A True Crime History Podcast
My guest, Rob Feeney, suddenly found himself the middle of one of the most fascinating criminal investigations in Minnesota history – the theft of one of the famous pairs of
Continue readingMinnesota’s Most Notorious: The Grand Rapids Ruby Slippers Heist w/ Rob Feeney
In October of 1943, socialite and heiress Patricia Burton Lonergan was brutally beaten with a candelabra by her estranged husband Wayne Lonergan in her New York City apartment. The case
Continue readingThe 1943 “Cafe Society Murder” of Patricia Burton w/ Allan Levine
In March of 1912, the brutal murder of a young woman named Alice Matthews, right in front of her own home, shook the city of Minneapolis. It was a crime
In the late 1960s, a serial killer terrorized the city of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Once John Norman Collins lured young women into his car or onto the back of his motorcycle, they would
Continue readingThe Original “Co-Ed Killer”, John Norman Collins w/ Gregory A. Fournier
Arguably the most corrupt politician in American history, William “Boss” Tweed bilked New York City for millions of dollars in the 1860s, before finally suffering a spectacular downfall. Attorney and
Continue readingTammany Hall’s Boss Tweed with Kenneth D. Ackerman
In the southeastern corner of 1901 Wyoming, cattle ranchers were furious that sheep were destroying valuable range land. When Willie Nickell, the son of a local sheep rancher was found murdered
Continue readingGunfighter-For-Hire Tom Horn’s 1902 Murder Trial w/ John W. Davis
Through most of the 1920s the Bernstein Brothers, known more colorfully as the Purple Gang, ran Detroit’s underworld with an iron fist. Partnering with Chicago’s Al Capone, they were responsible
Continue readingDetroit’s Notorious Purple Gang w/ Gregory Fournier
“Oh the humanity!” were the famous words spoken by news reporter Herb Morrison when on May 6, 1937, the Nazi-funded airship Hindenburg burst into flames and crashed into a New
Continue readingThe 1937 Hindenburg Disaster: Michael McCarthy
No historical true crime case is more hotly debated around the world than the one involving the near-mythical serial killer “Jack the Ripper”. My guest, Edward Stow, believes the killer was
Continue readingWas Charles Lechmere Jack the Ripper? w/ Edward Stow
My guest, Gary Sosniecki, shares the story of the horrific murder of his great-grandmother, Cecilia, at the hands of her husband Albin Ludwig in Mishawaka, Indiana in September of 1906.
Continue readingThe 1906 “Potato Masher Murder” of Cecilia Ludwig w/ Gary Sosniecki