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148: The Murder of Carol Thompson w/ William Swanson - A True Crime History Podcast
While the Coen brothers refuse to confirm it, many believe that their movie "Fargo" was inspired by the Carol Thompson murder case. She was viciously…
6 years, 6 months ago
147: The "American Sherlock Holmes" Dr. Edward Oscar Heinrich w/ Kate Winkler Dawson
Some of the most notorious cases in American history were solved by the masterful techniques of forensics expert Dr. Edward Oscar Heinrich. He was kn…
6 years, 7 months ago
146: The Mysterious Death of "Furnace Girl" Elfrieda Knaak w/ Kraig Moreland - A True Crime History Podcast
In late October of 1928, authorities in the small town of Lake Bluff, Illinois discovered a grisly scene in the village hall basement. They found a y…
6 years, 7 months ago
145: The Smuttynose Ax Murders w/ J. Dennis Robinson - A True Crime History Podcast
On March 6th, 1873, a brutal double ax murder took the lives of two Norwegian women living on the isolated Smuttynose Island, one of the Isles of Sho…
6 years, 7 months ago
144: Oklahoma's Osage Murders (Killers of the Flower Moon) w/ David Grann - A True Crime History Podcast
David Grann, author of the New York Times Bestselling "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI", is my guest on this w…
6 years, 7 months ago
143: The "Babes of Inglewood" Murders w/ Pamela Everett - A True Crime History Podcast
In the summer of 1937, in an idyllic neighborhood of Los Angeles called Inglewood, the unspeakable happened. Three little girls were lured from a par…
6 years, 7 months ago
142: Alvin "Creepy" Karpis w/ Julie Thompson - A True Crime History Podcast
Alvin "Creepy" Karpis could claim many things in his life. He was not only the brains behind the Barker-Karpis Gang, but the last public enemy of the…
6 years, 8 months ago
141: The Salem Witch Hunt w/ Mary Beth Norton - A True Crime History Podcast
In this episode, we examine the most notorious witch hunt in American history, in Salem, Massachusetts. Hundreds of women and men were accused of wit…
6 years, 8 months ago
140: The Texarkana Phantom Serial Killer w/ James Presley - A True Crime History Podcast
In early 1946, a serial killer nicknamed "The Phantom Killer" (aka the "Moonlight Killer") terrorized the citizens of Texarkana (Arkansas and Texas).…
6 years, 8 months ago
139: Tom Dooley & the Murder of Laura Foster w/ Charlotte Corbin Barnes - A True Crime History Podcast
Most of us are probably familiar with the Kingston Trio song, "Tom Dooley", but fewer may realize that it was based on the true life murder of Laura …
6 years, 8 months ago