milwaukee Mafia Patreon episode that we are sharing on this feed, as there is all sorts of connections to Kaukauna :)
S2 Ep 115The Haunted Bookstore
Gavin tells about a recent project he worked with a local bookstore to turn the store into a haunted experience based on Fox Cities Murder and Mayhem stories
S2 Ep 114Prohibition in the Fox Cities
Prohibition, police corruption and lots and lots of beer, Here the story of Prohibition in the Valley in the Live episode from the Kaukauna Public Library
S2 Ep 113Fred Crawford shoots his wife
Hear the story of a menasha man who shoots his wife when she is driven to ask for a divorce
S2 Ep 112The Barnes Hecker Mine Disaster
In this episode we travel to Eric's home away from home Ishpeming MI and hear the story of a 1926 Mine disaster as told by Mary Tippett a relative of many of the miners involved as well as author of the book Enduring Legacies.For more info and events surrounding this disaster check out the Barnes and Hecker 100th anniversary page https://www.facebook.com/barnes.hecker.100th.anniversary?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=NECm8QYj8o3gvZ0Z&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1KFPr72HPV%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#
S2 Ep 111Dale Wisconsin Explosion
Hear the story of a tragic explosion in the small town of Dale, Wisconsin and hear a little of the backstory of the city.
S2 Ep 110William Wolf and Grave Robbing
We discuss William Wolf The caretaker of the Grignon Mansion turned archeologist and just a few of his stories some of which are just grave robbing
S2 Ep 109Mary Van Hoof and the virgin Mary
In this episode we here the story of a women who has ongoing conversations with the Virgin Mary and draws in huge crowds to see her speak to the virgin mary