Aug 14, 2025
This episode traces several 1889 newspaper excerpts detailing criminal and unusual incidents in Kansas. The primary focus is a series of events in Burrton involving "tramps" and train-men, escalating from a fight and shots exchanged to a serious incident where a passenger was nearly killed by a bullet fired into the...
Aug 14, 2025
This podcast presents several distinct criminal cases from 1888 Kansas, each offering a snapshot of local legal and social issues on the Prairie. The newspaper articles detail incidents ranging from a violent land dispute between farmers that escalated into a shooting, to an assault with a razor, and even the capture...
Aug 7, 2025
What do a horse thief, a county seat war, and a man buried under a cloud of murder rumors have in common? In late 19th-century Kansas, the answer lies not in fiction—but in the yellowed pages of local newspapers, where truth and speculation often shared the same column.
Welcome to Prairie Tales, where forgotten...
Aug 7, 2025
n the shadowed corners of 1886 Kansas, a chilling tale
unfolds—one of obsession, vengeance, and the unraveling of a man
consumed with bitterness. This episode dives deep into the murder
of Phoebe Wilcox in 1886, a crime that shocked the community and
exposed the dark undercurrents of a long-standing feud.
We trace...
Jul 31, 2025
In the dusty rail-town of Newton, Kansas—where steam engines whistle through the prairie and justice rides a slow train—tragedy and truth clash across the 1880s frontier. From the chilling discovery of an infant left on the tracks to shootouts that echoed down Main Street, today we delve into a decade defined by...