A True Crime History Podcast
One of the great historical Hollywood mysteries, still unsolved, revolves around the death of silver screen comedienne Thelma Todd. She was found dead in her car on December 16th, 1935,
Continue readingThe Mysterious 1935 Death of Hollywood’s Thelma Todd w/ Pat Jenning
Almost a decade before Bonnie and Clyde blasted their way into our collective public consciousness, Richard and Margaret Whittemore, aka “The Candy Kid” and “Tiger Girl” made national news, not
Continue reading1920s Gangster Couple “Tiger Girl” & “The Candy Kid” w/ Glenn Stout
The late 1960s and early 1970s were witness to some of the worst serial killers in American history. Ranking at the top was Gerard John Schaefer, a cop who used
Continue readingFlorida Serial Killer Gerard Schaefer w/ Patrick Kendrick
Holmes County, Ohio is one of the largest Amish communities in America. It was here, in the summer of 1957, that an Amish man named Paul Coblentz was murdered by
Sophie Lyons was arguably the most successful (and colorful) female criminal of 19th-century America. She was a trained by her abusive parents at an early age in the art of
Continue readingSophie “Queen of the Burglars” Lyons w/ Shayne Davidson
My guest, Russell Shorto, has a unique connection to the subject of his latest book, “Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob”. He is the namesake of his
Continue readingPennsylvania Mob Boss Russell Shorto w/ Russell Shorto
Murder, Inc. was arguably the most ruthless and successful hit squad in American history, killing hundreds of people throughout the 1930s. It was led by a brutal Brooklyn gangster named
Continue readingAbe “Kid Twist” Reles & Murder, Inc. w/ Michael Cannell
In honor of Black History Month, my guest Ben Montgomery tells the story of George Dinning, a former slave who was visited one night in 1897 by a mob, hellbent
Somehow Jane Toppan managed to skirt through the first half of her life murdering people at will, before finally being caught and committed to an insane asylum in 1901. Her
Continue readingAmerica’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan w/ Mary Kay McBrayer
In late 1960s a serial murder stalked the city of London, Ontario, killing at will and baffling police, even to this day. My guest is author, bookstore owner and historian
Continue readingOntario’s Forest City Serial Killer w/ Vanessa Brown