A True Crime History Podcast
From the 1930s to the 1950s, Irish altar-boy turned gangster Eddie McGrath ruled New York City’s West Side waterfront. Not only did he provide union muscle for the International Longshoreman’s
Continue readingIrish Mobster Eddie McGrath w/ Neil G. Clark
When two General Motors executives drove into Crater Lake National Park in July 1952, no one could predict they would be dead within an hour—not even their killers. It was
This is the latest episode from the podcast Minnesota’s Most Notorious: Where Blood Runs Cold. It was a question asked by many Minnesotans in 1974, including her parents. How could Camilla
Born in Texas to immigrant parents in 1855, Charles Siringo lived a fascinating life from the very start. At the age of twelve Charlie went on his first cattle drive,
On August 4, 1933, Eleanor Jarman, her boyfriend George Dale and another accomplice attempted to rob a Chicago clothing store owner, Gustav Hoeh. Hoeh fought back and was murdered by
Continue readingEleanor “The Blonde Tigress” Jarman w/ Silvia Pettem
On January 14, 1858, Felice Orsini and his fellow Italian revolutionaries tossed his newly designed bombs at the carriage of Emperor Napoleon III, outside of the Paris Opera House. This
Continue readingThe Rise of Terrorism in the 19th Century w/ James Crossland
In February of 1959, Albert Lepard brutally murdered his seventy-four-year-old great-aunt Mary Young and was tried, convicted and given a life sentence at Mississippi’s Parchman Penitentiary. Lepard would escape six
Continue readingAlbert “Crooked Snake” Lepard w/ Lovejoy Boteler
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On this episode of Most Notorious, we examine one of the most infamous true crime cases in North Carolina history. On a cold autumn evening in 1901 a young woman
Continue readingThe Murder of Nell Cropsey w/ William E Dunstan
Built in 1927, the German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona was the greatest ship since the RMS Titanic and one of the most celebrated luxury liners in the world. When