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Back to Search332: The Murder of Vivian Gordon w/ Michael Wolraich
Vivian Gordon went out before midnight in a velvet dress and mink coat. Her body turned up the next morning in a desolate Bronx park, a dirty clothesline wrapped around her neck. At her stylish Manha…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
331: The Bermondsey Horror w/ Gavin Whitehead - A True Crime History Podcast
On August 17th, 1849, London police officers made a grisly discovery at the home of George and Maria (born Marie de Roux) Manning. Her former beau, Patrick O'Connor, had been buried under the floor. …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
330: Was Gille de Rais Really One of History's Worst Serial Killers? w/ Margot K. Juby
Gille de Rais is a complicated historical figure. On one hand he was a French military hero - a man who fought side by side with Joan of Arc - and revered for his service to church and state. On the …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Today in MoNo History: The 1888 Murders of Charles and Lois Hitchcock
When a well-to-do couple named Charles and Lois Hitchcock are discovered hacked to death on their fruit farm in Garden Grove, California in January of 1888, suspicions quickly turn to an itinerant Ge…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
329: Andrew Jackson & The Creek War w/ Peter Cozzens
The Creek War is one of the most tragic episodes in American history, leading to the greatest loss of Native American life on what is now U.S. soil. What began as a vicious internal conflict among th…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
328: Squizzy Taylor & the Fitzroy Vendetta w/ Roy Maloy
Prolific Australian crime writer Roy Maloy is my guest this week. He gives us the scoop on the complex and violent legacy of Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor. Highlights include Squizzy's marriage t…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
327: The Persecution of Lillian Hawkins & the Murder of Ruby Reed w/ Kimberly Tilley
Four-time guest and author Kimberly Tilley joins me once again, this time to talk about two unsolved historical mysteries. First, she tells the story of nineteen-year-old Lillian Hawkins, who was har…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
MoNo Encore: A Shocking New Look at the Lindbergh Kidnapping & Murder w/ Lise Pearlman
In this Most Notorious holiday re-release, we revisit an interview that got a lot of attention when it first aired. This is my interview with Lise Pearlman about the fascinating research she did in t…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
326: The Life & Crimes of Charley Flynn w/ Matthew Bernstein
One of the most colorful criminals in 19th-century California history was a man that you may not have ever heard of - Charley Flynn, aka Charles Mortimer. Flynn was a charmer and a ne'er-do-well whos…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
325: The Murder of the Grimes Sisters w/ Troy Taylor
It was a chilly December night in 1956 when young Barbara and Patricia Grimes, dedicated fans of Elvis Presley, set out to watch "Love Me Tender" for the eleventh time. Their disappearance sparked a …
Published on 2 years ago