Episode 262 - Shattered - The Strange Death of Barbara Kendhammer
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
You'll hear how such an unimaginable misfortune, as described by Barbara’s husband, led to investigators uncovering troubling inconsistencies that cast doubt on his story and raised serious questions.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Mystery on County Road M: 48 Hours
Kendhammer Appeal
Appeal.pdf
News 8000
Winona Daily News
WXOW
Todd Kendhammer Trial Prosecution Opening Statements
Todd Kendhammer Trial Defense Opening Statements
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 1 Dashcam Video is Played
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 2 Part 1 Forensic Pathologist Kathleen McCubbin Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 2 Part 2 Sgt Mark Yehle Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 3 Part 1 Defendants Police Interview
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 3 Part 2 Defendant's Police Interview
Tod Kendhammer Trial Day 4 Part 1 DNA Analyst Kevin Scott Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 4 Part 2 Forensic Scientist Nick Stahlke Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 5 Part 1 Glass Expert Mark Meshulam Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 5 Part 2 Dr Barry Bates Human Factors Expert Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 6 Part 1 Todd Kendhammer Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 6 Part 2 Todd Kendhammer Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 7 Part 1 Kendhammer Friends and Family Testify
Todd Kendhammer Trial Day 7 Part 2 Jared Loging Testifies
Todd Kendhammer Trial Prosecution Closing Arguments
Todd Kendhammer Trial Defense Closing Arguments
Todd Kendhammer Trial Prosecution Rebuttal
Todd Kendhammer Trial Sentencing Hearing
Barbara Kendhammer Obituary
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| 0:33.3 | Music The How many grains of sand does it take to make a heap? |
| 1:09.0 | One grain by itself is insignificant. At another, |
| 1:14.4 | and still, it's nothing but a pair of grains. But at some point, as you keep piling one grain |
| 1:21.4 | on top of the other, what was once insignificant becomes something. It becomes a heap. |
| 1:29.0 | This thought experiment is what's called the paradox of the heap, |
| 1:33.4 | tackling the subjective nature of our observations and conclusions. |
| 1:38.6 | In the realm of chance and certainty, |
| 1:41.2 | this is a delicate balance between the impossible, the possible, the plausible, and the |
| 1:47.8 | likely. We live in a world where highly improbable things do happen. Events so rare, we call them |
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