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The Largest Art Heist in American History
Season 4 Episode 22
When several men dressed as cops entered the Isabella Gardner Museum in March of 1990, the nighttime security detail didn't think much of it -- until…
2 years ago
Sex, Lies and a Government Conspiracy: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Season 4 Episode 21
In 1932, hundreds of men in Tuskegee, Alabama, signed up for something they'd never had much access to: healthcare. The best part? It was free. Told …
2 years ago
Terror in Munich: The 1972 Olympic Games
Season 4 Episode 20
After Munich, Germany, was named the host of the 1972 Olympic Games, organizers were determined to highlight the country's softer side after the horr…
2 years ago
The Time Mobile, Alabama, Sentenced a Man to Death For Stealing $1.95
Season 4 Episode 19
When a handyman from Mobile, Alabama, was accused of stealing $1.95 from a woman who employed him in 1957, no one could have guessed the fervor it wo…
2 years ago
The Pimlico Poisoning: The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett
Season 4 Episode 18
Soon after London bade farewell to 1885 and welcomed the new year, a woman named Adelaide Bartlett roused her sleeping house with screams. Her husban…
2 years ago
From Grab Bag Collab: The Catalyst
Hey, Crimes of the Centuries listeners! COTC is dark for the next two weeks, but as a special bonus, here is another episode of The Catalyst, a true-…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Falcon and the Snowman
Season 4 Episode 17
In the 1970s, an aerospace firm in Redondo Beach, California, had the clever idea of handing over access to highly classified spy satellite secrets t…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Lonely Hearts Club Killers
Season 4 Episode 16
After World War II stole a great many men from their loving wives, Lonely Hearts clubs were all the rage for lonely widows looking for love. A number…
2 years, 1 month ago
Randy Ayers: The Case of the Lookalike
Season 4 Episode 15
Randy Ayers was a 17-year-old high school senior when he was spotted at school and identified as the man who raped and tried to kill a 15-year-old gi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Voyage of the Damned: The M.S. St. Louis
Season 4 Episode 14
The 937 passengers aboard the M.S. St. Louis had every reason to be optimistic as they left Hamburg, Germany, on May 13, 1939. After years of their r…
2 years, 2 months ago