Morbid Misdeeds
True crime & dark history across the Mountain West
157 dark chapters of Western history. Handle with care.
157 dark chapters of Western history. Handle with care.
What's Included:
- 157 true crime & tragedy sites
- 10 Western states covered
- Detailed historical timelines
- Primary source documentation
- Respectful, educational approach
- Prison museums & historic jails
- Frontier justice locations
- Cold case sites
What You'll Learn
Place-based learning designed for real exploration
After this TripKit, you'll know:
- Navigate the region like a local, not a tourist
- Understand the history and culture that shaped these places
- Make informed decisions about where to go and when
- Avoid common mistakes that waste time and money
Designed with evidence-based instructional design principles.
Real knowledge transfer, not just pretty pictures.
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Deep Dive Stories
Ted Bundy in Utah: The Capture, The Escape, The Legacy
Active Period in Utah:
It's a warm summer night in August 1975, and a Utah Highway Patrol sergeant named Bob Hayward is on routine patrol in the Salt Lake City suburb of Granger. At 2:30 AM, a tan Volkswagen Beetle speeds past him, then suddenly turns off its headlights. Hayward gives chase. When he pulls the driver over, the young man is polite, clean-cut, wearing a turtleneck—but something feels wrong. Very wrong. Inside the car, Hayward finds: a ski mask, a crowbar, handcuffs, rope, and an ice pick. The driver gi
The Susan Powell Case: The Disappearance That Changed Everything
Missing:
It's December 7, 2009, a Monday morning in West Valley City, Utah. Susan Powell, a 28-year-old mother of two, doesn't show up for work. Her sons, Charlie (7) and Braden (5), don't arrive at daycare. Concerned coworkers call the police. When officers arrive at the Powell home, they find it empty—except for two fans blowing on a damp spot on the couch. The house is cold. The Christmas tree lights are on. And there's no sign of Susan. Her husband, Josh Powell, returns hours later with the boys. He
Mountain Meadows Massacre: Utah's Darkest Historical Tragedy
Date:
September 7, 1857. A wagon train of approximately 140 emigrants from Arkansas is making its way through southern Utah Territory, headed for California. They're families—men, women, children—seeking new opportunities in the West. They've been traveling for months. They're nearly through Utah. Just a few more days. Four days later, on September 11, 1857, nearly all of them will be dead—murdered in a coordinated attack by Mormon militia members and some Paiute allies. Only 17 small children will s
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