A True Crime History Podcast
On a cold winter day in 1832, Sarah Maria Cornell was found dead in a quiet farmyard in a small New England town. When her troubled past and a secret
Continue readingThe Murder Case that Inspired The Scarlet Letter w/ Kate Winkler Dawson
On a frigid day in 1843, Amasa Sprague, a wealthy Yankee mill owner, left his mansion to check on his cattle. On the way, he was accosted and beaten beyond
Continue readingRhode Island’s Last Execution w/ Paul F. Caranci
Unwanted and neglected from birth, Barbara Graham had to overcome the odds just to survive. Her beauty was both a blessing and a curse—offering her too many options of all
Continue readingThe Barbara Graham Murder Case w/ Marcia Clark
South-east England, 1740s: War and heated politics bring the old practice of smuggling to new and dangerous heights. Violent gangs of smugglers terrorize communities and confound government attempts to stop
Continue readingBritain’s Notorious Hawkhurst Gang w/ Joseph Dragovich
On Christmas night, December 25, 1843, in a serene village on Staten Island, shocked neighbors discovered the burnt remains of twenty-four-year-old mother Emeline Houseman and her infant daughter, Ann Eliza.
Continue readingPolly Bodine: The Witch of New York w/ Alex Hortis
My guest this week is John Oller, author of the new book “Gangster Hunters: How Hoover’s G-men Vanquished America’s Deadliest Public Enemies”. He walks us through the evolution of J.
Summer 1948. In the scenic, remote river town of Oregon, Illinois, a young couple visiting the local lovers’ lane is murdered. The shocking crime garners headlines from Portland, Maine, to
Continue readingA Double Murder in 1948 Illinois w/ Ted Gregory
In early 1900s Indiana, John Terrell was the wealthiest man in Wells County, thanks to oil discovered on his farm. But when his youngest daughter, Lucy, became pregnant and entered
Continue readingRevenge, Murder & Madness in 1903 Indiana w/ Stephen Terrell
In December of 1883 Peter Lazier, a traveling farm implement salesman, was shot in the heart during the botched robbery of a prosperous Quaker farmer and his wife in Prince
Absinthe is a drink that has been both romanticized and demonized over the centuries. While the spirit was a favorite of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh and Baudelaire, it was
Continue readingAbsinthe: The World’s Most Dangerous Spirit w/ Evan Rail