A True Crime History Podcast
Emma Barrett Molloy was a well-known Evangelical Christian, temperance and women’s rights activist in the 1870s and 80s. But in 1885 she found herself embroiled in a lurid scandal involving
Continue readingThe Murder of Sarah Graham (& the Scandal of Emma Molloy) w/ Larry Wood
My guest Leif Pettersen, a former travel writer with Lonely Planet, has spent considerable time in Romania, and through his writing, research and wanderings, developed a special attachment to the
Continue readingThe Real Dracula: Vlad the Impaler w/ Leif Pettersen
Bestselling author Eric Jay Dolin joins me to talk about his book, “Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates”. He discusses the Golden Age of
Continue readingBlackbeard & the Golden Age of Piracy in America w/ Eric Jay Dolin
In May of 1980, a brazen group of four heavily armed men, in an attempt to rob the Security Pacific Bank in Norco, California, ended up responsible for one of
In the aftermath of the American Civil War there was a sharp rise of interest from Americans interested in communicating with the dead, and the Spiritualism movement grew increasingly popular.
Continue reading1860s “Spirit” Photographer William Mumler w/ Peter Manseau
While Arthur Conan Doyle is recognized as the creator of one of the most famous characters in literary history – Sherlock Holmes- fewer people know that Doyle used his Holmesian
Continue readingArthur Conan Doyle Investigates the Murder of Marion Gilchrist w/ Margalit Fox
In April of 1920, two payroll guards were gunned during a robbery in Braintree, Massachusetts. Police immediately honed in on two Italian-born anarchists, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and charged
Continue readingThe Sacco and Vanzetti Murder Case w/ Susan Tejada
My guest is George R. Dekle Sr., former prosecutor and prolific author. He discusses his book, “Six Capsules: The Gilded Age Murder of Helen Potts”, and draws comparisons between the
Continue readingThe Murder of Helen Potts w/ George R. Dekle Sr.
In June of 1968, a wealthy Detroit-area family was gunned down in their northern Michigan cabin. It would become one of the most famous cold cases in the state’s history.
In 1385, a bitter feud between two French courtiers came to a terrible head when Marguerite, the beautiful young wife of Norman knight Jean de Carrouges, accused her husband’s enemy,