Did the end of World War II usher in a crime wave in the United States? In La Crosse County, men and women defended their property and livelihoods against "homegrown Hitlers" in the latest installment of the Dark La Crosse series. 

What post-war societal problems contributed to the turn to crime? Find out in episode 55, "Homefront Hero."  

Did the end of World War II usher in a crime wave in the United States? In La Crosse County, men and women defended their property and livelihoods against "homegrown Hitlers" in the latest installment of the Dark La Crosse series. 
What post-war societal problems contributed to the turn to crime? Find out in episode 55, "Homefront Hero."

Podcast looks at the seedier side of La Crosse, Wis., history. 
This podcast is a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune. 
The stories, which are all at least 50 years old, cover everything from the city’s red-light district and counterfeiters, to a double homicide and suicide, and murder over a pearl when La Crosse had an established pearl industry.
For more information and to see video versions of these episodes featuring historic photos and headlines, click here >> http://bit.ly/darklacrosse

Dark La Crosse Stories is made possible by a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune.

Dark La Crosse Stories

Dark La Crosse Stories, a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune, looks at the seedier side of La Crosse, Wis. You can find more information, and see video versions of these episodes featuring historic photos and headlines, here: http://bit.ly/darklacrosse

Dark La Crosse Stories, a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune, looks at the seedier side of La Crosse, Wis. You can find more information, and see video versions of these episodes featuring historic photos and headlines, here: http://bit.ly/darklacrosse

Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 55: Homefront Hero

In December 1907,  in the Olmsted County Courthouse in Rochester, a beautiful, young and popular socialite woman was being held facing six counts of forgery and three counts of obtaining money under false pretenses. 

Her plea? Not guilty. 

Decide for yourself whether Aimee Sickle Lloyd is guilty or not, and learn more about what happened to female prisoners in Wisconsin in this episode of Dark La Crosse Stories.  

In December 1907,  in the Olmsted County Courthouse in Rochester, a beautiful, young and popular socialite woman was being held facing six counts of forgery and three counts of obtaining money under false pretenses. 
Her plea? Not guilty. 
Decide for yourself whether Aimee Sickle Lloyd is guilty or not, and learn more about what happened to female prisoners in Wisconsin in this episode of Dark La Crosse Stories.

Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 58: The Woman in Brown

What happens when archival records leave out crucial histories of those who persecuted by the writers of history? 

In this episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, listen to the account of the persecution and forced movement of Indigenous people -- the Ho-Chunk peoples -- as told by a citizen of the Ho-Chunk nation. 

What happens when archival records leave out crucial histories of those who persecuted by the writers of history? 
In this episode of Dark La Crosse Stories, listen to the account of the persecution and forced movement of Indigenous people -- the Ho-Chunk peoples -- as told by a citizen of the Ho-Chunk nation.

Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 57: The Invasion

A notorious criminal ends up in the La Crosse County jail in 1913 after a drunken night out. The man was known for kidnapping high profile individuals and holding them for ransom, long before kidnapping was a common crime.

A notorious criminal ends up in the La Crosse County jail in 1913 after a drunken night out. The man was known for kidnapping high profile individuals and holding them for ransom, long before kidnapping was a common crime.

Dark La Crosse Stories Episode 55: Homefront Hero

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