Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem

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By: Gavin Schmitt

Wisconsin has had it's fair share of notorious criminals that have been in the spotlight over the years, but what about bizarre crimes and mayhem that have vanished over time? Join author Gavin Schmitt and Eric Wulterkens as they take you through stories of crimes that were once front page news. Gavin will share crimes from his book "Fox Cities Murder & Mayhem" as well as those that have never been shared by him before. If you're a fan of true crime who is tired of hearing about the same murders over and over, then you'll definitely like this podcast. And...

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The Shooting of Patricia Wisniewski Live From Green Bay
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#140
Yesterday at 3:00 PM

In this episode we discuss a mafia adjacent murder that happened in Marinette WI


Carrie Shawe
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#139
10/27/2026

In this episode we hear about a suicide with a whole bunch of unanswered questions


Possi Comitatus
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#138
10/13/2026

This episode we discuss a group in Tigerton who starts as anti government group morphs in a an anti Jew group and starts training its own militia


Millie Stiller
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#137
09/29/2026

In this episode we hear of a very unsolved missing persons case in Green Bay


Gilbert Paper
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#136
09/15/2026

In this episode we discuss a tragedy that happened at a paper mill in Menasha


Live Show coming up!!
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#138
09/08/2026

We have an announcement of an upcoming live show


Bob Jacobs
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#135
09/01/2026

In this episode we talk about Bob Jacobs a UW Oshkosh film professor who gets into film making with the help of his students


Phantom of Deli
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#134
08/18/2026

In this story we hear about another creepy Possession story of a young girl in Omro. The story made national news and there is even a time when Harry Houdini vows to solve the kiss if the police are unable to


Ralph e Ritschke
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#133
08/04/2026

In this episode we hear about a brutal murder that happened that took the life of a loved local Bicycle Bob


Jacob Kankapot
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#132
07/21/2026

In this episode we learn about a Kaukauna resident with extensive experience in the revolutionary war and what it takes to get a city to name a creek after you :)


James Strang and Beaver Island Part 2
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#131
07/07/2026

We hear the conclusion how everything turned violent on Beaver Island leading to a murder and the removal of James Strang followers from the island


An Announcement From Gavin
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#135
06/25/2026

Just a quick message about upcoming changes from Gavin


James Strang and Beaver Island Part 1
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#130
06/23/2026

In this episode we visit a small island in Lake Michigan and hear the story of James Strang who had an early chapter of the Mormons.


The Short, Broken Life of Frank Brakop
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#129
06/09/2026

In this episode we hear the story of a Neenah Man who goes on a crime spree ending with him being murdered, with an unusual outcome to his murder


SS Vernon
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#128
05/26/2026

In this episode we hear the story of another Great Lakes shipwreck. The SS Vernon that was overloaded with Cargo and people and went down of the shore of Two Rivers


The Shawano Group
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#127
05/12/2026

In this live episode we hear about an infamous cult in the Shawano area.



Irish Sax
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#126
04/28/2026

In this episode we hear the story of a recording studio in Appleton that had a close to 50 year run. No murder or mayhem, but they recorded a jingle that we are all familar with.


SS Phoenix Shipwreck
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#125
04/14/2026

In this episode we hear about a noteable shipwreck that occured off the coast of Sheboygan in Lake Michigan


Menominee and the death penalty
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#124
03/31/2026

In this episode we discuss the only 2 people to be sentenced to the death penalty and their weird connection


Henry Frambach, The Civil War, Paper Mills, Mormons and gold
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#123
03/17/2026

In this episode we discuss the first mayor of Kaukauna, Henry Frambach. Not murder and mayhem, but just an interesting character with a story everyone should hear.


Live Show March 8 at 12:00!!!!!
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#125
03/05/2026

This is our public service announcement of the a Live show coming to Appleton featuring your favorite podcast!


Stephen Gaunt hits a guy on the head
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#122
03/03/2026

A family filled with mental illness and the son Stephen Gaunt, decides to kill someone working on his farm because he was told too



A Gavin Book Project
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#121
02/17/2026

Gavin discusses a book project that he has been working on the history of the Kaukauna Police Department


Henry Quaid, A boat Crash and Indonesia
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#120
02/03/2026

In this episode we talk about a boat crash in Kaukauna that kills almost an entire family. We then tell the story of one of the surviving family members and what his trip to Indonesia leads too.


Three Henry Dunbars and some planes
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#119
01/20/2026

Hear the story of a family who was early in the world of flying in Oshkosh and some crashes that happened to them.


Big Trouble in Little Hortonville
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#118
01/06/2026

We hear the story of a man who manages to take control of the entire Hortonville government for 5 hours.


Rerun: Polio in Kaukauna
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#117
12/23/2025

In this episode we hear about the devastation throughout the city of Kaukauna when the Polio virus popped up and started spreading


Rerun: Maribel Caves
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#116
12/09/2025

In this episode we discuss the history of the Maribel Caves and Hotel, and whether Al Capone could have visited the hotel. This is a Milwaukee Mafia Patreon episode that we are sharing on this feed, as there is all sorts of connections to Kaukauna :)


The Haunted Bookstore
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#115
11/25/2025

Gavin tells about a recent project he worked with a local bookstore to turn the store into a haunted experience based on Fox Cities Murder and Mayhem stories


Prohibition in the Fox Cities
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#114
11/11/2025

Prohibition, police corruption and lots and lots of beer, Here the story of Prohibition in the Valley in the Live episode from the Kaukauna Public Library


Fred Crawford shoots his wife
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#113
10/28/2025

Hear the story of a menasha man who shoots his wife when she is driven to ask for a divorce


The Barnes Hecker Mine Disaster
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#112
10/14/2025

In this episode we travel to Eric's home away from home Ishpeming MI and hear the story of a 1926 Mine disaster as told by Mary Tippett a relative of many of the miners involved as well as author of the book Enduring Legacies.

For more info and events surrounding this disaster check out the Barnes and Hecker 100th anniversary page

https://www.facebook.com/barnes.hecker.100th.anniversary?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=NECm8QYj8o3gvZ0Z&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1KFPr72HPV%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#


Dale Wisconsin Explosion
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#111
09/30/2025

Hear the story of a tragic explosion in the small town of Dale, Wisconsin and hear a little of the backstory of the city.


William Wolf and Grave Robbing
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#110
09/16/2025

We discuss William Wolf The caretaker of the Grignon Mansion turned archeologist and just a few of his stories some of which are just grave robbing


Mary Van Hoof and the virgin Mary
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#109
09/02/2025

In this episode we here the story of a women who has ongoing conversations with the Virgin Mary and draws in huge crowds to see her speak to the virgin mary


Outagamie Asylum Part 2
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#108
08/19/2025

In this episode we here the conclusion of the Asylum story


Outagamie Asylum Part 1
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#107
08/05/2025

In this episode we start the story of the Outagamie insane asylum


Introducing Stigmas and open Woulds
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#106
07/24/2025

Listen to an episode of one of our sister shows Fox Cities Murder and Mayhem


John Stickl kidnaps Helen Getrude
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#105
07/22/2025

In this episode we hear the story of a man who kidnaps a 13 year old girl.


2 Guys fight over a City Treasurer Position
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#104
07/08/2025

In this episode we discuss in the early days of wisconsin goverment Outagamie county ended up having 2 people fight aggressively over who the rightful treasurer was