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Friday Apr 24, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #58: Roger Tichborne - "Shy Tortoise"
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
This week, we talk about a man who was maybe a nobleman or maybe not? Probably not. Almost definitely not. But he sure seemed to think so!
Plus, the best deformations....whaaat? Crikey Mikey, and some wikipedia translations.
Come see us on FB, Insta, or Twitter, and tell us if you think The Claimant was the real deal.
Sources:
“The Tichborne Claimant, a Victorian mystery.” Ennever.com http://www.ennever.com/histories/history19478.php
“Roger Tichborne.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichborne_case
Albert Borowitz. “Blood & Ink: An International Guide To Fact-Based Crime Literature.”
Dana Schwartz. “The Butcher Baronet.” Noble Blood Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RC60PaO0sKQbEF9WVKypw?si=tPTGMRDNTV2lEXTNcPCYIw
Francesca Kettle. “‘For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.’ The case of The Claimant, The Medals and The Poem.” Vides/Oxford. https://open.conted.ox.ac.uk/sites/open.conted.ox.ac.uk/files/resources/Create%20Document/For%20the%20Snark%20was%20a%20Boojum_Francesca%20Kettle.pdf
Lewis Carroll. “The Hunting of the Snark.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43909/the-hunting-of-the-snark
Futilitycloset.com
aadl.org
Stacy Conrad, mentalfloss.com
hoaxes.org
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Bonus Episode - Old TINY Crimey #18: The God Machine
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Scott tells us all about John Murray Spears and New Motive Power. Amber does some fun googling.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #56: Elijah Parish Lovejoy - "Prayer Bros"
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
This week, we delve into the fascinating life and premature death of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a man whose belief in doing the right thing was so strong, it made him a martyr.
Plus: the first underwater newspaper, the world's tallest man, and supremely ironic profession names!
Sources: “Elijah Parish Lovejoy.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Parish_Lovejoy“Congregational Church. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congregational_church“Reverend Elijah Parish Lovejoy.” Presbyterian Historical Society. https://www.history.pcusa.org/history-online/presbyterian-history/honored-names/reverend-elijah-parish-lovejoyEdward Beecher. “Narrative of riots at Alton : in connection with the death of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy. “ https://archive.org/details/ASPC0002443400/page/n17/mode/2up“Alton, Illinois.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alton,_IllinoisAmericaslibrary.govEncyclopedia BritannicaColby.eduYoutube: The History GuyNationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Bonus Epsiode - Old TINY Crimey #16: Whipping Tom
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Spank-o!
Enjoy this bonus mini episode, a pandemic plus. Come see us on social media and say hi (seriously, we're lonely): We're on FB, Twitter, and Insta.
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #55: The Villisca Axe Murders - "Nightmare Carrot"
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
A little something from the "Forgotten Archives" this week--an episode recorded nearly a year ago, in late April 2019, and never published. It's a trip back to simpler times, and also a horrific axe murder.
Come say hi on our social media: Insta, FB, Twitter.
Sources:
Orrin Grey. "Serial Suspects: Who Committed the Villisca Axe Murders?" The Lineup. https://the-line-up.com/villisca-axe-murders-suspects
Mike Dash. "The Ax Murderer Who Got Away." Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ax-murderer-who-got-away-117037374/
"Villisca Axe Murders House." https://www.villiscaiowa.com/
"Villisca Axe Murders." Thinking Sideways Podcast. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CgHgKrjper6ZFjsNHNJgA?si=szm_AL3tRaWYMPCbhLSDoQ
"Villisca Axe Murders." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villisca_axe_murders
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Bonus Episode: Old TINY Crimey #15 - William Bury
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
To quote Scott, "If only he were a bank robber. If only...."
So he wasn't a bank robber. But was he Jack the Ripper? Find out the weird answers to that question.
Come say hi! We're on FB, Twitter, and Insta.
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.
Come by our social media and say HI! We're on FB, Twitter, and Insta.
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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