A True Crime History Podcast
Part One: Much has been written about Jesse James, including his gang’s ill-fated trip to Northfield, Minnesota, a botched bank raid met with death and tragedy, but never told like
Continue readingThe 1876 Northfield Bank Raid by the James-Younger Gang (Parts 1 &2)
On the evening of November 17th, 1973, five teenagers, enjoying a campfire at the Gitchie-Manitou State Park in Iowa, were terrorized by three sociopathic brothers, who would end up murdering
In January of 1923, a 20-year-old dancer named Fritzie Mann left home to meet a mysterious man for what she told her mother was a house party. When she was
Continue readingThe Mysterious Death of Fritzie Mann w/ James Stewart
Original Air Date: 3/8/18 My guest is the prolific true crime author Harold Schechter, who returns to talk about his latest book, Hell’s Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher
Continue readingIndiana Serial Killer Belle Gunness w/ Harold Schechter
In late October of 1928, authorities in the small town of Lake Bluff, Illinois discovered a grisly scene in the village hall basement. They found a young woman named Elfreida
Continue readingThe Mysterious Death of “Furnace Girl” Elfrieda Knaak w/ Kraig Moreland
Cults are certainly not a new phenomenon – in fact one of the strangest ones existed in Los Angeles in the 1920s. The “Blackburn Cult”, also known as the “Divine
Continue readingLos Angeles’ Bizarre “Blackburn Cult” w/ Samuel Fort
In October 1922, a sensational murder gripped the city of London. While on a walk home after a show, Percy Thompson was stabbed by Freddy Bywaters, the lover of his
Continue readingThe Murder of Percy Thompson & Execution of Edith Thompson w/ Laura Thompson
Most of us are probably familiar with the Kingston Trio song, “Tom Dooley”, but fewer may realize that it was based on the true life murder of Laura Foster in
Continue readingTom Dooley & the Murder of Laura Foster w/ Charlotte Corbin Barnes
Original Air Date: 4/3/2019 On January 10th, 1883, the famed Newhall House hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, caught fire. Made worse by a series of blunders by hotel staff and a
Continue readingMilwaukee’s Newhall House Fire w/ Matthew J. Prigge
Original Air Date: 8/22/2018 In the early 1900s police were stymied by a series of murders of Italian grocers and fruit vendors in midwest America. Witnesses refused to cooperate, which
Continue readingFrank Oldfield vs. the Black Hand w/ William Oldfield and Victoria Bruce