We've all heard the phrase, that kind of thing doesn't happen in our town, but here on Midwest murder, we will shatter that false reality. In fact, it happens more often than we know, and sometimes the details of the most horrific crimes that happen in our neighborhoods are lost in the back pages of newspapers, forgotten on our news channels, and eventually erased over time.

We're here to talk about murder, diving into some of the most controversial cases in Midwest history.

This show will not shy away from the morbid details of these horrific events and the often ugly truth behind it.

What you will hear is a detailed timeline of events, perspectives

from those closely involved, and analysis by experts. What you will feel is the darkness that

surrounds each story, the innocence lost by the victims, and hopefully the justice that was

ultimately delivered. Hi, Joan Alanto. Hello, Don Palumbo. How are you? I'm awesome.

That intro gives me chills.

Every single time.

I'm over here with goosebumps.

I know, I know.

We are here to talk about murder.

We are here to talk about murder, and specifically murder in the Midwest, in the plains, in our region.

Some of the cases that don't always make the front page, some of the cases that do,

some cases that, you know, change legislation. It's great. And of course, we want to share

those stories and tell you a little bit about it. Yeah, let's say. We're from North Dakota.

We're recording this in mind at North Dakota, so don't be surprised if you see Midwest

murder focus a lot on small town murder right here in North Dakota.

Right here, yeah.

And so today, that's what we're going to do.

On today's episode, we're going to take you to Mine at North Dakota.

And in November of 1987 1987 minot was a town

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