The Birth of the Mafia w/ Louis Ferrante
My guest this week is bestselling author Louis Ferrante. He was an associate in the Gambino crime family before going to prison, where he studied history and began writing books.
Lana Turner & the Killing of Johnny Stompanato w/ Casey Sherman
Lana Turner’s meteoric rise to fame after being discovered at a soda fountain by a talent scout in 1936 is a legendary Hollywood story. From that point forward, the starlet’s
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The Murder of Vivian Gordon w/ Michael Wolraich
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
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The Bermondsey Horror w/ Gavin Whitehead
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
330: Was Gille de Rais Really One of History’s Worst Serial Killers? w/ Margot K. Juby
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 –
Andrew Jackson & the Creek War w/ Peter Cozzens
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
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Squizzy Taylor & the Fitzroy Vendetta w/ Roy Maloy
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
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The Persecution of Lillian Hawkins & the Murder of Ruby Reed w/ Kimberly Tilley
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
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The Life & Crimes of Charley Flynn
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
The Murder of the Grimes Sisters w/ Troy Taylor
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.
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