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History Dweebs – A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

A light hearted look at the darkside of History

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I'll be Watching You - Stalkers! Nov 03, 2015

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Celebrity Stalkers has been around since at least the 1600s. Everyone from Queen Victoria to Olivia Newton-John has had to deal with them. In some cases,the encounters have been deadly.

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The Moonlight Murders Oct 30, 2015

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In 1946, a serial killer, known as The Phantom, terrorized the small town of Texarkana, Arkansas. In a two month period eight people were brutually attacked. Five of the victims died of their wounds. The whole community was in a panic. Then, just as quickly as it started, the killing spree stopped. The Killer has never been found.

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Hysteria - The True Story of The Salem Witch Trials Oct 26, 2015

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The Salem Witch Trials were a series of prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693. The mass hysteria over witchcraft lead to hundreds of arrests. The trials resulted in the executions of 20 innocent people.

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Took an Axe - Lizze Borden Oct 23, 2015

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In 1892, Lizzie Borden stood trial for the brutal axe murders of her father and stepmother.

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Cocaine Godmother - Griselda Blanco Oct 23, 2015

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Griselda Blanco, known as the Black Widow, was a drug lord of the Medellín Cartel and a pioneer in the Miami-based cocaine drug trade during the 1970s and early 1980s. She was a ruthless gangster who was responsible for the murders of up to 200 people.

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The Great Dweebate II - Gender Roles of the 1950s Oct 21, 2015

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Join Casey, Tim, Brandy and Colonel as they discuss gender roles in the 1950s.

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Upon a midnight dreary - The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe Oct 17, 2015

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On October 3, 1849 famous writer Edgar Allan Poe was found wandering and delirious on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland. Poe died four days later. The cause of his death remains a mystery.

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The Co-ed Butcher - Big Ed Kemper Oct 15, 2015

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At the age of 15, Edmund Kemper killed both his grandparents to "see what it felt like." Upon release from prison, he drifted, picking up and releasing female hitchhikers. But he soon stopped letting them go, killing six college-age women in the Santa Cruz, California, area in the 1970s. Still not satisfied, Big Ed his killed his mother and her best friend.

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Partners in Crime - Serial Killers Fred and Rose West Oct 09, 2015

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Fred and Rose West, an English married couple, abducted, raped, tortured and killed at least 12 women over a 20 year period. They buried their victims under their Gloucester home.

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The Bath School Bombing of 1927 Oct 01, 2015

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The Bath School disaster was a series of bombings and violent attacks perpetrated by Andrew Kehoe on May 18, 1927, in Bath Township, Michigan, that killed 38 elementary school children and six adults and injured at least 58 other people.

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