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History is Criminal

Crime is as old as human history. After 30 years of teaching history, I brought my story telling to the internet. In season 2 I"m joined by my history hating wife as she is forced to listen to my stories of historic crime. She adds her thoughts, questions and sarcastic comments as the stories unravel. If you like history or crime, or just a wife harassing her husband, join us. New stories drop every Wednesday.

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All Episodes

00:24:44

Murder of Mary Phagan and Leo Frank's Trial by Media

History is Criminal ·

2024/12/11

A young girl is brutally murdered in 1913 Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta PD will focus on a "Jewish Carpetbagger" from New York as the killer. But was this a horrible miscarriage of justice. In a case that would highlight the social conflict in a post-Reconstruction New South was Leo Frank railroaded in a show trial by those with political ambitions?

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00:19:19

Saint Nicholas, AKA the real BAD Santa with intro music

History is Criminal ·

2024/12/03

Punch a bishop in the face, get some kids out of a pickle barrel, and have your bones stolen, just a day in the life of Jolly old Saint Nick. Just wanted to try it with the music, same episode as 1-15.

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00:19:19

Saint Nicholas, AKA the real BAD Santa

History is Criminal ·

2024/12/02

A punch in the mouth, and stolen bones. We take a look at the life and after-life of the patron saint of sailors, thieves, and children. Jolly old Saint Nick is the subject of a special Saint Nicholas day holiday episode of History is Criminal.

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00:27:12

Abe Lincoln's bad night at the theater

History is Criminal ·

2024/11/27

The Story every American knows. An actor and southern sympathizer, John Wilks Booth, shoots and kills President Abraham Lincoln. Booth is then hunted down and killed by members of the Union Army. But the rest of the story includes additional assassination attempts, a manhunt, and heroes who might not be playing with a full deck. With intro and outro music from Halloween Horror Creepy Piano | Horror by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by

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00:26:34

Burke and Hare: Grave Robbing for fun and Profit.

History is Criminal ·

2024/11/13

What do you do when you can't find enough bodies to meet the needs of the local medical community. The obvious answer create a few more dead. We will take a look at the crimes of William Burke and William Hare two capitalist who will find a way to meet the growing demand for bodies in 1820s Edinburgh.With intro and outro music from Halloween Horror Creepy Piano | Horror by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY

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00:33:28

Witches and more witches: Salem Witch Trials

History is Criminal ·

2024/10/30

What do you do when young girls start to behave like they are being attacked by invisible tormentors. First pray and starve them, if that doesn't work, hunt some witches. In 1692 Salem village would lose their collective minds. Happy Halloween, as we look at the witch crazy that swept Massachusetts.

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00:22:39

The Bloody Countess: Torture and Murder, Elizabeth...

History is Criminal ·

2024/10/16

A woman of great wealth and power is accused of killing hundreds of young women. Was she a psychotic serial killer, a cautionary tale of power gone unchecked, or the victim of a plot to rob her of her land and wealth? We will attempt to dig past the myth to find the facts about Elizabeth Bathory.

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00:35:15

The Mary Russell: Crazy, crazy boat time.

History is Criminal ·

2024/10/02

In our longest episode, just couldn't think what to leave out, we take a look at murder on the high seas. Captain William Stewart in a fit of paranoia will attack his own crew.

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00:23:05

Mary Ann Cotton: Black Widow or insanely bad luck

History is Criminal ·

2024/09/25

She went through 4 husbands, numerous children and stepchildren, benefiting from many of their deaths. Was she a cold blooded killer for profit, or a woman with poor luck, who loved a little too freely for 19th century England?Shout to sources used The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians reveled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime, by Judith Flanders. Historyhit.com, and Allthatisinteresting.com.

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00:23:20

Jeramiah Meacham: Axes and paranoia in 1715 Rhode Island

History is Criminal ·

2024/09/11

What happens when paranoid delusions are treated with nothing but alcohol? The answer in 1715 Newport, Rhode Island is bad things happen.

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00:30:26

Andrew Jackson: Murder and mayhem on the road to the...

History is Criminal ·

2024/09/01

The seventh President of the United States is steeped in controversy. Indian removal, a war with the Bank of the United States, and a threatened invasion of South Carolina, all make Jackson a powerful, but questionable chief executive. But his life before the White House borders on pure lunacy. Between gunfights, war, and bigamy allegations it is a wonder he was ever able to get elected in the first place.

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00:38:07

Peter Stubbe: Werewolf of Bedberg

History is Criminal ·

2024/08/15

In the 1500s in Bedberg, Germany when children and young women go missing the locals believe it to be the actions of a werewolf. After decades of disappearances and attacks they take action, only to find it is one of their own behind the grizzle murders.

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00:27:14

Thomas Blood and the Theft of the Crown Jewels

History is Criminal ·

2024/08/01

A rapscallion and rogue, Thomas Blood attempted the most outlandish theft, the theft of the Crown Jewels of England. But that is just the beginning of the story for this rebel, spy, and thief.

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00:32:16

Murder and other nastiness in Plymouth Colony

History is Criminal ·

2024/07/15

We take a look at the first convicted murder in the English colonies, a second murder with a jury trial and crimes involving sex and animals. What fun.

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00:32:28

Jack Sheppard: No Jail Could Keep HIm

History is Criminal ·

2024/07/01

Jack Sheppard became the OG escape artist in 1720s London. A charming rogue who thrilled Londoners with his ingenious escapes from prison.

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00:29:10

Richard III, Worst Uncle Ever?

History is Criminal ·

2024/06/15

We look at the story of the Princes in the Tower and the role played by Richard III in their deaths. Was Richard the vile Shakespearian troll history has painted him to be or was something else going on?

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00:25:48

Philip II and Alexander the Great: Regicide on Parade

History is Criminal ·

2024/06/01

In this our first episode we take a look at the deaths of Philip II of Macedonia and his son, Alexander the Great. Was Alexander murdered, did he play a part in the death of his father, why does everyone seem to have the same name?

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00:00:18

Introduction

History is Criminal ·

2024/05/31

A brief description of what we are all about at History is Criminal. Just think real crime a real long time ago. Welcome to History is Criminal.

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