Hoch Goes West

Enter Evelyn Campbell, the columnist who became a detective and helped bring Hoch to justice.

Hoch goes missing - but newspapers pick up the story and make him a sensation while he hides out.

Hoch returns to Chicago (and his old alias), where he commits the murder that will end his career.

Hoch goes on one last cross-country spree, unaware that his career is heading towards its end - but the story is just beginning.

Over the summer of 1903, Hoch attempts to catfish two Chicago women, one of whom will be his undoing.

Humiliated by Liz Goerke, Hoch attempts a fresh start, maybe even a plan to go straight, in St. Louis, with a new marriage that lasts nearly a year.

Out of jail, Hoch attempts to swindle Liz Goerke, who encourages him to take up hypnosis. Which is not really a skill you want someone to have if they're trying to swindle you!

After getting into a scrape over rented furniture, Hoch spends two years in jail. While he's there, stories of his crimes begin to hit the press, and he becomes a sensation for the first time.

Having figured out that deserting was easier than killing, Hoch goes on a spree of quickie marriages across the nation. Plus, Adam talks about his own recent tomb snooping in New England.

Having recovered his confidence, Hoch goes west, then heads to Cincinnati for his longest marriage yet - and the beginning of his biggest crime spree.