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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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00:30:40

The Rosewood Massacre

History is Criminal ·

2025/12/31

New Year's Day 1923 an accusation causes people to lose all sense of humanity. A quiet small town is erased from the map in an act of racial violence that was itself erased from history for 60 years. Join Kim and I as we dig into the tragic story of Rosewood, Florida. A story some tried to kill, but refused to die.

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00:22:30

Criminal Christmas

History is Criminal ·

2025/12/24

In a slightly shorter episode, we take a look at some of the legal trappings of the yuletide. From Puritans to a tree tax, Kim and I jump around it time to look at some Christmas traditions that were codified into law. It's a very merry criminal Christmas

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00:28:33

Santa Robs a Bank

History is Criminal ·

2025/12/18

For nearly 1700 years the real Santa has been breaking into homes all around the world and treating traffic law like mere suggestions. But what happens when Santa goes full on Christmas felon. Join Kim and I as we look at four Santas who found their names on the naughty list.I also left in some of the stuff that could have been edited out, let me know if you like the outtakes left in.

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00:00:57

Short Preview: Full episode Wednesday Night

History is Criminal ·

2025/12/17

Kim is down. The Dentist got her, so we are dropping the full episode in 24 hrs. Just a little preview of Santa Robs a Bank.

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00:35:29

A Bad Case of Crabs: Who killed President Harding

History is Criminal ·

2025/12/10

The president might be the most documented man in the country. His every move is watched, analyzed, and debated. If a president were to just up and drop dead, you would think there would be no end to the investigation. But when Warren G Harding died nobody looking into anything. Was it his heart, a stroke, a bad case of crabs, or possible suicide or even assassination. The leader of one of the most corrupt administrations in history dies, quickly, with more questions than answer, and they don't

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00:28:40

Wilson E Davis: Aging like Dynamite

History is Criminal ·

2025/12/03

It has been said that older people are less likely to commit violent crimes because, we all mellow with age. Whoever said that never meet Captain Wilson Ellis Davis. Davis might have been a lot of things, but mellow wasn't one of them. Civil War vet, possible Captain in the Union Army, sharpshooter, and likely murderer he seems to have just gotten meaner with age.Join Kim and I as we jump back to 1914 Sawtelle, California and a murderer with a plan . Just maybe not a great plan.

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00:33:13

A Con Woman and a Royal Face Plant: Jeanne de la Motte

History is Criminal ·

2025/11/26

What do you do when ancient laws and biology cut your family out of the royal line. Well if you are Jeanne de la Motte you fake it until you make. Or until it all come crashing down like a guillotine on Louis XVI oversized neck.Join Kim and I as we jump back to 1790s France and a con artist who would try to make the royal court her mark, and in the process add to the insanity causing the French Revolution.

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00:30:01

Jimmy Hope: the Last Gentleman Bank Robber

History is Criminal ·

2025/11/19

I'm all alone this week as I jump bank to the late 19th century to look at the last gentleman bank robber, Jimmy Hope. Hope was a thief with a code of non-violence and if stories are to be believed a little bit of a softer side. It was a time when many of the bank robbers were seen as Robin Hood figures, without the whole pesky giving to the poor. But boy did they rob from the rich.

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00:31:14

Death in the Adirondacks (again): Or Tennis anyone?

History is Criminal ·

2025/11/16

Hopefully the full Episode is there this time. A young couple set out to row across a beautiful upstate New York lake. But when the boat never comes back a poorly planned murder, or horrible accident, is quickly uncovered.Join Kim and I as we take a look at the death of Grace Brown, a story that has fascinated true crime lovers for over 100 years. Just what happened on Big Moose Lake in July of 1906

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00:24:33

Death of Christopher Marlowe: Or A Renaissance Rumble

History is Criminal ·

2025/11/05

Playwright, party boy, spy. Christopher Marlowe was one of the biggest names in Elizabethan England. More successful and famous than William Shakespeare, rubbing elbows with the Queen and Royal Court. But then he dies in a questionable way while day drinking with three friends. Three friends with their own shady back stories. Join Kim and I as we jump back to 1593 Elizabethan England and the mysterious death of Christopher Marlowe.

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00:36:00

A Death in Hollywood's Golden Age

History is Criminal ·

2025/10/29

She was one of the most beautiful women in the world. She had wealth, fame, and talent. What she didn't have was a knack for picking men. And it would lead to a murder!Sound like a Hollywood movie? Well it was really life Hollywood in 1958. Join Kim and I as we jump back to 1958 and the death of a low-level mobster, at the hands of the 14 year-old daughter of Lana Turner.

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00:35:07

The Borgias: History's OG Crime Family

History is Criminal ·

2025/10/22

What do incest, bribery, murder, theft, and a Saint have in common? They are all part of the Borgia family. Join Kim and I as we jump back to the Renaissance to look at Cesear, Lucrezia, and their Dad, Pops the pope as they take on all seven deadly sins, and rip through the 10 Commandments all in route to massive money and power.Its crime family 1500s style.

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00:21:52

Grace O'Malley: A Life Out of Order

History is Criminal ·

2025/10/15

Pirate Queen, Warrior, Clan Chief: Grace O'Malley never allowed others to define her. Join Kim and I as we jump back to the 1500s to look at the life of one tough mother. Irish folklore and history combine to tell the tale of one of the most fascinating women in history.

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00:24:21

Start Spreading the News ... We Kidnapped Frank...

History is Criminal ·

2025/10/09

Down on your luck need some quick money? Why not kidnap the 19-year-old son of one of the most famous people in the world? What could go wrong?Join Kim and I as we jump back to 1963 Lake Tahoe and the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. It's a story that comes with a surprise cameo by a famous surf-rocker.

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00:00:20

oops we broke something

History is Criminal ·

2025/10/08

technical issues and my illness means that this week's episode won't drop until the evening of the 9th. So, for our literally 10s of fans hope you will come back tomorrow evening, for the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra JR.

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00:27:55

Ma Barker: My Poor innocent babies

History is Criminal ·

2025/10/01

It is great when families share hobbies. But for the Barkers that hobby seemed to be bank robbery, murder, and kidnapping. And according to the FBI's J Edgar Hoover, at the heart of it all was the mama, Kate "Ma" Barker. But just what was the role of Ma Barker, as her boys terrorized the mid-West.Join Kim and I as we jump back to the depression era to tell the tale of Kate "Ma" Barker and her overly stimulated bunch of boys.

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00:31:19

The Death of Rasputin: Trust Me I'm a Monk

History is Criminal ·

2025/09/24

Mad man or holy man? Grigori Rasputin went from illiterate monk in the wilds of Siberia, to having the ear of the Tsarina. As the empire set on the edge of disaster many felt the only way to save the Romanov dynasty was for the Mad Monk to die. Join Kim and I as we jump back to pre-revolution Russia to look at the life and death of Grigori Rasputin.

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00:21:52

Ching Shih: Pirate Queen of China

History is Criminal ·

2025/09/17

Strong women have often made their marks on history. But Ching Shih might have out done them all. She might have been the most successful pirate of all time. And unlike most other pirates she would walk away with the cash.Join Kim and I this week as we travel to 18th century China to look at the Pirate Queen of the South China Sea.

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00:32:15

Too many Louis: The Lost Dauphin

History is Criminal ·

2025/09/10

An empire falls prey to the age of revolution, because a man-child king is unable to lead. As the revolution becomes a blood bath, what happens to the royal family? Join Kim and I as we look at Louis Charles (AKA Louis XVII) the lost Dauphin of France. It is a story of con men, desperate hope, and an attempt to claim a crown, decades after the collapse of a monarchy.

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00:26:16

Akira Nishiguchi: Messenger of Evil

History is Criminal ·

2025/09/03

A serial killer in post WWII Japan works his way across the nation. Using his skill as a conman he keeps one step ahead of the police. But a 10-year-old girl will prove to be his undoing. Join Kim and I as we travel to Japan in the years after the war and take a look at the tale of Akira Nishiguchi, the "Black Gold Metal Killer."

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