Minnesota's Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold podcast

Minnesota's Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold

Erik Rivenes, host of the Most Notorious Podcast (and creator of Saint Paul's original Gangster Tours) has for years been fascinated with long-ago tales of crime, tragedy and disaster from his home state of Minnesota. In this podcast Erik interviews authors who have written some sensational historical stories centered in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and researches and shares a few himself.

Erik Rivenes, host of the Most Notorious Podcast (and creator of Saint Paul's original Gangster Tours) has for years been fascinated with long-ago tales of crime, tragedy and disaster from his home state of Minnesota. In this podcast Erik interviews authors who have written some sensational historical stories centered in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and researches and shares a few himself.

 

#43

The Murder of Ruth Munson w/ Roger Barr

One of Minnesota's most fascinating unsolved murder cases began on the morning of December... more

06 Sep 2024

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:57

06 Sep 2024


#42

The 1916 Iron Ore Strike w/ Gary Kaunonen

On June 2, 1916, forty mostly immigrant mineworkers at the St. James Mine in Aurora, Minne... more

11 Mar 2024

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:24

11 Mar 2024


#41

The Scandalous Rise & Stunning Fall of Minneapolis' Metropolitan Building w/ Larry Millett

My guest is prolific author Larry Millett. His knowledge of Twin Cities architecture and h... more

23 Feb 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:45

23 Feb 2024


#40

Camilla Hall & the SLA w/ Rachael Hanel

It was a question asked by many Minnesotans in 1974, including her parents. How could Cami... more

02 Oct 2023

53 MINS

53:37

02 Oct 2023


#39

The Duluth Murder of Lena Olson w/ Jeffrey Sauve

In August of 1894, a young woman was found brutally murdered on a sand dune at Minnesota P... more

22 Jul 2023

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:59

22 Jul 2023


#38

The Storied (& Unsavory) History of Minnehaha Falls w/ Karen E. Cooper

Since the mid-19th century one of the great tourist destinations in Minnesota has been Min... more

03 Feb 2023

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:10

03 Feb 2023


#37

Minnesota Caves & Tunnels w/ Greg Brick

Have you ever wondered whether Pig's Eye Parrant's notorious Fountain Cave saloon is acces... more

22 Jul 2022

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:40

22 Jul 2022


#36

The Assassination of Hole in the Day w/ Anton Treuer

On June 27, 1868, Hole in the Day (Bagonegiizhig) the Younger left Crow Wing, Minnesota, f... more

05 Jun 2022

52 MINS

52:49

05 Jun 2022


#35

The 1894 Murder of Kitty Ging w/ Shawn Francis Peters

On December 3rd, 1894, a dressmaker named Catherine "Kitty" Ging was found shot to death o... more

30 Dec 2021

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:43

30 Dec 2021


#34

Saint Paul Memories & Murder w/ David Butwin

The upscale Highland Park neighborhood in Saint Paul in the late 1940s was a fun place to ... more

26 Jul 2021

53 MINS

53:22

26 Jul 2021


#33

The Wabasha Street Caves w/ Deborah Frethem

On this episode, I get a little more informal than usual, as I chat with Deborah Frethem, ... more

22 Jan 2021

59 MINS

59:27

22 Jan 2021


#32

Grand Rapids' Ruby Slippers Heist w/ Rob Feeney

My guest, Rob Feeney, suddenly found himself the middle of one of the most fascinating cri... more

16 Oct 2020

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:50

16 Oct 2020


#31

The Murder of Thomas Tollefson w/ Beverly J. Porter

In the summer of 1887, Thomas Tollefson was shot to death as he operated his mule-drawn st... more

05 Sep 2020

47 MINS

47:59

05 Sep 2020


#30

Old Minneapolis's Infamous Skid Row w/ James Eli Shiffer

Before the early 1960s, when much of Minneapolis was razed to make way for ugly parking ra... more

06 Apr 2020

43 MINS

43:59

06 Apr 2020


#29

The 1972 Virginia Piper Kidnapping w/ William Swanson

The F.B.I. refers to the 1972 Virginia Piper kidnapping as the most successful kidnapping ... more

11 Mar 2020

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:34

11 Mar 2020


#28

The Life & Death of Minnesota's Colorful Nellie King w/ Jerry Kuntz - A True Crime History Podcast

My guest is Jerry Kuntz, author of "Minnesota's Notorious Nellie King: Wild Woman of the C... more

13 Jan 2020

50 MINS

50:25

13 Jan 2020


#27

The 1912 Alice Matthews Murder Case Part Two

In this second part of the 1912 Alice Matthews Murder case, a serious suspect finally emer... more

14 Dec 2019

34 MINS

34:57

14 Dec 2019


#26

The 1912 Alice Matthews Murder Case Part One

In March of 1912, a brutal murder of a young woman just off of Cedar Avenue rocked the cit... more

01 Dec 2019

39 MINS

39:51

01 Dec 2019


#25

The Mysterious 1951 Minneapolis Disappearance of the Klein Brothers w/ Jack El-Hai - A True Crime H...

On this new episode of Minnesota's Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold, I speak with aut... more

22 Oct 2019

36 MINS

36:55

22 Oct 2019


#24

Minnesota 1918: Fire, Flu and War w/ Curt Brown

The year 1918 goes down as probably the most horrific in Minnesota history. A flu epidemic... more

12 Oct 2019

52 MINS

52:51

12 Oct 2019


#23

Minneapolis Madams with Penny A. Petersen - A True Crime History Podcast

While most of us know that prostitution existed in Minneapolis in the late 19th and early ... more

02 Sep 2019

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:08

02 Sep 2019


#22

True Crime Ripped From the Headlines! August 4th, 1913

A brief look at some of the wild stories published in the Minneapolis Morning Tribune on A... more

05 Aug 2019

17 MINS

17:23

05 Aug 2019


#21

The Younger Brothers' First Taste of Freedom

On July 14th of 1901, the remaining members of the notorious James-Younger outlaw gang, Co... more

06 Jul 2019

21 MINS

21:01

06 Jul 2019