While much is written about Prohibition-era gangsters and bootlegging, the focus is typically in places like Chicago, Kansas City and New York City. Far less known, but very compelling, is

Continue readingCowboys Vs. Gangsters w/ Samuel Dolan

Emma Barrett Molloy was a well-known Evangelical Christian, temperance and women’s rights activist in the 1870s and 80s. But in 1885 she found herself embroiled in a lurid scandal involving

Continue readingThe Murder of Sarah Graham (& the Scandal of Emma Molloy) w/ Larry Wood

My guest Leif Pettersen, a former travel writer with Lonely Planet, has spent considerable time in Romania, and through his writing, research and wanderings, developed a special attachment to the

Continue readingThe Real Dracula: Vlad the Impaler w/ Leif Pettersen

Bestselling author Eric Jay Dolin joins me to talk about his book, “Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates”. He discusses the Golden Age of

Continue readingBlackbeard & the Golden Age of Piracy in America w/ Eric Jay Dolin

In May of 1980, a brazen group of four heavily armed men, in an attempt to rob the Security Pacific Bank in Norco, California, ended up responsible for one of

Continue readingThe Norco Shootout w/ Peter Houlahan

In the aftermath of the American Civil War there was a sharp rise of interest from Americans interested in communicating with the dead, and the Spiritualism movement grew increasingly popular.

Continue reading1860s “Spirit” Photographer William Mumler w/ Peter Manseau

While Arthur Conan Doyle is recognized as the creator of one of the most famous characters in literary history – Sherlock Holmes- fewer people know that Doyle used his Holmesian

Continue readingArthur Conan Doyle Investigates the Murder of Marion Gilchrist w/ Margalit Fox

In April of 1920, two payroll guards were gunned during a robbery in Braintree, Massachusetts. Police immediately honed in on two Italian-born anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and charged

Continue readingThe Sacco and Vanzetti Murder Case w/ Susan Tejada

My guest is George R. Dekle Sr., former prosecutor and prolific author. He discusses his book, “Six Capsules: The Gilded Age Murder of Helen Potts”, and draws comparisons between the

Continue readingThe Murder of Helen Potts w/ George R. Dekle Sr.

In June of 1968, a wealthy Detroit-area family was gunned down in their northern Michigan cabin. It would become one of the most famous cold cases in the state’s history.

Continue readingThe Robison Family Murders w/ Mardi Link