https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-dark--7323953enHistoryCopyright History Darkhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/d5014038f434ff8ff1ea461875014a5d.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-dark--7323953Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:49:49 +0000History DarkHistory Darkstefanjoao96@gmail.comHistory Dark takes you beyond the history found in textbooks and into the darkest, most disturbing, and mysterious chapters of the human past.From forgotten crimes and brutal historical events to unexplained mysteries, secret experiments, tragic...falsea0ec1b6f-742f-5fb1-97a0-ff08d2779be6episodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-secret-past-of-the-american-woman-dark-dark-history--74972499We investigate the story of Sara Jane Moore, a suburban grandmother who shocked the nation in 1975 when she fired a .38-caliber revolver at President Gerald Ford in San Francisco, missing by inches [citation:4][citation:11]. After serving 32 years in prison, she reflected: "I am very happy I did not succeed. I know now that I was wrong to try" [citation:14].
We also examine the case of Lacey Schwartz, who grew up in a white, Jewish family in Woodstock, New York, believing her dark skin and curly hair came from a Sicilian grandfather. But the truth, uncovered in her documentary "Little White Lie," revealed her biological father was a Black man with whom her mother had a long-standing affair—a secret her family carried for decades [citation:3][citation:7].
And we explore the extraordinary journey of Marisa Fox, a New York journalist who spent 15 years unraveling her mother Tamar's lies. Tamar had claimed to be an Israeli freedom fighter who spent World War II in Palestine. In truth, she was Hela Hocherman, a Jewish teenager who survived the Holocaust and hid her trauma for a lifetime [citation:6][citation:10]. "I was a hero, never a victim," her mother would insist—a statement that concealed both the truth and the pain.
Press play to discover how the secret pasts of these American women reveal the power of silence, the cost of deception, and the courage it takes to finally tell the truth.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74972499Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:46:29 +0000History DarkIn this episode, we uncover the hidden histories of American women who lived double lives, carrying secrets that shaped not only their own identities but also the course of history. Their stories—of survival, deception, and reinvention—reveal a side...We investigate the story of Sara Jane Moore, a suburban grandmother who shocked the nation in 1975 when she fired a .38-caliber revolver at President Gerald Ford in San Francisco, missing by inches [citation:4][citation:11]. After serving 32 years in prison, she reflected: "I am very happy I did not succeed. I know now that I was wrong to try" [citation:14].
We also examine the case of Lacey Schwartz, who grew up in a white, Jewish family in Woodstock, New York, believing her dark skin and curly hair came from a Sicilian grandfather. But the truth, uncovered in her documentary "Little White Lie," revealed her biological father was a Black man with whom her mother had a long-standing affair—a secret her family carried for decades [citation:3][citation:7].
And we explore the extraordinary journey of Marisa Fox, a New York journalist who spent 15 years unraveling her mother Tamar's lies. Tamar had claimed to be an Israeli freedom fighter who spent World War II in Palestine. In truth, she was Hela Hocherman, a Jewish teenager who survived the Holocaust and hid her trauma for a lifetime [citation:6][citation:10]. "I was a hero, never a victim," her mother would insist—a statement that concealed both the truth and the pain.
Press play to discover how the secret pasts of these American women reveal the power of silence, the cost of deception, and the courage it takes to finally tell the truth.
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