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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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62:37

The Skeleton Of Islip Woods

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2024/07/05

Confession Of The Bigamist Otto MuellerEpisode 169 concerns the search for the killer of a young woman whose body is found in a remote Long Island development a year after her death. The one clue takes the investigation to Europe with sudden and surprising results.AD-FREE EDITIONBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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61:49

The Omaha Sniper

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2024/07/03

Frank Carter, ManiacEpisode 263 explores the psyche of a purely evil man, but also a witty, highly entertaining individual, a textbook sociopath.AD-FREE EDITIONCulled from the historic pages of the Omaha World Herald and other newspapers of the era. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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69:54

A Wild Ride In Paris, Texas

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2024/07/01

Two Doomed FugitivesEpisode 211 truly is a historic case: the story behind the first execution under the Lindbergh kidnapping law, which called for the death penalty in cases where the victim is taken across state lines. So when a pair of fugitives takes hostage a pair of small town policemen in their own car... well, you know that's not going to end well.AD-FREE EDITIONFor more information on the Lindbergh Kidnapping, check out Episode 113: A Ladder At The Window.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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117:56

The Accidental Assassination Of The Father Of Greater...

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2024/06/27

Unveiling The Scandalous Hannah EliasEpisode 261 begins with a prominent citizen of New York City being gunned down on the street in a case of mistaken identity. But finding the real reason behind the killing, officials uncover a questionable liaison between another prominent citizen and a woman who is living in comfortable circumstances that belie her humble origins. Then things get messy.This story has a strong racial element to it. Whenever possible, I have tempered the rough language that was

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59:43

Kidnapped By A Moral Leper

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2024/06/25

The Tragic Ordeal Of Sally HornerEpisode 260 relates the sad, short life of Florence Sally Horner, who endured a two-year kidnapping by a convicted sex offender. If that’s not sad enough for you, stick around for the twist at the end. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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63:39

Mrs. Carrick's Rouge And Whiskers

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2024/06/21

The Search For The Sheba BanditEpisode 234 is not only a murder mystery, but it also explores the history of attitudes regarding alternative lifestyles. Now that we’re living in an age where gender is a fluid thing, it’s interesting to hear how the police and the press respond when the main suspect doesn’t quite fit into the sexual norms of nearly a century past.Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers of the era.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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68:50

The Milk Cow Murder

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2024/06/19

Assassination of Nancy ParkerRemastered from the True Crime Historian VaultEpisode 202 takes us inside the mind of an unhinged woman, but not too deeply. The story takes a lot of strange contradictory turns as the layers are peeled back and everyone tries to get the story straight. Or not.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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63:51

The Case Of The Tangled Clues

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2024/06/17

The Long Island Gas Station MurderEpisode 219 is the first-person report of New York private detective Felix De Martini as he investigates the death of a popular and benevolent small businessman, the owner of a service station. De Martini's dogged pursuit of the culprit was told in the classic pages of True Detective Magazine, historic purveyors of sensational true crime, in April 1945.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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66:08

A Bullet To The Editor

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2024/06/14

The Solteldo-Barton AffairEpisode 247 strikes a little close to home for me. Having spent 25 years working in a newsroom with very little security, the possibility of an indignant individual bursting in with a gun and opening fire because he didn’t like what was printed, was a constant (albeit low-grade) fear. In this case, when the bullets start flying and witnesses start ducking out the door, it’s hard to tell who shot who.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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75:52

Body In The Bayou

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2024/06/12

The Haynesville/Homer Hammer MurderThe scandal in Episode 188 unfolds in the small towns dotting the bayou country of Northern Louisiana. When the Haynesville town grocer goes missing, his wife declares that he ran out on her, but then a former border from Homer moves in and eyebrows are raised.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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72:49

Joan Kiger And The Dream Intruders

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2024/06/10

The Covington Kiger Conspiracy ChargeEpisode 227 is the strange tale of a teenage girl who admittedly shot her brother and father in the middle of the night thinking she was shooting at burglars. Did she kill her family because of a nightmare? Was the girl insane? Or were there more sinister forces at work? Seems like no one can decide.... Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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120:13

The Great Beattie Wife Murder

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2024/06/07

Starring Beulah Binford As ‘The Woman In The Case’Episode 251 is the story of one of the most sensational murders of its day when the spoiled son of a well-to-do Richmond, Virginia, family commits a ghastly crime. The entire nation is enthralled by the salacious details of the case and photos of his beautiful young paramour, a girl with a bad reputation though still in her teens, graces front pages everywhere.Culled from the historic pages of the Richmond VA Times Dispatch, the Washington Times and

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80:42

Saving Mother From The Gallows

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2024/06/05

The Baldwin Trunk MurderEpisode 187 takes us to Prohibition-era Los Angeles, where a gallivanting doctor gets a snoot full of juice and more than he bargained for. Factor in a devoted teenage son who will do anything to protect his mother and a somewhat bewildered boyfriend to come up with another scandalous tale.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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103:42

The Priest And His Dismembered Wife

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2024/06/03

The Mutilation Of Anna AumullerEpisode 217 is more than just a murder. It starts out as just your run-of-the mill everyday good-girl-gone-bad headless torso murders, but the finding of the body parts only opens a sweeping international criminal case that gets the Feds involved. This story has a big pile of drama under every headline, including some impressive courtroom theatrics, but is so laced with lies and deceit, that it might've been easier to put Anna's body back together than to get at the

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56:23

Burned Alive In A Georgia Pyre

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2024/05/31

The Hodges Massacre And Its Awful AftermathPut on your favorite indignation hat, my friend, because episode 253 is going to be one of those. This case was mentioned in the coverage of the Padrick case, Episode 245, Slain For Her Own Salvation, and it piqued my interest and the interest of some listeners, so I looked into it. I hesitated going on. We live in tense times but I decided it’s important to remember how ugly things can get. All of my stories are cautionary tales, and we should never forget

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72:48

Dead? Or Dead Drunk?

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2024/05/29

The Golden Gate Park Tunnel TragedyEpisode 185 takes us to the West Coast just after Prohibition, when a 23-year-old woman turns up dead, strangled and violated (as they say) in Golden Gate Park, just after being unceremoniously ejected from a rich man’s hotel apartment after refusing his advances. The man has an alibi. See if you buy it.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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96:05

What Happened To Grace

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2024/05/27

The Atrocities Of Albert FishI'D TURN BACK IF I WERE YOU!!!Episode 191 is without a doubt the vilest case you'll ever hear on this program because I don't think I could find a worse one if I tried. There's a lot of evil discussed here: torture, cannibalism, and more. Consider this your trigger warning: I'd turn back if I were you! Or at least put the kids to bed and plug in your ear buds. Keep this between us.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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101:26

Like A Moth To The Flames Of Fate

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2024/05/20

The Florodora Girl Takes The StandEpisode 257 combines some of our favorite tropes: the love triangle gone awry, another showgirl and another man about town who wants to eat his cake and take it to Europe, too. There were only two people in that hansom cab when the shot was fired, and the Flora Dora girl said she didn't shoot even though the gun was identified as hers.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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109:59

A Climax Of Repression

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2024/05/15

The Stanford Bathtub MurderEpisode 255 examines the sensational events following the discovery of a woman found dead in the bathtub, bludgeoned to death, and all circumstantial evidence pointing to the husband. I’m not so sure. The prosecution theory makes some sense, but I think they failed to prove a crucial element that would have convinced me. Drop me an email or a message on Facebook and tell me if you think the same way, what that missing element might be.Culled from the historic pages of the

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77:59

The Convict Bridegroom And His Aged Wife

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2024/05/13

The Mahoney Trunk Murder of SeattleEpisode 194 takes place in the Pacific Northwest, when an elderly, wealthy widow marries a man fresh out of Walla Walla Prison, then disappears on their honeymoon two months later. I think we know where this is going, and yeah, it's not gonna end well.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.

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