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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. https://www.patreon.com/posts/mrs-carricks-and-42685217 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

17 JUN 2024 · The Long Island Gas Station Murder Episode 219 is the first-person report of New York private detective Felix De Martini as he investigates the death of a popular and benevolent small businessman, the owner of a service station. De Martini's dogged pursuit of the culprit was told in the classic pages of True Detective Magazine, historic purveyors of sensational true crime, in April 1945. https://www.patreon.com/posts/99007307 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

14 JUN 2024 · The Solteldo-Barton Affair Episode 247 strikes a little close to home for me. Having spent 25 years working in a newsroom with very little security, the possibility of an indignant individual bursting in with a gun and opening fire because he didn’t like what was printed, was a constant (albeit low-grade) fear. In this case, when the bullets start flying and witnesses start ducking out the door, it’s hard to tell who shot who. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bullet-to-editor-52222699 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

12 JUN 2024 · The Haynesville/Homer Hammer Murder The scandal in Episode 188 unfolds in the small towns dotting the bayou country of Northern Louisiana. When the Haynesville town grocer goes missing, his wife declares that he ran out on her, but then a former border from Homer moves in and eyebrows are raised. https://www.patreon.com/posts/body-in-bayou-46990612 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

14 JUN 2024 · The Solteldo-Barton Affair Episode 247 strikes a little close to home for me. Having spent 25 years working in a newsroom with very little security, the possibility of an indignant individual bursting in with a gun and opening fire because he didn’t like what was printed, was a constant (albeit low-grade) fear. In this case, when the bullets start flying and witnesses start ducking out the door, it’s hard to tell who shot who. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bullet-to-editor-52222699 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

12 JUN 2024 · The Haynesville/Homer Hammer Murder The scandal in Episode 188 unfolds in the small towns dotting the bayou country of Northern Louisiana. When the Haynesville town grocer goes missing, his wife declares that he ran out on her, but then a former border from Homer moves in and eyebrows are raised. https://www.patreon.com/posts/body-in-bayou-46990612 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

10 JUN 2024 · The Covington Kiger Conspiracy Charge Episode 227 is the strange tale of a teenage girl who admittedly shot her brother and father in the middle of the night thinking she was shooting at burglars. Did she kill her family because of a nightmare? Was the girl insane? Or were there more sinister forces at work? Seems like no one can decide.... https://www.patreon.com/posts/99014687 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

7 JUN 2024 · Starring Beulah Binford As ‘The Woman In The Case’ Episode 251 is the story of one of the most sensational murders of its day when the spoiled son of a well-to-do Richmond, Virginia, family commits a ghastly crime. The entire nation is enthralled by the salacious details of the case and photos of his beautiful young paramour, a girl with a bad reputation though still in her teens, graces front pages everywhere. Culled from the historic pages of the Richmond VA Times Dispatch, the Washington Times and other newspapers of the era. https://www.patreon.com/posts/great-beattie-38755836 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

5 JUN 2024 · The Baldwin Trunk Murder Episode 187 takes us to Prohibition-era Los Angeles, where a gallivanting doctor gets a snoot full of juice and more than he bargained for. Factor in a devoted teenage son who will do anything to protect his mother and a somewhat bewildered boyfriend to come up with another scandalous tale. https://www.patreon.com/posts/saving-mother-51115401 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

3 JUN 2024 · The Mutilation Of Anna Aumuller Episode 217 is more than just a murder. It starts out as just your run-of-the mill everyday good-girl-gone-bad headless torso murders, but the finding of the body parts only opens a sweeping international criminal case that gets the Feds involved. This story has a big pile of drama under every headline, including some impressive courtroom theatrics, but is so laced with lies and deceit, that it might've been easier to put Anna's body back together than to get at the entire truth of the matter. Whatever story is true, any one of them will make your blood curdle. Promise. https://www.patreon.com/posts/99022046 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

31 MAY 2024 · The Hodges Massacre And Its Awful Aftermath Put on your favorite indignation hat, my friend, because episode 253 is going to be one of those. This case was mentioned in the coverage of the Padrick case, https://www.patreon.com/posts/slain-for-her-91231036 and it piqued my interest and the interest of some listeners, so I looked into it. I hesitated going on. We live in tense times but I decided it’s important to remember how ugly things can get. All of my stories are cautionary tales, and we should never forget the dark past so we won’t go there again.The Hodges family massacre sparked a wave of lynchings and other crimes against African-Americans in Georgia and nearby states. According to the Tuskegee Institute, between 1882 and 1964, 4,743 people were lynched in the United States, 3,446 of them African-Americans, 73 percent. Georgia racked up 531, 92 percent African-American, more lynchings than any other state except Mississippi, 581. https://www.patreon.com/posts/burned-alive-in-38759107 https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

29 MAY 2024 · The Golden Gate Park Tunnel Tragedy Episode 185 takes us to the West Coast just after Prohibition, when a 23-year-old woman turns up dead, strangled and violated (as they say) in Golden Gate Park, just after being unceremoniously ejected from a rich man’s hotel apartment after refusing his advances. The man has an alibi. See if you buy it. https://www.patreon.com/posts/dead-or-dead-51115777 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

20 MAY 2024 · The Florodora Girl Takes The Stand Episode 257 combines some of our favorite tropes: the love triangle gone awry, another showgirl and another man about town who wants to eat his cake and take it to Europe, too. There were only two people in that hansom cab when the shot was fired, and the Flora Dora girl said she didn't shoot even though the gun was identified as hers. https://www.patreon.com/posts/100801583

15 MAY 2024 · The Stanford Bathtub Murder Episode 255 examines the sensational events following the discovery of a woman found dead in the bathtub, bludgeoned to death, and all circumstantial evidence pointing to the husband. I’m not so sure. The prosecution theory makes some sense, but I think they failed to prove a crucial element that would have convinced me. Drop me an email or a message on Facebook and tell me if you think the same way, what that missing element might be. Culled from the historic pages of the Oakland Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other newspapers of the era. https://www.patreon.com/posts/climax-of-38760214