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About this Podcast:

Small Towns. Heinous Crimes. We are exploring the crimes that rocked small communities. Chris & Gina are a married couple who discuss real crimes from their area and other midwest towns in an unscripted format. Gina researches the cases and writes the blog, but the podcast is completely unscripted and Chris usually has no knowledge of the case before hand. His reactions are raw and real.

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What is The Midwest Crime Files about?

Small Towns. Heinous Crimes. We are exploring the crimes that rocked small communities. Chris & Gina are a married couple who discuss real crimes from their area and other midwest towns in an unscripted format. Gina researches the cases and writes the blog, but the podcast is completely unscripted and Chris usually has no knowledge of the case before hand.

What has The Midwest Crime Files covered recently?

Recent episodes include "MWCF: True Crime Round-Up 9/29/26" (30 September 2026, 19 minutes), "Escaping Kentucky: The Lillelid Murder" (31 July 2026, 21 minutes), and "Almost Forgotten: The Erica Parsons' Story" (13 July 2026, 23 minutes).

How often does The Midwest Crime Files publish?

The Midwest Crime Files publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 180 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Midwest Crime Files?

Booking probability for The Midwest Crime Files is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Midwest Crime Files requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Midwest Crime Files's contact route on record: public web form.

About the host

The Midwest Crime Files is a news podcast with 180 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    MWCF: True Crime Round-Up 9/29/26

    Sep 30, 202619 min

    Send us Fan Mail The Midwest Crime Files: True Crime Round-Up 9/29/26 Tomorrow, 9/30/2026, the State of Tennessee is set to execute Christa Pike for the brutal slaying of Colleen Slemmer in 1995. Will justice be served...

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    Escaping Kentucky: The Lillelid Murder

    Jul 31, 202621 min

    Send us Fan Mail When a group of misfit teenagers tries to escape a small-minded small town, they make a fatal decision. Support the show

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    Almost Forgotten: The Erica Parsons' Story

    Jul 13, 202623 min

    Send us Fan Mail When a little girl vanishes for nearly two years, her parents' explanation raises more questions than answers. Almost Forgotten: The Erica Parsons Story Support the show

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    Someone They Knew: The Amy Weidner Story

    Jun 14, 202616 min

    Send us Fan Mail When a young mother is brutally killed in her Indiana home, the case takes more than 2 decades to solve. www.midwestcrimefile.com Support the show

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    Worst of the Worst: The Victims of Edward Johnson

    Apr 22, 202616 min

    Send us Fan Mail How do we determine who is the worst of the worst? Who should be locked up in our country's super max prisons, away from even our standard prison population? Do the crimes they commit make them the...

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    He Didn't Stand a Chance? The Joe Murphy Story

    Apr 15, 202619 min

    Send us Fan Mail When a boy grows up in such extreme poverty and with such extreme abuse that his life seems destined for failure, is it fair to impose the death penalty even for the most heinous of crimes...

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    Jade's Story

    Apr 10, 20261h 46m

    Send us Fan Mail This is the story of Jade Marie Beasley, an eleven-year-old girl from Marion, Illinois who was tragically murdered by her father's girlfriend. Her mother, Jessica, is a close personal friend of your...

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    The Call That Changed Everything: The Ohio Strangler

    Apr 8, 202630 min

    Send us Fan Mail When Ashland Police get a 911 call about an abduction, they never imagine it will turn into one of the most prolific cases of a serial killer Ohio has ever seen. Support the show

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    Daddy's in the Backyard: The Walter Couch Story

    Apr 7, 202612 min

    Send us Fan Mail The story of how an Ohio father ended up buried in the backyard in 1984. His wife says it was an accident... www.midwestcrimefile.com The Midwest Crime Files | creating Podcasts, Blogs | Patreon Support...

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    A Mother's Deception

    Apr 3, 202614 min

    Send us Fan Mail A mother is trusted to protect her child at all costs, but some mothers can't be trusted. www.midwestcrimefile.com www.facebook.com/midwestcrimefiles www.patreon.com/c/midwestcrimefiles Support the show

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    The Unthinkable: The Murder of Liese Dodd

    Mar 31, 202619 min

    Send us Fan Mail Trigger Warning: Severe Domestic Violence When mental illness and severe domestic violence result in an unthinkable consequence, the town of Alton, Illinois is left in complete shock...

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    Killing for Cars: The Murder of Bill Reynolds

    Mar 27, 202627 min

    Send us Fan Mail A woman's greed leads to unthinkable acts when her mother's divorce doesn't go as planned. https://www.patreon.com/posts/midwest-crime-is-153625481?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campa...

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    Paula Sims: A Victim?

    Mar 25, 202631 min

    Send us Fan Mail Gina and special guest Taylor revisit the cases of the very first episode of the Midwest Crime Files, those of Paula Sims and Tammy Corbett Eveans and determine if justice was served. What role did...

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    No Small Favor: The Murder of Oscar Velesquez

    Mar 22, 202643 min

    Send us Fan Mail When a young man meets a girl, he takes a chance that ends up costing him his life. Two young women take authorities on a cross-county man hunt that lands them on America's Most Wanted...

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    Fatherhood: A Life Sentence

    Mar 17, 202619 min

    Send us Fan Mail When a man goes to extremes to avoid his fatherhood responsibilities, it lands him an ironic life sentence. Support the show

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    Deadly Rejection: The Murder of Troy Temar

    Mar 13, 202619 min

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when a woman's fear of rejection turns to violent? Support the show

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    Case Closed: The Delphi Murders

    Mar 13, 202634 min

    Send us Fan Mail The day after my original podcast episode on the murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams was published, a major break in the case was announced. Was justice served? Support the show

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    Beyond Redemption: The Murder of Colleen Slemmer

    Feb 20, 202629 min

    Send us Fan Mail When an 18-year-old girl's jealousy overflows, she targets an innocent girl for her evil thoughts and behaviors. Does she deserve the ultimate punishment for her crime? I she truly beyond redemption...

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    The Date from Hell: The Murder of Sydney Loofe (Remastered)

    Feb 4, 202644 min

    Send us Fan Mail A young woman post about her date becomes ominous when she is never seen again. A sociopath with a cult of depravity is uncovered along with her dismembered body. Support the show

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    Mushrooms for Dinner Dear!

    Jan 8, 202631 min

    Send us Fan Mail When a woman is scorned, beware of what she makes for dinner. An Indiana woman befriends and manipulates a stroke patient in hopes that he will help her seek revenge on her cheating husband. The Midwest...

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