Trouble in White Cloud

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious murder case of Romie “Doc” Hodell in 1922 Michigan, which began as a suspected suicide.

Send us Fan Mail In May of 1922, a young Michigan farmer named Romie “Doc” Hodell was found hanging in a barn outside White Cloud. At first glance, it looked like suicide. But his feet were touching the ground. Within days, doctors ruled it murder. And what followed would become one of the strangest and most divisive criminal cases in Michigan history. Three months earlier, Romie’s father had died suddenly after drinking coffee at the same farmhouse. His death had been ruled a stroke. But ...

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Olli

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder case
• Michigan history
• suicide investigation
• 1920s crime

Keywords

• Romie Hodell
• White Cloud
• Michigan
• murder
• true crime
• 1922
• suicide
• criminal case

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Michigan, White Cloud

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