Join Georgia as each week she talks you through important pieces of history that more people should know about or true crime cases that require more public attention – awareness and education are key!
58: The History of Vaccines: Ancient Egypt to COVID-19
May 13, 2022
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This week let's talk all about vaccines, from inoculation to the creation of the smallpox vaccine to Louis Pasteur, all the way up to the recent creation of the COVID-19 vaccines. A real one to nerd out to!
56: Jesse Pomeroy: America's Youngest Serial Killer
May 06, 2022
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This week we're going to be talking about Jesse Pomeroy, who at 14 years old became the youngest person to ever be convicted of first degree murder in Massachusetts after killing two children, but suspicion runs deep that he may have been responsible for the deaths of many more.
55: The Bear Brook Murders: Almost Solved
Apr 29, 2022
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This week we're going to New Hampshire to take a look into the Bear Brook murders and the web that has unravelled in the authorities attempts to find the identities of four murder victims found in barrels. Somehow, this case eventually led to them solving the identity of the Golden State Killer.
54: Where is Alicia Navarro?
Apr 22, 2022
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14 year old Alicia Navarro went missing from her home in Glendale, Arizona on 15th September 2019 after leaving her mum a note promising that she would be returning. She hasn't been seen since and it's thought that she was lured away from her home by a person she met online through her love of gaming.
54: The Lost Boys of Pickering
Apr 14, 2022
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This week we're looking at the disappearance of 6 boys from Pickering, Ontario back in 1995. After telling friends they were going to 'goof off' at the marina, they all disappeared and after an unhelpful cursory search, police immediately assumed they died in the lake. But no trace of them or the boats have ever reappeared.
53: Is Time Travel Real? | The Bold Street Time Slips
Apr 08, 2022
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Something a bit lighter hearted this week as we explore the strange phenomenon of 'time slips', people momentarily, unintentionally travelling back in time before appearing back in the present. This seems to happen more in certain places than others, one of which being on Bold Street in Liverpool. Why?
52: The Angel in the Meadow | Unidentified Jane Doe
Apr 01, 2022
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In 2010 a body was discovered outside an old carpark by Angel's Meadow, Manchester. It was clear that she had been there undiscovered for many decades, but 12 years since her discovery and investigators are no closer to finding out her name or her killer.
51: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
Mar 25, 2022
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On 12th June 1977, three Girl Scouts went to camp in Oklahoma for the week, but would never arrive home, instead being brutally murdered on their first night away. After an extensive manhunt for the person police believed to be responsible, he was acquitted at trial. Will there ever be justice?
50: Jens Soering & Elizabeth Haysom: Guilty or Not Guilty?
Mar 18, 2022
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Very rarely today we're talking about what is technically a solved case, but a solved case that a lot of people still have doubts about to this day. In 1985, Derek and Nancy Haysom were found dead in their Virginia home and their daughter's boyfriend was found guilty of the crime. But did he really do it? Or was it their own daughter?
49: The Finger Chilli Scam | THAT Wendy's Lawsuit
Mar 11, 2022
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In 2005, Anna Ayala sat down to eat at a Wendy's restaurant and found a human finger in her chilli. What would follow was a media whirlwind, allegations thrown in all directions and eventually, an arrest. What actually happened and who did the finger belong to?