Story 1, the Mystery of the Midnight Rider

This week on Bedtime Stories,

we examine one of the lesser known of America's Un crimes, a series of murders which took place during

the early 1900s perpetrated by an enigmatic and brutal killer, one who had become known over time as the midnight rider. So, So, There had been relatively few instances during the time he had served as county sheriff

that Arthur Turner had made the decision to attend a crime scene in person.

But having heard the background story regarding the incident his deputies had attended earlier that morning,

it seemed prudent to do so under the circumstances.

During the short ride from his office and Grant Fawkes to the premises in question,

Turner privately hoped that the matter had escaped the interest of the local newspapers.

But as he arrived to find one of his deputies ushering a reporter from the Bismarck Daily

Tribune away from the boundaries of the address,

he knew that he would have no such reprieve.

We are really acknowledging that if there was one, there would be others, the sheriff had assisted his subordinate in removing

the troublesome journalist before making his way across to the nearby farmhouse.

Once inside, he spoke briefly with the homeowner a somewhat emotional young man

named Vakulen before being led out to the rear of the household.

Waiting alongside the beginnings of a basement, which they had been digging out beneath the property,

were two workmen,

both of whom looked equally as haunted as their young employer.

Turner listened solemnly as the pair described what they had encountered during the course of their work,

and what lay beneath the Tar-Paulin they were standing next to.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he had watched as the covering was pulled back to reveal the

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