122 – The Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Explosion and Goat Castle

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122 – The Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Explosion and Goat Castle

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Sam tells the tragic story of the 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum explosion, when a devastating gas explosion ripped through the building during an ice show, killing 74 people and injuring hundreds more. The disaster left a lasting mark on Indianapolis and raised serious questions about safety and accountability.

Jeff takes us to Natchez, Mississippi, for the strange and unsettling story of Goat Castle. Involving murder, racial tensions, eccentric characters, and the injustices of the Jim Crow South, this case blurs the lines between local legend and a much darker reality.

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Sam's Sources

Coliseum Explosion — Indy Encyclopedia
The 1963 State Fairground Explosion — Weekly View
1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum Gas Explosion — Everything Explained Today
About Shriners International

Jeff's Sources

Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South — Karen L. Cox, University of North Carolina Press, 2020
Going South Podcast, Season 5, Episode 4 — “Goat Castle: Murder, Myth and Jim Crow Justice in Natchez”
Smithsonian Collections — Goat Castle
Goat Castle: The House Once Known as the Most Haunted Place in Natchez — American Hauntings Ink

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