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.

<p>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.</p>

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

<p>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</p>

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