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Across the DinerVerseEp 20: American Gothic: Love & Murder Part 5The FINAL Installment of this true-crime series of podcasts originating from the Anvil Bar & Grill in beautiful downtown Curtis, Nebraska. A heinous double homicide as told by the confessed killer, Harold Nokes. A secret love affair turned into a battle for Harold's affections between two women, his wife, Ena, and his mistress, Kay Hein. But it was Kay's parents who were shot and killed and butchered in the basement of the Nokeses home in McCook, Nebraska fifty years ago.In his own words, Harold explains how and why Edwin and Wilma Hoyt were murdered. Your j...
2023-04-181h 08Across the DinerVerseEp 19: American Gothic: Love & Murder Part 4The fourth installment in this true-crime series of episodes originating from the Anvil Bar & Grill in Curtis, Ne. Podcast host John Murphy dives into the criminal investigation of the gruesome murders of Edwin and Wilma Hoyt after a menage' a trois love affair involving their daughter, Kay Hein, and a married couple, Harold and Ena Nokes ended badly.Murphy interviews lead investigator Lannie Roblee, Frontier County Sheriff at the time, about the challenges of trying to prove the Nokes' guilt when there was little evidence that pointed directly to them. Nebraska State Patrol investigator Jack Sexton and "...
2023-04-1149 minAcross the DinerVerseEp 18: American Gothic: Love & Murder Part 3The third installment of this true-crime series about one of the most infamous murder cases in Nebraska history--the killing and butchering of beloved farm couple, Edwin and Wilma Hoyt. Originating from the Anvil Bar & Grill in Curtis, Ne., retired Frontier County Sheriff, Lannie Roblee, takes podcast host John Murphy through the ins and outs of the investigation.The episode also features key highlights from official interrogations/depositions of the Hoyt's daugher, Kay Hein, and the man convicted of the murders, Harold Nokes.Kay and Harold were engaged in a long-term affair until Harold's wife, Ena...
2023-04-0444 minAcross the DinerVerseEp 17: American Gothic: Love & Murder Part 2The second installment in this true-crime series of podcasts surrounding the brutal murders of Edwin and Wilma Hoyt in McCook, Nebraska in the fall of 1973.Originating from the Anvil Bar & Grill in Curtis, Nebraska, as well as the Hi-Way Diner in Lincoln, host John Murphy shares for the first time, exclusive audio from taped interviews with the key people involved in the case: confessed killer, Harold Nokes, his lover and daughter of the murdered couple, Kay Hein, and lead investigator, former Frontier County Sheriff, Lannie Roblee. Murphy also speaks with clinical and forensic psychologist, Dr. M...
2023-03-2853 minAcross the DinerVerseEp 16: American Gothic: Love & Murder Part 1The title harkens back to the 1930 classic painting, "American Gothic" by Grant Wood which is displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago. Intended to convey a positive image of rural American values, this episode (and future episodes) leans into the other meaning of "gothic", in this instance, relating to something mysterious, grotesque or horrific.Podcast host, John Murphy, travels back to his hometown of McCook, Nebraska to explore the infamous Hoyt murders from fifty years ago that erupted after a three-way love affair soured, resulting in the killing and heinous butchering of Edwin and Wilma Hoyt, the...
2023-03-2138 min