True Crime Historian

Feb 02 2025 45 ep. 73 mins 9.5k
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Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalism

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Murder By Dynamite

Feb 02 2025 89 mins  
Episode 165:Ad-Free Safe House Edition"Murder By Dynamite," by Stewart Whitehouse. An explosion in the mens room of a department store sets off a wave of copycats, including one plot to murder a young lawyer by booby-trapping his car with dynamite. More Big Booms"Terror in La Paz," by Manuelo Martino, is our first trip to South America with the story of a clever serial killer and m

The Mad Butcher Of Kenmore Avenue

Jan 31 2025 82 mins  
AKA The Lipstick Killer And His Imaginary AccompliceEpisode 291Ad-Free EditionHang onto your seats, folks, this one is another wild ride down psychopath lane. Folks in a nice Chicago neighborhood are scandalized when a string of murders go from fearsome to gruesome. Police get their man--or men, depending on how you look at it--almost by accident when the culprit is arrested for an

The Murderous Mania Of Jolly Jane

Jan 28 2025 108 mins  
The Unexpected Crimes of Nurse ToppanEpisodes 29 and 30Ad-Free Safe House EditionHistory contains many cases of nurses who turned out to be killers, but there may not be one as bizarre as the case of Jane Toppan, one of the first "angels of death" on record.Because she had such a cheerful disposition, people called her “Jolly Jane,” and so were completely surprised when she was

The Bludgeoned Blonde Beer Money Murder

Jan 26 2025 38 mins  
Pulp Nonfiction: A Celebration Of The Pioneers Of True CrimeA Safe House ExclusiveAd-Free Safe House EditionOrphaned at an early age, Pauline Campbell had worked hard for her goal, until a killer ended her dream. Her murder seemed the work of a fiend with a grudge against nurses, then a teenager stepped forward with a shocking clue.Adapted from True Detective, Vol. 56 No. 4, Februa

Escape From The Asylum

Jan 23 2025 62 mins  
The Pearce Insanity PlotAd-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 289 is a scandalous story that shook two Midwestern cities in the late 1930s when a woman came forward with a bizarre tale of abduction, adultery, assault, addiction and absconsion. That’s why I’m putting this story on my A-list.More Prison BreaksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-c

The Borden Case Part Two

Jan 21 2025 103 mins  
The LIzzie Edition Part V.bEpisode 256 we return to the mother of all murder mysteries, the case of Lizzie Borden in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the verdict in her sensational trial, June 20, 1893. We again turn to the godfather of American True Crime, Edmund Pearson, the librarian who wrote slyly humorous takes of famous murder cases. His landmark essay, simply title

The Bordon Case Part One

Jan 20 2025 115 mins  
The LIzzie Edition Part V.aEpisode 256 we return to the mother of all murder mysteries, the case of Lizzie Borden in commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the verdict in her sensational trial, June 20, 1893. We again turn to the godfather of American True Crime, Edmund Pearson, the librarian who wrote slyly humorous takes of famous murder cases. His landmark essay, simply title

The Great Bordon Hearing

Jan 16 2025 90 mins  
The Lizzie Edition: Part IVWhile Lizzie Borden waits in the Taunton jail for her preliminary hearing to see if she is to go on trial for the murder of her father and stepmother, the community’s sympathy is expressed in interviews to people close to her and the appearance of “a wild-eyed man” ready to take the blame from her shoulders.Ad-Free Safe House EditionBecome a support

Lizzie Has Been Arrested

Jan 15 2025 74 mins  
The Lizzie Edition: Part IIIStill in the middle of the inquest, Fall River officials finally feel as though they have enough evidence to make an arrest for the murder of Andrew J. Borden. She is sent to the jail in Taunton, Mass., where the matron turns out to be an old family friend.Ad-Free Safe House EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true

The Hunt Progresses

Jan 13 2025 80 mins  
The Lizzie Edition: Part IIThe surviving members of the Borden household are being held as prisoners in their own home, even while officials literally take it apart searching for clues. Yet they remain mum on the contents of the ongoing inquest, leaving ample room for speculation.Ad-Free Safe House EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-cri