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Behind the Scenes Minis: Two Williams
Tracy and Holly discuss problematic aspects of trials and the parts of Rice's story that they each found themselves thinking about. Then, Palmer's st…
4 years, 4 months ago
William Palmer, the Rugely Poisoner
William Palmer often turns up on lists of historical serial killers. Though his trial for murder is generally considered a settled case, it was judge…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Murder(?) of William Marsh Rice
Rice amassed a big enough fortune to establish a whole university – and become a target for murder. But is that actually how he died?
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4 years, 4 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Hernandez v. Texas
This 2017 episode covers Hernandez v. Texas, which addressed civil rights for Mexican Americans, was the first case to be argued before the Supreme C…
4 years, 4 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Crowley and Cagliostro
Tracy shares her limited knowledge of Crowley before she started researching the podcast, and the incomprehensible nature of some of Crowley's writin…
4 years, 4 months ago
Cagliostro
He’s connected with everything from petty crime to mysticism to claims of nearly eternal life to one of the most famous deceptions in all of history.…
4 years, 4 months ago
Bad Women: The Ripper Retold Trailer
In late 1888, five women were brutally murdered in a slum neighborhood of London. The violent killer earned himself a nickname - Jack the Ripper. But…
4 years, 4 months ago
Aleister Crowley
Crowley was a truly prolific and deliberately transgressive occultist whose practices included sex and drug use, and he went on to influence modern S…
4 years, 4 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol
This 2016 episode tells the story of a small theater in Paris which was open from 1897 to 1962, and became famous for its grisly, terrifying plays.
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4 years, 5 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Tod Browning
Holly and Tracy discuss the career of Tod Browning and how difficult it is to know the true nature of certain aspects of the filmmaker's life.
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4 years, 5 months ago