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Short Suck 66: Locusta of Gaul: The World’s First Serial Killer?
Long before forensic science could expose a killer, poison was one of ancient Rome’s deadliest—and hardest to detect—weapons, and few were said to wi…
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525 - The Franklin Conspiracy: Satanic Panic or a Real Cover-Up?
When a massive financial scandal erupted in Omaha in the late 1980s, allegations soon followed that politically connected power players were involved…
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524 - Bible John: Glasgow's Dancing Killer
In late 1960s Glasgow, three women went out dancing at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom.... and never made it home alive. Their murders were linked …
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Short Suck 65: The Lady With the Lamp: Florence Nightingale’s War on Death
Florence Nightingale didn’t just become the world’s most famous nurse - she helped revolutionize modern medicine, battling horrific hospital conditio…
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523 - The Immortality Industry: Silicon Valley’s War on Death
What if aging isn’t inevitable...and death is a problem science might someday solve? From groundbreaking longevity research to Silicon Valley billion…
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522 - The Mary Kay Opportunity! The Dark Truth About MLMs
Mary Kay Ash turned a $5,000 investment into a cosmetics empire that promised generations of women financial independence, recognition, and—if they c…
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Short Suck 64: The Skunk Ape
Today we journey deep into the swamps of Florida to investigate the legend of the Skunk Ape, Bigfoot’s smaller, stinkier, swamp-dwelling cousin. From…
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521 - The Serpent: Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj
Long before Catch Me If You Can made Frank Abagnale famous, another master con man was crisscrossing the globe under countless stolen identities and …
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520 - Mother of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley didn't just create Frankenstein - she helped invent modern science fiction while forever changing the landscape of horror. This episode,…
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Short Suck 63: The Children's Crusade: Faith, Folly, and 30,000 Kids
In 1212, thousands of children set out across Europe believing God would part the Mediterranean and lead them peacefully to Jerusalem. (Spoiler alert…
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