The 1910 Ringling Bros. Circus Tour Mystery

Episode 79 ‘Run Away to Join the Circus’ is Out Now

Learn all about the Ringling Brothers national circus tour in 1910 and the strange events that transpired during a stop in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Below are photos and articles collected from the story as it progressed from the summer of 1910 until the spring of 1911. Learn about what led up to Sheridan Justus and Ross Habernick nearly crossing paths in Illinois and their time with the circus.

The night the body was found

Samuel Justus begins the search for his son

Identifying the body

Sheridan writes home

If not him, then who?

The Tour Schedule

Ringling Bros. Circus

Circa 1910.

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