2020-03
2020-03
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #54: Radium Girls Part 2 - "Fisticuff Encounter"
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
This week, we conclude our trip through the horrors of industrial poisoning. It's either haunted or it's radium, folks.
Plus, Scott's new mascot and horrible radium puns galore. Horrible, horrible, horrible.
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Sources:
Kate Moore. “Radium Girls.”
Oak Ridge Associated Universities https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/Miscellaneous/radiumdance.htm
"Radium." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium#History
"Radioactive Quackery." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_quackery
Atomic Heritage Foundation.
Kate Moore, Buzzfeed.
Jacopo Prisco, CNN.
Rebecca Hersher, NPR.
Alexandra Charitan, Roadtrippers.com.
Nicole Fontaine, ConnecticutHistory.org.
Eleanor Swanson. "Radium Girls." https://coloradopoetscenter.org/poets/swanson_eleanor/radium.html
"Radium Girls." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls
"Radium Girls." Stuff You Missed in History Class. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/the-radium-girls-30207948/
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Bonus Episode - Old Tiny Crimey #14: The Denver Mint Robberies
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
A little something extra from us at Old Timey Crimey! Two robberies. Sixty years apart. One hilarious plaque.
Sources:
"Mint Robbery.” Wall St. of the Rockies. http://wallstreetoftherockies.com/mint-robbery/
Measuring Worth. Measuringworth.com
“1922 robbery of the U.S. Mint in Denver.” Denver Post Archive. http://blogs.denverpost.com/library/2013/04/01/1922-robbery-of-the-u-s-mint-in-denver/7198/
Nicole Henley. “A Robbery at the Denver U.S. Mint That Was Never Solved.” Medium. https://medium.com/of-misdeeds-and-mysteries/the-great-mint-robbery-1b197d7e2014
“Denver Mint Robbery.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Mint_robbery
“Harvey Bailey.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Bailey
Rob Harrigan. “One Never Knows Where the Bullets Will Fly.” http://coloradorestlessnative.blogspot.com/2011/04/one-never-knows-when-bullets-will-fly.html
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #53: Radium Girls Part 1 - "Irelish"
Friday Mar 20, 2020
Friday Mar 20, 2020
They had the most glamorous job in town--and the most deadly. This week, we're talking about the radium girls.
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Sources:
Kate Moore. “Radium Girls.”Oak Ridge Associated Universities https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/Miscellaneous/radiumdance.htm"Radium." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium#History"Radioactive Quackery." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_quackeryAtomic Heritage Foundation.Kate Moore, Buzzfeed. Jacopo Prisco, CNN.Rebecca Hersher, NPR. Alexandra Charitan, Roadtrippers.com.Nicole Fontaine, ConnecticutHistory.org.Eleanor Swanson. "Radium Girls." https://coloradopoetscenter.org/poets/swanson_eleanor/radium.html"Radium Girls." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls"Radium Girls." Stuff You Missed in History Class. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/the-radium-girls-30207948/
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
This week, we talk about the missing postman of Stradbally. Where did he go? What happened to him? How many people are covering for someone, and how many people can you arrest at once?
Plus, the rule of nipples, some gentle mail jumor, and POWERful names.
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Sources:Ben Potesky and John Naffziger. “The Missing Postman of Stradbally is found - Irish Nation Shocked.” Drunk Mysteries. https://www.drunkmysteries.com/new-blog/2019/1/6/the-missing-postman-of-stradbally
“British War Medal.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_War_Medal
“Disappearance of Larry Griffin.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Larry_Griffin
Thomas McCarthy. “The Strange Case of the Country Postman Who Vanished One Christmas Day.” Irish Times. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-strange-case-of-the-country-postman-who-vanished-one-christmas-day-1.565467
Pat Flynn. “The Missing Postman.” Independent.ie. https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/the-missing-postman-26713401.html
“Mary Griffin.” Find a grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193064044/mary-griffin
Conor Kane. “Bid to solve missing postman mystery.” Irish Times. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/bid-to-solve-missing-postman-mystery-1.533376
Mary Ellen Breen. “Search For Missing Postman Postponed Due To Intense Public Interest.” Waterford News. https://waterford-news.ie/2012/09/26/search-for-missing-postman-postponed-due-to-intense-public-interest/
“The Missing Postman of Stradbally.” Thinking Sideways Podcast. http://www.thinkingsidewayspodcast.com/the-missing-postman-of-stradbally/?fbclid=IwAR3JmUycJyItj_O9euHlXktbXyrRia7RxyeKDnB4fwKF5o0qMsG-t0LXN2w
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #51: Frederick Deeming - "Victorian Tinder"
Friday Mar 06, 2020
Friday Mar 06, 2020
This week, we take a look at country-hopping murderer Frederick Deeming. From Great Britain to Australia to South Africa to Great Britain to South America and so on, this guy loved to get on a boat and brag about things that never happened--when he wasn't murdering.
Plus, the Feel Better Sweater, Australian pub names, and introducing live fact checker, Johnny Eponymous!
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Sources:
“Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Casebook. https://www.casebook.org/suspects/deeming.htmlJohn Godl. “The Life and Crimes of Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Casebook. https://www.casebook.org/dissertations/dst-deeming.htmlErin Blakemore. “Did Victorians Really Get Brain Fever?” JStor Daily. https://daily.jstor.org/did-victorians-really-get-brain-fever/“Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Bailey_DeemingBarry O. Jones. “Deeming, Frederick Bailey.” Australian Dictionary of Biography. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/deeming-frederick-bailey-5940“Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Natasha Murphy. Feeling Murdery Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/41IUFz80qAbYyZE00ODxEd?si=wexYLQbjRCSg5R5MQFhwsgChris Adams and Helen Goltz. “The Ladies’ Man: Murderer Frederick Bailey Deeming.” Grave Tales Series Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7D9M38R32FPUgcOI7sS11P?si=bGJei6WwRiGYMj1S38lwFw“Bluebeard of Two Continents.” The Capricornian. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70650899MurderpediaExecutedToday.comOtto von Bismark. "Jack the Ripper, The Australian Suspect." Youtube. Briefcase. "The Dark and Cold Case of Cruel Killer Frederick Deeming." Youtube.