A True Crime History Podcast
Most of us have grown up thinking that Elliot Ness and his famed “Untouchables” were the crimefighters who brought down the notorious Al Capone in Chicago. But instead, it was
Continue readingAl Capone, the Secret Six, & the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair w/ William Hazelgrove
In 1974, a young woman named Alice killed her abusive husband. Then she met and married a man named Gerald Uden, who was having financial issues with his ex-wife, Virginia
Continue readingAlice and Gerald: A Homicidal Love Story w/ Ron Franscell
My two part interview with John Boessenecker about legendary lawman Frank Hamer: Part One: My guest is John Boessenecker, former police officer and New York Times bestselling author of “Texas
On December 6th, 1969, The Rolling Stones headlined a free concert at Altamont Speedway outside of San Francisco. It quickly turned ugly, culminating with the stabbing death of eighteen-year-old Meredith
In early 1942, as World War II raged and Japan threatened Australia, tens of thousands of American servicemen arrived in Melbourne to provide assistance in the Pacific Theater. One young
Continue readingWartime Melbourne’s “Brownout Strangler” Serial Killer w/ Ian W. Shaw
In 1902 New York City, a group of wealthy young men, known as the Bedford Avenue Gang, spent their free time terrorizing their neighborhood – including drinking, stealing, fleecing businesses
Continue readingThe Murder of Walter Brooks w/ Virginia A. McConnell
In February of 1921 in Missoula, Montana, a wife and mother of two named Nora Shea was gunned down near some railroad tracks. The main suspect was a local hoodlum
In August of 1965, the idyllic little community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was shaken to its foundation when housewife Mariann Colby shot to death her neighbor boy, eight-year-old Cremer Young
Continue readingThe Murder of Cremer Young Jr. w/ William L. Tabac
The subject of today’s episode is Henri Landru, the most notorious serial killer in French history. He placed advertisements in Paris newspapers in the late 1910s, preying on lonely women
Continue readingWWI-Era French Serial Killer Henri Landru w/ Richard Tomlinson
Ann Marie Ackermann is my guest on this episode, author of the book “Death of an Assassin: The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee”.
Continue readingThe Assassin Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee w/ Ann Marie Ackermann