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The Bremerton Party Massacre Feb 05, 2025

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Six Dead At Erland’s Point
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Episode 139 is the gruesome story of a home invasion, circa 1934, a case that seemed so random that it took over a year to crack one of the most brutal mass murders witnessed by the Pacific Northwest. The small-town police are at first presented as in over their heads, but they remained dogged in their pursuit, and justice will be served. Eventually.
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Murder By Dynamite Feb 03, 2025

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Episode 165:
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"Murder By Dynamite," by Stewart Whitehouse. An explosion in the mens room of a department store sets off a wave of copycats, including one plot to murder a young lawyer by booby-trapping his car with dynamite. More Big Booms

"Terror in La Paz," by Manuelo Martino, is our first trip to South America with the story of a clever serial killer and master of disguise with his mind set on strangling as many young girls as he can. More Serial Killers

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The Mad Butcher Of Kenmore Avenue Jan 31, 2025

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AKA The Lipstick Killer And His Imaginary Accomplice
Episode 291
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Hang onto your seats, folks, this one is another wild ride down psychopath lane. Folks in a nice Chicago neighborhood are scandalized when a string of murders go from fearsome to gruesome. Police get their man--or men, depending on how you look at it--almost by accident when the culprit is arrested for another crime. His crimes are heinous and involve a child, so tread carefully if your sensitive to that stuff, but I will tell you that the reporting isn’t overly graphic.Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers of the era.
More Botched Executions
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The Murderous Mania Of Jolly Jane Jan 29, 2025

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The Unexpected Crimes of Nurse Toppan
Episodes 29 and 30
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History contains many cases of nurses who turned out to be killers, but there may not be one as bizarre as the case of Jane Toppan, one of the first "angels of death" on record.Because she had such a cheerful disposition, people called her “Jolly Jane,” and so were completely surprised when she was arrested for the murder of a family in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Once suspicions were aroused, accusations began to fall like rain. The exact count of her death toll remains a mystery, but estimates put it between 31 and 84 murders, although the longer she remained in the asylum, the larger the number grew.
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The Bludgeoned Blonde Beer Money Murder Jan 27, 2025

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Pulp Nonfiction: A Celebration Of The Pioneers Of True CrimeA Safe House Exclusive
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Orphaned at an early age, Pauline Campbell had worked hard for her goal, until a killer ended her dream. Her murder seemed the work of a fiend with a grudge against nurses, then a teenager stepped forward with a shocking clue.
Adapted from True Detective, Vol. 56 No. 4, February 1952
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Escape From The Asylum Jan 24, 2025

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The Pearce Insanity Plot
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Episode 289 is a scandalous story that shook two Midwestern cities in the late 1930s when a woman came forward with a bizarre tale of abduction, adultery, assault, addiction and absconsion. That’s why I’m putting this story on my A-list.
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The Amador Death Bed Confession Dec 27, 2024

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Murder Of The Mythical Helen Johnson
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Episode 288 goes out to True Crime Historian patron Aisha B., who requested a murder from her hometown of Pleasanton, California. Although a lot of these historic stories have humorous elements when considered in modern light, I don’t normally treat them as comedies. There may or may not be any actual murders in this one, but there are plenty of accusations and much ado about Mrs. Amador’s allegations that makes it a comedy of errors that would make Shakespeare proud. Wait ‘til they get to the bones.
Also, since this story came up a little shorter on time than most episodes, stay tuned after the credits for a bonus short short story.
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The Grinning Skull Dec 25, 2024

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The Ridde Of The Grinning Skull
She led police to the body of her husband, but when she saw the mocking skull they dug up, a second murder came to light.
By Frederic O. Schultze
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Adapted from True Detective Mysteries, V. 7; No. 4; July, 1927
Episode 287 is a first person account from a police reporter who admits to unethical snooping in trying to get to this story. But it’s the tale of a triangle so twisted, that I’ll forgive him for his indiscretions.
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The Ragged Stranger Dec 20, 2024

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The Heinous Crime Of Carl Wanderer
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Episode 286 relates one of the most reprehensible double murders we’ve yet to encounter. They’re all reprehensible, but there’s no question that the act of Carl Wanderer was spawned by truly evil intent.
More stories of "Pregnicide"
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The Bigamist And Her Murderous Husband Dec 18, 2024

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Episode 140.
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“The Bigamist And Her Murderous Husband: The Sweetwater Double Homicide” is the sordid tale of a love octangle (or something like that) when the suspiciously widowed husband of a girl married five times without a divorce gets fed up from the legal harassment from his wife’s elderly suitor. Culled from the historic pages of the Abilene Reporter and other newspapers of the era.
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Bonus Stories:
“The Storybook Taxi Bandit” begins with a fidgety stranger walking into an Indiana cafe, soon to be followed by an interstate manhunt. Adapted from Master Detective, April 1935.
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“Stalking The Tiger Girl” tells of a Los Angeles detective’s pursuit of a sassy, auburn-haired hold-up artist who suddenly finds repentance after her arrest. Adapted from True Detective Mysteries, November 1929.
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