A True Crime History Podcast
My guest this week is award-winning writer David Grann, whose new book, “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder”, is currently number one on the New York Times
Continue readingThe Ill-Fated Voyage of HMS Wager w/ David Grann
In the 1870s and 80s the nation was embroiled in a sensational scandal. Corrupt politicians, post office officials and others conspired to defraud the United States Post Office out of
Continue readingThe Star Route Scandal w/ Shawn Francis Peters
Philip Van Cise faced a double threat when he became Denver’s district attorney in 1921. He quickly discovered that a massive bunco ring was operating unimpeded in downtown Denver, fleecing
Continue readingConfidence Men, Corruption & the Klan in 1920s Denver w/ Alan Prendergast
For decades following the horrific 1918 execution of the Romanov family, many hoped against hope that one or more of the children had escaped the bullets and bayonets of the
Continue readingAnastasia: Mystery & Myth w/ Greg King & Penny Wilson
On June 25, 1876, in the valley of the Little Big Horn, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, and the warriors who were inspired to follow them, fought the last stand
Continue readingSitting Bull, Crazy Horse & the Battle of the Little Bighorn w/ Mark Lee Gardner
In the summer of 1483 Edward and Richard, sons of the deceased King Edward IV, disappeared from the Tower of London, where they were being held by the recently crowned
Continue readingWhat Happened to the Princes in the Tower? A New Suspect w/ M.J. Trow
From World War I through the 1920s a midwife known as Auntie Suzy readily supplied arsenic to women in a small Hungarian village. The women, who would become known as
Continue readingThe Angel Makers of Nagyrév w/ Patti McCracken
In 1912, four-year-old Bobby Dunbar went missing in the Louisiana swamps. After an eight-month search that electrified the country and destroyed Bobby’s parents, the boy was found, filthy and hardly
Continue readingThe Mysterious Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar w/ Tal McThenia
In the third season of the acclaimed HBO series Deadwood, one of the most villainous characters in a show full of villains was introduced. Ruthless mining magnate George Hearst arrived,
In the summer of 1913, the wooden-hulled brigantine Karluk departed Canada for the Arctic Ocean. At the helm was Captain Bob Bartlett, considered the world’s greatest living ice navigator. The