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The Cereal Killer Chronicles
Hosted by Scream Queen Productions · EN
Before they created Corn Flakes and Froot Loops, the Kelloggs ran a deadly sanitarium and subscribed to a dangerous religion. The last name synonymous with breakfast foods is also linked to strange deaths, suspicious tragedies, and even murder. In this eight-part series, host Jenn Carpenter breaks down the complicated Kellogg legacy, from cereal to killers.
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Part Eight: The Road to Wellville
Jul 30, 202000:30:07Tap to summarizeGhosts of the past haunt the streets of Cereal City, and the Kellogg legacy lives on. A look at Battle Creek today.THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RESOURCESThe Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)michigansotherside.commichigan.orgbattlecreek.orgFind A GraveWikipediaSupport the show
Transcribe →Part Seven: Three Little Birds
Jul 23, 202000:31:44Tap to summarizeThe streets of Cereal City were never more dangerous than in the early 1980s, when three young women were raped and murdered over the span of six months. Locals feared a satanic cult might be to blame, but authorities found themselves asking a different question- was the culprit a serial killer, or a killer who sold cereal?THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RESOURCESThe Murder of Maggie Hume: Cold Case in Battle Creek (Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester)A Tale of 2 Men and 1 Murder Confession (Sharon Cohen, Los Angeles Times)WikipediaFind A Gravenewspapers.comSupport the show
Transcribe →Part Six: The Hitman
Jul 16, 202000:25:11Tap to summarize1986 was on track to be a stellar year for musician Ricky Goddard. He'd just gone into business for himself, was building a new house, and most importantly, was expecting his first child with his new wife. But before January's end, the Goddards' dreams were shattered when Ricky was found murdered in the family home. The resulting investigation led authorities down a twisted road of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and a murder-for-hire plot involving three Kellogg Company employees that rocked Cereal City to its core.THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RESOURCESnewspapers.comSupport the show
Transcribe →Part Five: The Wildflower
Jul 9, 202000:33:01Tap to summarizeWhen a beautiful wife and mother is savagely murdered in her own home, the investigation into her death reveals the seedy underbelly of life at the Kellogg factory. The murder of Daisy Zick was once referred to as Michigan's #1 murder mystery, and remains one of Cereal City's oldest cold cases.THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RESOURCESMurder in Battle Creek: The Mysterious Death of Daisy Zick (Blaine L. Pardoe)Find A Gravenewspapers.comSupport the show
Transcribe →Part Four: The Cereal King
Jul 2, 202000:26:25Tap to summarizeThroughout Dr. Kellogg's rise to fame and the success of his sanitarium, one man stood in the shadows doing much of the work but getting none of the credit- his younger brother Will. When Will took one of the doctor's discarded projects and turned it into a multi-million dollar empire, their bitter sibling rivalry turned deadly. The brothers spent decades battling over the family name and the throne to the cereal kingdom. In the end, it cost them both much more than money. THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ RESOURCESThe Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)How the Battling Kelloggs Revolutionized American Breakfast (Terry Gross, NPR)WikipediaFind A Gravenewspapers.comSupport the show
Transcribe →Part Three: Things We Lost in the Fire
Jun 25, 202000:23:52Tap to summarizeWhen Dr. Kellogg stole the Battle Creek Sanitarium out from under Mother White and the Seventh Day Adventist Church, the scorned prophet swore there would be hell to pay. Soon after, hell on earth visited Battle Creek in the form of a series of suspicious fires known as "The West End Fires." Buildings burned, fortunes were lost, and a war was waged as the body count piled up. THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/RESOURCESThe Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)Ellen White, A Brief Biography (Arthur L. White, Chan Shun Centennial Library)Battle Creek Enquirer (Nick Buckley, 2020)egwwritings.orgnonegw.orgmigenweb.orgWikipediaFind-A-Gravenewspapers.comSupport the show
Transcribe →Part Two: The Sanitarium
Jun 18, 202000:28:44Tap to summarizeAt the age of 24, Dr. Kellogg took over as director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, also known as "The San." In his quest to provide his famous guests with top-notch care, Dr. Kellogg pushed dangerous treatments that put many of his patients in the ground, rather than on the road to wellness.THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/RESOURCESThe Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)Dr. John Kellogg Invented Cereal (Greg Daugherty, history.com)How Dr. Kellogg’s World-Renowned Health Spa Made Him a Wellness Titan (Howard Markel, pbs.org)The Enigmatic Dr. Kellogg (Joe Schwarcz, PhD)WikipediaFind A GraveNewspapers.comSupport the show
Transcribe →Part One: The Mad Doctor
Jun 11, 202000:25:10Tap to summarizeJohn Harvey Kellogg was a walking contradiction. A religious fanatic and a man of science. A racist and a philanthropist. A man so obsessed with wellness, he paid no mind to how many died in his care, so long as it furthered his studies. A health fanatic with a creative mind, Dr. Kellogg invented machines designed for treatment that were better suited for a medieval torture chamber. But just how did a promising young prodigy become America's most infamous mad doctor? Find out in part one of The Cereal Killer Chronicles, The Mad Doctor.THEME SONGBad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/RESOURCESThe Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Kalamazoo (Howard Markel)Dr. Kellogg Invented Cereal (Greg Daugherty, history.com)Why Are There So Many Black Squirrels in Battle Creek? (Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer) How John Harvey Kellogg Was Wrong on Race (Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer)When Were Cereal Flakes Really First Made? (Tim Collins, wbckfm.com)WikipediaFind A GraveSupport the show
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May 30, 202000:01:41Tap to summarizeComing June 11, 2020- a So Dead miniseries! Before they created Corn Flakes and Froot Loops, the Kelloggs ran a deadly sanitarium and subscribed to a dangerous religion. The last name synonymous with breakfast foods is also linked to strange deaths, suspicious tragedies, and even murder. In this eight-part series, host Jenn Carpenter breaks down the complicated Kellogg legacy, from cereal to killers.Song Credit: Bad Ideas (distressed) by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3412-bad-ideas-distressed-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Edited by: Kelly K AudioSupport the show
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