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Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalism
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The Cry From The Grave
26 JUL 2024 · From The Files of Ellis H. Parker
Episode 267 is adapted from a first-person article in True Detective Mysteries, December 1928, written from the perspective of Detective Ellis H. Parker of Mount Holly, New Jersey, who during his career was known as “America's Sherlock Holmes.” He solved 288 of the 300 major crimes he worked on during his career, obtaining signed confessions in more than half of them. His most high-profile case was the Lindbergh kidnapping. Stories of his cases were collected in a book by Fletcher Pratt titled “The Cunning Mulatto” in 1935.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cry-from-grave-h-20604587
In The Devil's Beef Tub
24 JUL 2024 · Buck Ruxton’s Double Jigsaw Puzzle Murder
Episode 159 takes us once again to the British Isles, our first excursion into Scotland with the story of a physician (some accounts call him a gynecologist) accused of dismembering his wife and the nanny of their children, scattering their parts in a deep bowl-like valley near the town of Moffat, so named as it was known as a good spot for hiding stolen cattle.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/in-devils-beef-65776069
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Only Death Can Cure Him
22 JUL 2024 · The Brickbat Moron Serial Murders
Episode 210 is a dark journey through five murders in two widely-separated states, all perpetrated by a single, simple-minded man using bricks as weapons. Each case has enough drama to be an episode of its own, but taken together it's five times ugly. So hold on.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/108381164
A Savage Attack In A Blackberry Patch
19 JUL 2024 · The True Crime Of Charles Wilson Against Mamie Walsh
Episode 266 details a random, impulsive act in the wilds of frontier Oregon. When a pretty little 14 year old girl turns up brutally murdered and possibly raped, the town of Milwaukie and nearby villages teeter on the brink of mob violence for several weeks until... well, no spoilers here.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/savage-attack-in-41071565
The Sicilian Trunk Job
17 JUL 2024 · he Murder of Philippo Caruso
Episode 161 takes us on a trip across the Midwest from the Italian slums of Chicago, where a produce salesman meets a terrible fate at the hands of a countryman aboard a train to Pittsburgh where his body was found several days later. In this story, the police and the press work together to break down the brotherhood of silence and crack this horrible crime.
Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune, the Inter-Ocean, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and other newspapers of the era.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/sicilian-trunk-43436784
Life, Confession And Atrocious Crimes Of Antoine Probst
15 JUL 2024 · The Cruel Murder Of The Deering Family
Episode 177 has been adapted from an 1866 trial pamphlet published in Philadelphia. One of the earliest expressions of true crime in print, trial pamphlets were often embelleshed from newspaper accounts of a case, and like this one--a bloody mass murder on a farmer's family just after the civil war--were released within days of the final disposition.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/107897330
The Case Of The Kidnapped Incubator Baby
12 JUL 2024 · Fiasco at the World’s Fair
There’s a lot of crazy in episode 167, and it’s a little confusing at first because there’s so much of it going around, but even once the source of the crazy is obvious, the story is just picking up. I never thought I’d be doing a crime story about a child custody case, but I never heard of a child custody case like this one. Hold one, everybody. This one is a wild ride.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/case-of-baby-30823028
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In The Poor Dutch Girl's Shanty
10 JUL 2024 · The Betrayal Of Gerretje Haast
Although there is a verdict and a lot of drama in Episode 265, many details of this case remain oblique. Only two people know what happened in that shack on the windswept Colorado prairie, and they aren’t talking, but there are many subtle clues to pique your imagination.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/in-poor-dutch-40061553
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Inferno In Ipsilanti
8 JUL 2024 · The Michigan Petting Party Murders
Episode 176 tells of a most horrible--and most quickly-resolved--murder. When four teenagers are found dead on a country road, public indignation runs high, and under the pressure of a gathering mob, justice moves swiftly. The bodies are found on a Tuesday, and by Friday the case is resolved.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/107422638/
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The Skeleton Of Islip Woods
5 JUL 2024 · Confession Of The Bigamist Otto Mueller
Episode 169 concerns the search for the killer of a young woman whose body is found in a remote Long Island development a year after her death. The one clue takes the investigation to Europe with sudden and surprising results.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/skeleton-of-50802243
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In The Poor Dutch Girl's Shanty
10 JUL 2024 · The Betrayal Of Gerretje Haast
Although there is a verdict and a lot of drama in Episode 265, many details of this case remain oblique. Only two people know what happened in that shack on the windswept Colorado prairie, and they aren’t talking, but there are many subtle clues to pique your imagination.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/in-poor-dutch-40061553
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Inferno In Ipsilanti
8 JUL 2024 · The Michigan Petting Party Murders
Episode 176 tells of a most horrible--and most quickly-resolved--murder. When four teenagers are found dead on a country road, public indignation runs high, and under the pressure of a gathering mob, justice moves swiftly. The bodies are found on a Tuesday, and by Friday the case is resolved.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/107422638/
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The Skeleton Of Islip Woods
5 JUL 2024 · Confession Of The Bigamist Otto Mueller
Episode 169 concerns the search for the killer of a young woman whose body is found in a remote Long Island development a year after her death. The one clue takes the investigation to Europe with sudden and surprising results.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/skeleton-of-50802243
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The Omaha Sniper
3 JUL 2024 · Frank Carter, Maniac
Episode 263 explores the psyche of a purely evil man, but also a witty, highly entertaining individual, a textbook sociopath.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/omaha-sniper-40059722
Culled from the historic pages of the Omaha World Herald and other newspapers of the era.
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A Wild Ride In Paris, Texas
1 JUL 2024 · Two Doomed Fugitives
Episode 211 truly is a historic case: the story behind the first execution under the Lindbergh kidnapping law, which called for the death penalty in cases where the victim is taken across state lines. So when a pair of fugitives takes hostage a pair of small town policemen in their own car... well, you know that's not going to end well.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/107276638
For more information on the Lindbergh Kidnapping, check out https://www.patreon.com/posts/ladder-at-window-39294381
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The Crumhorn Mountain Mallet Murder
29 JUN 2024 · Little Eva’s Roadhouse Plot
Episode 171 relates the sordid tale of a plot to collect insurance money. After Eva Coo, a Cooperstown, New York roadhouse proprietress, purchased $10,000 in policies for her handyman, she asks him and her best friend to go for a ride in the country in a car she just borrowed. Yeah, that’s not gonna end well.
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The Accidental Assassination Of The Father Of Greater New York
27 JUN 2024 · Unveiling The Scandalous Hannah Elias
Episode 261 begins with a prominent citizen of New York City being gunned down on the street in a case of mistaken identity. But finding the real reason behind the killing, officials uncover a questionable liaison between another prominent citizen and a woman who is living in comfortable circumstances that belie her humble origins. Then things get messy.
This story has a strong racial element to it. Whenever possible, I have tempered the rough language that was common in the day, except in direct quotes or when it is relevant to the narrative. In those cases, I read it as published.
Culled from the historic pages of the New York World and other newspapers of the era.
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Kidnapped By A Moral Leper
25 JUN 2024 · The Tragic Ordeal Of Sally Horner
Episode 260 relates the sad, short life of Florence Sally Horner, who endured a two-year kidnapping by a convicted sex offender. If that’s not sad enough for you, stick around for the twist at the end.
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Mrs. Carrick's Rouge And Whiskers
21 JUN 2024 · The Search For The Sheba Bandit
Episode 234 is not only a murder mystery, but it also explores the history of attitudes regarding alternative lifestyles. Now that we’re living in an age where gender is a fluid thing, it’s interesting to hear how the police and the press respond when the main suspect doesn’t quite fit into the sexual norms of nearly a century past.
Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers of the era.
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The Milk Cow Murder
19 JUN 2024 · Assassination of Nancy Parker
Remastered from the True Crime Historian VaultEpisode 202 takes us inside the mind of an unhinged woman, but not too deeply. The story takes a lot of strange contradictory turns as the layers are peeled back and everyone tries to get the story straight. Or not.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/49359910
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Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalism
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Categories | True Crime |
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