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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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70:08

The Fiend Of Nebraska

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2024/01/08

Life And Confession of Stephen Dee RichardsEpisode 223 takes us to the prairies of Nebraska to explore the state's first serial killer, Stephen Dee Richards. His confession and the reporting of his murder come from a sensational trial pamphlet published shortly after his death, the 19th century version of a true crime podcast.Ad-Free EditionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to reserve your bunk at The Safe House,

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80:16

The Squirrel Hill Affair

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2024/01/03

Jealous Husband Murders Rival, Wounds WifeEpisode 232 is really just your average love triangle gone awry, but there are mysteries to be solved here, and the real reason I like this story is that the bad girl in this case is not the instigator, but a survivor, the victim of a jealous husband, a strong Southern woman with flair and flaws of her own.Ad free editionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to reserve your bunk

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120:21

Mystery At The Laconey Mill

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2023/12/31

Case File For The Scoundrel LingoEpisode 428 describes two violent murders in the rural areas around Merchantville, New Jersey, in the 1890s. A rough farm-hand is the first suspect in the first case, but suspicion suddenly turns to the victim’s uncle/husband and attention to a trial full of courtroom theatrics. Then a nearly identical murder a year later adds a new wrinkle to the case. But that’s still not all.Culled from the historic pages of the New York Daily World, the Philadelphia Inquirer and

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86:39

Naomi's Infernal New Year's Surprise

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2023/12/29

A Deadly Package At Seat PleasantEpisode 430 tells of another holiday celebration ending in tragedy, when a mysterious package makes its way to the home of a young recently secretly married expectant mother. Suspicion falls at once to the family of her secret husband, and the husband himself.Ad-free edition Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to reserve your bunk at The Safe House, where the past is present and the

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64:57

Murder Of The Phantom Twins

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2023/12/27

The Trial Of The Mother Of DollsEpisode 240 is one of those cases where you just know that somebody's off their rocker, but it's hard to figure out exactly who. Things get weird when a husband charges his wife with murdering their twin babies. That he never saw. So what was he pushing around in the stroller the last couple of months?Ad-free editionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to reserve your bunk at The Safe

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73:08

Olive Jones's Gruesome Christmas Vigil

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2023/12/24

The End Of The Skinny And Stumpy AffairEpisode 429 is our very special holiday episode, in which a disenchanted housewife pulls the trigger on her lover and claims self-defense. Let’s see how that works out for her.Culled from the historic pages of the Louisville Courier-Journal and other newspapers of the era.Ad-Free versionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to reserve your bunk at The Safe House, where the past is

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43:52

The Demented Dynamiter Of Bath

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2023/12/22

The Michigan School House MassacreEpisode 48 looks at the most tragic school massacre in American history, this one perpetrated by the school district’s treasurer, upset over a recent rise in his property taxes to build a new school. So he decides to blow up his own house and take the school down, too, claiming 45 lives, including his own. If not for a faulty wiring plan, it could have been worse. Much worse.Music by Chuck WigginsBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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65:47

Don't Drop the Dynamite

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2023/12/20

The Boston Broker Bomber's Attack on Wall StreetEpisode 238 takes an inside look at the mad business of stock trading during the boom of the late 1800s as we hear the news of a bombing attack on the offices of one of the titans of Wall Street, the second-richest man in the world. The dust is barely settled as the lawsuits begin. I think you'll get a kick out of the reason why.Ad-Free VersionBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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66:27

Murder of the Blond Butterfly

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2023/12/18

The Saga Of Ruth Freed’s Itchy Trigger FingerEpisode 222 tells of the unsolved murder of a professional party girl in post-Prohibition Chicago. Well, technically it’s unsolved because no one was ever tried and convicted, but I think it’s pretty clear who the culprit is.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to reserve your bunk at The Safe House, where the past is present and the rent is just a buck a week but gives you

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67:33

The Ugly Duckling Murderess

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2023/12/14

Sabella Nitti Gets Almost PrettyEpisode 230 is a story that turned out to be the exception to the rule in the 1920s, because a woman not only gets convicted of murder, but also faces execution for her alleged crime. Public indignation and sympathy for the homely defendant was so inflamed that it became part of the story. Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune, this story features reporting and commentary from legendary Chicago journalist Genevieve Forbes Herrick whose contributions

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89:31

The Taxi-Dancer's Death Ride

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2023/12/10

A Broadway Moth, Her Overweight Date, And The Half-Pint GangsterEpisode 412 is an action-packed adventure that begins with the body of a pretty girl on a dark lonely road and includes a policeman killed in the line of duty, more than a thousand shots fired in a showdown with the villains, a couple of attempted jailbreaks, and a double-dose of lethal justice. Add in a broken-hearted mother and a moll who turns the tables, then see where it goes. The newspapers at the time compared this to a similar

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63:51

The Grocer and the Trigger-Happy Thugs

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2023/12/05

The Reverend ExecutionerEpisode 239 not only gives you two executions for the price of one, but also an executioner who has to choose between his moral convictions and his duty under the law. What I like most about this story, though, is the fierce teenage daughter who shows no fear when it comes to facing down these half-witted bandits. If the final scene doesn't raise the hair on your neck, I don't know what will.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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95:53

West Virginia Mail-Order Bluebeard

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2023/11/29

The Horror in the Slaughter GarageEpisode 243 is the sordid tale of a man who pursued women he presumed were wealthy with long distance love letters in order to swindle them of their money. Yeah, that’s a story we’ve heard before, but this one goes an extra step darker with a gruesome murder of women and children. Consider that your trigger warning. The West Virginia community was so outraged by the crime that the lingering crowds began to worry the police. And for good reason. You’ll want to join

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63:51

Something Went Wrong Somewhere

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2023/11/26

The Rosewood MassacrEpisode 284 is dedicated to True Crime Historian patron Mary Virginia Avery who lives near what used to be Rosewood, Florida, where the probably unfounded accusation of a black man for assaulting a white woman led to the destruction of the town and the banishment from Levy County of all of its citizens. Because incidents like this were numerous and under-reported, I’ve included accounts of some of the racial unrest in that area that researchers believe contributed to the rage

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92:07

The Cross Country Candy Caper

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2023/11/22

The Case of the Deadly BonbonsJust about every sensational murder case is hailed as "too strage for fiction" or "the most remarkable in history", but Episode 235 really is unique: A murder inflicted on two persons unknown to the assailant from a distance of nearly 3,000 miles. Figure that out!. Add to the mix the usual sleazy scandals of inappropriate behavior and this one is ripe for your horror and indignation.Ad-free version with subscriptionBecome a supporter of this podcast:

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59:48

The Bloody Burdell Bond Street Murder

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2023/11/15

Two Twists on a Classic TaleEpisode 242 explores two versions of the same case by two true crime pioneers, the first by distinguished journalist Alfred Henry Lewis and the second by True Crime Historian favorite Edmund Pearson. It's interesting how they approach the case from entirely different perspectives with completely different details. The episode ends with an obituary of the interesting life of the defendant after she leaves Bond Street.Ad free version with subscriptionBecome a supporter of

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66:53

The Baby In The Beer Bar

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2023/11/08

The Tragedy of Joyce Joan ShouseEpisode 236 is a down and dirty story of a negligent mother, a sexually frustrated hunchback, and one terrible night in a hotel cafe. There's a lot of blame to go around on this one.Ad Free Edition with Patreon subscriptionPurchase single ad-free editionBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to reserve your bunk at The Safe House, where the past is present and the rent is just a buck a week

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62:06

Young Love, Serious Crime

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2023/11/05

Teller And His Teenage Moll Episode 215 is dedicated to True Crime Historian listener Virgil Kay, who sent me the case file on this story of a pair of bandits on the run, a 27-year-old exhibitionist and his 17-year-old moll, a tough girl who was said to be the brains behind the operation, such as it was.Listen to this and other episodes from the True Crime Historian Vault at the Safe House.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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81:56

The Mystery of My Husband's Body in My Trunk

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2023/11/01

Madame Bessarabo's ExplanationEpisode 111. When the body of a missing international businessman is found in an unclaimed trunk in the train station at Nancy, France, his wife (the French dramatist and poet known as Hera Mirtel) and his stepdaughter were immediately suspected, but it took two years to end their legal ordeal. Mysteries still remain (such as how two petit women managed to truss up the body and carry it around in a trunk). Episode 111 focuses on an epistle she wrote from her jail cell

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79:32

The Portland Green Trunk Murder Mystery

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2023/10/25

The Money Was the MotiveEpisode 241 is a variation on one of our favorite tropes: The Trunk Murder. Culled from the historic pages of True Detective Magazine and the Oregon Daily Journal, this story takes place in the Pacific Northwest, when a couple of shady transients try to pull a long con on a wealthy, recently widowed rancher. Getting rid of the body is always the tricky part.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.CLICK HERE to

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