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Badger BizarreAuthor: Scott Wittman, Mickey Sanders
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60. Portage House of Horrors
Episode 60
Sunday, 11 January, 2026
In June of 2007, police in Portage, WI were following-up on a tip regarding a missing persons case from Florida, when they found a literal "House of Horrors" in a local rental property. The sheer amount of abuse and torture, ultimately culminating in murder, created headlines nationwide, and led to numerous states reviewing and ovverhauling state laws in regards to foster care and oversite. Although bodies buried in the back yard and tortured children locked in closets sounds like fodder for horror films, this was realty for a house in Portage. The investigation which unfolded, uncovered a ring of identity thieves, causing havoc and ruining lives in many states throughout the country. Scott and Mickey discuss this case, what enabled it, and its aftermath, including some of the misteps that were taken, repeatedly, by people in positions meant to help avoid these crimes ocurring in the first place. In the opening banter we discuss a similar case in Outagamie County currently being adjudicated, tie up the Morgan Geyeser saga, and further evidence of why WI remains a UFO hotbed. All here, on Episode 60 of Badger Bizarre, "Portage House of Horrors." Facebook Twitter Website Email us: badgerbizarre@outlook.com Opening Trailer: Ed Gein Sound Byte : "Hard Copy" - Paramount Domestic/CBS Televsion Frank Lloyd Wright and Jeffery Dahmer Sound Byte - WISN 12 News - Milwaukee, WI Jeffery Dahmer Quotes: "Inside Edition" - King World/CBS Television/CBS Media Attribution for Music: Trailer: Composer: Adam Phillip Zwirchmayr https://www.pond5.com/ Intro: https://pixabay.com/ Outro: Composer: Viacheslav Sarancha https://www.pond5.com/ Attribution for logo design: Red Claw Scratch Photo Sources: Baraboo News Republic - Archives Milwuakee Magazine: "House of Horrors" 3/2008 US Sun - Oshkosh UFO Portage Daily Register - Archives Tampa Bay Times - Archives Please be sure to visit our Sponsor! FrameMakers
