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Allie In the ArchivesSix Blocks AwayOn a warm August evening in 1930, fifteen-year-old Alice Collier was sent to the corner store to buy a dozen eggs. She never came back.
What followed was a citywide search, a grieving mother’s voice on the radio, and months of rumors that led nowhere-- until a rabbit hunter stumbled across her body in a field nearly ten miles from home.
This episode traces the disappearance, the brutal discovery, and the confession that cracked the case open-- revealing not just one horrifying crime, but something far worse.
Because the man who killed Alice wa...2025-07-2442 min
Santana True Crime17. Inside Cold Cases, JonBenét Ramsey & Gilgo Beach: Dr. David Hayes on Crime & JusticeIn this gripping episode of Santana True Crime, guest host Allie Seibert sits down with Dr. David Hayes, a criminologist and professor, to dig into the complex world of crime and justice.
🔍 Topics include:
The challenges behind solving cold cases
Dr. Hayes’ expert insight into the JonBenét Ramsey investigation
How he would help select a jury for the Gilgo Beach Serial Killer trial
What it's really like to teach inside a prison
Whether you're into forensic psychology, true crime theories, or just want to understand the justic...2025-07-221h 17Allie In the ArchivesSharp EdgesIn the fall of 1898, a wealthy former legislator in Battle Creek, Michigan, died quietly in his home.
He was 80. His new wife was 28. And just weeks after their wedding, he was gone.
At first, no one questioned it.Until a servant came forward with a story—one so strange, so specific, it cracked the case wide open.
But the questions didn’t end with one death.They spread-- through old family wills, upstairs visitors, and a string of illnesses no one could explain.
And at the center of it all...2025-07-1035 minAllie In the ArchivesThe Other Machine Henry BuiltHenry Ford is often remembered as the man who put America on wheels. An industrial titan, a visionary, a symbol of progress. But beneath the shine of the Model-T lies a darker legacy. This episode unearths the other machine Ford built: one driven by control, fear, and silence. From his antisemitic publications that inspired Nazi ideology, to his private army that brutalized labor organizers, to the utopian rubber empire he tried to construct in the Amazon rainforest-- this is the side of Henry Ford history prefers to forget.
With real photos, video archives, and chilling qu...2025-07-0335 minSantana True CrimeThe 1978 Campus Murder That Still Haunts NC | The Mary Burnett Case | Santana True CrimeIn this episode of Santana True Crime, we dive into the 1978 murder of Mary Burnett — a chilling case that rocked the quiet campus of UNC Asheville and has lingered in North Carolina’s criminal history ever since.
Based on the book “A Murder on Campus: The Professor, the Cop, and North Carolina's Most Notorious Cold Case” by Brian and Cameron Santana, this episode explores the investigation, suspects, cover-ups, and the chilling parallels with other unsolved cases.
Was justice ever truly served? What secrets still remain buried?
🔎 Hosted by Cameron Santana and Allie Seibert
Guest...2025-07-011h 18Allie In the ArchivesJoe SmallboneIn Fenton, Michigan, the name Joe Smallbone still lingers—like the faint hum of a radio just past the dial. He was the town’s quiet repairman. A man who lived alone in a soot-covered house on Wakeman Street, surrounded by broken machines and rusting cars. Most people knew his name. Fewer knew his story.
This episode traces the life of Joseph Milo Smallbone—from his childhood shaped by absence and illness to the quiet genius of his radio repairs, and the complicated love Fenton showed him in return. It’s not a ghost story. It’s not a trag...2025-06-2629 minAllie In the ArchivesBeneath The BridgeIn 1935, the body of seven-year-old Richard Streicher Jr. was found beneath a footbridge in Ypsilanti, Michigan—cleaned, staged, and partially frozen. His murder shocked the town, but within months, the case went cold. Nearly a century later, it remains unsolved.
In this episode, we revisit the quiet snowfall of that March afternoon, the frantic search that followed, and the uneasy details that still don’t quite add up. Who placed Richard beneath that bridge? And why has no one ever been held accountable?
Some stories are meant to stay hidd...2025-06-2632 min
Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast395: The 1917 Murder of Beatrice Epler w/ Allie SeibertOn the morning of September 5th, 1917, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Epler was found dead just steps from her home in Alma, Michigan. The investigation into her murder would soon entangle a brothel madam, a traveling theater owner, a local farmer, and a French-Canadian amateur detective.
My guest is Allie Seibert, author of Bloodstained: Exploring Michigan's Darkest Murders Forgotten By Time. She walks us through this unsolved mystery and shares some of the strange twists she was able to uncover while researching this long forgotten case.
The author's Amazon...2025-06-231h 34Allie In the ArchivesRichard Streicher: Frozen in TimeIn 1935, the body of seven-year-old Richard Streicher Jr. was found beneath a footbridge in Ypsilanti, Michigan—cleaned, staged, and partially frozen. His murder shocked the town, but within months, the case went cold. Nearly a century later, it remains unsolved.
In this episode, we revisit the quiet snowfall of that March afternoon, the frantic search that followed, and the uneasy details that still don’t quite add up. Who placed Richard beneath that bridge? And why has no one ever been held accountable?
Some stories are meant to stay hidd...2025-06-2032 minSantana True CrimeThe wife he tried to Erase🎙️ Episode Title: "The Wife He Tried to Erase"Podcast: Santana True Crime
In this chilling episode of Santana True Crime, we uncover the twisted and tragic story of Ella Marple, a woman who was murdered by the one person she should have been able to trust—her husband. Determined to cover up the crime, he buried her under a false identity: Ellen White.
Based on the gripping book The Mysterious Mrs. White by Allie Seibert, this episode dives deep into a forgotten murder that took place in Fenton, Michigan, and the shocking deception that followe...2025-06-191h 23Allie In the ArchivesOnly to PrayIn the spring of 1922, 25-year-old Gertrude Hanna stepped out into a rainstorm and vanished. Nearly a month later, her body was found in the basement of a vacant church parsonage—bound, poisoned, and six months pregnant.
The case drew headlines across the country. But there were no arrests. No answers. And no justice.
This episode explores a story of mental illness, family secrecy, and a desperate silence surrounding reproductive rights in early 20th-century America. What happened to Gertrude isn’t just a mystery—it’s a warning.
Welcome to the archives.
Bloods...2025-06-1941 minAllie In the ArchivesFrozen in TimeIn 1935, the body of seven-year-old Richard Streicher Jr. was found beneath a footbridge in Ypsilanti, Michigan—cleaned, staged, and partially frozen. His murder shocked the town, but within months, the case went cold. Nearly a century later, it remains unsolved.
In this episode, we revisit the quiet snowfall of that March afternoon, the frantic search that followed, and the uneasy details that still don’t quite add up. Who placed Richard beneath that bridge? And why has no one ever been held accountable?
Some stories are meant to stay hidd...2025-06-1932 minAllie In the ArchivesThe Last Witch of KalamazooIn 1929, the body of Etta Fairchild was found at the bottom of a backyard cistern in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Her skull had been shattered. Her body was wrapped in wire and weighted with a cement block. Her killers didn’t deny what they’d done—they insisted it was necessary.
They believed Etta was a witch.
This episode unearths a forgotten crime that feels centuries older than it is. A tale of paranoia, religious fear, and a mind coming undone. Of a woman marked by her differences—and destroyed because of them.
Because the witch tr...2025-06-1234 minAllie In the ArchivesThe Man in the Yellow SkirtIn 1934, Paul Ostin was a husband, a father, and just another working man in Detroit.
Then he was found dead—posed beneath a tree, dressed in women’s clothing.
For a few weeks, the newspapers couldn’t get enough of the story. The speculation was feverish, the headlines sensational. And then—nothing. The press went silent. The public moved on. Paul Ostin’s name was lost to history.
Until now.
In this debut episode of Allie in the Archives, historian Allie Seibert unearths the strange and largely forgotten death of Paul Ostin, rais...2025-06-0928 min
Santana True CrimeThe Man in the Yellow SkirtIn 1934, Paul Ostin was a husband, a father, and just another working man in Detroit.
Then he was found dead—posed beneath a tree, dressed in women’s clothing.
For a few weeks, the newspapers couldn’t get enough of the story. The speculation was feverish, the headlines sensational. And then—nothing. The press went silent. The public moved on. Paul Ostin’s name was lost to history.
Until now.
In this debut episode of Allie in the Archives, historian Allie Seibert unearths the strange and largely forgotten death of Paul Ostin, rais...2025-05-2928 minSantana True Crime7. Bloodstained: Exploring Michigan’s Darkest Murders With Allie SeibertBloodstained: Exploring Michigan’s Darkest Murders Forgotten By Time by Allie Seibert is a true crime anthology that uncovers five forgotten murder cases in Michigan from 1879 to 1931. Through meticulous research using newspapers, court records, and firsthand documents, Seibert reconstructs these once headline-making crimes that gripped the state but faded into obscurity. The cases, set in Hadley (1879), Flint (1931), Grand Rapids (1916), Kalamazoo (1929), and Alma (1917), explore themes like domestic violence, obsession, and justice—or lack thereof. Notable stories include a 1879 murder confession discovered by chance and the 1931 Flint case of Helen Morgan, who killed her lover in a cemetery. Seibert’s work aims to...2025-05-131h 03
Tales of Southwest Michigan's PastS4 E17 - Bloodstained: Exploring Michigan's Darkest Murders Forgotten By Time - An Interview with Author Allie SeibertIn this episode, I am joined by Author Allie Seibert to talk about her new book 'Bloodstained: Exploring Michigan's Darkest Murders Forgotten By Time'.We also discuss the various aspects of researching stories from the past, and its challenges. For more information on Author Allie Seibert, visit:https://householdhistory.comTo follow her on Facebook, visit:https://www.facebook.com/allieseibertauthorFor more information on Michael Delaware, visit:https://michaeldelaware.comFollow Michael Delaware on Facebook at:https://www.facebook.com...2025-04-271h 07
Tales of Southwest Michigan's PastS3 E88 - Researching Household History & True Crime: An Interview with Author Allie SeibertIn this episode, Author Allie Seibert joins me to discuss her company 'Household History' and the process of researching the history of a home, as well some true crime stories she has uncovered.
For more information Allie Seivert, her books & Household History, visit: Householdhistory.com
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For information on the Southwest Michigan True Crime Symposium in Charlotte on October 19th, Click here.2024-10-0242 min