About this episode

The episode explores the chilling legend of Alice Dudgeon and the tragic events surrounding her family's case in 1922 Michigan.

A chilling Michigan legend rooted in real tragedy. In 1922, the Dudgeon family became the center of a brutal and controversial case involving poison, staged death, and forced confessions. But the story didn’t end in the courtroom. Over time, rumor turned to legend—and Alice Dudgeon became something more than human in the eyes of the community. Locals still whisper about Dudgeon Swamp near White Cloud, where strange sightings, eerie silence, and a watching presence have kept the story alive for over a century. Was she truly a witch… or the victim of fear, rumor, and injustice? This is F-Bomb Friday—where folklore, fiction, and fear collide in the shadows of Michigan. #FBombFriday #MichiganLegends #TrueCrimeMeetsFolklore #DudgeonSwamp #UrbanLegend Hosted and Produced by Tracy Preston, Featuring Todd Preston Researched and Written by Todd Preston Original music created exclusively for F-Bomb by Tracy Preston Original artwork by Todd Preston Sources: https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2010/08/looking_back_meda_hodell_freed.html https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-true-crime-historian-29291150/episode/the-white-cloud-rolling-pin-murder-143038959/…

People in this episode

Host: Tracy Preston

Guest: Todd Preston

Topics covered

• Michigan legends
• true crime
• urban legends
• folklore
• historical tragedy

Keywords

• Dudgeon Swamp
• Alice Dudgeon
• true crime
• urban legend
• Michigan folklore
• historical tragedy
• poison case
• staged death

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: F-Bomb

Places: Dudgeon Swamp, Michigan, White Cloud

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