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Behind Gray Walls

Behind Gray Walls

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Summary
“Behind Gray Walls” is a podcast featuring stories from the men and women who lived and worked at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary. Each week, Anthony, Samuel, and Skye explore prisoners whose crimes led them to serve time at the "Old Pen." Their history is explored in depth and compared to corrections topics faced in communities today. To support this podcast, visit: https://history.idaho.gov/donate/donation-payment/Behind Gray Walls True Crime
Episodes
  • EP 114 - HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: William Roe
    Oct 27 2026

    In this especially dark Halloween special, Samuel tells the story of William Roe (#UN), alias Richard Lowe, who served time at the Idaho Penitentiary for horse theft and assault with a deadly weapon.

    After his release from prison, Roe killed Lucina Greenwood in Napa, California, in 1891. But following his arrest, investigators began to believe he was connected to other murders across the West, creating one of Napa’s longest-lasting mysteries and adding to the legends surrounding one of its most notorious haunted houses.

    The Haunting of the Greenwood Mansion!

    Happy Halloween!

    Please help support A City Behind Wall Exhibit today! https://history.idaho.gov/reimagining/

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • EP 113 - The Hunt for the Bill Mathews Gang
    Oct 14 2026

    In this very special episode, Samuel tells a story of betrayal, love, and brotherhood. He guides listeners as they follow one of the last prominent gangs of train robbers of the Old West, an international manhunt involving the Pinkerton detectives and the FBI, which caused the leader of the gang, Bill Matthews (#UN), to have an incredible brief stay at the Idaho State Penitentiary. Making him the most famous Idaho prisoner you have never heard of before.

    Between the gunfights, assassinations, dead-or-alive bounties, and shocking twists, you will not want to miss The Hunt for the Bill Matthews Gang.

    Please help support A City Behind Wall Exhibit today! https://history.idaho.gov/reimagining/

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • EP 112 - LIVE! Poulsen And Copeland
    Oct 6 2026

    In this live episode, recorded on March 28, 2026, at the Podfort stage at Boise Contemporary Theater during the Treefort Music Festival, Anthony shares the story of Hillis Poulsen #5828 (Grand Larceny) and explores how his artwork may have helped shape Boise as we know it today. Samuel dives into the mysterious case of a missing man and the nationwide search that followed to find his killer, Paul Copeland #3832 (Murder in the 2nd Degree).



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    50 mins
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