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In honor of someone near and dear to the Beer, Cheese, and Murder Gals, we are trying something a little different for this one.  Join us as we cover a variety of WI news articles and stories with the simple requirement that they make you want to say, “oh my nerves!” (i.e., “oh my gosh!”,Continue reading “Episode 32: Oh, My Nerves! Ep. 1”

The Prohibition and the Great Depression of the 1920s and ’30s were lucrative times for outlaws like Al Capone and John Dillinger. Outlaws that they were, they were often on the run, and that usually meant Wisconsin. Wooded and rural, Wisconsin was popular among Chicago-based gangsters for its isolation, not to mention the convenient placesContinue reading “Episode 31: Wisconsin’s Gangster History”

If you are a true crime junkie like us Beer, Cheese, and Murder Gals, you know that when it comes to murder, the first place they always look is at the significant other. You’ll also likely know that, statistically speaking, there is a reason why that’s the first place they look. However, the saying “youContinue reading “Episode 30: The Boyfriend Did It”

Mass shootings are an all too frequent occurrence these days, but unfortunately, it’s not new, and Wisconsin has suffered their share of shootings. 2012 was a particularly tough year for Wisconsin and mass shootings. Still feeling the shock waves from the Sikh Temple shooting, another mass shooting rocked the community of Brookfield, WI. Join theContinue reading “Episode 29: Azana Salon Shooting”

Join us for a Door County themed episode! For this episode we bring you all things Door County, culminating in a tragic case about a young woman who unfortunately became the obsession of the wrong man; brought to beautiful Door County to celebrate a wedding and new beginnings, she instead met her end. References: https://www.doorcounty.com/media/17823/door-county-fact-sheet.pdfContinue reading “Episode 27: Sand Bay Tragedy”

What do you do when half the podcast crew is down and out with COVID? Switch things up with some “dairy” crimes! In this episode we keep things on the lighter side (we just didn’t have the energy for anything else) with a series of articles covering dairy themed crimes throughout Wisconsin. It should alsoContinue reading “Episode 26: Oh, Cheez!”

Join the Beer, Cheese, and Murder Gals as we take on our next Wisco Crime Beat. Terry brings us news of 7 unsolved (well, 6 unsolved and 1 solved) Wisconsin mysteries, some of which may become future episodes. Jill takes a different tack, bringing us some much-needed levity and some stories of decidedly “dumb” WisconsinContinue reading “Episode 25: Wisco Crime Beat, Take 2”

20 years ago, 7-year-old Alexis Patterson disappeared and has never been seen since. Despite immediate searches of the area, investigation into immediate family, and countless tips over the years, the missing case for Alexis Patterson remains open and officially unsolved. Join the Beer, Cheese, and Murder Gals as we discuss this heartbreaking case as itContinue reading “Episode 24: Forget Me Not”

During a time when many college students are looking ahead to graduation and the start of the next chapter in their lives, or maybe just making it through semester exams, one soon to be graduate’s future was cruelly cut short. In the Spring of 2008, shock and horror struck the UW-Madison campus when 21-year-old BrittanyContinue reading “Episode 23: Madtown Murder”

With the continued advances in DNA technology and growing popularity of ancestry DNA, stories of decades old cold cases finally seeing resolution and long-awaited justice have swept across the nation. For example, who hasn’t heard about the identification of the infamous Golden State Killer after decades through ancestral DNA. Join us to learn about anotherContinue reading “Episode 22: Cold Justice”