Old Timey Crimey #23: Eugene Francois Vidocq - "Halloween Costume Indecisiveness"

Scott and Kristy look at Eugene Francois Vidocq, a man who just couldn't decide what he wanted to be--unless he was escaping from jail. From traveling entertainer to swordsman, from traitor to fake aristocrat, he did it all and SO. MUCH. MORE.
This man did not know how to handle a promotion or learn from experience, but he knew how to keep everyone guessing.
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Sources: 
Ashley, Mike. “The Great Detectives: Vidoqc.” The Strand Magazine. Issue 4. https://strandmag.com/the-magazine/articles/the-great-detectives-vidocq/
Blazeski, Goran “Eugene Vidocq: The ex-convict who became the world’s first private investigator.”The Vintage News. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/03/eugene-vidocq-the-ex-convict-who-became-the-worlds-first-private-investigator/
“Eugene Francois Vidocq.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vidocq
FlourishingAnyway. “Eugène Vidocq: The Convict Who Became the Father of Modern Criminal Investigation.” Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Eugne-Franois-Vidocq-The-Convict-Who-Became-the-Father-of-Modern-Criminal-Investigation
Friendly, Michael “A.-M. Guerry’s Moral Statistics of France: Challenges for Multivariable Spatial Analysis” by https://arxiv.org/pdf/0801.4263.pdf#page=31&zoom=100,0,657
“Galley Slave.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave

Old Timey Crimey #20: Belle Gunness - "Picnic at the Murder Farm"

She was 6 feet, 200 pounds of pure murder. This week, Scott and Kristy delve into the case of Belle Gunness, frequent flyer of insurance companies, banks, and probably any establishment that sells both cleavers and poison. She was the Spiderwoman to H.H. Holmes's Spiderman, and if they'd met, they'd either have killed each other or killed even more people--if that's possible. 
Don't miss our list of La Porte, Indiana's many luminaries--seriously, don't miss this--along with so, so many air quotes that you can't see because this is an audio medium. But don't worry, we'll tell you. 
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Old Timey Crimey #19: The Hex Hollow Murder - "I think they went a bit strong"

This week, we hop back to 1928 in Pennsylvania, where one man's run of horrible luck results in his suspicions that he was hexed. In the end, a man will lose his life and a town will be forever changed. But eventually there's a hayride, so we'll try to take solace in that. 
Also, we learn some fun spells that probably won't cure what ails you, find out Scott's awesome insomnia remedy, and learn a very simple method for escaping a state hospital. And for a palate cleanser, stay tuned for a woman who refused to pollute the earth. To be honest, we kinda can't blame her...
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Old Timey Crimey #15: The Sodder Children

Kristy and Scott take a deep dive into the case of the Sodder children and a Christmas house fire that left nothing but questions in the ashes. Along the way, we'll run into some memorable characters, although some are memorable in the worst way--we're looking at you, Fire Chief F.J. Morris. And after we marvel at the lengths parents will go to for their children, Kristy happens upon a theory that ruins Christmas for everyone. 

Old Timey Crimey #13: The Murder of Stanford White

This week, Kristy and Scott investigate a case involving a smoking hot babe, a bajillionaire with breathtaking paranoia and access to firearms, and a lothario with a superhuman ability to grow facial hair. Listen this week and learn why sometimes it's a good idea to just wait things out. Be sure to leave us a 5-star review on iTunes. Don't forget to follow us here on Podbean, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and hit us up on our FB group or Twitter. 

Old Timey Crimey #5: Dr. Crippen

This week we jaunt off to England for the mysterious case of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen and his lovely wife Cora, whose disappearance introduces us to a lovely strongwoman with a fantabulous name, a transatlantic chase, and a torrid affair that resulted in some seriously questionable costume choices. 
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Submit your review + limerick by May 16, 2019. Vote will be held from midnight May 17 to noon May 20, 2019, and the top vote getter wins an Old Timey Crimey t-shirt featuring our logo and your limerick! Continental U.S. only. 
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Sources: 
"Dr. Crippen and wireless Telegraph." Old Police Cells Museum. https://www.oldpolicecellsmuseum.org.uk/content/learning/educational-programmes-and-tours/dr-chippen-wireless-telegraphy
"Dr Crippen Murder: Chamber of Horror." The Unredacted. https://theunredacted.com/dr-crippen-murder-chamber-of-horror/
"Finding Dr. Crippen." Murder Maps. 3DD Productions.
"Hawley Harvey Crippen." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawley_Harvey_CrippenEddleston, John J. "The Notorious Case of Dr Crippen." The History Press. https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-notorious-case-of-dr-crippen/
"Harvey Hawley Crippen." Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hawley-Harvey-Crippen
Hodgson, Martin. "100 Years On, DNA Casts Doubt on Crippen Case." https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/oct/17/ukcrime.science
James, P.D. "PD James on the Notorious MUrderer Dr. Crippen." The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/pd-james-on-notorious-murderer-dr-crippen/
 
 

Old Timey Crimey #1: H. H. Holmes

Join Scott and Kristy as they talk about America's first serial killer, Herman Webster Mudgett--better known as H. H. Holmes. 
 
Sources: 
Baillie, Katherine Unger. "Did serial killer H. H. Holmes fake his own death?" PennToday. https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/did-serial-killer-h-h-holmes-fake-his-own-death
Hirschlag, Allison. "9 Things You Didn't Know About America's First Serial Killer, H.H. Holmes." Mental Floss. http://mentalfloss.com/article/72642/9-things-you-didnt-know-about-americas-first-serial-killer-hh-holmes
"H. H. Holmes." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
Jenkins, John Philip. "H.H. Holmes: American Serial Killer." Encyclopaedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes
Martin, John Bartlow. "The Master of the Murder Castle: A classic of Chicago crime." Harper's Magazine. https://harpers.org/archive/1943/12/the-master-of-the-murder-castle/
"Murder Castle." History. https://www.history.com/topics/crime/murder-castle