Podcast Episodes

The Case Behind Stockholm Syndrome

Season 3 Episode 8

You're probably familiar with the concept of Stockholm Syndrome - the phenomenon where people taken hostage come to empathize with or even join up wi…

3 years, 3 months ago

The "Fireproof" Theatre: Tragedy at the Iroquois

Season 3 Episode 7

Chicago's state-of-the-art Iroquois Theatre was supposed to be a jewel in the rapidly expanding American arts scene of the early twentieth century.  …

3 years, 3 months ago

Deadly Blaze: The Thiokol Factory Explosion

Season 3 Episode 6

At the height of the space race, the arrival of the Thiokol chemical company was supposed to bring jobs and opportunities for the small Georgia town …

3 years, 3 months ago

The Deaths of Herman and Irving Arthur

Season 3 Episode 5

Brothers Herman and Irving Arthur wanted to leave their life as Southern sharecroppers in Texas and move to the North in search of better opportuniti…

3 years, 4 months ago

The Zodiac Killer (Potentially) Identified: A New Project from Obsessed Network

Earlier this year, author Jaret Kobec named a new suspect to be the Zodiac Killer. This was based on years of research which uncovered never before s…

3 years, 4 months ago

S3: Nannie Doss: The Murderous Giggling Granny

Season 3

This week we dive into our archives for a look back at one our episodes from the first season of "Crimes of the Centuries." Check out this episode a…

3 years, 4 months ago

The Chippendales Murder - Separating Fact from Fiction

Season 3 Episode 4

Nick De Noia dreamed of becoming a successful choreographer, a goal he attained through his sexy yet classy routines for the Chippendales all-male re…

3 years, 4 months ago

Dorothy Stratten: A Playmate Murdered

Season 3 Episode 3

Months after being named "Playboy Playmate of the Year" in 1980, Dorothy Stratten was poised to make the transition from model to Hollywood actress. …

3 years, 4 months ago

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the Chicago Gang Wars of the 1920s

Season 3 Episode 2

In Prohibition Era Chicago, competing gangs of bootleggers battled for supremacy.  In February 1929, notorious gangster Al Capone set up a brazen tra…

3 years, 4 months ago

Dr. Thomas Cream: The Forgotten Victorian Serial Killer

Season 3 Episode 1

In Victorian England, a serial killer preyed on sex workers and other vulnerable women. But unlike the infamous Jack the Ripper, this serial killer, …

3 years, 5 months ago