A True Crime History Podcast
In January 1953, a New York City musician named Christopher “ Manny” Balestrero was wrongly arrested for armed robbery, misidentified by eye witnesses. What followed was a nightmarish ordeal that
Continue readingThe True Crime Case That Inspired Hitchcock’s “The Wrong Man” w/ Jason Isralowitz
Roanoke Island is host every year to the famous “Lost Colony” outdoor drama. It was during the 1967 production that a young makeup artist named Brenda Joyce Holland went missing
Continue readingThe Murder of Brenda Joyce Holland w/ John Railey
In late August of 1876, an eighty-two-year-old Methodist minister, William England, his wife Selena, and two of their children were slaughtered on their North Texas farm. Selena, on her deathbed,
Continue readingThe England Family Massacre w/ Glen Sample Ely
On November 5th, 1934, in the small coal mining town of Kelayres, Pennsylvania, Republican political boss Joe Bruno took an extreme and shocking step. Worried and agitated about a possible loss
In early 19th century Australia, escaping from a penal colony was not an easy task, mostly because there was no where to go. Six foot five William Buckley did just
Continue readingThe Ghost and the Bounty Hunter w/ Adam Courtenay
Calamity Jane is without question one of the most iconic figures in Old West history. She’s been portrayed innumerable times in film and television, most recently in the HBO series
Continue readingThe Life & Mythology of Calamity Jane w/ Linda Jucovy
Some of the most notorious cases in American history were solved by the masterful techniques of forensics expert Dr. Edward Oscar Heinrich. He was known as the “American Sherlock Holmes”
In this episode, we examine the most notorious witch hunt in American history, in Salem, Massachusetts. Hundreds of women and men were accused of witchcraft by young, “afflicted” girls, and
In early 1946, a serial killer nicknamed “The Phantom Killer” (aka the “Moonlight Killer”) terrorized the citizens of Texarkana (Arkansas and Texas). It was one of the most sensational series
Continue readingThe Texarkana Phantom Serial Killer w/ James Presley
While much is written about Prohibition-era gangsters and bootlegging, the focus is typically in places like Chicago, Kansas City and New York City. Far less known, but very compelling, is