A True Crime History Podcast
Catherine Pelonero, author of Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences, is my guest. She walks us through the murder of Kitty Genovese in
Continue readingThe 1964 Murder of Kitty Genovese w/ Catherine Pelonero
In 1941 Berlin police were on the hunt for a serial killer who stalked women on the S-Bahn at night, bludgeoning victims to death before throwing their bodies off of
Continue readingBerlin’s S-Bahn Serial Killer w/ Scott Andrew Selby
Even today, the world is still utterly fascinated with the Romanov family, the last Tsar and Tsarina of Imperial Russia and their famous daughters and son. My guest is Helen
Continue readingThe Race to Save the Romanovs w/ Helen Rappaport
In this episode of Most Notorious, I chat with Philip Jett, author of The Death of an Heir: Adolph Coors III and the Murder That Rocked an American Brewing Dynasty.
Continue readingThe Colorado Murder of Adolph Coors III w/ Philip Jett
We’re back to Old New Mexico on this episode of Most Notorious. I talk to Mark Lee Gardner, author of To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of
Continue readingBilly the Kid & Pat Garrett w/ Mark Lee Gardner
Rose Veres, known as “The Witch of Delray”, was tried in 1931 for murdering one of her tenants in Detroit, and has been suspected of killing others throughout the 1920s. Karen
The Axeman of New Orleans has become a figure of American folklore; a jazz-loving serial killer preying on Italian grocers in 1910s New Orleans. Miriam C. Davis, the author of
Continue readingThe New Orleans Axeman Serial Killer w/ Miriam C. Davis
My guest, David Pietrusza, is the author of “Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius who Fixed the 1919 World Series”. He talks about this extraordinary, eccentric
Continue readingArnold Rothstein: 1910s & 20s New York Gambler & Fixer w/ David Pietrusza
One of the world’s most preeminent Ripperologists, Tom Wescott, author of “The Bank Holiday Murders” and “Ripper Confidential” is my guest on this week’s episode of Most Notorious. His extensive
Continue readingJack the Ripper: New Clues & Theories w/ Tom Wescott
When the headless and mutilated corpse of an eccentric orange farmer named Sam McMillan was discovered submerged in a Florida lake in October of 1882, suspicion pointed to a young
Continue reading1882 Florida’s “Headless Miser” Murder w/ Andrew Fink