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Murdertown

by Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Murdertown is a cold case investigation podcast hosted by Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll, two DePaul-trained actors and world-trained journalists. They travel to Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to investigate the state's most notorious unsolved murder: Catskill "Bones" McGillivray, the jovial and beloved mayor of neighboring Briggsville. But Gary and Shannon soon discover that the mystery of Chatapicnic runs much deeper than one man's death - because a bunch of other people are getting murdered all the time.

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Episodes

  1. Extended Interview: Todd

    The warm, glowing hearth of the autumnal equinox has given way to the gripping horrors of Halloween, and Gary and Shannon have one final extended interview to share: Todd, the tire salesman. In a gripping and soul-testing interview, Todd describes a life of heartbreak and rivalry. Tune in to hear...

  2. Extended Interview: Gary Slyzizizniak

    Gary and Shannon are back with another gut-punching, sorrow-suckling interview this week. Today, we have the raw, uncut footage from our conversation with Gary Slyzizizniak, a cartoonist in Chatapicnic. Could this phantom of the funny pages be the key to Chatapicnic murders? Yes, because we…

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  3. Extended Interview: Gary Portugal

    A heartbreaking, gut-wrenching interview this week, just in time for you to decompress on your commute home. Today, we have the extended footage from our conversation with Gary Portugal, the disgraced personal banker in Chatapicnic. Could this misunderstood artist be the key to Chatapicnic…

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  4. Extended Interview: Roger

    It's another eye-opening interview this week, this time the extended footage of our discussion with Roger, the ice machine salesman in Chatapicnic. Roger's wounded, doleful eyes gaze out upon a town full of murder with childlike wonder. Could this profound simpleton be the key to the mysteries...

  5. Extended Interview: Dr. Quimm, Medicine Woman

    We've got another explosive interview this week, this time the raw, unedited footage of our discussion with Dr. Quimm, Medicine Woman. Plus another tip line caller! Dr. Quimm is the local proprietor of Quimm Cuts, a mortuary and beauty salon in Chatapicnic. But does this run-of-the-mill…

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  6. Extended Interview: Fletcher Fletch

    Although this season of Murdertown has concluded with the triumphant solving of the/a murder, we'd hate to wrap things up without padding our statistics a bit for our pitch to potential advertisers. So we've got an exciting new extended interview this week! Today, the full, unfiltered interview...

  7. Episode 10: Conclusion

    After two-and-a-half exhausting rural Wisconsin months with, at best, 3G coverage, Gary and Shannon have reached the finale of Season 1. Will they find the right combination of poignant anecdote and mournful violin music to cover for the fact that they didn't solve anything? This week, your hosts...

  8. Episode 9: Mortuary

    It's two months into the investigation, and the rich tapestry of insights that Gary and Shannon once expected is instead looking ragged, threadbare, and neglectfully skidmarked. But will a chance encounter finally connect some stray dots? This week, your hosts pay visit to the proprietor of a…

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  9. LIVE at the Bentwood Festival

    It's a very special episode of Murdertown today, as we bring you the raw, uncut footage from our live show at Bentwood Festival in Chicago. But will this light-hearted three-quarters of an hour of conversation be enough to solve McGillivray's murder? We catch up with Chatapicnic mayor Debbie Ruth...

  10. Episode 8: Futility

    As Gary and Shannon close in on McGillivray's killer, they are thrown a curveball that threatens to detail the entire investigation. Cab they re-focus on a suspect with a near-homonym first name? This week, your hosts pay visit to an agent of the capitalist machine, a personal banker named Gary...

  11. Extended Interview: [Name Redacted]

    Another full, extended interview is here this week, this time with Chatapicnic clown show proprietor [name redacted]. As a reminder, if you have any theories, call in and let us know. You can email us or send a voice memo to [email protected]. Tweet at us @murdertownpod. Or call our tip...

  12. Episode 7: Chainsaw

    "It's always darkest before the dawn." The movie The Dark Knight said that, and this week, Shannon and Gary discover just how true it is. They meet a cheese enthusiast and chainsaw carver with the most concrete clue yet. Could she be the missing piece that finally blows this case wide open?…

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  13. Extended Interview: Fannie Mae

    Another full, extended interview is here this week, this time with Chatapicnic 7/11 clerk Fannie Mae. Plus, Shannon and Gary analyze a clue from the tip line. As a reminder, if you have any theories, call in and let us know. You can email us or send a voice memo to [email protected].…

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  14. Episode 6: Foreigner

    The murders in Chatapicnic are piling up. But is this a random tapestry of small-town sorrow, or an intricate connect-the-dots waiting to be solved? We'll have to start making accusations to find out. This week, Shannon and Gary meet a kind-hearted but slow-minded ice machine salesman who could…

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  15. Episode 5: Deviant

    Tensions are rising in Chatapicnic. Between father and son, sister and brother, murderer and murderee. And most importantly, between Shannon and Gary. Will a chance encounter at a mysterious paintball range force them back to an uneasy alliance? Hosts: Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll Sound Design:...

  16. Extended Interview: Debbie Ruth Larson

    After massive listener demand, today we have the raw, unedited footage from our exclusive interview with current Chatapicnic mayor Debbie Ruth Larson - plus an exciting opportunity for listeners. We talk to Mayor Larson about the state of Chatapicnic, her background, and that fateful night back…

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  17. Episode 4: Bully

    Piecing together the violent deaths in Chatapicnic, the town's brutal way of life begins to manifest itself in an even more pressing form. Sure, Chatapicnic has a murdering problem. But does it also have a bullying problem? Shannon and Gary interview a local convenience store clerk as they…

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  18. Episode 2: Rivalry

    Town rivalries. As much as Americans love their country, they sure can hate their fellow American. And while that's a sharp and poignant thesis statement, it's never resulted in someone getting murdered - until now. Gary and Shannon speak with Todd, the owner of a local tire shop, to understand…

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  19. Episode 3: Business

    When you start digging for clues, be careful what you wish for - you might just unearth more than you bargained for. Could Chatapicnic's mystery run deeper than the death of one man? Gary and Shannon's interview with a local small business owner may have inadvertently opened the floodgates on the...

  20. Episode 1: Bones

    A waterslide is many things to many people. A playground. A community center. A makeshift delivery room. But what happens when a waterslide is instead a place where a guy got murdered a long time ago and now the case still hasn't been solved? Gary and Shannon arrive in Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to...

  21. Trailer

    Murdertown: Season 1 is premiering June 6. Chicago-based citizen journalists Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll Head to Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to investigate one of the state's most notorious cold cases: the murder of Catskill "Bones" McGillivray. Subscribe now on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever else you...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Murdertown is a cold case investigation podcast hosted by Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll, two DePaul-trained actors and world-trained journalists. They travel to Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to investigate the state's most notorious unsolved murder: Catskill "Bones" McGillivray, the jovial and beloved mayor of neighboring Briggsville. But Gary and Shannon soon discover that the mystery of Chatapicnic runs much deeper than one man's death - because a bunch of other people are getting murdered all the time.

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Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll

Produced by Gary Richardson

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Murdertown is a cold case investigation podcast hosted by Gary Pascal and Shannon Noll, two DePaul-trained actors and world-trained journalists. They travel to Chatapicnic, Wisconsin to investigate the state's most notorious unsolved murder: Catskill "Bones" McGillivray, the jovial and beloved...

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