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America’s First Serial Killer Was Forgotten on Purpose
Episode 149
Before Jack the Ripper, America’s first serial killer was already hunting.
The Servant Girl Annihilator terrorized Austin, Texas in the 1880s—one of …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Ice Storm of 1998: When St. Lawrence County Went Dark
Episode 148
In January 1998, one of the worst ice storms in North American history brought St. Lawrence County, New York to a complete standstill.
For days, free…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Day Texas Exploded: The Deadliest Industrial Accident in U.S. History
Episode 147
The Texas City Disaster of 1947 remains the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history. In this episode of the Yore Town Podcast on the Beard Laws…
5 months ago
The Mad Trapper: Survival, Gunfire, and Unanswered Questions
Episode 146
In 1932, one man did the impossible. He survived alone in the Yukon wilderness at $-40$ degrees, outran the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for weeks, …
5 months, 1 week ago
The Deadliest Fire in US History That Nobody Remembers
Episode 145
On October 8, 1871, while the world watched Chicago burn, the deadliest wildfire in American history was destroying Peshtigo, Wisconsin. In this epis…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Why This Adirondack Boomtown Had Zero Defense Against Fire
Episode 144
On July 30th, 1899, a small fire and a steady wind erased nearly two-thirds of Tupper Lake, NY in a single night.
In this episode of the Yore Town Po…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Man Who Never Existed: The Al Kite Murder Mystery | Yoretown Podcast
Episode 143
A stranger answered a room-for-rent ad, passed every background check, and moved in. Then, he tortured his landlord and vanished into thin air.
In th…
6 months ago
The Lawson Family Christmas Tragedy: A True Crime Deep Dive | Yore Town Podcast
Episode 142
We investigate the dark truth behind the Lawson Family murders of Christmas Day 1929—the eerie family portrait, the "brain injury" theory, and why on…
6 months, 1 week ago
Bardstown Murders: The Unsolved True Crime Case That Ended a Town’s Innocence | Yore Town Podcast
Episode 141
We investigate the tragic Bardstown Murders, the unsolved true crime case that shattered the innocence of a small Kentucky town and captivated the na…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Bizarre Sodder Children Disappearance: Fire, Conspiracy, and a Family's Desperate Search
Episode 140
A Christmas Eve fire, five missing children, and a chilling mystery that has lasted nearly 80 years. INVESTIGATE the Sodder case with us.
Welcome to …
6 months, 3 weeks ago