Old Timey Crimey

Old Timey Crimey #84: Tower of London Ghosts - "Second Verse"

We visit the Tower of London and meet its many, many, many ghosts. OOOooOOoOoo! 
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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/
Sources
Fascinate.com by Stephanie KelseyThetravel.com by Vanessa ElleRanker.com by Erin McCannForlklore Thursday. Kim McGreal. Dr. Ed Morris. Exploring Castles. https://www.exploring-castles.com/uk/england/tower_london_ghosts/Tracy Borman. History Extra. https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/anne-boleyn-guy-fawkes-and-the-princes-a-brief-history-of-the-tower-of-londonHistoric Royal Palaces. https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/the-tower-of-london-menagerie/Joseph Curtis. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4094312/Does-picture-finally-solve-500-year-old-mystery-princes-Tower-Mother-two-claims-photobombed-ghost-Richard-III-s-12-year-old-victim-Edward-V.htmlWikipedia. “Anne Boleyn.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn “Ball Lightning.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightningHaunted Rooms. https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-tower-of-london-ghostshttp://www.strangehistory.net/2015/07/15/the-cylinder-monster-1-the-witness-account/Travel Channel https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/tower-of-londonPaul Anthony Jones. Mental Floss. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64629/9-bizarre-objects-owned-henry-viiiJessica Ferri. The Lineup. https://the-line-up.com/tower-of-london-ghostsChris Garcia. “G-G-G-G-Ghosts!!!!!” The Drink Tank. https://efanzines.com/DrinkTank/DrinkTank418.pdf
 

Old Timey Crimey #83: Edgar Allan Poe - "Brave Little Toaster"

When will we know the truth of Poe's death? Well, the man said it himself...nevermore. Scott, Kristy, and Amber talk about his weird life and mysterious death as SPoOoOokyween continues. 
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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:
Natasha Geiling.  Smithsonian Magazine. “The (Still) Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/
Kat Eschner. Smithsonian Mag. https “Who Was the Poe Toaster? We Still Have No Idea”  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-was-poe-toaster-we-still-have-no-idea-180961820/
The Poe Museum. https://www.poemuseum.org/poes-biography
Findagrave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4074/elizabeth-hopkins-poe
Wikipedia. “Sarah Royster.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Elmira_Royster
New England Historical Society. “Sarah Helen Whitman, Providence Poet Who Dumped Edgar Allan Poe.” https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/sarah-helen-whitman-providence-poet-dumped-edgar-allan-poe/
Poetry Foundation. “Sarah Helen Whitman.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/sarah-helen-whitman
Wash times. 'Toaster' rejects French cognac at Poe's grave.” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/jan/19/20040119-100633-6879r/
Providence Athenaeum . “Poe & Whitman.” https://providenceathenaeum.org/about/history/poe-whitman/
The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. “The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe” https://www.eapoe.org/geninfo/poedeath.htm
Michele Debcsack. “Baltimore’s New Poe Toaster Honors Edgar Allan Poe.” Mental Floss. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73908/baltimores-new-poe-toaster-honors-edgar-allan-poe
 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/edgar-allan-poes-greatest-mystery-was-his-death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe
https://www.poemuseum.org/poes-death
https://www.biography.com/news/edgar-allan-poe-death-facts
https://www.history.com/news/how-did-edgar-allan-poe-die
Britannica.com
openculture.com
icytales.com
nbc12.com
biography.com
nps.gov
 

Old Timey Crimey #82: Albert Ostman - "Woolen Bananahammock"

He was a manly man's man, and then a man of a different kind took him on a little trip. A man covered in hair. A man...with large feet. 
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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/
Sources: 
http://www.bigfootencounters.com/classics/ostman.htm
https://www.ufoinsight.com/cryptozoology/bigfoot-encounters/sasquatch-abduction-albert-ostman
https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/adultlitfundreader3/chapter/searching-for/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portlock,_Alaska
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/alaska/scary-abandoned-town-port-chatham-ak/
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Genoskwa
https://www.reddit.com/r/MysteriousUniverse/comments/dp3a55/an_interesting_comparison_of_missing_411_cases/
Animalplanet.com
Newspapers.com (The Province, Saturday, May 4, 1957
Findagrave.com
nytimes.com
NYTimes. David C. Anderson. “It’s hard to prove that something, even a monster, doesn’t exist.”  https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/20/archives/stalking-the-sasquatch-its-hard-to-prove-that-something-even-a.html
Wikipedia. “Toba Inlet.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_Inlet “Portlock.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portlock,_Alaska. “Albert Ostman.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ostman
Canberra Times, 1982. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130838866?searchTerm=albert%20ostman
Carey Seward. “This Abandoned Ghost Town In Alaska Is Downright Bone Chilling.” Only in Your State. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/alaska/this-abandoned-ghost-town-is-downright-bone-chilling-ak/
“Mysteries of Portlock Alaska and the Abandonment of the Small Town in the 1900s.” KINY radio. https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/mysteries-of-portlock-alaska-and-the-abandonment-of-the-small-town-in-the-1900s/
Animal Planet. “Top 10 Hairiest Bigfoot Stories.” http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot/lists/9-the-tale-of-albert-ostman/
Don Lory. “Kidnapped by a Sasquatch.” Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=44400288&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjUwMTMwNTQwMiwiaWF0IjoxNjAxNTA4OTUxLCJleHAiOjE2MDE1OTUzNTF9.2wmFv8gkExT22U-dfxNsHyIRtet67vjDbSelZ_4WQWU
Tim Flight. “The Hairy History of Bigfoot in 20 Intriguing Events.” History Collection. https://historycollection.com/the-hairy-history-of-bigfoot-in-20-intriguing-events/7/
Daily Colonist. https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist18840704uvic/18840704#page/n2/mode/1up
Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Last Neanderthal: A Geneticist's Search for Modern Apemen by Bryan Sykes (genre: “controversial literature” lol)
 
 

Old Timey Crimey #81: The Crouch Family Murders - "Milked by Jacob"

We start of spookytime October with the Crouch family murders. The twists! The turns! And a ghoooost...that's creepy in all the wrong ways.
 
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Sources:
Findagrave
LeeAnn Smith. MLive.com
Newspapers.com
Detroit Free Press
Officialdata.org
John Robinson. Haunted Michigan.
Steve's Ghost Stories. mix957gr.com

Old Timey Crimey #80: Ray Fernandez and Martha Beck - Lonely Hearts Killers

You know that one couple? That one that is constantly super weird and you don't want to deal with them again this weekend and Oh My God here they come not now look away? Now imagine they just murdered over and over and over! This week Kristy, Scott, and Amber dig deep into the Lonely Hearts Killers! Don't forget to follow the show FB, Insta, or Twitter. Come check out the Patreon and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our Amazon Wishlist to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE!  Huge thank you going out to Best Fiends for sponsoring this episode and say hello to our new friends over at the Page Turners and Button Mashers Podcast!
 
 
 
Sources - 
Scott
https://www.ranker.com/list/lonely-hearts-killers-facts/amandasedlakhevener
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Fernandez_and_Martha_Beck
https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beck-martha-photos-1.htm
https://allthatsinteresting.com/serial-killer-couples/7
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2011/09/the-honeymoon-killers-raymond-fernandez.html
Amber
https://www.criminallyintrigued.com/blog/2018/8/12/the-lonely-hearts-killers
https://the-line-up.com/lonely-hearts-killers-raymond-fernandez-martha-beck
https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beck-martha.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27327468/martha-jule-beck
Kristy
History.com. “The Lonely Hearts Killers are executed.” 
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-lonely-hearts-killers-are-executed
Time.com. Top 10 Crime Duos. http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1900368_1900369_1900362,00.html
Richard Stockton. All That’s Interesting. “‘Til Death Do They Part: The Nine Most Gruesome Serial Killer Couples.” https://allthatsinteresting.com/serial-killer-couples/7
Murderpedia “Martha Beck.” https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/beck-martha.htm
Wikipedia. “William Seabrook.” “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Seabrook
Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Fernandez_and_Martha_Beck
Findagrave. https://bit.ly/2RAYTbh
Neuroskills.com “Frontal Lobes.” https://www.neuroskills.com/brain-injury/frontal-lobes/
UH Peters. National Biobehavioral Review.” The pseudopsychopathic personality and the limbic system.”  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6669325/
American Murder: Homicide in the Early 20th Century by Gini Graham Scott. https://amzn.to/3mvXdht
Ahmed Al Awlaqi et al in the International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction. http://ijwhr.net/pdf/pdf_IJWHR_151.pdf
 
 
 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/ 

Old Timey Crimey #79: Vito Genovese - "Alcohol & Artichokes"

This week, a man who would do anything for power. Backstab? Sure. Cozy up to dictators? Why not. Steal from his country in wartime? Hey, that's just a Tuesday.
Plus, stay tuned to the end for fun mob nicknames!
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Music:
Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Sources:
The Mob Museum. “Vito Genovese.”
The Mafia at Apalachin, 1957 By Michael Newton
Wikipedia. “Catallammerarese War.” “Vito Genovese.” “Mordecai Brown.” “Eunice Carter.” “Anna Genovese.”
National Crime Syndicate. “20 Mobsters With The Weirdest Mob Nicknames.”
“Tufino.” Italy Heritage.
https://www.nationalcrimesyndicate.com/vito-genovese-biography/
https://mafia.wikia.org/wiki/Vito_Genovese
https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/12643-new-york-mobster-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/organized-crime/vito-genovese/
https://mafia.wikia.org/wiki/Vito_Genovese

Old Timey Crimey #78: Jolly Jane Toppan - "Vegan Caramel"

Hellooooo, nurse! No wait...go away, nurse, go away! This week, Scott, Amber, and Kristy talk about Jolly Jane Toppan, a nurse who cared about her patients in quite the opposite way a nurse should. 
 
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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:
Kate Hickey. IrishCentral.com. “The deadly Irish American serial killer nurse Jolly Jane.” New England Historical Society."Jolly Jane Toppan, the Killer Nurse Obsessed With Death." Measuring Worth.comCrime Museum. “Jane Toppan.” Boston Female Asylum Records, transcribed by Ann S Lainhart.. Joseph P Healey Library Digital Collections. “Jane Toppan.” Emily Allen, Alana Averill, Emmeline Cook. Department of Psychology, Radford University. Harold Schechter. Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer. Atropine. K. McLendon & CV Preuss. National Institutes of Health. Jennifer Myers. Lowell Sun. “For 10 years, ‘Jolly Jane’ Poured Her Poison.” Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162743788/elizabeth-stanford-brighamhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162740485/ann-c-toppanBianca Myrtil. Film Daily. Amanda Sedlak-Hevener. Ranker. “13 Disturbing Facts About Jane Toppan, AKA 'The Angel Of Death.” St. Paul Globe on LOC.  Chronicling America « Library of Congress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_ToppanAllthatsinteresting.com by Katie Serena.  Deadly women wiki

Old Timey Crimey #77: Rattenbury, Stoner, and Pakenham - "Bad Names"

Scott, Kristy, and Amber talk about Francis Rattenbury, an architect who knew his geometry. Specifically, triangles. Looooove triangles. Unrelatedly, they also talk about his wife, Alma Pakenham, and their chauffer, George Percy Stoner. 
Bonus: Some terrible names, one or two decent ones, and not one but TWO Brit Pub Names sessions! 
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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/
Sources:
Wikipedia: “Francis Rattenbury.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rattenbury.“University of Liverpool School of Architecture.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Liverpool_School_of_Architecture
Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Rattenbury, Francis Mawson. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/rattenbury_francis_mawson_16E.html
Findagrave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195058761/florence-eleanor-rattenbury
Paula Kully in Currents Magazine. “The Prodigy and the Architect – A Haunting Love Story.” https://paulakully.com/published-articles/currents-magazine/
“Bournemouth’s most sensational murder.” https://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2006/08/bournemouths-most-sensational-murder/
Jesse Donaldson in Monte Cristo Magazine. “The Outrageous Life And Death Of Francis Rattenbury.” https://montecristomagazine.com/community/the-outrageous-life-and-death-of-francis-rattenbury
Strangulation Training Institute. Stavra Ketchmark. https://www.strangulationtraininginstitute.com/all-abusers-are-not-equal-new-ipv-research-reveals-an-indicator-of-deadly-abuse/
John Mackie. Vancouver Sun. “This Week in History: 1935: Sex, drugs, murder and suicide — the Rattenbury case had it all.” https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/this-week-in-history-1935-sex-drugs-murder-and-suicide-the-rattenbury-case-had-it-all
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/stoner-george-percy.htm
http://www.murderuk.com/female_alma_rattenbury.html 
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19350605.2.19&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
http://www.julianburnside.com.au/law/r-v-rattenbury-stoner/