1920s
1920s
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Old Timey Crimey #109: Velma West - "Log Cabin"
Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
She's not just a small town girl living in a lonely world, and she won't take the midnight train going anywhere. She will, however, take the roadster to a bridge party in Cleveland.
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Music:
Breaktime by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktimeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Secret of Tiki Island Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Breaktime by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktimeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Mark Gribben. Malefactor’s Register. http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/nightclub-girl-in-a-curfew-town/
Wikipedia. Perry, OH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry,_Ohio#Demographics. Gene Malin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Malin
Mark Gilson. “The Historic Nursery Belt of Lake County.” Gardenopolis Cleveland. https://www.gardenopoliscleveland.org/2018/06/the-historic-nursery-belt-of-lake-county-part-1/
Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm
Richard Raponi. Cleveland Historical. https://clevelandhistorical.org/index.php/files/show/1879
Sarah Pruitt. History.com. https://www.history.com/news/gay-culture-roaring-twenties-prohibition
Natalie Zarrelli. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-early-20th-century-america-was-awash-in-incredible-queer-nightlife
Cindy. Scandals and Sweets. https://scandalsandsweets.com/velma-west-iron-flapper-a-sad-ending-to-a-sad-life/
Mark J. Price. Beacon Journal. https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20140622/news/306229547
Newspapers.com: Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Brownsville Herald, News-Journal, The Circleville Herald, Times Herald
https://www.newspapers.com/search/#query=%22edward+west%22&p_province=us-oh&dr_year=1926-1927
LOC: Brownsville Herald. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063730/1927-12-26/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=1926&index=0&rows=20&words=Velma+West&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1928&proxtext=%22velma+west%22&y=10&x=11&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/west-velma.htm
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Friday Aug 14, 2020
Scott, Amber, and Kristy talk about not one, but two Colorado miners' strikes, in Ludlow and Columbine, that led to tragedy.
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Sources:
Charles Bayard. Pacific Historical Review. “The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike.” https://www-jstor-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/stable/4492179?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
Howard Zinn. Zinn Education Project. “Ludlow massacre.” https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ludlow-massacre/
Wikipedia. “Ludlow massacre.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre; “John Chase” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chase_(general)#Chase_and_Mother_Jones; “Columbine Mine Massacre,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_Mine_massacre; “Milka Sablich,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Milka_Sablich
Ben Mauk. The New Yorker. “The Ludlow Massacre Still Matters.” https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-ludlow-massacre-still-matters
Caleb Crain. The New Yorker. “There Was Blood.” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/01/19/there-was-blood
PBS. “American Experience: The Rockefellers. “http://www.shoppbs.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_8.html
Perry Eberhart. Lafayette History “The 1927 Columbine Mine Massacre: Trouble in Serene.” https://www.lafayettehistory.com/the-1927-columbine-mine-massacre-trouble-in-serene/
Sam Lowry on Libcom. https://libcom.org/history/1927-colorado-miners-strike-and-columbine-mine-massacre
University libraries/University of Washington
https://timeline.com/rockefellers-hired-militias-to-shoot-at-strikers-in-ludlow-massacre-115ae488164c
https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/social/id/3023/
Findagrave.com
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Scott, Amber, and Kristy discuss the Lawson family murders of 1929, with bonus hatred for dried grapes.
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Sources:
Neill Caldwell. The Stokes News. “90 Years Gone.” https://www.thestokesnews.com/news/23397/90-years-goneMurder of the Lawson Family. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Lawson_familyRobert B. Waltz and David G. Engle. “Lawson Murder, The (Charlie Lawson).” The Ballad Copyright Index, Fresno State. http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/LF35.htmlM. Bruce Jones and Trudy J. Smith. “White Christmas, Bloody Christmas.” Brooke Cain. The News & Observer. “All in the family: Notorious NC murders that struck close to home.” https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article222789440.htmlWautaga Democrat & Elizabeth City, NC Independent, accessed via LOC Chronicling America. https://bit.ly/2EuJk1rhttps://medium.com/murder-mystery-and-mayhem-in-the-old-north-state/the-lawson-family-murders-229b83b4d292http://www.planetslade.com/murder-lawson-family.html https://www.news.com.au/news/secret-behind-photo-in-lawson-family-christmas-day-massacre-when-seven-people-died/news-story/080cd6dcee54a210d70098ca45dc3851 https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lawson-charles-davis.htm rockinghamnow.com by Susie C. Spear findagrave.com vacreeper.com
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #65: Leonarda Cianculli - "Advice for Fortune Tellers"
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Scott, Amber, and Kristy discuss Leonarda Cianculli, the Soap Maker of Correggio. Scott explains what's wrong with fortune tellers, palm readers, and "psychics."
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Sources:
Ryan Green. “The Curse: The Shocking True Story of Superstition, Human Sacrifice, and Cannibalism.”“Montella.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montella“Reggio Emilia.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia“Irpina Earthquake.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_Irpinia_earthquakePaul Ginsburg. “Family Politics: Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival, 1900-1950.” https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/UBQ2BQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0Justin Rowlatt. “Sodium: Getting rid of dirt - and murder victims.” https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27257822https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonarda_Cianciullihttps://allthatsinteresting.com/leonarda-cianciullihttps://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cianciulli-leonarda.htmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uht1a5A8CAIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-mWxvnZmfQ
Friday May 29, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #63: Alfred Rouse - "Big Strong Hand"
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
This week, we take a look at Alfred Rouse (and his unit) and the Blazing Car Murder. The guy just kept forgetting he was married!
Furiously.
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Sources:
“Alfred Rouse 'blazing car murder': Dozen missing people ruled out.” BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-41886193
Alfred Arthur Rouse. murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rouse-alfred.htm
Great Fire of Northampton. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Northampton
Hardingstone. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardingstone
Alfred Rouse. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Rouse
1931: Alfred Arthur Rouse, Blazing Car Murder. Executed Today. http://www.executedtoday.com/tag/alfred-rouse/
Dr. Kevan Manwaring. “The Automobile Murder.” The Bardic Academic. https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/the-automobile-murder/
Helena Normanton. “Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse” https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.173609/2015.173609.Trial-Of-Alfred-Arthur-Rouse_djvu.txt
Monday May 18, 2020
Bonus Episode - Old TINY Crimey #22: Stephanie St. Clair AKA "Queenie"
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Amber's in love with a badass lady gangster, and she tells Scott and Kristy all about her.
Sources:Jason Porath. “Stephanie St. Clair.” Rejected Princesses. https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/stephanie-st-clairRose Lander. “The Secret History Of Female Gangsters.” Refinery29https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/female-gangsters-secret-history “Stephanie St. Clair.” Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_St._Clair “Stephanie St. Clair.” The Mob Museum. https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/stephanie-st-clair/
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