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Wicked Words - A True Crime Talk Show with Kate Winkler Dawson

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Welcome to Tenfold More Wicked Presents: Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson"s true crime talk show. On each new episode of Wicked Words, Kate interviews journalists, podcasters and authors about their fascinating behind-the-scenes stories from their investigations in the world of true crime, many of which have never been shared before. Kate interviews Patricia Cornwell, the prolific true crime author about her book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper – Case Closed, she heads to Texas with veteran

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62:00

Marcia Clark: Trial by Ambush

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2025/03/17

It’s been 30 years since the infamous OJ Simpson trial, and the lead prosecutor Marcia Clark has had quite a career since then. She writes fiction and nonfiction books, including the one we’ll talk about today. It’s called Trial by Ambush and it’s a story about a young woman in Burbank, California. In 1953, Barbara Graham was caught-up in a robbery scheme that turned deadly. Marcia Clark investigates the sexism and, ultimately, the tragedy of this case. Support this podcast

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54:23

Elyse Graham: Book and Dagger

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2025/03/10

Did you know that some of the most effective American spies during World War II were librarians and archivists and history professors? Some were locked in the basement of the Library of Congress, analyzing documents. Those documents were being gathered by academics sneaking around Europe, under the noses of the Nazis. AuthorElyseGraham tells me the story at the center of her book,Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II. Support this podcast by shopping

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47:44

Craig A. Monson: The Black Widows of the Eternal City

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2025/03/03

We don’t talk a lot on this show about female killers, but author Craig Monson has brought me a fascinating story right out of a Hollywood film. His book, The Black Widows of the Eternal City, centers on a web of women poisoners in 17th century Rome and their male victims. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) /

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58:55

Thomas Morris: The Dublin Railway Murder

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2025/02/24

This week on Wicked Words, we’re traveling to 1856 Ireland for a locked-door mystery. A cashier for a Dublin railway station is found dead, savagely beaten. Nothing appears to have been stolen. Can an experienced detective crack this case? AuthorThomasMorristells us the story in his new bookThe Dublin Railway Murder: The Sensational True Story of a Victorian Murder Mystery. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more

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53:22

Rick Jervis: The Devil Behind the Badge

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2025/02/17

On this week’s episode of Wicked Words, we’re traveling to the Texas border town of Laredo. When four vulnerable women are murdered, police suspect that a well-respected U.S. Border Patrol agent has turned into a serial killer. Author Rick Jervis tells me the story behind his book, The Devil Behind the Badge: The Horrifying Twelve Days of the Border Patrol Serial Killer. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more

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48:57

Rollo Romig: I Am on the Hit List

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2025/02/10

When an outspoken journalist in India was assassinated in September of 2017, it shocked the world. The conspiracy that was uncovered by journalists and investigators was disturbing. Author Rollo Romig tells me the story at the center of his book: I Am on the Hit List. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod

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45:42

Simon Read: Scotland Yard

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2025/02/03

Some of my most favorite true crime stories in history come from the UK, specifically London.SoI was very excited to talk to authorSimonReadabout his book:Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases.Readinvestigated some of Scotland Yard’s most interesting cases and now he’ll tell us about some of them. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books:

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52:12

Michael Arntfield: Monster City

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2025/01/27

Police cold-case units have broken some of the country’s most notorious murder cases. Today we're talking to writer Michael Arntfield about Nashville’s cold case Murder Squad and how its lead investigator tracked down the serial killers who terrorized the city in the 80s and 90s. The stories unfold in his book, Monster City: Murder, Music, and Mayhem in Nashville's Dark Age. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more

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72:08

Carol Dawson: The Unforgotten

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2025/01/20

I know this sounds like an old story: a woman goes missing and it seems like a cover-up. But when Shelley Watkins’ body was discovered in 1993, floating in a Texas river, her murder really upended the town of Corsicana. Journalist Carol Dawson worked with my buddy Wes Ferguson on the hit podcast, The Unforgotten. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on

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59:27

Ron Smith: No One is Perfect

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2025/01/13

Thirty years before the OJ Simpson trial, a different murder case captured the attention of the country. When a successful Florida businessman is brutally killed in the 1960s, his wife and her nephew become suspects. Their disturbing relationship makes headlines. Author Ron Smith tells me about his book: No One is Perfect. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow

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49:32

Katy Vine: The Problem with Erik

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2025/01/06

For this week’s episode, we travel to my hometown of Austin, Texas. An iconic local business is embroiled in a murder for hire case that attracts national attention. Why did Erik Maund hire someone to kill two people? Katy Vine from Texas Monthly tells me about her podcast, The Problem with Erik. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore

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65:47

Becky Cooper: We Keep the Dead Close

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2024/12/30

Author Becky Cooper was a student at Harvard University when she heard a curious rumor about a murdered student in the late 1960s. Cooper was told that the killer was likely a professor…but her investigation uncovered clues that had been buried for decades. Who the real killer was came as a surprise to everyone. The story of Jane Britton’s life and her murder is detailed in the book: We Keep the Dead Close. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:

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75:28

Radley Balko + Tucker Carrington: The Cadaver King...

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2024/12/23

After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, two innocent men were convicted and were in prison for decades. Meanwhile the real killer remained free. Today I’m talking to Radley Balko and Tucker Carrington about their fantastic book, The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books:

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71:07

Dr. Katherine Ramsland + Tracy Ullman: The Serial...

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2024/12/16

Acclaimed forensic psychologist Katherine Ramsland was one of my first guests on this show. She detailed her time with serial killer Dennis Rader. She’s back, along with co-author Tracy Ullman, to tell me about their book The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. It’s the complicated story centered on the accomplice of the serial killer known as The Candyman. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books:

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56:37

Ethan Brown: Murder in the Bayou

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2024/12/09

Who killed eight women in a small Louisiana town between 2005 and 2009? And were their murders the work of a serial killer or people connected to a corrupt sheriff’s department? This is a true-life southern gothic mystery. Author Ethan Brown offers us the story at the center of his book, Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books:

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56:26

Ellen McGarrahan: Two Truths and a Lie

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2024/12/02

In 1990, a young journalist witnessed a botched execution and it changed her life. Author Ellen McGarrahan found herself haunted by the question of whether she had witnessed the execution of an innocent man. She tells me the story at the center of her book: Two Truths and a Lie: A Murder, a Private Investigator, and Her Search for Justice. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books:

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57:27

Dean Jobb: A Gentlemen and a Thief

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2024/11/25

We’ve had this author on before when he talked about his book on serial poisoner Dr. Thomas Neill Cream. Today, Dean Jobb tells us about a different kind of criminal, a man known as the “prince of thieves.” Arthur Barry stole from the rich in the Jazz Age and then offered a detailed confession when he was caught. How did he get away with it for so long? It’s all in the book: A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor

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55:02

Ellen J. Green: Murder in the Neighborhood

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2024/11/18

I talk a lot about how history repeats itself. This story, unfortunately, feels like it can happen today even though it’s actually 75 years old. Author Ellen Green wrote a book called: Murder in the Neighborhood: The true story of America’s first recorded mass shooting. We’ll be in 1949 East Camden, New Jersey and Green tries to answer: why the shooter did it and if anyone could have stopped him. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:

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58:23

Ron Stodghill: Redbone

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2024/11/11

Self-made millionaire Lance Herndon was one of Atlanta’s elite in 1996 when he was murdered in his home. Police had a host of suspects, and they soon realized how complicated Lance’s life was. Author Ron Stodghill unravels the story in his book: Redbone: Money, Malice, and Murder in Atlanta. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore

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55:30

Hal Higdon: Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century

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2024/11/04

One of the most famous crimes in American history was the murder of 14-year-old Bobby Frank. Two young men, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, wanted to plan the perfect murder. And they didn’t. Author Hal Higdon wrote THE book on this case, called Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4gF2K18 See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter)

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