Arizona’s Murdered Madams w/ Merry Gordon
My guest this week is Merry Gordon, author of Arizona’s Murdered Madams: Death in the Red-Light Districts. She shares the stories of two of Territorial Arizona’s most infamous madams, former
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The Ill-Fated Voyage of the Nanina w/ Eric Jay Dolin
Eric Jay Dolin, returns to the show to share details from his new book, “Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World”. It’s the true
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The Mysterious Death of Zachary Smith Reynolds w/ Phil Archer
Just after midnight on July 6, 1932, twenty-year-old Zachary Smith Reynolds, a renowned aviator and an heir to the R.J. Reynolds tobacco fortune, was shot in the family’s summer home
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The Murder of Oscar Chitwood w/ Christopher Thrasher
On a warm August day in 1910, Sheriff Jake Houpt and his deputies attempted to arrest brothers George and Oscar Chitwood outside the Garland County Courthouse in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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The Killing of Boxer Tyrone Everett w/ Sean Nam
Six months after losing a world title fight that remains infamous as one of the last mob fixes in boxing, Tyrone “The Butterfly” Everett—a flashy, handsome lightweight southpaw on the
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The Death of James Dean & the “Curse of the Little Bastard” w/ Lee Raskin
On September 30, 1955, 24-year-old James Dean became immortal. While his young life ended in a car crash, James Dean passed into the realm of American folklore, where his memory
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The General Slocum Disaster w/ Edward T. O’Donnell
There were few experienced swimmers among over 1,300 Lower East Side residents who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn’t have mattered, since the steamship was chartered
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The Witch of Mansfield: Phebe Wise w/ Mark S. Jordan
Phebe Wise was believed to be a witch by many locals in late 19th and early 20th century Mansfield, Ohio. Bucking societal norms, she lived alone on a large piece of
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“The Bulldog Detective” William J. Flynn w/ Jeff D. Simon
William J. Flynn, nicknamed “The Bulldog Detective”, had a fascinating and accomplished career in law enforcement. While in the Secret Service he not only battled the Mafia in New York
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The Scandalous Rise & Stunning Fall of Minneapolis’ Metropolitan Building w/ Larry Millett
My guest is prolific author Larry Millett. His knowledge of Twin Cities architecture and history is unequalled in Minnesota, and he has used his knowledge to write some of the
The Birth of the Mafia w/ Louis Ferrante
My guest this week is bestselling author Louis Ferrante. He was an associate in the Gambino crime family before going to prison, where he studied history and began writing books.