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Back to Search“Deadly Delusions" Pt. 2 - Susan Polk
Episode 66
In 2005, Dr. Felix Polk of San Francisco, was found stabbed to death by his 15-year-old son, Gabriel. But he believed his mother, Susan, was responsi…
6 years, 9 months ago
“Deadly Delusions" - Susan Polk
Episode 65
In 2002, after twenty years of marriage, 44-year-old Susan Polk of San Francisco, called it quits with her husband, 70-year-old Felix Polk. Susan's r…
6 years, 9 months ago
“The Queen of Rum Row” Pt. 2 - Gertrude Lythgoe
Episode 64
Stories of her exploits on Rum Row in the early 1920s made Gertrude Lythgoe a tabloid darling. As books and article series were published, America wa…
6 years, 9 months ago
“The Queen of Rum Row” - Gertrude Lythgoe
Episode 63
During the early days of Prohibition in the 1920s, while most young women were focused on getting married and having a family, Gertrude Lythgoe was b…
6 years, 10 months ago
“I Don’t Like Mondays” Pt. 2 - Brenda Spencer
Episode 62
On Monday, January 29th, 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer shot 350 rounds at a San Diego Elementary School from her front window. Her family and neig…
6 years, 10 months ago
“I Don’t Like Mondays” - Brenda Spencer
Episode 61
Before Parkland, before Sandy Hook, was the 1979 mass shooting at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego. At 8:30AM on Monday, January 29th,…
6 years, 10 months ago
“Symbionese Liberation Army” Pt. 2 - Patricia Hearst
Episode 60
After two months in captivity, Patricia Hearst sided with her kidnappers, the Symbionese Liberation Army. By the end of 1974, the newspaper heiress t…
6 years, 10 months ago
“Symbionese Liberation Army” - Patricia Hearst
Episode 59
In February of 1974, 19-year-old Patricia Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Her captivity would become one of the most well-kno…
6 years, 11 months ago
“The Queen of Mean” Pt. 2 - Leona Helmsley
Episode 58
She climbed to the top of New York City’s real estate scene by bullying and blackmailing, earning her the moniker "The Queen of Mean." In the late 19…
6 years, 11 months ago
“The Queen of Mean” - Leona Helmsley
Episode 57
Born in 1920 to poor, Jewish immigrants, Leona Helsley spent the first 30 years of her life doing whatever it took to rise above her humble origins. …
6 years, 11 months ago