Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

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E265: “The Needle in the Heart Murder” Dr. James Yeates Pt. 2 Sep 07, 2021

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With the coroner’s inquiry underway, damning evidence reveals the nature of Diana Yeates and Dr. Eric Hedberg’s relationship — but it’s not enough to secure a conviction. The police’s prime suspect walks away, leaving more than one mysterious death in his wake.

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E264: “The Needle in the Heart Murder” Dr. James Yeates Pt. 1 Aug 31, 2021

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On an early September morning in 1960, surgeon Jim Yeates was found dead in the garage with a pool of blood around his head. The well-respected doctor had no known enemies, so police were left with few suspects. But when the coroner's report came in, a different cause of death was determined — and it would shift the entire investigation.

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E263: Jack "Legs" Diamond Pt. 2 Aug 24, 2021

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Diamond didn’t make many friends as a bootlegger and racketeer. Anybody could have been responsible for his death… including the police themselves.

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E262: Jack "Legs" Diamond Pt. 1 Aug 17, 2021

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During the 1920s and ‘30s, his rap sheet had everything from robbery, to bootlegging, to drugs. Jack “Legs” Diamond was wanted by law enforcement and wanted dead by other gangsters. After surviving four assassination attempts, he wouldn’t survive the fifth.

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E261: Hazel Drew Aug 10, 2021

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In 1908, a young domestic servant was found murdered in upstate New York. Almost a century later, Hazel Drew’s mysterious death — and secret double life — inspired David Lynch and Mark Frost’s “Twin Peaks” television series.

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E260: Barbara Gibbons Pt. 2 Aug 03, 2021

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When Peter Reilly became the main suspect in his mother’s murder, his Connecticut hometown rallied around him. Police pursued him relentlessly, but further investigation would reveal how little they actually knew about Barbara Gibbons’ death.

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E259: Barbara Gibbons Pt. 1 Jul 27, 2021

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On September 28th, 1973, 51-year-old Barbara Gibbons was discovered dead in her home by her teenage son. He reported her death to the police, but the police soon became convinced that he had killed his own mother.

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E258: "The Bridge King" Joseph Bowne Elwell Pt. 2 Jul 20, 2021

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As police find — and lose — leads in the Casanova card player’s murder investigation, a housekeeper hides evidence, a countess provides an alibi, and a business partner changes his story.

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E257: "The Bridge King" Joseph Bowne Elwell Pt. 1 Jul 13, 2021

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The most famous bridge player in the world rubbed elbows with New York’s elite and tutored the likes of King Edward VII and Harold Vanderbilt before he was fatally shot in his Manhattan brownstone.

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E256: The Wonderland Murders Jul 06, 2021

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When a fading porn star became desperate enough to help the Wonderland Gang steal from a Hollywood mogul, revenge and murder followed.

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