A True Crime History Podcast
Original Air Date: 4/17/20 Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas was once home to some of the most notorious criminals in America, including Carl Panzram, Robert “the Birdman” Stroud, Frank Nitti and
Continue readingThe 1931 Leavenworth Prison Break w/ Kenneth LaMaster
On December 30th, 1903, over two thousand people were packed into Chicago’s brand new Iroquois Theater for a matinee performance of Mr. Bluebeard, starring comedian Eddie Foy.Little did theatergoers know,
Continue readingChicago’s Iroquois Theater Fire w/ Troy Taylor
For almost sixty years, the Kennedy assassination has occupied the hearts and minds of Americans. Hundreds of books have been written about the fateful day at Dealey Plaza in November
Continue readingDid Lee Harvey Oswald Assassinate JFK Alone? w/ Gerald Posner
In the years following World War II, serial killer John George Haigh committed five perfect murders, using sulphuric acid to dissolve his victims into soup. His sixth murder, however, was
On May 30, 1899, history was made when Pearl Hart, disguised as a man, held up a stagecoach in Arizona and robbed the passengers at gunpoint. A manhunt ensued as
Continue readingThe Old West’s “Bandit Queen” Pearl Hart w/ John Boessenecker
In 1934 South Australian policeman Bill McKinnon is sent to investigate a murder and make arrests in the so-called “dead heart” of the country. After some of his Aboriginal prisoners
In 1931 a young woman named Helen Spence, part of a houseboat community along Arkansas’ White River, shocked everyone when she stood up in a local courtroom and shot to
Continue readingVengeance, Tragedy & Murder on the Arkansas Delta w/ Denise White Parkinson
In the winter of 1974 Athalia Ponsell Lindsley was in the midst of a bitter feud with her neighbor, Alan Stanford. The feud ended in brutal fashion on January 23rd
Continue readingThe Murder of Athalia Ponsell Lindsley w/ Elizabeth Randall
In November of 1958 a pregnant nurse named Olga Duncan disappeared from her suburban California apartment. Police quickly suspected Olga’s mother in-law Elizabeth Duncan, a domineering and manipulative woman who
Continue readingThe Murder of Olga Duncan w/ Deborah Holt Larkin
A. Brad Schwartz, who entertained us with Eliot Ness stories in back-to-back episodes earlier this year, returns to talk about the notorious October 30, 1938 radio broadcast of War of
Continue readingThe 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast w/ A. Brad Schwartz