A True Crime History Podcast
One of the most enduring historical mysteries of the 20th century is of the missing Sodder children. After a fire in their West Virginia family home on Christmas Eve of
Continue readingThe 1945 Sodder Family Tragedy w/ Jennie Henthorn
On the morning of May 27, 1896, the peaceful township of Campbell awoke to shocking news. Six people were brutally murdered at the home of Colonel Richard P. McGlincy, one
Continue readingCalifornia’s McGlincy Murders w/ Tobin Gilman
Rumors for many years have circulated about the mysterious death of famed boxer Sonny Liston in December of 1970. My guest, Shaun Assael, author of “The Murder of Sonny Liston:
Continue readingThe 1970 Murder of Boxer Sonny Liston w/ Shaun Assael
In the outskirts of France in 1869, an entire family is found dead after being stabbed and then buried alive. G.S. Johnston, author of “The Cast of a Hand”, talks
Continue readingThe Kinck Family Murders in 1869 France w/ G.S. Johnston
Just in time for some Halloween, Diane Student, co-producer and host of the History Goes Bump podcast, joins me to share her list of the top ten most notorious ghosts
Continue readingTop 10 Most Notorious Historical Ghosts w/ Diane Student
In Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, on a November evening in 1928, Nelson Rehymeyer, a local “powwow” practitioner of Christian folk magic, is murdered in his home. John Blymire soon confesses, telling police
Continue readingThe Murder of Nelson Rehymeyer w/ Shane Free
In December 1888, in Bradford, England, a little boy named Johnny Gill disappears and is eventually found murdered, his body mutilated almost beyond recognition. Kathryn McMaster, author of “Who Killed
Continue readingThe Murder of Johnny Gill w/ Kathryn McMaster
In 1871, on the outskirts of London, a police constable discovers a young woman, bloodied and battered beyond recognition. She dies, and the police officially have a murder on their
Continue readingThe Murder of Jane Clouson w/ Paul Thomas Murphy
Bestselling UK author Kate Summerscale joins me to talk about her book, “The Wicked Boy”. Two young boys, Robert and Nattie Coombs, conspire to murder their mother in Victorian-era London.
Continue readingMatricide in 1895 London w/ Kate Summerscale
In April of 1920, neighbors discover the bodies of most of the Wolf Family, killed by shotgun and hatchet, on their North Dakota farm, just outside Turtle Lake. Only the