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 truths behind them. 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. Joan Alanto. Don Palumbo. It's good to see you, palo. Nice to see you too,

even though I saw you in the car.

Yeah.

Saw you on the way down?

Yeah.

See, it's always a little better when I see you on stage with an audience.

We're doing an episode.

This is what we came here for, and it feels good.

We're in the fantastic little town of Kildare, North Dakota. It's situated in maybe the most beautiful region of our state,

the western part, and it's just near the Kildare Mountains. I actually did not know that it was a

mountain range until earlier today when I was doing a little geographical research for this episode.

And I was like, oh, Kildare Mountains. Got it. I'm going to wander in. I also read

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