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Going to Killing City
by Jamie Green and Alex Greenwood co-host
Kansas City is known for BBQ, fountains, but also for murder. Join co-hosts Jamie Green and Alex Greenwood as they explore the strange and truly odd historic murders that have happened in Kansas City. Recorded in their home bars while sipping a killer cocktail, Green & Greenwood will both entertain and educate you on the truly bizarre murders in Killing City.
Episodes
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Hell's Half Acre
Recorded live in front of an audience, the boys tell the tale of the most dangerous neighborhood in Kansas City’s history - ‘Hell’s Half Acre’. This hellacious neighborhood was in the West Bottoms - almost exactly where the Black Box and West Bottoms Whiskey sit today! The neighborhood had it…
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Remembering the brilliance of Deadwood
20 years ago this summer, Jamie & Alex's favorite TV show went off the air. Deadwood was something never seen before on television - David Milch's brilliant show was something the boys bonded over quite early in their friendship. And you know how much they love the show, because they've been…
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(FFS!) For Frank's Sake!
We're back to our favorite era of Kansas City, the late 1920's into the early 1930's. Yes, it's a wide-open town, but also a very dangerous episode. This month, we discuss how an innocent victim was murdered during a labor war. His death was the capstone of months of labor strife, with...
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A Monster in A White Coat
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, cancer patients, AIDS patients, and many others were desperately seeking treatment for their respective diseases here in Kansas City. The protocol for those illnesses all called for prescription medicine. Those patients had faith those medications would help…
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From the subscriber only vault - The Tragic Life of Mary McElroy
This episode dropped last summer for our Substack subscribers. We decided that now that it's a year old, we would share it with everyone. But, just as a reminder, subscribers to our Substack page get all sorts of fun goodies like this - exclusive episodes, video tours of our bars and much more!...
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The Day God Picked a Fight with Kansas City
It’s the Season Finale, and we’re closing things out live from True Crime GenreCon at Woodneath Story Center with one of the strangest stories we’ve ever covered. This time, we head back to 1908, when a man calling himself “Adam God” brought a volatile mix of religious certainty, public…
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A lollipop, a murder and the Republican National Convention
This episode was recorded live before an audience at J. Rieger's headquarters. Ryan Maybee, the Co-founder and Managing Director of J. RIeger joined Jamie and Alex to discuss his killer cocktail and more. In June 1928, Kansas City was thrilled to host the Republican Presidential Convention.…
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Mind The Gap
On a February afternoon in 1977, a routine lunch break on Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza ended without a return. A car reappeared where it was supposed to be. A woman did not. What followed was a quiet, unresolved disappearance that has lingered for more than four decades, marked by unanswered...
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The Exoneration of Kevin Strickland - with Jean Peters Baker
Where were you 44 years ago back in 1982? Were you even born yet? Now imagine spending those 44 years in prison, for a murder you did not commit. That was a reality for Kansas Citian Kevin Strickland, who was wrongly convicted for a murder he did not commit and was sentenced to a "hard 50" behind...
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Plaza Lights, Plaza Shadows
In October 1978, the Phillips Petroleum attorney from Oklahoma was found dead in her hotel room—shot in one of the city’s most elegant addresses. Nearly half a century later, questions linger: Who wanted her silenced, and what disappeared with the evidence? Alex explores the Kansas City–Oklahoma...
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Leila Welsh and Elizabeth Short - Sisters in Death
In March 1941, Kansas Citians woke up to the most horrific news, 24 year old Leila Welsh was brutally murdered in her own bedroom after coming home from a date. The killer had laid in wait for hours, before sneaking into her bedroom through an open window while her mother slept in the room next…
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Live from the Haunted Savoy Room #505
This special episode was recorded LIVE on Thursday October 15, 2025 - Alex from the purported most haunted room of the Hotel Savoy, room 505. Jamie, of course, NOT there, instead manning "mission control". This special episode was brought to you by: The JonBenét Game at Unicorn Theatre, running…
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Kansas City's Digital Devil - The Internet's First Serial Killer
It's Halloween season and we all love a good scary story - but sometimes, a tale is so scary, it leaves literally with chills. Kansas City was home to the first documented internet serial killer. He had a long criminal record, but for the vast majority of his life, he was simply a con man who...
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Cave In
A skeleton in a cave. A businessman who vanished 17 years earlier. A partner who disappeared the same day. Was it murder, a cover-up, or both? 🥃 Sponsored by Gunnar’s Bourbon Company. Complete show notes at killingcitypod.com (http://killingcitypod.com/).
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The Union Prison Collapse and the Lawrence Massacre
Welcome back! We launch Season 3 with a doozy of a story of a building collapse that led to one of the most brutal civilian massacres in American history. Our story starts way back in 1863, when a women's prison for Confederate sympathizers crashed to the ground, killing 4 women and maiming many...
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Revisiting the Tylenol Murders
In December 2023, we released "A Killer Headache", an episode recorded live where we discussed the Kansas City connection to the infamous Tylenol poisoning case in Chicago. Now with Netflix releasing a 3 part documentary on the Tylenol case, we decided to weigh in on Netflix's take of the…
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Shadows in the Crossroads; Kansas City's Hidden Mob Landmarks
email us if you want to do a summer walking tour!: [email protected] In the heart of Kansas City, hidden beneath the modern cityscape, lie the forgotten landmarks of the city's criminal past. Join us as we uncover the untold stories of the mob’s influence on this city—places you walk past...
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The River Quay Mob War
At about 2 am on March 27, 1977, an enormous explosion destroyed 2 buildings and most of a city block in the River Market neighborhood. Why was it bombed? And who did it? We discuss all of it in this month's episode! But first! Jamie's childhood friend Jim Hanna joins us to talk all about his...
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The Prospect Avenue Murders, with Jean Peters Baker
Angela Monroe. Anna Ewing. Patricia Wilson Butler. Sheilah McKinzie. Darci Williams. Carmen Hunt. Claudette Juniel. Sandra Reed. Nellia Harris. Nine women were murdered in and around Prospect Avenue, marking the emergence of a new serial killer in Kansas City in 2004. Shockingly, the killer...
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Congress vs. KC Cosa Nostra
This month's sponsor is KC Bier Company! Be sure to visit and tell them you heard about them on the podcast! If you're a fan of mob movies, you are aware that often there's a scene where the mobsters are hauled before a Congressional hearing. And while those movies usually focus on New York or...
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Eddie Adams, Kansas Spree Killer
Our December episode is a holiday spectacular - As Jamie joins us from his home bar, "The Green Room", and Alex from his "The Green Shebeen". Alex's killer cocktail is the "Santa Hat" and we will show you step by step how to make it! This month's episode starts in the fall of 1919, when a daytime...
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Kansas City Firefighter Explosion
This month on Going to Killing City, we're diving into one ofKansas City's most haunting unsolved cases—the 1988 explosion that took thelives of six of Kansas City’s finest. It’s a story of mystery, tragedy, andlingering questions. Were the five locals convicted of the crime reallyresponsible, or...
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Spookin' at the Savoy
Welcome back to part 2 of our special Halloween episode, recorded live at Scissors & Scotch in Prairie Village! Again thanks to S&S for hosting us and a special thanks to this month's sponsor, J. Rieger! As you recall, Part 1 listed the numerous murders, suicides and accidental deaths connected…
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Slayin' at the Savoy
Part one of our Halloween special was recorded live before an audience at Scissors & Scotch in Prairie Village. This episode was sponsored by our friends J. Rieger. When you stay at hotel, do you ever wonder who all has stayed there before you? And would it bother you to know that numerous people...
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Jesse James - Riding with the Devil
Today, we're riding into one of the most infamous events in the history of the American Old West—the robbery of the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri. This event marks one of the earliest bank heists in American history and set the stage for the legend of Jesse James, a man…
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Who Let the Dogs Out?!?
We're back for season 2! Our summer hiatus was great and we are so excited for the following announcements: This episode is sponsored and supplied by J. Rieger & Co. ! We are also excited to say we are working with a local tour provider to put together a tour of some of our most memorable…
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Union Station Massacre
It's our one year anniversary and we delve into what is arguably the most famous murders in the city's history. When a routine prison transfer turns into a gun battle of epic proportions at one the city's biggest landmarks, Union Station. Go to our website for more information on the case and for...
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A Homicide Squeeze
It's April and that means it's baseball season here in Kansas City. For this episode, we go WAY back to 1900 to discuss a forced marriage, a professional mandolin player AND how a baseball player figured into all of this. This one is a Lulu! Go to the website to read the episode notes, and to get...
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Legends of the Hall
We're back for our March episode - this one is all about myths and how they become perceived reality. Go to our website to read the show notes AND the drink recipe for this month's episode: https://killingcitypod.com/ Email us: [email protected] Show theme written and performed by...
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Dealt a Bad Hand
We're going back almost 100 years for this one. The fall of 1929 Kansas City and the world were riding high. No one knew the Great Depression was only a month away- and our murder victim did not know that a card game he was playing would turn deadly. This case, known as "The Bridge Murder" would...
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Without a Trace
Happy 2024 everyone! We are back with killer episode that you won't want to miss! 3 young women disappear from Johnson County, without a trace..... Visit our website for complete show notes, including links and our Killer Cocktail recipe! Email us: [email protected] Show theme written…
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A Killer Headache
Our December episode is a special one! We recorded it live in front of an audience at Buffalo State Pizza! This month's episode is a doozy. We have a Kansas City murder, the Plaza Flood, stolen identities, two fugitives on the lamb AND a crazy twist that takes us to Chicago for a horrifying and...
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East Bound and Doomed
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We hope you have a wonderful holiday. This month's episode is really chilling - a Kansas City Kansas resident got away with murder for decades until the new Cold Case Division utilized DNA to catch him. And even more disturbing - he might not be alone, the FBI thinks...
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Leon Jordan
Happy Halloween everyone! This month we delve into political assassination that happened right here in Kansas City. This episode has it all, an unsolved murder case, missing evidence, and shadowy figures calling the shots. It took 40 years to finally solve the murder of Leon Jordan, listen why....
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No-Tell Hotel
We're all the way back to the 1930's for a strange, creepy murder that remains unsolved to this day. When "Roland Owen" checks into the Hotel President in Kansas City with only his toothbrush and a few other toiletries, it raised some eyebrows. The weirdness and creepiness continues in room 1046,...
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Mr. Swope and Dr. Hyde
Episode 5 we go WAY BACK to 1909 to discuss multiple murders in a single home - that was either the worst luck ever, or a prescription for murder. Colonel Thomas Swope was one of the most powerful men in Kansas City history who made millions in real estate. He was also a philanthropist who gave...
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La Pistolera
Join us as we delve into a totally crazy story about murder, trying to pin that murder on your toddler, another murder, trials, acquittals, convictions, becoming a fugitive AND a prison break! Hold on to your hats about this one! Co-host Alex Greenwood takes you on a wild ride talking about "La...
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Bob the Butcher
Our second episode delves into one the most horrific murderers in our city's history - a serial killer known as "The butcher". Co-host Alex Greenwood gives you all the gory details - while fellow co-host Jamie Green gives you a killer-cocktail recipe. This one is a creepy one folks! Listener...
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Working Overtime.....for MURDER
Episode 3 takes us to the year 1989 - where the Royals and Bo Jackson were good, the Rolling Stones played Arrowhead Stadium and Kansas Citians were horrified by a brutal murder in downtown Kansas City. While working late at night in his downtown office, a prominent Kansas City attorney was shot…
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A Friend to Everyone
The inaugural episode starts off with a bang, both figuratively and literally, as we delve into the highly dangerous world that was Kansas City in the 1930s. Co-host Jamie Green sets the scene of a city controlled by a machine boss, Tom Pendergast, and the murder that follows out of it. All with...
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Kansas City is known for BBQ, fountains, but also for murder. Join co-hosts Jamie Green and Alex Greenwood as they explore the strange and truly odd historic murders that have happened in Kansas City. Recorded in their home bars while sipping a killer cocktail, Green & Greenwood will both entertain and educate you on the truly bizarre murders in Killing City.
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Kansas City is known for BBQ, fountains, but also for murder. Join co-hosts Jamie Green and Alex Greenwood as they explore the strange and truly odd historic murders that have happened in Kansas City. Recorded in their home bars while sipping a killer cocktail, Green & Greenwood will both entertain...
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