The Car Barn Murders w/ Karen Smith
In the early morning of January 21st, 1935 two employees of the Capital Transit Company in Chevy Chase, Maryland were cold-bloodedly gunned down. One of the men murdered was my guest’s
The Libby Prison Escape w/ Robert Watson
Award-winning author and historian Robert Watson is my guest this week. He talks about the Confederacy’s notorious Libby Prison, located in Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War. Resourceful Union officers, held
The Life and Controversial Death of Ted Healy w/ Bill Cassara
My guest this week is Bill Cassara, author of “Nobody’s Stooge: Ted Healy”. First he walks us through vaudeville performer Ted Healy’s rise to Hollywood stardom, including his creation of
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Josie Mansfield & the Murder of Jim Fisk w/ H.W. Brands
On January 7th, 1872, “Jubilee Jim” Fisk was murdered on a staircase in New York City’s Grand Central Hotel. His killer (the lover of Fisk’s former girlfriend Josie Mansfield) was
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Minnesota’s Most Notorious: The Duluth Murder of Lena Olson w/ Jeffrey Sauve
In August of 1894, a young woman was found brutally murdered on a sand dune at Minnesota Point in Duluth. Over the next two years both Duluth and Minneapolis detectives
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Minnesota’s Most Notorious: The Storied (& Unsavory) History of Minnehaha Falls w/ Karen E. Cooper
Since the mid-19th century one of the great tourist destinations in Minnesota has been Minnehaha Falls. Already known for its beauty, its fame intensified when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized it
The Murders of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman w/ Taylor Hagood
David “Stringbean” Akeman was a singer, clawhammer banjo player and an early Grand Ole Opry star, known for his lanky build and comedic personality. And as a cast member of
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Dick Turpin w/ James Sharpe
Dick Turpin is one Britain’s most famous criminals, a murderous highwayman whose nefarious deeds became romanticized decades after his execution. My guest is James Sharpe, who shares Turpin’s story and
American Privateers w/ Eric Jay Dolin
Happy Independence Day to all of my American listeners, as we finally reach episode 300! A slight deviation this week from the typical true crime tragedy and disaster content –
Art Thief & IRA Militant Rose Dugdale w/ Anthony M. Amore
My guest this week is bestselling author Anthony M. Amore, director of security and chief investigator at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. He shares the story of Rose Dugdale, an
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