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Back to Search392: Golden Age Pirate George Lowther w/ Craig Chapman
George Lowther was a mutineer and a pirate, one of the most prolific during the golden age of piracy. His first mate, Edward "Ned" Low, went on to establish himself as perhaps the most sadistic and d…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
MoNo Encore: The Murder of Kitty Genovese w/ Catherine Pelonero
(Original pub. date: 9/27/2018)
Catherine Pelonero, author of "Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences", is my guest. She walks us through the murder of Kitty…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
391: Civil War Era & Gilded Age Con Artist Charles Cowlam w/ Frank W. Garmon Jr.
Charles Cowlam stands out as one of the most remarkable con artists of nineteenth-century America. He talked his way into receiving pardons from both President Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Th…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
390: Abingdon's Boardinghouse Murder w/ Greg Lilly
In November 1945, James Newton, a young World War II veteran, was shot four times—twice in the back—in his room at an Abingdon, Virginia boardinghouse owned by Helen Clark. She would soon stand trial…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
389: A History of Axe Murder w/ Rachel McCarthy James
Much like the wheel, the boat, and the telephone, the axe is a transformative piece of technology―one that has been with us since prehistory. And just as early humans used the axe to chop down trees,…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
388: The Adriatic Affair w/ Jennifer Sellitti
The American sailing vessel Adriatic collided with the French steamship Le Lyonnais on November 2, 1856, off the coast of Nantucket in what can best be described as a maritime hit-and-run. Adriatic’s…
Published on 5 months ago
Introducing the Slaycation Podcast
Just in time for summer! This is an introduction and excerpt from the Slaycation Podcast, hosted by Kim and Adam "Tex" Davis and Jerry Kolber.
Pack your body bags for a darkly comic, true crime p…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
MoNo Encore: The Murders of Stringbean and Estelle Akeman w/ Taylor Hagood
(original pub date 7/19/23)
David "Stringbean" Akeman was a singer, clawhammer banjo player and an early Grand Ole Opry star, known for his lanky build and comedic personality. And as a cast member …
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
387: The Beatle Bandit w/ Nate Hendley
On July 24, 1964, twenty-four-year-old Matthew Kerry Smith disguised himself with a mask and a Beatle wig, hoisted a semi-automatic rifle, then held up a bank in North York, Ontario. The intelligent…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
386: America's Nazi POW Murders w/ William Geroux
The American government was faced with an unprecedented challenge: where to house the nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war plucked from the battlefield and shipped across the Atlantic. On orders fr…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago