A True Crime History Podcast
Ann Marie Ackermann is my guest on this episode, author of the book “Death of an Assassin: The True Story of the German Murderer Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee”.
Continue readingThe Assassin Who Died Defending Robert E. Lee w/ Ann Marie Ackermann
In the late 19th century, inventors were rushing to perfect and patent motion picture devices, and leading the race was a Frenchman named Louis Le Prince. In September of 1890
Continue readingWhat Happened to Louis Le Prince? w/ Paul Fischer
On October 24th, 1961, one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in Massachusetts history began when housewife and mother Joan Risch vanished from her home. Investigators were perplexed by a kitchen
My guest is Dr. Emilie La Beau Lucchesi, author of “Ugly Prey: An Innocent Woman and the Death Sentence That Scandalized Jazz Age Chicago”. She discusses the case of Sabella
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Author Jack Kelly joins me to discuss his book, “Heaven’s Ditch: God Gold and Murder”. He shares some stories of early 19th century murder and mystery surrounding the great engineering
Continue readingThe Murder of William Morgan & Other Tales of the Erie Canal w/ Jack Kelly
In November, 1849, Dr. George Parkman, Boston businessman and Harvard Medical School benefactor, disappeared. While many believed he might have been done in by an Irish immigrant, the discovery of
Continue readingThe Murder of Dr. George Parkman w/ Paul Collins
My guest, author and journalist Paul Hoffman, discusses the July 1925 abduction and murder of little Buddy Schumacher in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He wrote the book, “Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious
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My guest is Nathan E. Bender, who wrote the introduction for the most recent edition of the 1958 classic “Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson”. Johnson, (who was the
My guest is Karen L. Cox, author of “Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South”. She tells the story of Jennie Merrill, an aged Southern
Continue readingThe Natchez Goat Castle Murder w/ Karen L. Cox
True crime history enthusiasts are devouring TNT’s “The Alienist”, the television show based on the popular Caleb Carr novel. Richard Zacks, the author of “Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt’s Quest
Continue readingNYC Crimefighter & Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt w/ Richard Zacks