AHP 49: Murdered In Their Beds Episode 14

American Hauntings Podcast

Cody Beck and Troy Taylor

True Crime, Religion & Spirituality, Tv & Film, Spirituality, Film Reviews, History

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2019

⏱️ 148 minutes

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Episode 49 discusses the aftermath of the trial of Frank Jones and William Mansfield and continues our in-depth discussion of the Midwest Axe Murders of the early twentieth century and the aftermath that took place in Villisca, Iowa. Our Sponsors: * Check out Rosetta Stone: https://www.rosettastone.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	The Welcome to another episode of American Hauntings, the
0:25.7	podcast dedicated to the history, hauntings, legends, and lore of America's
0:29.8	past. The show is hosted by Cody Beck and Troy Taylor and we are continuing our third season which we call murdered in their beds
0:36.4	If you're tuning into the podcast for the first time we recommend going back to episode 36 and start the new season from there. It's the first part in this series and
0:45.2	marks the beginning of the transient butcher's reign of terror in the Midwest of the early
0:49.6	1900s. Each episode will not only explore the killer's horrific crimes, but will explore the effect that he had on the small railroad towns of the region, especially the town of Valisca, Iowa.
1:01.0	So hire some detectives, start beating the bushes for a window peeper, and get ready for the
1:05.8	next twisted episode of murdering their beds. The State's Attorney Horace Havner and County Attorney Oscar Winsstrom had a dilemma on their hands.
1:37.0	After the murder indictment against Reverend Kelly was returned by the Montgomery County Grand Jury.
1:42.0	The problem was how to find the strange look. by the Montgomery County Grand Jury.
1:42.6	The problem was how to find the strange little man.
1:45.9	Kelly's journey across the region was later documented,
1:48.9	but at the time there was no trace of him.
1:51.4	It was later discovered that he was preaching in Sutton Nebraska on the day the indictment
1:55.6	was handed down, but he soon left town.
1:58.2	He wasn't trying to hide though because he had no idea that anyone was looking for him.
2:02.4	He was simply traveling from church to church looking for places that would tolerate his bizarre behavior long enough for him to get paid for delivering a sermon or two. Horace Havner recruited an agent named Theodore Passwater to find Kelly.
2:14.7	Kelly.
2:15.7	He gave him instructions on how to track him down, but he told him not to arrest him until
2:19.9	he received orders to do so.
2:22.2	Passwater went to work and was soon on Kelly's trail.
2:24.8	He found that he left Nebraska and then gone to St. Louis. Passwater got on the first
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