Historical True Crime Podcast
1) The Wineville Chicken Coop Murders: Lost Boys of California
In 1928, a Wineville chicken farm became the center of aharrowing investigation into missing boys. Gordon Stewart Northcott and his mother, Sarah Louise, were tied to the disappearances of Walter Coll...Show More
2) Secrets at the Seaside: The Rattenbury Murder Case
In 1935, the seaside calm of Bournemouth was shattered by scandal, betrayal, and murder. Alma Rattenbury — a once-celebrated musician — and her teenage lover GeorgeStoner stood accused in a case that ...Show More
3) The Campden Wonder: Murder, Pirates, and a Ghost Returned
In 1660, the quiet Cotswold town of Chipping Campden was shaken by the disappearance of its elderly steward, William Harrison. Within months, three members of the Perry family were convicted and hange...Show More
4) Forbidden Love, Fatal End: Alice Mitchell & Freda Ward
In 1892 Memphis, a secret romance between two young women unraveled in tragedy. This episode traces the story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward — from their plannedelopement to a public murder and a se...Show More
5) The Tichborne Case: Shipwreck, Imposture, and Scandal
When a young English aristocrat vanished at sea in 1854, his family mourned—except for his mother, who refused to believe he was dead. More than a decade later, a butcher from Australia claimed to be ...Show More
6) The Sex Beast: Jazz, Murder, and Melvin Rees
A charming jazz musician with a philosophical streak. A series of brutal, seemingly unrelated murders. In this episode, we uncover the disturbing double life of Melvin Rees—known to the press as "The ...Show More
7) Curses, Powwowing, and Murder: The Hex Hollow Case
In 1928, deep in Pennsylvania’s Hex Hollow, three men believed they were cursed by a local powwow doctor – a folk healer named Nelson Rehmeyer. What followed blurred the line between old-world magic a...Show More
8) The Abode of Love: A Victorian Sex Cult
A Victorian cult of love, prophecy, and scandal. When Henry James Prince declared himself divine, he founded a religious sect that promised salvation—but delivered something far stranger. Decades late...Show More
9) Secrets and Silence: William Morgan and the Freemasons
When William Morgan vanished in 1826, he left behind a manuscript—and a firestorm. This episode explores the man who took on the Freemasons, the mystery of his disappearance, and how his fate sparked ...Show More
10) Ten Days in a Mad-House: The Nellie Bly Investigation
In 1887, journalist Nellie Bly faked insanity to go undercover inside a New York asylum. What she witnessed—neglect, cruelty, and systemic abuse—became one of the most powerful exposés of the 19th cen...Show More