Historical True Crime Podcast
1) The Chelmsford Witch: The Trial of Agnes Waterhouse
In 1566, a widow from a quiet Essex village was accused of feeding her cat with drops of her own blood—and of using it to kill. This is the story of Agnes Waterhouse, the first woman in England whose ...Show More
2) Greed on Madison Avenue: The Murder of William Marsh Rice
In 1900, Texas millionaire William Marsh Rice was found dead in his New York apartment. Within hours, forged checks, a suspicious will, and a hasty cremation order set off one of the most sensational ...Show More
3) Torch Singer, Widow, Suspect: The Tragedy of Libby Holman
Glamour, scandal, and an unsolved death. When torch singer Libby Holman married into the Reynolds tobacco dynasty, she stepped into a world of wealth and whispers. Whatfollowed was a mystery that woul...Show More
4) From Teal’s Pond to Twin Peaks: The Hazel Drew Story
In July 1908, the body of 20-year-old Hazel Drew was discovered face-down in Teal’s Pond near Sand Lake, New York. Rumors of secret lovers, missing letters, and powerful suspects turned her death into...Show More
5) H. H. Holmes: Myth and Murder in the White City
For our 150th episode, we revisit one of history’s most infamous names: H. H. Holmes. Behind the myths of the ‘Murder Castle’ lies a story of fraud, fear, and fact stranger than legend. Step inside Ch...Show More
6) The Pimlico Poisoning: Chloroform, Scandal, and Suspicion
On New Year’s Day, 1886, Edwin Bartlett was found dead in his Pimlico home — his stomach filled with chloroform, but with no sign of how it got there. Was it murder, suicide, or something science coul...Show More
7) The Devil’s Journalist: Ambrose Bierce and His Disappearance
Ambrose Bierce was a Civil War veteran, journalist, and master of the macabre whose razor-sharp pen made him both feared and admired. In 1913, at seventy-one yearsold, he left the United States for wa...Show More
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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