Old Timey Crimey #131: Victor Licata - ”Dope Evil”

One night of horrifying violence that would have a reverberating effect on American attitudes toward marijuana for decades. Plus a rant, some snark, and reminiscing about the DARE program.  Thanks to sponsor Crazy is as Crazy Does: The Life of a Serial Killer by John H. Mudgett--buy it on Amazon or BN.  Come visit us:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH  Amazon Wishlist Sources: Paul Guzzo in the Tampa Bay Times, and also here, Inside Detective Magazine via Reefer Madness Museum, JAMA Psychiatry, Earl Perkins in Thursday Review, Laura Smith on Timeline, Assassin of Youth via Herb Museum, Crimedoor, Mara Bovsun on NY Daily news Wiki: Ybor City. Assassin of Youth. Decriminalization of Marijuana. Newspapers.com: The Brainard Clipper, Knoxville Journal, Anniston Star, El Paso Times. Chronicling America: Times-News Music:  Breaktime by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktimeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Headless Horseman by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6740-headless-horsemanLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Old Timey Crimey #130: Mary Bateman - ”Else It Will Not Do”

The tale of Mary Bateman, aka the Yorkshire witch: a woman who was chronically incapable of going to the store. She also never met a scam she did like or a sheet she couldn't steal.  Sources: Catherine Curzon on Mental Floss. Extraordinary Life and Character of Mary Bateman, the Yorkshire Witch From the Earliest Thefts of her Infancy, Through a Most Awful Course of Crimes and Murders, Till Her Execution at the New Drop, Near the Castle of York, On Monday the 20th of March 1809 (12th Edition) Vision of Britain Through Time Ellen Castelow on Historic UK Kelly Buchanan on LOC. Wikipedia. Digoxin. National Library of Scotland.      Hull Packet via Gale Primary Sources Murderpedia The Lineup On Yorkshire Magazine Newspapers.com: Lancaster Gazette/Leeds Mercury Morning Chronicle   Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-planLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Tavern Loop One by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6282-tavern-loop-oneLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Listen to Kristy and Chris over on Short Story, Short Podcast.  Come on up and see us sometime:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH  Amazon Wishlist Email    

Old Timey Crimey #129: Linda Burfield Hazzard - ”Everyone‘s Worst Enema”

The harrowing, hungry-making tale of Linda Burfield Hazzard and her sanitarium, Starvation Heights.  Kristy reading "Pure Agony" by William Saroyan. Listen to Kristy and Chris over on Short Story, Short Podcast.  Come on up and see us sometime:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH  Amazon Wishlist Starvation Heights: A Ture Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest by Gregg Olsen Fasting for the Cure of Disease by Linda Burfield Hazzard Kathrine Beck on History Link.   Bess Lovejoy on Smithsonian Mag. Findagrave. Washington State Digital Archives Trove: Sydney Stock and Station Journal Newspapers.com: Oregon Daily Journal Tacoma Daily Ledger LOC: Minneapolis Journal St. Paul Globe   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-planLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Breaktime by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktimeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/