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Friday Nov 13, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #87: Amelia Dyer - "SOCIETY"
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Amber and Kristy talk about one of the most prolific serial killers, and how she turned a profit with her murders. Kristy also gets mad at society. SOCIETY.
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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/
Sources:
Tony Rennell on Murderpedia. “The baby butcher: One of Victorian Britain's most evil murderers exposed.”
Wikipedia. “Typhus.” “Amelia Dyer.” “Poor Law Amendment Act.”
Wikitree. “Amelia Elizabeth (Hobley) Dyer.”
Little Falls Weekly Transcript via LOC.
Sarah Lee. BBC. “Amelia Dyer: The Victorian nurse who strangled babies."BBC. “Victorian baby killer Amelia Dyer evidence found in loft.”
Donna Patricia Ward. History Collection. “The Horrifying Truth of Britain’s Baby Butcher Amelia Elizabeth Dyer Revealed.”
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/amelia-dyer-34349.php
https://www.in2013dollars.com/uk/inflation/1836
https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=9197.93&From=GBP&To=USD
https://allthatsinteresting.com/amelia-dyer
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39330793
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 Jul 24, 2020
Old Timey Crimey #71: George Joseph Smith - "Murder Vocab"
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Kristy, Scott, Amber, and special guest Jamie talk about George Joseph Smith, also known as the Brides in the Bath murderer.
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Sources:
Eric W. Nye, Currency Converter. https://www.uwyo.edu/numimage/currency.htm
Amy E. Rattenbury. “Forensic Taphonomy.” Sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/skin-maceration
“George Joseph Smith and the ‘Brides in the Bath’ case.” History By the Yardk. http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/brides_in_bath.htm
Watford Observer. “The Brides in the Bath case” https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/georgejosephsmith/bridesinthebath/
“George Joseph Smith.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Joseph_Smith
“Gravesend.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravesend#Landmarks
Murderpedia. “George Joseph Smith.” https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/smith-george-joseph.htm
Meghan Good. Executed Today. “1915: George Joseph Smith, Brides in the Bath murderer” https://www.executedtoday.com/2011/08/13/1915-george-joseph-smith-brides-in-the-bath-murderer/
thegenealogist.co.uk
David Leafe. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1267913/Solved-How-brides-bath-died-hands-ruthless-womaniser.html
Adam John. Kent Live News. https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/george-joseph-smith-notorious-brides-1219108
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
Youtube: Curiosity Phono
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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