Podcast Episodes

279: Was Christopher Marlowe Murdered? w/ M.J. Trow - A True Crime History Podcast

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe is considered one of the greatest playwrights of the Elizabethan era, but was also known as a hothead, a scoundrel and a member of the secretive School of Night. When he was…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

278: The Murder of Journalist Don Mellett w/ Thomas Crowl - A True Crime History Podcast

The July 1926 murder of the editor of the Canton, Ohio, Daily News, Don R. Mellett, was one of the most publicized crimes in the 1920s. For less than a year, Mellett was the editor of the Daily News,…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

277: The True Crime Case That Inspired Hitchcock's "The Wrong Man" w/ Jason Isralowitz

In January 1953, a New York City musician named Christopher “ Manny” Balestrero was wrongly arrested for armed robbery, misidentified by eye witnesses. What followed was a nightmarish ordeal that com…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

276: What Happened to Louis Le Prince? w/ Paul Fischer - A True Crime History Podcast

In the late 19th century, inventors were rushing to perfect and patent motion picture devices, and leading the race was a Frenchman named Louis Le Prince. In September of 1890 Le Prince said farewell…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

275: The Mysterious Disappearance of Joan Risch w/ Stephen Ahern - A True Crime History Podcast

On October 24th, 1961, one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in Massachusetts history began when housewife and mother Joan Risch vanished from her home. Investigators were perplexed by a kitchen flo…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

274: California's McGlincy Murders w/ Tobin Gilman - A True Crime History Podcast

On the morning of May 27, 1896, the peaceful township of Campbell awoke to shocking news. Six people were brutally murdered at the home of Colonel Richard P. McGlincy, one of the town’s most respecte…

Published on 3 years ago

273: Chicago's Iroquois Theater Fire w/ Troy Taylor - A True Crime History Podcast

On December 30th, 1903, over two thousand people were packed into Chicago's brand new Iroquois Theater for a matinee performance of Mr. Bluebeard, starring comedian Eddie Foy.

Little did theatergoers…

Published on 3 years ago

272: Did Lee Harvey Oswald Assassinate JFK Alone? w/ Gerald Posner

For almost sixty years, the Kennedy assassination has occupied the hearts and minds of Americans. Hundreds of books have been written about the fateful day at Dealey Plaza in November of 1963, often …

Published on 3 years ago

271: The Acid Bath Murderer w/ Gordon Lowe - A True Crime History Podcast

In the years following World War II, serial killer John George Haigh committed five perfect murders, using sulphuric acid to dissolve his victims into soup. His sixth murder, however, was hastily don…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

270: The Old West's "Bandit Queen" Pearl Hart w/ John Boessenecker

On May 30, 1899, history was made when Pearl Hart, disguised as a man, held up a stagecoach in Arizona and robbed the passengers at gunpoint. A manhunt ensued as word of her heist spread, and Pearl H…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago