Field Days Podcast - Marquette Branch Prison History




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Summary: In the room where it happened, Warden Robert Napel recounts three of four staff deaths that occurred at Marquette Branch Prison. Warden T.B. Catlin, Deputy Warden Fred Menhennett, and Corrections Officer Earl DeMarse were all killed while on duty, in what was formerly the theater at the prison. Dr. A. W. Hornbogen also lost his life during a failed escape attempt at the facility. Marquette Branch Prison, which opened in 1889, has a rich history in this Field Days Podcast you'll learn about both the good and bad, but also what the future holds.