Criminalia

29:28 | Dec 1st, 2020

Bertha Gifford was well-known throughout her community for her cooking skills and her compassion. She acted in the role of nurse for her sick family and neighbors, and was eventually accused of murder...Show More

34:25 | Feb 9th

Edward Jones (1824-1893) as a teenager became best known for stalking Britain’s Queen Victoria during the 1800s. “The boy Jones” made numerous (successful) attempts at sneaking into the official resid...Show More

30:39 | Feb 2nd

Lady Caroline Lamb (1785-1828) was a novelist best known for her affair with Lord Byron.  In spite of the poet “ending” the relationship in August 1812, Lady Caroline’s pursuits were far from over. ...Show More

36:34 | Jan 26th

Holly and Maria are back with season two of Criminalia! This season is all about stalkers.  The co-hosts start things off by discussing anthologist Rufus Griswold, Edgar Allan Poe’s not-so-well-known...Show More

37:08 | Jan 19th

Holly and Maria were curious if poisoners and their crimes would look different with a little distance on the timeline, and even whether any of the perpetrators would emerge as sympathetic characters....Show More

38:09 | Jan 12th

Criminalia hosts Holly Frey and Maria Trimarchi continue their conversation with "The Poisoner's Handbook" author and Pulitzer Prize recipient Deborah Blum.

30:48 | Jan 5th

Hosts Holly Frey and Maria Trimarchi are joined by "The Poisoner's Handbook" author and Pulitzer Prize recipient Deborah Blum.

35:08 | Dec 29th, 2020

Amy Archer-Gilligan was the proprietress of The Archer Home for Elderly People and Chronic Invalids, in Windsor, Conn., one of the first nursing homes in the U.S. But she may have been responsible for...Show More