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True Crime Historian

Richard O Jones

Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalismBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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98:08

The Count Of Gramercy Park

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2025/09/12

The Slippery Scoundrel Gerald ChapmanJump To The Ad-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 384 tells the story of a so-called gentleman thief who fearlessly went for the big scores, even while the object of a nation-wide man-hunt. This is another action-packed episode loaded with gunfights, jailbreaks, courtroom breakdowns, and all kinds of shenanigans. Act III starts with a rather odd, melodramatic feature story published while this creep was waiting for the hangman. Jump To More Stories With PRISON

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63:35

The Escapes And Execution Of Elroy Kent

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2025/09/12

The Vermont DesperadoAd-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 386 tells the epic story of one of New England’s most persistent scoundrels. It’s the kind of story I delight in finding, that in another context would make a great Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen novel, this one about a slippery but dim-witted thief, that would almost be comic if there wasn’t a tragic loss of life in Act II, and even when he gets his come-uppance in Act III, there’s still a couple of strange twists in the tale. No spoilers, but

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86:36

Under The Windsor Hearthstone

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2025/09/10

The Murderous Journeys Of Frederick DeemingJump To The AD-FREE Safe House EditionEpisode 383 is another request from a listener Down Under, the story of a man who brutally murdered his wife and buried the body inside the house, then disappeared. Although they capture him at the end of Act II, Act III reveals an even more gruesome murder on the opposite side of the globe. He’s a slippery one, but he gets his comeuppance.Hear More Episodes About BLUEBEARDSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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103:59

The Oklahoma Phantom

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2025/09/03

Face-To-Face With Pretty Boy FloydAd-Free Safe House EditionThe centerpiece of Episode 378 is a quest for an interview with the infamous bank robber and murderer Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd by Oklahoma reporter Vivian Brown. Although her reporting verges on glorifying Floyd’s celebrity, something we try to avoid, her six-part series published in the days between Floyd’s death in Ohio and his home-town burial, she also provides a deep insight into the way citizens viewed Depression-era bandits as

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125:19

You'll Never Hang Me!

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2025/08/28

The Insanity (Or Not) Of Douglas Van VlackAd-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 377 takes a deep plunge into the story of a troubled young couple in a flight from justice that ends in great double tragedies. The second act details a sensational and contentious trial as Douglas Van Vlack’s defense team try to keep him from the gallows by telling the story of his traumatic life. The third act tells how the scoundrel tries to take matters into his own hands when the insanity plea fails. Culled from the

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67:14

The Escapes Of The Plymouth County Desperadoes

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2025/08/20

Bullets For Sheriff Maxwell And FamilyJump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITIONEpisode 376 is an action-packed thriller with a jailbreak, a prison break, a couple of car chases, a bank robbery, and then some. At the center of it all is the law-enforcing family of Sheriff Hugh Maxwell of Plymouth County, Iowa, who make the ultimate sacrifice in their pursuit of justice.Listen to more stories with PRISON BREAKS.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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80:41

A Bloody Family Bed

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2025/08/18

The Triple Confessions Of Willie LeeJump To AD-FREE Safe House EditionEpisode 374 tells the story of an awful family murder in Boonville, Indiana, when a lazy young man takes an axe to his parents and brother on the eve of his wedding day. What offenses the family committed to deserve such a fate seems to be all in the mind of the accused, and it takes him a few tries to get his story straight.Hear more about murders with AXES AND HAMMERSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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89:39

Atrocity At St. Peter Street

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2025/08/13

La Chataine Juliette And The Perverted Professor Of Magnetic PhysiologyAd-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 372 delves into the history of one of the most hideous villains to ever stalk American streets, a predator so vile that he ranks up there with Albert Fish in his depravity. Even if you don’t believe in capital punishment, I think you’ll agree that Etienne Deschamps deserved his punishment, and then some.Hear More Stories From True Crime Pioneer PETER LEVINSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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84:57

The Main/Swayne Affair

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2025/08/11

The Napavine Hatchet MurderJump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITIONEpisode 371 seems to start out as a salacious story of a seedy sexual situation gone awry, but the sleaze paves the way to a more interesting subplot of a district attorney forced to bring a half-baked case to trial in order to avoid the appearance of his own complicity in a rumored conspiracy.Explore More Murders By HATCHETS & HAMMERSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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65:24

The Plymouth Sex Murder

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2025/08/08

A Band-Aid Solution To The MysteryJump To The AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION!!!!Episode 370 tells the story of a World War II era veteran whose mental issues earned him an honorable discharge from service, but he slips through the system, wreaking havoc among the women in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. What does it take to get creeps like this off the street? Murder, apparently.Explore More CAPITAL CRIMESBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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71:59

Mr. & Mrs. Bluebeard

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2025/08/06

Martha Beck’s Lonely Hearts ClubJump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITIONEpisode 368 tells the tragicomic tale of a romantic and business partnership that goes awry when a woman’s jealousy overpowers her professional detachment. It’s also a love story of a passion so profound that they take their love all the way to the electric chair.Hear More BLUEBEARD StoriesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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57:17

Hard Cider And Insults

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2025/08/04

Struck By An Axe And KilledJump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITIONEpisode 367 is a holiday tale more bone-chilling than heart-warming. It takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving, when family and friends get together for games and good times. The cautionary part of the tale here is, be aware of what topics are best to be avoided. This tJumpime, the touchy subject is not politics, but eyewear.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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89:03

An Acid Bath For The Suffragist

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2025/08/01

The Lillian Scheib Mystery Jump To Ad-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 366 tells the sad story of a woman found dead in a bathtub, so decomposed that police first assume it is her husband, as she is sick and convalescing somewhere. When the truth is revealed and the husband found alive, he soon becomes a suspect as officials assume murder. Is the chauffeur a murderer, or a victim of police harassment. Explore More BATHTUB MURDERS!!!Become a supporter of this podcast:

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85:43

Attacked In The Courtroom

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2025/07/30

The Buffalo Thanksgiving MurderJump To Ad-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 365“I’ll get you a Thanksgiving dinner if I have to kill someone to get it!” the young thug promised his girlfriend. Dinner, however, was not forthcoming.Listen To More Episodes Of COURTROOM SHENANIGANSBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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64:29

The Lake Bluff Furnace Girl

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2025/07/28

The Burning Love Of Elfrieda KnaakJump To Ad-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 364 tells an unusual story of a broken-hearted young woman found naked and fatally burnt in the basement of a police station. Her family, the police, and the general public find it hard to believe that she could have torched herself in such a horrific manner, so the hunt is on for proof of a murder.Hear About More TORCH MURDERSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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80:46

The Boy Said 'Papa Shot'

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2025/07/25

The Cuba Triple MurderJump To The Ad-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 363 takes place in rural Ohio, when a woman, her daughter, and her daughter’s suitor are gunned down in front of three young children. The daughter’s ex-husband says he arrived at the scene just after the shots were fired, but in her dying breath his ex-mother-in-law claims he was the culprit. The kids can’t get their story straight, so it’s up to you to put it all together.More BLUEBEARDSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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88:38

Evil Plan Drunkenly Botched

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2025/07/23

The Greenlease Kidnapping TragedyJump To Ad-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 362 takes on one of the most evil crimes imaginable as told from the point of view of the perpetrator. By the time police caught up with Carl Austin Hall, he had made so many mistakes in the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy that he knew the game was up, so he told the story in a coldly matter-of-fact 36-page confession, here adapted for the first two acts. The third act, we’ll call “the comeuppance”.Become a

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83:59

Duchess Spinelli's Crime School

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2025/07/21

The Halfwit Gang Of Golden Gate AvenueJump To Ad-Free Safe House EditionAlthough there’s nothing funny about real-life murder, if Episode 361 were fictional, you could shelve it right next to Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen and the wacky characters they create who walk in the realm of dark comedy. The downfall of this gang that couldn’t shoot straight begins when one of its members decides to surrender and deliver state’s evidence when it begins to look like his days are numbered. And, it turns out,

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62:26

The Largest Sheriff In Oregon

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2025/07/16

The Terror Of All Toughs Killed By Horse ThiefJump To Ad-Free Safe House EditionEpisode 358 is dedicated to the Safe House Scoundrel Marlene Resch who required a story from her home town of Eugene, Oregon, and we are happy to oblige. The victim in this story was the law enforcement officer in Episode 336, Murder On The McKenzie Trail, and together they sum up the history of capital punishment in Lane County Oregon, the only two executions there.More WILD WESTERNSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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96:22

The Mysterious Postmistress Of West Palm Beach

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2025/07/14

The Trial Of Lena ClarkeJump To The AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITIONEpisode 357 is a crazy blend of murder, embezzlement, and a ghost story. When a former post office clerk is found murdered in the hotel room of a woman who had been a co-worker, there are hints of either a connection the spirit world or madness, but still, a Florida courtroom is stunned the depths of the suspect’s mysticism as revealed in her trial.Explore More Episodes With COURTROOM SHENANIGANSBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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