The Beatle Bandit w/ Nate Hendley
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.
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A Double Murder in 1948 Illinois w/ Ted Gregory
Summer 1948. In the scenic, remote river town of Oregon, Illinois, a young couple visiting the local lovers’ lane is murdered. The shocking crime garners headlines from Portland, Maine, to
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Revenge, Murder & Madness in 1903 Indiana w/ Stephen Terrell
In early 1900s Indiana, John Terrell was the wealthiest man in Wells County, thanks to oil discovered on his farm. But when his youngest daughter, Lucy, became pregnant and entered
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Ontario’s Lazier Murder w/ Robert J. Sharpe
In December of 1883 Peter Lazier, a traveling farm implement salesman, was shot in the heart during the botched robbery of a prosperous Quaker farmer and his wife in Prince
Absinthe: The World’s Most Dangerous Spirit w/ Evan Rail
Absinthe is a drink that has been both romanticized and demonized over the centuries. While the spirit was a favorite of avant-gardists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh and Baudelaire, it was
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The Donner Party Tragedy w/ Troy Taylor
Troy Taylor, host of the American Hauntings Podcast, returns to the show – this time for an interview with a bit of a Halloween theme. He’s here to talk about
The Murders of Virginia Brooks, Louise Teuber & Hazel Bradshaw w/ Richard L. Carrico
In 1931, San Diego was left reeling from the brutal murders of ten-year-old Virginia Brooks, seventeen-year-old Louise Teuber, and twenty-two-year-old Hazel Bradshaw. The murders left period investigators flummoxed – and
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A Brief History of Scotland Yard w/ Simon Read
My guest this week is Simon Read, author of “Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force’s Most Infamous Murder Cases”. He walks us through a number of the
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The Mysterious Death of Sarah Mumford w/ Michelle Graff
While on a search for more information on her great-grandmother, my guest Michelle Graff uncovered a fascinating mystery involving the very suspicious 1899 death of a fifteen-year-old girl named Sarah
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The Manhattan Well Murder w/ Gavin Whitehead
On January 2, 1800, the body of a young woman was pulled out of a secluded, boarded-up well, horrifying the citizens of New York City’s Lower Manhattan neighborhood. The trial
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The Murder of Ruth Munson w/ Roger Barr
One of Minnesota’s most fascinating unsolved murder cases began on the morning of December 9, 1937, when firefighters discovered the charred body of 31-year-old Ruth Munson in an abandoned Saint