Junction City Justice
Tales of history and policing in and around Ogden City, Utah. From the railroad junction population explosion to the modern day. Electric Alley in all its shady glory and the evolution of 25th Street. A deep dive into the history of those who’ve walked Ogden’s streets and has their stories buried in its history. We are dusting off the stories, the events of Ogden’s past and in doing so, shaking the hands of these people who made Ogden the unique city that it is. We do exhaustive research to bring you these stories in the vernacular and parlan...
“Gang Mistress” The Story of Fannie Dawson
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A gang of murderous thugs led by a powerful Madame that prowled the streets of Ogden in 1916 using knockout drops? Or is there more to the story? Is there more to her story? We know there’s more to history. Welcome to season 6!
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Summer Shorts - From Ogden to the Siegfried Line
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Our last summer short! Hear about the Ogden man that was the tip-of-the-spear in the Allied push to the Siegfried Line in WWII. From humble beginnings to history on our latest episode.
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An Ogden Streetcar Robbery
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Times change, crimes don't. Take a walk down a crime from another time on our next summer short.
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The Club - This Historic Landmark Built By the Brothers Pappas
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How many times have you walked lower 25th Street past this building? Learn the backstory on our latest Summer Short.
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The Night Ogden Burned
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At one time Ogden was called - Little Chicago. But did you know that like the Great Chicago Fire, Ogden suffered a great fire of its own? When, why, and how on this episode!
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The Last Call At Art's Place - Murder In A Small Town
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What is now known as the Greek Restaurant Andy's Club was once known as the tavern Art's Place. This now-cozy and delicious eating establishment was once the scene of cold-blooded murder. What happened?
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Summer Shorts - Tim Dyer and the Battle of Cape Esperance
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JUNCTION CITY JUSTICE PODCAST – SUMMER SHORTS
"Tim Dyer at the Battle of Cape Esperance"
Before he spent thirty-three years protecting the streets of Ogden as a police officer...
Before he became a respected member of his community...
He was a sailor in a war that would shape a generation.
October 11th, 1942.
The waters off Guadalcanal were black as coal. American and Japanese warships stalked one another through the darkness, searching for the first sign of an enemy si...
Rose Davies - The Most Evil Woman on Two-Bit Street
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Our Season Finale! Behind the neon glow of Ogden's infamous 25th Street stood one of the city's most notorious figures: Rose Davies. To some, she was a successful madam who built an underground empire in the shadows of postwar Utah. To others, she represented a darker reality hidden behind the myths of vice, freedom, and easy money.
In this episode, we explore the story of Rose Davies and the Rose Rooms, separating legend from history while examining what life may have truly looked like for the women who worked there. From p...
Police Week 2026
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We've said it before on this show, but whichever way you look at it, just as the Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC will never be complete, so too will this episode never be complete. We've updated some of the stories to pay tribute to those that we've lost and we are privileged to remind you of those whose shadows we stand in. Welcome to Police Week 2026.
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If These Walls Could Talk - 151 30th Street
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Do you really own the space you're in? Or do you just share it with those who came before you? What chapter would you play in a history of the spaces you take up? 151 30th Street isn't just a place that we all drive past to get on the freeway, it's a home with a story to tell. And that story is one you have to hear to believe. Joy, anger, murder, and the American Dream in this episode.
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Baseball In Ogden
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In time for Opening Day! Our national pastime predates a lot of the things Ogden is known for, but just how much? Did you know an Ogdenite was known as both Utah's Father of Baseball/Utah's Mr. Baseball? Who was he and how many national heroes of the national pastime have passed through Lindquist Field, John Affleck Park, and other diamonds nestled under Big Ben and Lewis Peak's gaze?
Join us on our latest episode and take a walk down memory lane of sitting under the lights of our local cathedrals...
Before the Silence - The Story of Frances Sessions - An Ogden Cold Case
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This is the story of an Ogden woman who endured an unthinkable tragedy and lived a life marked by heartbreak. Who was she? What happened to her? And, more importantly, who was she before she became defined by what happened? An Ogden Cold Case.
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Ogden's Darkest Night - The Axe Handle Murders
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A shocking crime strikes Ogden in the dark of night. What happened and why? This one is a little known part of the dark side of Ogden's history with a twist ending that left us just as surprised as we suspect it will leave you. Join us on the latest episode as we explore the Ogden Axe Handle Murders.
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Misbehavin' - Vice and Corruption on 25th Street in the 1930's
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You won't believe the corruption scandal that rocked Ogden in the 1930's. Who was indicted and what was the outcome? Public corruption meets sex crimes and vice - the full story. What was the "most dangerous street in America" really like in the 1930's and what of the Boys in Blue tasked with keeping order? So much of this story packed in it deserved its own episode.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your friends at the Junction City Justice Podcast.
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The Public Servant - Spence Phillips retired Ogden Police
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Join us in a sit down interview with retired Ogden Police legend Spence Phillips. From the jungles of Vietnam where he served in the Army to the Streets of Ogden from the 70's on, Spence brings his articulate, humorous, and unique perspective to the show. Listen to his first hand accounts of the Vietnam War and Policing in his era. He would never say this about himself, but Spence is a bona fide hero for reasons you'll hear, and we are indebted to him for giving us some of his time.
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Ogden of the 1930's - All Grown Up
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Welcome to our new Season Premier! We're pleased to bring to you Ogden of the 1930's. What was going on in the city? How did Ogden deal with the Great Depression? What was going down on 25th Street? And what major industry and world renowned attraction is Utah known for that was brought here by intrepid Ogdenites? Listen in and welcome back!
Thank you as always for all of the support and we look forward to bringing you a number of fascinating law and order and cold case stories, as well a...
Baby Face Colman vs Sgt. Pack - Mugshot Stories
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Our last mugshot story of the offseason with the new season coming in October. And this one is a banger, literally. What happened between Albert Colman when he ran up against Sgt. Pack in the city of Ogden?
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Jamses Murphy - Pride of the Shanty Irish - Mugshot Stories
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Who is Jamses Murphy? What did he do? Definitely head on over to our socials for a look at him, as his mugshot is unforgettable, and while you do tune in for his story.
Only a couple of more episodes left of our summer short mugshot stories before the start of the next season!
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Who is Ira Tibbets? - Mugshot Stories
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In the latest episode of Mugshot Stories, we delve into a man named Ira Tibbets. Who was this man? What did he do? A seemingly random Ogdenite forever immortalized in this short. For a look go check out our socials @junctioncityjusticepodcast on Instagram. We hope these are keeping you entertained throughout the summer.
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Moonshiner Measday - Mugshot Stories
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Back with another episode of Mugshot Stories and our portrait of of moonshiner, Art Measday. Was Measday a criminal? Or were his reasons his alone to justify?
Decide for yourself on our next short story episode.
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The Bartender and the Bootlegger
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Hey everyone! You get a bonus episode today for free! This short Mugshot Story from Ogden's past was meant to be the episode preceding the Ella Martin episode, so today you get a two-for-one deal! Enjoy this short jaunt through Ogden's history with booze! We hope you are enjoying your summer and remember to go to @junctioncityjusticepodcast on Instagram for the visuals that follow the episodes.
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Mugshot Stories - Ella and the Junk Man
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A short story for you from Ogden's history from our Ogden Shorts and Mugshot Stories collection for this summer. What happened between Ella and the Junk Man? Head over to our socials @JunctionCityJusticePodcast on Instagram for photos and more!
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Ogden Shorts - Mousigin Family Mayhem
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The first of our Ogden summer shorts series. What shocking crime happened within the Mousigin family in Ogden? Join us for a short story with many more to come this summer.
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The 1920's - Ogden Part 2 - The Adolescent Years
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Welcome to our season finale! Everything is Jake though, we'll be dropping some Ogden Shorts and Mugshot Stories throughout the summer to keep you entertained, and then we'll be back in the Fall with a whole new season of the historical stores you've come to enjoy.
In the meantime kick back and enjoy the Jazzy times of the boozehounds, juice joints, spiffies, flappers, and as always, all things Ogden-centric of our diamond-in-the-rough town of O-Town of the 1920's. Stories of murder, mayhem, a heavy dose of - what was it like t...
Police Week 2025
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Our annual tribute to the fallen. However, we have added some brothers from other jurisdictions to this one, and some we knew personally. Remember we honor the way they lived by the way we live.
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Cooper vs Pender - The End of the King of Hearts
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In this episode we take a look at what happens when international and infamous swindler Harry Cooper goes up against Ogden's Own Chief Detective Pender in the early 1900's. It's a debonair hustler vs cowboy common sense in a game of cat-and-mouse. Was Pender up to the task? Find out in our latest episode.
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If These Walls Could Talk - 113 25th Street
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Have you ever frequented a local business or toured an old building and wondered what stories the building could tell if the walls could talk? Today we take a deep dive into 113 25th Street, today 111 25th Street. This was at one time the rowdy Senate Saloon run by a colorful character. We will reach through time and shake hands with him as well as dive into some of the stories the building could tell if it could talk. So give this episode a listen and then go do some hot yoga or have...
True Grit - The story of William Darius "WD" Silvey
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What type of man does it take to walk a foot beat on 25th Street in the late 1800's and early 1900's? What was police work like at the Turn-of-The-Century in Junction City? And how did these men manage to keep such a tumultuous and transitioning population in check? Join us for the fights, foot chases, and more as we take a foot beat on rowdy 25th Street with William Darius "WD" Silvey, one of the first of the violent gentlemen that called Ogden City policing their career.
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The Dragon and the Belle - Ogden's Mayor of Chinatown
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Did you know that at one time Ogden had a thriving Chinatown? So much so, that one popular man with ties to the Tong Gangs on the coast ruled with an iron fist. Take a walk with us back in time to the streets of Ogden's Chinatown and learn about the shocking murder that sent waves through the city on the next Junction City Justice Podcast.
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Polo Afuvai-The Distinguished Gentleman
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Merry Christmas from the Junction City Justice podcast! This month, we are bringing you a very special episode about Polo Afuvai's life and career. Brought to Ogden on a football scholarship, Polo worked his way from a Weber State police officer to an Ogden City detective and Tac Squad member. What exactly was the Tac Squad and what was it like to be an Ogden City cop in the 1970s & 1980s? We will let Polo tell you about that. Polo ultimately worked his way up to Chief of Police of the North Ogden...
Ogden's Masters of the Air - 95th Bomb Group Memorial Foundation - Justice With Victory
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Welcome back to the Junction City Justice Podcast. Who doesn't like exploring a little history during the Holidays. As our pre-Thanksgiving gift to you we have given you this mega episode. You probably didn't know this, but in June, and thanks to Ray Hobbs, the 95th Bomb Group had their reunion right here in our hometown of Ogden, Utah. We were blessed to get the invite to tag along to help preserve some of their legacy and history and we have brought that to you here. Enjoy these excellent stories as told by...
The Last Ride of the Furey Gang Part II
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Welcome back to Part II of the Last Ride of the Furey Gang! If you enjoyed the first episode then saddle up because this story just gets more wild as we go. For a gang that was larger and more violent at their height than the Sundance Gang, and based largely out of Ogden, history has all but forgotten them until we rediscovered them. What crime did their members commit in Salt Lake that led to a nationwide manhunt? And what true story happened that would be too outlandish to be believed, if...
The Last Ride of the Furey Gang
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Ogden, Utah comes with a rough-and-tumble local reputation, but what is that built on? What if we told you that a notorious gang of outlaws led by one of the most dangerous individuals the west had, was based right here out of Ogden? And what would the battle between the outlaws of the Furey Gang and the coppers of the Ogden Police look like?
Lucky for you we have all the answers right here, and on top of that, this has all been lost to local history and we have rediscovered...
Ogden's Own Ray Hobbs - The Story of a B17 Pilot
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We hope you have all had a great summer. We have been busy this summer, as we’ve hinted, getting to know Ogden’s own living legend Ray Hobbs, and his wonderful family. First and foremost we’d like to thank them for their trust in preserving their grandfather’s legacy. We’d also like to thank Ray for taking the time to sit down with us repeatedly, and giving us the opportunity to honor him. Ray was a B17 pilot in World War Two. But he is so much more than that. A son, hus...
July 4th, Ogden Police Vs Salt Lake Police Baseball, and Upcoming News
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Happy Independence Day everyone! We have a few interesting stories with our old rival to keep you entertained, for those with a busy week ahead, and some upcoming news from the podcast. Happy Birthday America, and Happy Independence Day all.
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Ogden's Masters of the Air - Robert Blakely, the Humble Hero
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Take a moment, if you will, to imagine being a local Ogden boy growing up traveling the streets of Ogden from Wall to Harrison and roaming the Wasatch mountains. The same trails you and I walk on, the same mountains, and the same views. Now imagine being plucked out of Ogden and thrust into the cauldron that was the early air war for American young men in World War 2. Walk with us as we follow Blakely's footsteps into the African Campaign and join us as we take to the skies with Blakely in...
Police Week 2024 Updated Edition
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Hey everyone, it is a special and solemn time. Police Week, where we honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for the Ogden community. This is an updated episode with another Officer and will also have some new updates at the back of the episode. We are here to honor those who came before us, so please take a moment out of your day to pay respects to those who paid the price to serve their community.
We'll be back with some new and exciting episodes that we are currently w...
The Story of Ogden's Mass Murder
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Like so many cities, Ogden is not without its dark tragedy as well. What happened on the night of July 23, 1943? Who were the victims and what were their stories? Who was the ultimate evil perpetrated by and what set this vile human off? And what happened to them? We go in-depth on this look into one of the darkest days in the history of Junction City because sometimes the best thing for the dark is to expose it to the light of truth. On the next episode of Junction City Justice..
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Quick Update About the Podcast
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Hey everyone! Don't fret, this is just a quick update about the Podcast to let everyone know that life happens, and it's happened to us. All good things, but our production on new episodes is still ongoing and has pushed back our timeline in which we will need a few extra days to get the production done on our next episode. Please stick with us as we guarantee the stories will be worth the wait, and it's just a few extra days.
Thank you all so much for the support!
Ogden's Masters of the Air - Sgt. Raymon C Beus Waist Gunner
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In our next installation of Ogden's Masters of the Air, join us for Raymon C. Beus. A local Ogden boy who grew up from humble beginnings and left 148 33rd Street to join the Army Air Corps as a waist gunner in the B-17 known as "Hellcat". Beus was involved in the early air war of World War 2 and if you know about that you know how dicey things were in comparison to the later air war time period. So join us as we introduce you to Raymon, his father Heber, his mother Lucinda...
