Show Me Murder

28/08/2025

For anyone who wants it, here is my tour schedule through the end of September. Come visit MSP with me!

August:

29 6pm – 2hr tour

31 1pm and 3:30pm – 2hr tours



September:

6 11am and 2pm – 2hr tours

12 6pm – 2hr tour

13 11am - 2hr tour

2pm – 3hr tour

14 1pm and 3:30pm – 2hr tours

17 6pm – 2hr tour

11/07/2025

For those of you who might want another Missouri history podcast while waiting on the next episode of SMM, a new show is on the way! I haven't met Mid-Missouri History Associates but I like what I have seen from them on social media, and I'm looking forward to listening.

"Welcome to the podcast, Chasing Memory..." 🎙️

Yep. I'm recording. It's going to take a bit. My goal is to record all the scripts, then go back and edit. It will create a bank of episodes that I can post and that will allow me to work on others at a more leisurely pace.

It's been a while. But I am excited to try this out again...

22/06/2025

06/06/2025

It's hard to start a riot and mass breakout when you find yourself faced with armed soldiers outside the wall.

Join me for a tour of where this (in 1861) and so much else happened. My June tours:

6th: 6pm 2hr tour

7th: 11am 2hr tour

20th: 6pm 2hr tour

21st: 11am and 2pm 2hr tours

22nd: 1pm and 3:30pm 2hr tours

12/05/2025

No, wait, DO be here!!

I have thus far neglected to post my tour schedule for may. Here is what remains:

Sat. 05/24
9am 3-hour tour
1pm 2-hour tour

Sun. 05/25
1pm 2-hour tour
3:30pm 2-hour tour

This is not including a couple of private tours, which reminds me to let you know that if you do a private tour of MSP you can request me if you choose, but rest assured that all the guides are good!

Missouri State Penitentiary

14/04/2025

27/03/2025

For anyone who wants to come take a tour of Missouri State Penitentiary guided by your Show Me Murder host, here's my April tour schedule:

April 12:
11am 2 hour tour
2pm 2 hour tour
(With my buddy Steve Dappen)

And April 26:
9am 3 hour tour
1pm 2 hour tour
(With my buddy and former MSP Corrections Officer James Glass)

Hope you can join me to learn some of the history of The Walls!

09/03/2025

189 years ago yesterday the first ever inmate at Missouri State Penitentiary arrived.

Wilson Eidson was sent to MSP from Greene County for a sentence of 2 years and 45 days for stealing a watch valued at $39 (more than $1330 in today's dollars).

He had the place to himself for 81 days. That's how long it would be before the state's courts would send the next batch of prisoners to MSP.

Attached are photos of Eidson's Sentencing and Judgement Papers, courtesy of the Missouri State Archives.

05/03/2025

It's time for me to start posting my tour schedule again! I will be presenting four more tours of Missouri State Penitentiary this month:

March 15th at 10am and 1pm (2 hour tours)
and
March 29th at 9am (3 hour tour) and 1pm (2 hour tour)

You can book online at missouripentours.com

Hope you can join me in prison!