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THE WILD AND TROUBLED LIFE OF NELLIE JACKSON
In 1899, a young white woman and two black men were stripped naked, and violently attacked, by an angry mob, incited by the Ku Klux Klan, in the smal…
6 years, 2 months ago
STREET CORNER HOMICIDE: THE TRAGIC DEATH OF LOU MARSH
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In 1963, Lou Marsh was a college student, employed by the city of New York, as a youth outreach worker. He was beaten to death,…
6 years, 3 months ago
THE LYNCHING OF ALBERT GUEST, OUTLAW
Strange — But Forgotten: Mini-Episode #6.
The story of the lynching of Albert Guest, a multiple murderer and rapist, by an angry mob, in 1885, in New…
6 years, 4 months ago
2019 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
On this episode, we feature a presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol", featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrym…
6 years, 5 months ago
TEXAS TRUE CRIME - JUNE 2, 1939
This episode features stories of random crime and death, across the state of Texas, during the 24 hours of June 2, 1939.
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6 years, 5 months ago
A DOUBLE NIGHTMARE IN ATHENS COUNTY - 1881
In the autumn of 1881, the community of Athens, Ohio, was the scene of the lynching of Christopher Davis, a young black man, and a violent attack on …
6 years, 6 months ago
STRANGE THINGS FOUND IN THE WOODS
Some random stories of unusual things that people have found in the woods, here and there, over the past 150+ years. The stories are fun and interest…
6 years, 6 months ago
A HIATUS, A HERO, AND AN OUTLAW
In 1947, in New York, an innocent man was convicted and sent to prison, for a murder he didn't commit. A newspaper reporter was awarded the Pulitzer…
6 years, 11 months ago
TROUBLED TIMES IN CHINATOWN
The dark and violent side of the history of Chinatown, in New York City, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Also: Police Blotter & Court News …
6 years, 11 months ago
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, TRUE CRIME WRITER
In 1846, future U.S. president Abraham Lincoln wrote a short story about a very strange and mysterious murder case, that had taken place in Illinois,…
7 years ago