Before redemption ever had a chance, freedom slipped through their hands.

Fresh out of Oklahoma’s state penitentiary, George and Matt Kimes taste liberty for only a moment before plunging into one of the most violent crime sprees in early-20th-century America.

Bank robberies, deadly shoot-outs, a desperate flight through the Ozark hills—Episode 2 of Dust Toll follows the brothers’ rapid descent from newlyweds to the most wanted outlaws in the Southwest.

“They thought they’d escaped the walls…but every road they took only led them back.”

In This Episode:

00:00 Episode 1 Recap

01:04 The Covington Robberies and Sallisaw Gunfight

05:59 Manhunt

06:19 Captured

09:12 The Trials

13:45 Jailbreak

16:33 George's Failed Escape

18:07 Closing and Preview of Episode 3

A 10-episode true-crime audio series uncovering the untold saga of the Kimes family—a story of loyalty, consequence, and the American outlaw spirit.Every episode draws from real newspaper accounts and court records of the era.

Theme song: "A Lazy Farmer Boy" by Buster Carter and Preston Young, 1931

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