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Wicked Words - Sandra Hempel: The Inheritor’s Powder
Episode 14
A wealthy man is poisoned in 1830s England, and there are many suspects, including several heirs. Would coffee grounds prove to be crucial evidence i…
2 years, 6 months ago
Wicked Words - Nathan Masters: Crooked
Episode 13
A man is found dead from a gunshot wound in Washington DC in 1923. He’s an aide and a confidante to a powerful politician, the attorney general of th…
2 years, 6 months ago
Wicked Words - June Hur: The Red Palace
Episode 12
Have you ever heard of the Rice Chest Prince? It’s a real story from Korean history, and it’s a fascinating look at the dynamic between a king and hi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Wicked Words - Kate Summerscale: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
Episode 11
The brutal murder of a 3-year-old shocked Victorian England not only because of how it happened, but because of who the police suspected. Could one o…
2 years, 7 months ago
Wondery Presents - Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting
When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much …
2 years, 7 months ago
Wicked Words - Benjamin Gilmer: The Other Dr. Gilmer
Episode 10
When Dr. Benjamin Gilmer takes over a small clinic in North Carolina, he was told that he is actually the second Dr. Gilmer to practice there. The fi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Wicked Words - Jax Miller: Hell in the Heartland
Episode 9
This story centers on a terrible crime in 1999 rural Oklahoma. Two parents were murdered and two teenaged girls in the same trailer went missing. Aut…
2 years, 7 months ago
Wicked Words - Amit Katwala: Tremors in the Blood
Episode 8
One of the most controversial tools used by investigators is the lie detector. It’s used often to intimidate suspects and sometimes it’s responsible …
2 years, 7 months ago
Wicked Words - Katherine Corcoran: In the Mouth of the Wolf
Episode 7
In some parts of the world, one of the most dangerous jobs you can have is being a journalist. Author Katherine Corcoran writes about a ground-breaki…
2 years, 8 months ago
Wicked Words - Richard White: Who Killed Jane Stanford?
Episode 6
In 1905, many people seemed to have a reason to kill one of the richest women in America and Stanford University’s co-founder, Jane Stanford. Author …
2 years, 8 months ago