Minnesota's Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold

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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.

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  1. 1

    Crossing Jimmy Hoffa w/ Steven J Harper

    Hidden gem

    Jim Harper copied the audit from Fred Snyder’s car, and it matched his corruption claims.

    Oct 27, 2025·1h 9m·2 clips
  2. 2

    The Murder of Ruth Munson w/ Roger Barr

    Hidden gem

    Ruth Munson had a seven-hour gap between leaving the Ace Lunchbox Bar and the 7:00 a.m. fire alarm at the Aberdeen Hotel.

    Sep 6, 2024·1h 21m·2 clips
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    The 1916 Iron Ore Strike w/ Gary Kaunonen

    Hidden gem

    The IWW called itself the union that would organize the unorganizable, and it did that in Finnish and South Slavic halls.

    Mar 11, 2024·1h 36m·2 clips
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    The Scandalous Rise & Stunning Fall of Minneapolis' Metropolitan Building w/ Larry Millett

    Hidden gem

    Eric Riveness interviews Minneapolis historian and former St.

    Feb 23, 2024·1h 10m·4 clips
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    Camilla Hall & the SLA w/ Rachael Hanel

    Hidden gem

    Camilla Hall’s final safe house held 400 police officers, SWAT, and FBI agents around 1466 East 54th Street.

    Oct 2, 2023·54m·2 clips
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    The Duluth Murder of Lena Olson w/ Jeffrey Sauve

    Jul 24, 2023·1h 10m
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    The Duluth Murder of Lena Olson w/ Jeffrey Sauve

    Jul 22, 2023·1h 14m
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    The Storied (& Unsavory) History of Minnehaha Falls w/ Karen E. Cooper

    Feb 3, 2023·1h 19m
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    Minnesota Caves & Tunnels w/ Greg Brick

    Jul 22, 2022·1h 40m
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    The Assassination of Hole in the Day w/ Anton Treuer

    Jun 5, 2022·54m
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    The 1894 Murder of Kitty Ging w/ Shawn Francis Peters

    Dec 30, 2021·1h 23m
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    Saint Paul Memories & Murder w/ David Butwin

    Jul 26, 2021·54m
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    The Wabasha Street Caves w/ Deborah Frethem

    Jan 22, 2021·1h
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    Grand Rapids' Ruby Slippers Heist w/ Rob Feeney

    Oct 16, 2020·1h 15m
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    The Murder of Thomas Tollefson w/ Beverly J. Porter

    Sep 5, 2020·49m
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    Old Minneapolis's Infamous Skid Row w/ James Eli Shiffer

    Apr 6, 2020·45m
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    The 1972 Virginia Piper Kidnapping w/ William Swanson

    Mar 11, 2020·1h 4m
  18. 18

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

    Jan 13, 2020·51m
  19. 19

    The 1912 Alice Matthews Murder Case Part Two

    Dec 14, 2019·36m
  20. 20

    The 1912 Alice Matthews Murder Case Part One

    Dec 1, 2019·41m
  21. 21

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

    Oct 22, 2019·38m
  22. 22

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

    Oct 12, 2019·54m
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    Minneapolis Madams with Penny A. Petersen - A True Crime History Podcast

    Host Erik Rivenes interviews author Penny Peterson about her book on the lost history of prostitution on the Minneapolis riverfront.

    Sep 2, 2019·1h 23m
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    True Crime Ripped From the Headlines! August 4th, 1913

    Aug 5, 2019·18m
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    The Younger Brothers' First Taste of Freedom

    Jul 6, 2019·22m
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    Live at the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater w/ Gibson Stanton!

    Jul 4, 2019·1h 5m
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    Minnesota's First Murder Mystery: Part One w/ Gary Brueggemann - A True Crime History Podcast

    Jun 23, 2019·1h 3m
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    Minnesota's First Murder Mystery: Part Two w/ Gary Brueggemann - A True Crime History Podcast

    Jun 23, 2019·1h 7m
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    The Barker-Karpis Gang & Big Tom Brown w/ Tim Mahoney - A True Crime History Podcast

    May 20, 2019·1h 6m
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    The 1902 Aitkin Murder of Josefina Olson w/ Betty Gove - A True Crime History Podcast

    Apr 25, 2019·54m
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    The 1940 Fort Snelling "Barrel Girl" Murder w/ Susi and Todd Adler - A True Crime History Podcast

    Apr 1, 2019·46m
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    The 1933 Johnson Family Murders w/ Brian Johnson - A True Crime History Podcast

    Mar 3, 2019·45m
  33. 33

    The Wild Life of Coffee John Fitchette - A True Crime History Podcast

    Mar 3, 2019·34m
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    Murder on Buffalo Creek w/ Brian Haines

    Feb 11, 2019·28m
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    The Lynching of Frank McManus

    Feb 10, 2019·27m
  36. 36

    The Rockwell Art Heist w/ Bruce Rubenstein

    Jan 5, 2019·45m
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    Dirty Doc Ames & the Scandal That Shook Minneapolis w/ Erik Rivenes

    Dec 24, 2018·1h 5m
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    The 1929 Schuch Family Murders in Waseca w/ Jen Barr

    Erik Rivenes revisits the 1929 Shook family murders in Minnesota, replaying a 2016 episode after a relative's request for new information.

    Dec 15, 2018·53m
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    The 1932 Murder of Abe Wagner by Murder, Inc. w/ Jeff Neuberger

    Host Erik Rivenes presents two historical crime stories from St.

    Dec 8, 2018·39m
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    The Murders of Mary & Johnny Keller & the East Grand Forks Murder of Ray Ruud

    Host Erik Rivenes introduces a new format for the show, then narrates a historical true crime story about a 1905 shooting in St.

    Dec 2, 2018·56m
  41. 41

    Saint Mudd: A Novel of Gangsters and Saints w/ Steve Thayer

    Host Erik Rivenes interviews authors about historical crime stories from Minnesota.

    Nov 9, 2018·57m
  42. 42

    Halloween Episode: Ghosts of Saint Paul - A True Crime History Podcast

    Host Erik Rivenes shares historical ghost stories and haunted locations from St.

    Oct 27, 2018·28m
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    Interview: Marjorie Congdon and the Glensheen Murders w/ Sharon Darby Hendry - A True Crime History Podcast

    Host Erik Rivenes introduces a podcast dedicated to historical true crime stories from Minnesota, featuring author interviews and original research.

    Oct 18, 2018·53m
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    The 1909 St. Paul Murder of Louis Arbogast - Part Two

    Oct 17, 2018·43m
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    The 1909 St. Paul Murder of Louis Arbogast - Part One

    This episode recounts the 1909 murder of a man in St.

    Oct 4, 2018·29m
  46. 46

    Introducing 'Minnesota's Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold'

    Sep 1, 2018·6m