Old Blood

Nov 04 2024 30 ep. 60 mins 40
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The historical true-crime podcast that uncovers old blood with each new episode. Join us as a historian investigates history's most fascinating cases of true crime.

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The Wicked Witch of Ringtown: Murder in Pennsylvania

Nov 04 2024 55 mins  
A man murdered a woman in rural Pennsylvania after claiming she had cursed him with black magic. How did this region become known as the Hex Belt? And how could such a tragedy occur as recently as 1934?Sources:“A Look Back in History: Practice of witchcraft among PA Dutch rarely accurately portrayed to public.” Reading Eagle. 22 August, 2021. https://www.readingeagle.com/2018/0

Flapper Fatale: The Murder of Edith Thompson, Part II

Oct 21 2024 66 mins  
Edith Thompson faces the death penalty for her lover’s crime. How many deaths will there be before this affair ends? Sources:Blackburn, Jack. “Edith Thompson: posthumous pardon over husband’s murder a step closer.” The Times. 7 March, 2023. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/edith-thompson-posthumous-pardon-over-husband-s-murder-a-step-closer-s729dpg0qLusher, Adam. “

Flapper Fatale: The Murder of Edith Thompson, Part I

Oct 07 2024 62 mins  
A night out on the town turns deadly after a love triangle unravels in 1920s London. Sources:Blackburn, Jack. “Edith Thompson: posthumous pardon over husband’s murder a step closer.” The Times. 7 March, 2023. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/edith-thompson-posthumous-pardon-over-husband-s-murder-a-step-closer-s729dpg0qLusher, Adam. “Laid to rest at last: Edith Thomps

Dr. Strange: A Tragedy in New Orleans

Sep 16 2024 75 mins  
In 1889, a father discovered his daughter dead at the home of Dr. Etienne Deschamps, a dentist-surgeon and hypnotist. Was the death truly an accident? Or was it, as most of New Orleans believed, a murder? Sources:Castellanos, Henry C. New Orleans As it Was: Episodes of Louisiana Life (New Orleans: L. Graham & Son., 1895).Meletio, Donna M. “Leona Queyrouze (1861-1938) Louisian

Maniac: Insanity & Tragedy in South Pasadena

Aug 26 2024 62 mins  
In 1940, a principal snapped and went on a shooting spree at his Southern California junior high school. Who or what was to blame?Sources:Barer, Burl and Frank Giradot Jr.. A Taste For Murder (Denver: Wildblue Press, 2016).Ban, Thomas A. “Bromides” International Network for the History of Neuropsychopharmacology. 24 October 2013. https://inhn.org/inhn-projects/drugs/bromidesChu

Death Came For Dongo: A Massacre in Old Mexico

Aug 05 2024 61 mins  
In October of 1789, a search for the owner of an abandoned carriage led to a gruesome discovery in the home of a wealthy merchant. Don Joaquin Dongo and his entire household had been slaughtered. Within days, Mexico City officials had located, arrested, and publically executed the murderers in the same plaza where laborers worked to unearth Aztec relics.Buy Nicole von Germeten’s

Killer at the Knickerbocker Part II: Roland Molineux & the Great Poison Mystery

Jul 22 2024 55 mins  
The Great Poison Mystery began in 1898 after two people were killed by poison sent to them by mail. The packages were eventually traced back to the ritzy Knickerbocker Athletic Club, and its secretary, the son of a Civil War hero. This is PART II of a two-part episode. Be sure to listen to episode 58 first!Sources:“How the Molineux Rule Permits Certain Witnesses in the Harvey Wei

Killer at the Knickerbocker Part I: Roland Molineux & the Great Poison Mystery

Jul 08 2024 51 mins  
The Great Poison Mystery began in 1898 after two people were killed by poison sent to them by mail. The packages were eventually traced back to the ritzy Knickerbocker Athletic Club, and its secretary, the son of a Civil War hero. Sources:“How the Molineux Rule Permits Certain Witnesses in the Harvey Weinstein Trial.” NPR. Jonakait, Randolph N., “People v. Molineux and Other

Of Fire and Blood: Massacre at Frank Lloyd Wright's Love Bungalow

Jun 17 2024 76 mins  
In the summer of 1914, a fire broke out at the love bungalow of Frank Lloyd Wright and his mistress Mamah Borthwick. When the smoke cleared, it became clear that a horrible massacre had taken place, leaving seven dead. Who wanted to kill everyone at Taliesin, and why?For Magic Mind's limited offer that gets you up to 48% off your first subscription or 20% off one-time purchases, us

Destroying Angel: A Hollywood Mystery

May 27 2024 67 mins  
Two actors fled Hollywood for Salt Lake City in 1928. One was bludgeoned to death, and the other would call upon none other than Charlie Chaplin for help. As authorities scrambled to uncover what happened to the murdered Don Solovich, Hollywood’s most famous actors fought to keep their secrets safe. Before long, the tiny Utah town learned that Chaplin had been subpoenaed to testi