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Friday Feb 19, 2021
Old Timey Crimey #101 - Lizzie Borden Part 2: "Flea Rags"
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
PART 2 of the infamous murders of Abby and Andrew Borden looks at the trial, the aftermath, some weird shit that happened because people are weird, and finally--THEORIES!
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Sources:
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeleton_in_Armor
Evening World via LOC
Deborah Allard. Herald News. https://www.heraldnews.com/article/20150601/NEWS/150609465
Professor Douglas O. Linder and law students. Famous Trials. https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden
Chronology. Lizzieandrewborden.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145937/http://lizzieandrewborden.com/crimelibrary/chronologies/chronology1789-1892.htm
Diana Griffiths. The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden and Victorian Studies. https://ochm.medium.com/lizzie-borden-and-the-taunton-jail-d8224024666f
William F. Hanna. Old Colony History Museum. https://ochm.medium.com/lizzie-borden-and-the-taunton-jail-d8224024666f
Boston Globe. https://www.newspapers.com/image/430858491/?terms=Lizzie%20Borden&match=1
https://newengland.com/today/living/homes/lizzie-borden-house-fall-river/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lizzie-borden/
https://www.biography.com/news/lizzie-borden-life-after-murder-trial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden
https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/lizzie-borden-trial-1892
https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2019/07/21/how-did-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-become-a-household-name/ideas/essay/
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/lizzie-borden
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/borden-parents-found-dead
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/lizzie-borden/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/
https://www.livescience.com/lizzie-borden-house-for-sale.html
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81765/how-lizzie-borden-spent-her-life-after-being-acquitted
https://www.bustle.com/p/what-happened-to-lizzie-borden-after-the-murders-lizzie-gives-yet-another-take-on-the-story-11881038
Unresolved Mysteries, Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/kodcvs/whats_your_weirdest_theory/
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #76: Alger Hiss - "Ideo-la-la-la-logies"
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Friday Aug 28, 2020
Was it treason? Was it a friendship gone wrong? Or was it MORE than friendship? The world may never know. This week we talk about Alger Hiss who maaaaybeee committed espionage but maaaaybeee didn't.
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Sources:
John Lowenthal. “Venona and Alger Hiss.” http://algerhiss.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lowenthal.pdf
FBI.gov. “Alger Hiss.” https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alger-hiss
A Tissue of Lies: Nixon vs. Hiss. Morton & Michael Levitt.
Wikipedia. Alger Hiss, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alger_Hiss. International Juridical Association, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Juridical_Association. Navy V-12 program, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-12_Navy_College_Training_Program#Notable_graduates
James Thomas Gay. History net. “Was Washington official Alger Hiss a Communist Spy?” https://www.historynet.com/the-alger-hiss-spy-case-mayjune-98-american-history-feature.htm
Historynewsnetwork.org
CIA.gov
PBS.org
History.com
Janny Scott. New York Times. “Alger Hiss, Divisive Icon of the Cold War, Dies at 92.” https://web.archive.org/web/20091224132157/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/16/nyregion/alger-hiss-divisive-icon-of-the-cold-war-dies-at-92.html
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #66: Francis Tumblety - "The Joe Exotic of Medicine"
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Scott, Kristy, and Amber delve into the weird, wild shenanigans of Francis Tumblety, the Joe Exotic of medicine. This guy started in porn, moved on to "medicine," and finished up as...possibly Jack the Ripper. (But probably not Jack the Ripper.) Thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Don't forget to come see us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Insta. Sources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Tumbletyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_P._BlackburnFrom LOC Chronicling America: Magnolia Gazette, Alexandria Gazette, NY Herald, New Ulm Weekly Review, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Evening Star, Evening Journal, Evening World (NY), The Sun (NY), New York Tribune, St. Louis RepublicR. Michael Gordon. “The American Murders of Jack the Ripper.” https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/3TECJxTxXfwC?hl=en&gbpv=0Jack the Ripper Tour. “Is This the Face of a Killer?” https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/the-face-of-jack-the-ripper/Casebook.org. “Francis Tumblety.” https://www.casebook.org/suspects/tumblety.htmlhttps://www.jack-the-ripper.org/francis-tumblety.htm
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Bonus Episode - Old TINY Crimey #25: Le Petomane
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Scott tells Amber and Kristy all about the flatulist Le Petomane, aka Joseph Pujol.
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Sources:
Damn interesting
www.blowbacktrilogy.com
wikipedia
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Friday Jun 05, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #64: John George Haigh - "Worst Game of Cinderella Ever"
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
This week we delve into the fraud, murder, and body disposal tactics of John George Haigh, aka The Acid Bath Murderer. It's finger-lickin' good...
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Sources:
John Haigh. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haigh
Katie Serena. All That’s Interesting. “The Story Of John George Haigh, The Acid Bath Murderer, Is Just As Gruesome As His Nickname Suggests.” https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-george-haigh
Outwood. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outwood,_Wakefield
Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Thoughtco. “How to Make a Sulfuric Acid Formula at Home.” https://www.thoughtco.com/make-sulfuric-acid-at-home-608262
Murderpedia. “John George Haigh.” https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/haigh-john.htm
Dr. Jonathan Oates and Dave Walker. The Library Time Machine. “Haigh—a handsome stranger arrives at your hotel.” https://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/tag/onslow-court-hotel/
The Advertiser (Adelaide) via Trove. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36677026
The Evening Star via LOC. https://bit.ly/2ZMTdAi
Crime and Investigation. “John Haigh.” https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/john-haigh-the-acid-bath-murderer/arrest
https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/haigh-john.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haigh
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-acid-bath-murders/
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/Haigh.html
https://boredomtherapy.com/acid-bath-murderer-of-britain/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9VHansGsDI
Monday May 04, 2020
Bonus Episode - Old TINY Crimey #20: John Horwood
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Kristy tells Scott & Amber about John Horwood and the murderrrr that was turned into a very unique book.
Sources:
“John Horwood.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horwood
Sandra Rimmer. “Family Historian who came face to face with an actual ‘skeleton in the cupboard’, unjustly hanged 190 years ago.” Abroad in the Yard. https://www.abroadintheyard.com/family-historian-who-came-face-face-actual-skeleton-cupboard-unjustly-hanged-years-ago/
Leah. “John Horwood Was Sentenced To Be Dissected!” Ripley’s. https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/john-horwood-sentenced-dissected/
Bristol Law Society. “The Skeleton of John Horwood.” http://www.bristollawsociety.com/the-skeleton-of-john-horwood/
“John Horwood.” Bristol Museum Galleries Archives. http://museums.bristol.gov.uk/narratives.php?irn=2791
David Wilkes. Daily Mail. “Funeral for murderer hanged in 1821 after his skeleton is found in Bristol University cupboard” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1376395/Funeral-murderer-hanged-1821-skeleton-Bristol-University-cupboard.html
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #57: Lyda Southard - "Flypaper Lyda"
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
This week, we look at the Bluebeardess, "Flypaper Lyda" Trueblood, who used ham as a seduction tool...as one does. We'll talk about her many marriages (murders), her extensive travels (escapes), and maybe even solve the mystery of her last husband.
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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