A True Crime History Podcast
On October 24, 1588, the city of Bologna, Italy was shaken when a knight named Paola Barbieri stabbed his wife Isabella to death with a sword. He then fled, dressed
Continue readingMurder and Madness in Bologna w/ Mònica Calabritto
Best-selling author Margalit Fox returns to the show to talk about Marm Mandelbaum, an extraordinary woman who lived the classic rags to riches story, rising out of immigrant poverty into
Continue readingNew York City Crime Boss Marm Mandelbaum w/ Margalit Fox
The Reno Gang is best known for being the first group of outlaws in history to rob a moving train, but their criminal enterprises stretched far beyond that. They were
In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on
On the morning of May 16, 1922, a young man’s body was found on a desolate road in Westchester County. The victim was penniless ex-sailor Clarence Peters. Walter Ward, the
Continue readingThe Ward-Peters Murder Case w/ James Polchin
I’m joined by former Scotland Yard detective Steven Keogh, who examines the Jack the Ripper case in his recent book, “Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper”. He applies current investigative
Continue readingA Modern-Day Police Perspective on the Jack the Ripper Murders w/ Steven Keogh
In the early 1960s, two top gangsters, Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, were hired by the CIA to kill Cuba’s Communist leader, Fidel Castro, only to wind up murdered themselves
My guest this week is award-winning author Dean Jobb. He joins me to talk about one of the most colorful criminals of the Jazz Age, Arthur Barry. Barry, who has
Continue readingGentleman Jewel Thief Arthur Barry w/ Dean Jobb
On this episode of Most Notorious, I’m joined by Dr. Samantha Battams, who documents the life and times of serial killer Martha Needle in her book “The Secret Art of
Continue readingMartha Needle: “The Richmond Poisoner” w/ Samantha Battams
On November 28, 1942, fire roared through Boston’s famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub during what was supposed to be a high-spirited Saturday night. By midnight, more than five hundred people were
Continue readingThe Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire w/ Stephanie Schorow