A True Crime History Podcast
On the morning of September 5th, 1917, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Epler was found dead just steps from her home in Alma, Michigan. The investigation into her murder would soon entangle a
Continue readingThe Murder of Beatrice Epler w/ Allie Seibert
On May 2, 1963, Robert Killins, a former United Church minister, slaughtered every woman in his family but one. She (and her brother) lived to tell the story of what
Continue readingThe Castleton Massacre with Margaret Carson & Sharon Anne Cook
On the morning of July 3, 1915, John Pierpont Morgan Jr., one of the most famous names in finance, was entertaining guests at his sprawling Long Island estate when the
George Lowther was a mutineer and a pirate, one of the most prolific during the golden age of piracy. His first mate, Edward “Ned” Low, went on to establish himself
Continue readingGolden Age Pirate George Lowther w/ Craig Chapman
Charles Cowlam stands out as one of the most remarkable con artists of nineteenth-century America. He talked his way into receiving pardons from both President Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.
Continue readingCivil War Era & Gilded Age Con Artist Charles Cowlam w/ Frank W. Garmon Jr.
In November 1945, James Newton, a young World War II veteran, was shot four times—twice in the back—in his room at an Abingdon, Virginia boardinghouse owned by Helen Clark. She
Continue readingAbingdon’s Boardinghouse Murder w/ Greg Lilly
Much like the wheel, the boat, and the telephone, the axe is a transformative piece of technology―one that has been with us since prehistory. And just as early humans used
Continue readingA History of Axe Murder w/ Rachel McCarthy James
The American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime
On July 24, 1964, twenty-four-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith disguised himself with a mask and a Beatle wig, hoisted a semi-automatic rifle, then held up a bank in North York, Ontario.
The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge: where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders
Continue readingAmerica’s Nazi POW Murders w/ William Geroux