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Junction City Justice
Tales of history and policing in and around Ogden City, Utah. From the railroad junction population explosion to the modern day. Electric Alley in all its shady glory and the evolution of 25th Street. A deep dive into the history of those who’ve walked Ogden’s streets and has their stories buried in its history. We are dusting off the stories, the events of Ogden’s past and in doing so, shaking the hands of these people who made Ogden the unique city that it is. We do exhaustive research to bring you these stories in the vernacular and parlance of the newspapers and documents written at the time.
We read directly from these articles and documents verbatim, and we do this because it is important to keep an unfiltered view of history. In doing so, we might repeat words or situations that may be offensive to the listener. We ask that you understand that we are trying to bring you the history as it was, good or bad, offensive, or not. It doesn’t represent the opinions of anyone at the Junction City Justice Podcast, it represents the person who wrote at the time it was written. Our view is that history is what it is and we will bring it to you unfiltered. We do not represent any law enforcement agencies, officially or unofficially. Our opinions are ours and history is what it is.
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Junction City Justice
Charles Manzel: Remembering the Man, Not Just His Murder
Charles Manzel was murdered on his first night back with the Ogden Police Department May 9, 1921 after a stint as a foot-beat Patrolman from 1914 to 1919, while investigating a burglary-in-progress. That is what he is remembered for. But, dare we ask, while all Police Officers who made that ultimate sacrifice should be honored, what should they be remembered for? What happened to them? Or so much more? We explore these themes along with Manzel as an Officer, his murder, and the aftermath. But we also explore his personal life, personal experiences, life in the Gilded Age in Ogden, Manzel's personal interests, and so much more. Join us and get to know the man behind the murder. As well as the strange sequence of events that led to a spot opening up so that Manzel could return to the Ogden Police in the first place.
Time and our spots in time are a strange thing. One small change in sequence and the whole timeline would not have occurred. Something to ponder on as you learn about Manzel and what took place in Ogden.
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