A True Crime History Podcast
Throughout the 1920s Chicago was a cesspool of corruption and violence, due in large part to the obscene amounts of money being made through the illegal manufacture, transportation and sale
Continue readingEliot Ness Vs. Al Capone w/ A. Brad Schwartz
n June of 1970, the body of 24-year-old Nancy Morgan was found inside a government-owned car in Madison County, North Carolina. It had been four days since anyone had heard
Continue readingThe Murder of Nancy Morgan w/ Mark I. Pinsky
On June 25th, 1973, Suzie Jaeger was abducted from her tent while camping with her family in Montana. The FBI was baffled by the mystery, until two agents begin using
Continue readingSerial Killer David Meirhofer & the Birth of FBI Profiling w/ Ron Franscell
In 1913, thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan was found brutally murdered in the basement of the Atlanta pencil factory where she worked. The factory manager, a college-educated Jew named Leo Frank, was
Continue readingThe Murder of Mary Phagan & the Lynching of Leo Frank w/ Steve Oney
On the heels of Lizzie Borden’s infamous double murder, another woman named Lizzie was arrested for a series of killings, this time in New York’s Catskill Mountains. Lizzie Halliday was
Continue readingThe Catskill Ripper: Lizzie Halliday w/ Kevin Owen
Eastern State Penitentiary has a rich and fascinating history. Built in the 1820s as a place to reform criminals, it saw an increase in violence over the decades before finally
Elizabeth Bigley – better known as Cassie Chadwick – might be the most successful confidence artist in American history that you’ve never heard of. She swindled her way across the
Continue reading“Queen of the Con” Cassie Chadwick w/ Thomas Crowl
In April of 1830, Joseph White, an aged, wealthy and despised resident of Salem, Massachusetts, was discovered murdered in his bedroom by servants. The city – still suffering from the
Continue readingThe Murder of Salem Slave Trader Joseph White w/ Edward Renehen Jr.
In late November of 1912, a schooner named the Rouse Simmons, heavily laden with Christmas trees, made its way across Lake Michigan with Chicago as its final destination. Once there,
Continue readingThe Wreck of the Christmas Tree Ship w/ Cris Kohl & Joan Forsberg
In November of 1971 a man who would come to be known as D.B. Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305, ultimately parachuting out of the Boeing 727 in spectacular fashion,
Continue readingDB Cooper & the Hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 w/ Darren Schaefer & George McKeon