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
- Serial killer hunting grounds
- Massacre & disaster memorials
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
The Hi-Fi Murders: Ogden's Darkest Night
Date:
It's 6:00 PM on April 22, 1974, in Ogden, Utah—a quiet Monday evening. Inside the Hi-Fi Shop on Washington Boulevard, a small electronics store, sixteen-year-old Cortney Naisbitt is covering the shop for his father while working on a school project. Within the hour, what begins as a robbery will become one of the most brutal crimes in Utah history—a crime so horrific that even seasoned homicide detectives would struggle to process the scene. Three people would be murdered. Two would survive wit
Elizabeth Smart: Kidnapping, Survival, and Becoming a Voice for Others
Abducted:
It's 1:30 AM on June 5, 2002. In a quiet Federal Heights neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Elizabeth Smart, 14, is asleep in the bedroom she shares with her younger sister, Mary Katherine. A man in robes enters through a window he's cut open, holds a knife to Elizabeth's throat, and whispers: "Don't make a sound or I'll kill you and your family." Elizabeth is led out of her home in her red pajamas. Her sister, paralyzed with fear, watches from the bed. It will be 9 months before Elizabeth is seen
Sample Destinations
A preview of what's included. Purchase to unlock all 157 destinations.
Acoma Massacre
📍 578 miles from SLC
Alferd Packer Massacre Sites
📍 448 miles from SLC
Amy Wroe Bechtel Disappearance
📍 286 miles from SLC
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