A True Crime History Podcast
Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline wrapped around
Continue readingThe Murder of Vivian Gordon w/ Michael Wolraich
On August 17th, 1849, London police officers made a grisly discovery at the home of George and Maria (born Marie de Roux) Manning. Her former beau, Patrick O’Connor, had been
Gille de Rais is a complicated historical figure. On one hand he was a French military hero – a man who fought side by side with Joan of Arc –
The Creek War is one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began
Continue readingAndrew Jackson & the Creek War w/ Peter Cozzens
Prolific Australian crime writer Roy Maloy is my guest this week. He gives us the scoop on the complex and violent legacy of Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor. Highlights include Squizzy’s
Continue readingSquizzy Taylor & the Fitzroy Vendetta w/ Roy Maloy
Four-time guest and author Kimberly Tilley joins me once again, this time to talk about two unsolved historical mysteries. First, she tells the story of nineteen-year-old Lillian Hawkins, who was
Continue readingThe Persecution of Lillian Hawkins & the Murder of Ruby Reed w/ Kimberly Tilley
One of the most colorful criminals in 19th-century California history was a man that you may not have ever heard of – Charley Flynn, aka Charles Mortimer. Flynn was a charmer
It was a chilly December night in 1956 when young Barbara and Patricia Grimes, dedicated fans of Elvis Presley, set out to watch “Love Me Tender” for the eleventh time.
Continue readingThe Murder of the Grimes Sisters w/ Troy Taylor
On Monday, February 13, 1905, eight- year-old Kenneth Beasley walked to the back of his school’s playground and into the melting snow of the woods beyond. He never returned. A
Continue readingThe Mysterious Disappearance of Kenneth Beasley w/ Charles Oldham
Few American criminals have captured the imagination of Hollywood like Charles Starkweather, a red-haired James Dean wannabe who murdered eleven people in 1957 and 58. With him during most of
Continue readingSpree Killer Charles Starkweather w/ Harry MacLean