Madison is best known for being a college town and the state capital of Wisconsin.

It's usually characterized by raucous crowds at Camp Randall, its lakes, reveling on State Street, and the picturesque backdrops of photo-ops like the Capitol Building, the Monona Terrace, the Union Terrace, and Bascom Hill.

But, few know that Madison was the setting for a string of unsolved murders not too long ago.

"The Mad City Murders" or "Capital City Killings" spanned fourteen bloody years from 1968 to 1982.

Mike and Jeff take a deep dive into the string of murders and speculate who might be responsible and what set off the phenomenon.

Sources:

Mad City: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot by Michael Arntfield

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Wisconsin Rapids native, Jeff Finup is the mind behind Badgerland Legends, which explores Wisconsin's mysteries and fascinating history, a post at a time. Legends, lore, history, cryptids ,and more from the Badger State. Find his work on Instagram and Facebook.

Mike Huberty, hailing from the town of Big Bend, near Milwaukee, is the owner of American Ghost Walks, a haunted history tour company with locations in Maine, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and started in our very own...