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Back to Search120. The Powderhouse Blast
Iain looks at the unbelievable true story of the Powderhouse Blast, which took place in South Dakota in 1936. It’s a story involving a dynamite explo…
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119. The Butcher of Barnes
London, 1879 and a mysterious box shows up on the shoreline of the river Thames. Its contents prove puzzling for the police. Laura follows the trail …
1 week ago
118. The Hippy Smuggler, P2
In part two, Gary finally has to face the music. Having caught the attention of not only Pablo Escobar but the CIA too, things are about to get a *wh…
2 weeks ago
117. The Hippy Smuggler, P1
In the first of this two-parter, Iain uncovers the origin story of Gary Betzner, a cropduster pilot from Arkansas who got himself embroiled in the da…
3 weeks ago
116. The Pin-Up Extortion Plot
Laura looks at a series of extortion plots that targeted the most famous star in 1940s Hollywood: pin-up girl Betty Grable.
Murder They Wrote with Lau…
4 weeks ago
115. The Overnight Outlaws
Iain looks at two FBI Most Wanted criminals who had a very unusual MO when it came to robbing banks.
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain St…
1 month ago
114. A Scandal in Beacon Hill
It’s 1901 and Boston is abuzz with gossip. A high-society man named Sumner Paine has just been arrested for chasing his daughter’s music teacher down…
1 month, 1 week ago
113. The Demon of the Belfry
Iain looks at a double murder case that revolves around a San Francisco church.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
112. The Natural History Museum Heist
A collection of precious jewels goes missing from New York’s Museum of Natural History. The thieves are smooth operators – but prosecutor Maurice Nad…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
111. The Prince of Poisoners
Iain looks at the story of Dr William Palmer, a man whom Charles Dickens described as “the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey".
Murder…
2 months ago