Podcast Episodes

Introducing... I Think Not! (A New True Crime Comedy Podcast)

Hey Crimes of the Centuries listeners! The Obsessed Network has as a brand new podcast from the former hosts and creators of Obsessed with: Disappear…

3 years, 7 months ago

The Case of Kirk Bloodsworth: America’s First DNA Exoneration

Season 2 Episode 42

After the 1984 discovery of 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton’s body in the woods, police began their search for a tall, muscular, curly-haired man. Kirk Bloo…

3 years, 8 months ago

Obsessed Fest 2023 Tickets Are On Sale NOW!!!!!

Hey, Crimes of the Centuries listeners!! Tickets are on sale NOW for Obsessed Fest 2023, taking place in Dallas Texas from October 20th - 22nd. You c…

3 years, 8 months ago

Illegal Luck: How the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Went Haywire

Season 2 Episode 41

In the summer of 1964, the first modern lottery was off to the races in New Hampshire. The “Sweeps,” as they were called, were a sensation of nationa…

3 years, 8 months ago

The True Story Behind 'Murder Ordained'

Season 2 Episode 40

Film adaptations of true crimes have to strike a tricky balance between authenticity and drama. 1987’s Murder Ordained depicts the 1983 incidents wit…

3 years, 8 months ago

Soul Leaves Body: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke

Season 2 Episode 39

Singing his way through the 1950s and early 1960s, appealing to audiences across a segregated music industry, churning out hits of dreamy quality lik…

3 years, 9 months ago

The Bender Family: A Suspicious Band of Innkeepers

Season 2 Episode 38

Inside a modest cabin on the vast prairies of Kansas lived a family, or at least four individuals claiming to be one. The Benders were an odd bunch: …

3 years, 9 months ago

Linda Hazzard, the Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death

Season 2 Episode 37

Dr. Linda Hazzard was an extremely unorthodox physician, a so-called "fasting specialist" who believed food to be the cause of disease. After as many…

3 years, 9 months ago

The Tragedy of Selena: Fandom Gone Too Far

Season 2 Episode 36

Selena Quintanilla was on the cusp of becoming a worldwide sensation. The Mexican American had already dominated Tejano music charts for years, but a…

3 years, 9 months ago

Hilma Marie Witte: Fatal Manipulation

Season 2 Episode 35

The 1981 shooting death of Paul Witte, a father of two in Indiana, seemed to be an accident: Paul's 15-year-old son Eric said he'd tripped while hold…

3 years, 10 months ago