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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Serial killers. Gangsters. Gunslingers. Victorian-era murderers. And that"s just the tip of the iceberg. Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features true-life tales of crime, criminals, tragedies and disasters throughout history. Host Erik Rivenes interviews authors and historians who have studied their subjects for years. Their stories are offered with unique insight, detail, and historical accuracy.

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42: The Murder of Nelson Rehymeyer w/ Shane Free - A...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/10/14

In Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, on a November evening in 1928, Nelson Rehymeyer, a local "powwow" practitioner of Christian folk magic, is murdered in his home. John Blymire soon confesses, telling police that he was trying to lift a hex. Shane Free, the producer and director of the documentary "Hex Hollow" is my guest on this week's episode of Most Notorious, where he explains the details of this strange and terrible crime. Become a Most Notorious patron:

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41: The Murder of Johnny Gill w/ Kathryn McMaster -...

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2016/10/07

In December 1888, in Bradford, England, a little boy named Johnny Gill disappears and is eventually found murdered, his body mutilated almost beyond recognition. Kathryn McMaster, author of "Who Killed Little Johnny Gill?" tells the tragic story of this most horrific of crimes, and the man who she thinks did the evil deed. The author's website: https://kathrynmcmaster.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious website:

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40: The Murder of Jane Clouson w/ Paul Thomas Murphy...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/08/25

In 1871, on the outskirts of London, a police constable discovers a young woman, bloodied and battered beyond recognition. She dies, and the police officially have a murder on their hands. They eventually set their sights on Edmund Pook, the son of a wealthy printer, who had employed the woman, named Jane Clauson, as a family servant. Paul Thomas Murphy, author of "Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane: A True Story of Victorian Law and Disorder: The Unsolved Murder that Shocked Victorian

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39: Matricide in 1895 London w/ Kate Summerscale - A...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/08/18

Bestselling UK author Kate Summerscale joins me to talk about her book, "The Wicked Boy". Two young boys, Robert and Nattie Coombs, conspire to murder their mother in Victorian-era London. While the murder is gruesome and sensational, an uplifting event years later gives hope that rehabilitation can have a positive effect on a young criminal's life. The author's website: https://www.katesummerscale.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious website:

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38: The 1876 Northfield Bank Raid by the...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/08/10

My conversation with author Mark Lee Gardner continues, about his book "Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape". In the second part of the story, we talk about the James-Younger Gang's flight into the Big Woods of southern Minnesota, and the difficulties that they faced navigating through unknown territory, and also the troubles the local posses had finding them. The author's website: https://songofthewest.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron:

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37: The 1876 Northfield Bank Raid by the...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/08/03

Much has been written about Jesse James, including his gang's ill-fated trip to Northfield, Minnesota, a botched bank raid met with death and tragedy, but never told like this. Mark Lee Gardner, author of "Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid and the Wild West's Greatest Escape", joins me to tell the story of the James-Younger gang's foray north from Missouri and the chaos that followed. The author's website: https://songofthewest.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron:

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36: The Wolf Family Massacre w/ Vernon Keel - A True...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/07/27

In April of 1920, neighbors discover the bodies of most of the Wolf Family, killed by shotgun and hatchet, on their North Dakota farm, just outside Turtle Lake. Only the Wolfs' eight month old daughter survived. Vernon Keel, journalist and author, grew up in Turtle Lake, and joins me to talk about the book he's written about the sensational and tragic crime, called "The Murdered Family". The author's website: https://www.themurderedfamily.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron:

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35: New York City's Chinatown Tong Wars w/ Scott D....

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/07/21

From the 1870s to the 1930s, New York City's fabled Chinatown was the site of a series of vicious wars between two rival tongs, the On Leongs and the Hip Sings. Scott D. Seligman, author of "Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money and Murder in New York's Chinatown" joins me to chat about the origins of the animosity, and how their rivalry escalated into incredible brutality for both sides. The author's website: https://www.seligmanonline.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron:

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53:44

34: Ohio's Celebrity Serial Killer Alfred Knapp w/...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/07/15

Alfred Knapp, known as the "Hamilton Strangler", left a trail of dead young women through Southern Ohio in the 1890s and early 1900s. My guest, Richard O Jones, the host of the "True Crime Historian" podcast, and author of "The First Celebrity Serial Killer in Southwest Ohio: The Confessions of the Strangler Alfred Knapp", tells the story of the life and death of this notorious killer. The True Crime Historian website: https://www.truecrimehistorian.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron:

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33: The 1920s PR Team That Reinvented & Swindled the...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/07/09

Dale W. Laackman, author of "For the Kingdom and the Power: The Big Money Swindle That Spread Hate Across America", tells the story of con artists Edward Young Clarke and Bessie Tyler, who through a brilliant public relations campaign turned the Ku Klux Klan from shadowed obscurity to a structured and powerful organization of millions in late 1910s and early 1920s America, and made a fortune in the process. Author's publisher page: https://ugapress.org/author/dale-w-laackman/ Become a Most

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32: The Murder of Sister Janina w/ Mardi Link - A...

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2016/06/29

In the small town of Isadore Michigan in 1907, a young nun named Janina disappeared. Ten years later, her body is discovered by a priest intent on building a new church on the foundation of the old one. Mardi Link, author of "Isadore's Secret", chats with me about the terrible circumstances surrounding the death of Sister Janina. The author's website: https://www.mardilink.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious on Facebook:

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31: Cannibal and Murderer Alfred Packer w/ Harold...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/06/22

In February of 1874, a group of six men set off through the high mountains of Colorado. Weeks later, only a man named Alfred Packer came out. Packer would later be tried and convicted of robbing, murdering and eating his traveling companions. Prolific true crime writer Harold Schechter returns again to Most Notorious to talk about his bestselling book, "Man-Eater: The Life and Legend of an American Cannibal". The author's website: https://haroldschechter.com/ Become a Most Notorious patron:

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30: The Bloody Benders w/ Phyllis de la Garza - A...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/06/11

In early 1870s Kansas, a German family named the Benders built a small shack, opened it as an inn, and robbed and butchered travelers who stopped there for a bed or a meal. I'm joined by Phyllis de la Garza, author of "Death for Dinner: The Benders of (Old) Kansas", who tells the story of the murderous family known in history and American lore as the "Bloody Benders". Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious website: https://www.mostnotorious.com/ Learn

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29: The 1947 Black Dahlia Murder (Part Two) w/ Steve...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/06/05

My guest, Steve Hodel, author of "Black Dahlia Avenger" and "Most Evil", and I continue our discussion about the Black Dahlia case. We discuss the evidence he's collected implicating his father George Hodel, including a set of police transcripts that links his father to other unsolved Los Angeles murders from the late 1940s. Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious website: https://www.mostnotorious.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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28: The 1947 Black Dahlia Murder (Part One) w/ Steve...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/06/01

No case in Los Angeles crime history has been more discussed and speculated about than the January 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short, aka The Black Dahlia. My guest, Steve Hodel, is a private investigator, former LAPD homicide detective, and author of Black Dahlia Avenger. In his book he documents his investigation into the murder, implicating his own father, George Hodel, in the process. Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious website:

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27: Con Man "Count" Victor Lustig w/ Jeff Maysh - A...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/05/25

My guest on this episode is Jeff Maysh, author of the Kindle single "Handsome Devil", a book that documents the life and death of one of the most talented and charming con artists of the 20th century, Victor Lustig. He was a master of disguise, an escape artist, and the creator of epic swindles in the 1920s and 30s, including "selling" the Eiffel Tower and managing one of the most prolific counterfeiting operations in American history. The author's website: https://jeffmaysh.com/ Become a Most

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26: The Bath School Massacre w/ Arnie Bernstein - A...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/05/18

May 18th, 2016, marks the 89th commemoration of the Bath, Michigan School Massacre. In 1927 Andrew Kehoe rigged the school with over 600 pounds of dynamite. The explosion killed 38 school children, 6 teachers, and injured dozens more. Arnie Bernstein, author of "Bath Massacre: America's First School Bombing", talks with me about the devastating tragedy. Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious/ Most Notorious website: https://www.mostnotorious.com/ Learn more about

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25: 1870s Deadwood w/ Barbara Fifer - A True Crime...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/05/12

For those of us who've watched and enjoyed HBO's Deadwood, the town and its characters are absolutely larger than life. But was the show historically accurate? What is fact and what is fiction? My guest, Barbara Fifer, author of "Deadwood Saints and Sinners", helps set the record straight. Her writing partner and co-author, the late Jerry Bryant, was a consultant on the Deadwood TV show, and has passed to her a treasure trove of historical research on both the town, and its biggest villain, Al

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24: Uncle Al Capone w/ Deirdre Marie Capone -A True...

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/05/04

Al Capone is the most infamous gangster in American history, forever associated with Chicago, and known around the world for his connection to the bloody St. Valentine's Day Massacre. But did he really order those murders? A few don't think so. My guest, Deirdre Marie Capone is the granddaughter to Al's brother Ralph, and author of Uncle Al Capone. She offers an inside view into the Capone family, and helps dispel some of the long held beliefs about Al Capone, his actions, and his later life. Her

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23: Serial Killer Dr. Thomas Neill Cream w/ A.J....

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast ·

2016/04/27

Dr. Thomas Neill Cream was a 19th century contemporary of Jack the Ripper, and many claim that they were one and the same. The UK's A.J. Griffiths-Jones, author of "Prisoner 4374", discusses the life of this serial killer, better known as the "Lambeth Poisoner", and the bloody trail he left through Canada, the United States and England. The author on FB: https://www.facebook.com/authoraj66/ Become a Most Notorious patron: https://www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Most Notorious website:

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