A True Crime History Podcast
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,
Paul Andrew Hutton, best-selling author of “The Apache Wars: The Hunt For Geronimo, The Apache Kid, And The Captive Boy Who Started The Longest War In American History”, is my
Most of us have grown up thinking that Elliot Ness and his famed “Untouchables” were the crimefighters who brought down the notorious Al Capone in Chicago. But instead, it was
Continue readingAl Capone, the Secret Six, & the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair w/ William Hazelgrove
In 1974, a young woman named Alice killed her abusive husband. Then she met and married a man named Gerald Uden, who was having financial issues with his ex-wife, Virginia
Continue readingAlice and Gerald: A Homicidal Love Story w/ Ron Franscell
My two part interview with John Boessenecker about legendary lawman Frank Hamer: Part One: My guest is John Boessenecker, former police officer and New York Times bestselling author of “Texas