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63: Crime & Punishment in Puritan New England w/ Juliet Mofford - A True Crime History Podcast
My guest is Juliet Mofford, author of "The Devil Made Me Do It! Crime and Punishment in Early New England". She discusses a variety of topics, includ…
9 years, 4 months ago
62: Alaska's Soapy Smith w/ Catherine Spude - A True Crime History Podcast
My guest today, Catherine Spude, author of "That Fiend in Hell: Soapy Smith in Legend", tells the story of the renowned con-man, crime boss and murde…
9 years, 5 months ago
61: The Cleveland Torso Murders w/ James Jessen Badal - A True Crime History Podcast
In a rough part of Cleveland Ohio called Kingsbury Run, twelve decapitated bodies, some mutilated and dismembered, were discovered from 1934-1938. My…
9 years, 5 months ago
60: The Real Rasputin w/ Douglas Smith - A True Crime History Podcast
There are many myths surrounding Grigori Rasputin, known in popular history as the "Mad Monk" and the "Holy Devil". His influence on Tsar Nicholas II…
9 years, 6 months ago
59: Dillinger Gang Gun-Molls Part Two w/ Ellen Poulsen - A True Crime History Podcast
Dillinger historian Ellen Poulsen, author of "Don't Call Us Molls", completes her interview with me about the role of women in Depression-era gangs o…
9 years, 6 months ago
58: Dillinger Gang Gun-Molls Part One w/ Ellen Poulsen - A True Crime History Podcast
In this first part of my two part interview with Ellen Poulsen, author of "Don't Call Us Molls", we discuss the many women involved with notorious 19…
9 years, 6 months ago
57: Paris's Rue Montaigne Murders w/ Aaron Freundschuh - A True Crime History Podcast
In March of 1887 a high-class prostitute and two others, including a child, were found stabbed to death in a luxury apartment on the upscale Avenue M…
9 years, 7 months ago
56: Captain Kidd w/ Richard Zacks - A True Crime History Podcast
Richard Zacks, bestselling author of "Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd" is my guest, and he tells some stories (and breaks some myths) a…
9 years, 7 months ago
55: Boston's Millen-Faber Gang w/ Nathan Gorenstein - A True Crime History Podcast
The 1930s were filled with news of midwest bank-robbers like John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd and Bonnie & Clyde, but few know that…
9 years, 7 months ago
54: Wartime Los Angeles's Sleepy Lagoon Murder & Zoot Suit Riots w/ Eduardo Pagán
Two events in early 1940s L.A. grabbed newspaper headlines almost back to back- The murder of José Díaz and following trial of 22 boys, and the race …
9 years, 8 months ago