5 Minute Murder Podcast
1) The Assassination of William McKinley
In September 1901, President William McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Within days, the popular president was dead, and the nation was ...Show More
2) The Murder of Mary Phagan
On Confederate Memorial Day in 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan went to collect her wages at Atlanta’s National Pencil Company. Hours later, her body was found in the factory basement, sparking one of th...Show More
3) The Murder of Christopher Marlowe
In May 1593, playwright Christopher Marlowe — the brilliant author of Doctor Faustus and Tamburlaine — was stabbed to death in Deptford at the age of twenty-nine. Officially, it was a fight over a tav...Show More
4) The Murder of Catherine Eddowes
On the night of 30 September 1888, Catherine Eddowes became the fourth victim of Jack the Ripper in the Whitechapel murder spree. Found brutally mutilated in Mitre Square less than an hour after anoth...Show More
5) Albert Fish
Albert Fish was one of America’s most twisted killers, a man who preyed on children, committed acts of cannibalism, and sent taunting letters to victims’ families. Known as the “Gray Man” and “Brookly...Show More
6) The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
In June 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign came to a violent end in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen pantry. Just moments after celebrating his victory in the California primary, RFK w...Show More
7) The Execution of Lady Jane Grey
In February 1554, England witnessed the tragic end of Lady Jane Grey, the young Protestant noblewoman who reigned as queen for just nine days. Caught in a web of Tudor politics, Jane was thrust onto t...Show More
8) The Murder of Joe Orton
In August 1967, rising British playwright Joe Orton was at the height of his career when his life ended violently in the Islington flat he shared with his long-time partner, Kenneth Halliwell. What un...Show More
9) The Murder of King William II
A king. An arrow. A forest thick with secrets. When William Rufus fell dead during a royal hunt in 1100, it was labelled an accident, but the facts, and the timing, suggest otherwise. In this episode,...Show More
10) Jeffrey Dahmer
He was polite, soft-spoken, and completely unremarkable—until police entered his Milwaukee apartment and uncovered a horror story beyond imagination. In this chilling episode, we follow the life and c...Show More