A mother of four children held all-night parties for teenagers at her Fargo home and Minnesota lake cabin while her husband fought Nazis in Europe, and she never served her full sentence.| Mitchell Republic
Everyone believed Jacob Bentz's story at first. But his actions after the murder spurred an investigation that broke the case wide open.| Mitchell Republic
A Minnesota farm wife fell in love with a farm hand, and it all went downhill from there in 1949.| Mitchell Republic
Jeremy Fugleberg is editor of The Vault, Forum Communications Co.'s home for Midwest history, mysteries, crime and culture. He is also a member of the company's Editorial Advisory Board.| Mitchell Republic
45 years ago, a legendary sports victory made history. Headline writers thrilled to the moment.| Mitchell Republic
The group of about 100 left a trail of deception and chaos across the country in the first half of the 20th century.| Mitchell Republic
The case was suspended in 1980 due to the main suspect taking their own life before evidence could be presented to a grand jury.| Mitchell Republic
Trisha Taurinskas is an enterprise crime reporter for Forum Communications Co., specializing in stories related to missing persons, unsolved crime and general intrigue. Her work is primarily featured on The Vault. Trisha is also the host of The Vault podcast. Trisha began her journalism career at…| Mitchell Republic
News, photos and podcasts about true crime, historical true crime, mysteries, oddities and history from the upper Midwest, including Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.| Mitchell Republic
Olivia Estright joined the Post Bulletin in 2024. She graduated from Penn State University with a degree in digital and print journalism and moved to Rochester from Pittsburgh, Pa. Contact her at 507-285-7712 or oestright@postbulletin.com.| Rochester Post Bulletin
C.S. Hagen is an award-winning journalist investigating true crime with The Vault mainly in North Dakota and Minnesota.| InForum