Old Timey Crimey

Old Timey Crimey #30: The Croglin Grange Vampire - "Keep the Shutters Closed"

We're continuing our October Spooky Crimes series with the Croglin Grange Vampire. He knows where you live, and he's at your window. Scratching, screeching, screeeeee. Remember: lunatics don't escape every day. OR DO THEY? Scott has a theory that will intrigue the hell out of you. 
And along the way: how men write women, the return of British pub names, and a beer that could have been so much more. 
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Thanks for listening, and remember to close the shutters. 
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Sources: 
Adams, Paul. “The Vampire of Croglin Grange.” The Spooky Isles. https://www.spookyisles.com/the-vampire-of-croglin-grange/
Baidya, Sankalan. “The Croglin Grange Vampire: Was it Real?” Facts Legend. https://factslegend.org/the-croglin-grange-vampire-was-it-real/
“Cumberland.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland
“Cumberland Sausage.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_sausage
“English Civil War.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War
Hare, Augustus. “The Story of My Life.” http://www.gutenberg.org/files/42770/42770-h/42770-h.htm
Hewitt, Les. “The Croglin Grange Vampire of Cumberland.” Historic Mysteries. https://www.historicmysteries.com/croglin-grange-vampire/
 “The Vampire of Croglin Grange.” The Unexplained Mysteries. http://theunexplainedmysteries.com/Croglin-Grange-Vampire.html
Rymer, James Malcolm “Varney the Vampyre.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/14833/14833-h/14833-h.htm#CHAPTER_I
Militaryfactory.com
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Out of this World: The Illustratted Library of the Bizarre and Extraordinary, Vol. 6
 

Old Timey Crimey #29: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon - "Burger King and Paralysis"

We're starting off our month-long Halloween series with a fit of the vapors! Our first Halloween episode will take us to the mad, mad world of Mattoon, Illinois in 1944, where the "Phantom Anesthetist" attacked dozens of people with...well, we still don't know. But we have theories and rampant speculation, as always.
And don't miss several seriously random fun facts involving fast food restaurants, popular comic books, and well-known children's writers. Plus helium voices and a truly beautiful Broadway song commemorating this week's topic. 
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Thanks for listening, and remember: just, you know, don't gas people. 
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Sources:
Bsonstott. “Information on Farley Lewellyn.” Reddit: Unresolved Mysteries. https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/6pcuva/information_on_farley_llewellyn/
Bellows, Alan. “The Mad Gasser of Mattoon.” Damn Interesting. https://www.damninteresting.com/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon/
Carlson, Debbie. “The Mattoon Mad Gasser – Looking Back At A Textbook Case Of Mass Hysteria.”  BELT Magazine. https://beltmag.com/the-mattoon-mad-gasser-looking-back-at-a-textbook-case-of-mass-hysteria/
Cox, Ray. “Botetourt's Mad Gasser reports of 1930s discounted as mass hysteria.” The Roanoke Times. https://www.roanoke.com/news/local/botetourt-s-mad-gasser-reports-of-s-discounted-as-mass/article_0aa70661-bb5e-5b6d-a424-c836062e99ff.html
“Flit Gun.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flit_gun
Grubin, Don and Madsen, Lars. “Lie detection and the polygraph: A Historical Review.” Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. Vol. 16 Issue 2. P. 357-359.
Klickna, Cindy. “The Case of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon.” Illinois Times. https://illinoistimes.com/article-70-the-case-of-the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon.html
MacGowan, Doug. “The Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Illinois.” Historic Mysteries. https://www.historicmysteries.com/the-mad-gasser/
“Mad Gasser of Mattoon.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon
“Mattoon, IL.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattoon,_Illinois
Mio, Leslie. “The Mad Gasser of Mattoon.” Eastern Illinois University. https://www.eiu.edu/localite/gasserhome.php
Morphy, Rob. “Mad Gassers of America.” Mysterious Universe. https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/06/mad-gassers-of-america/
Slocum, Jake. “6 Famous Unsolved Mysterious with Really Obvious Solutions.” Cracked. https://www.cracked.com/article_16671_6-famous-unsolved-mysteries-with-really-obvious-solutions.html
“Victims of Gas Prowler Now 25.” Charleston Daily Courier. https://www.eiu.edu/localite/9-9-44.JPG
“The Mad Gasser of Mattoon.” American Hauntings. https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser?rq=mad%20gasser

Old Timey Crimey #28: Ocey Snead - "A Mother's Malignant Madness"

We're heading back to the early 1900s, where we find Kristy's near-doppelganger! Aaaand she's a murder victim. 
Join us as we talk about Ocey Snead, a wonderful girl with a terrible family. We'll discuss her mother's swirly eyeglasses of persuasion, super weird medical and legal payment plans, and giant novelty pens!
And along the way, Kristy will look at her doppelganger's picture several times and get more disturbed with each viewing. In fact, she might eat her hair--or cry! It's a rollercoaster, folks. 
We have a nice palate cleanser at the end with a Five Minute Crimey: the absurd tale of Big Nose George. If you're looking for some new shoes, don't bother with designer--just find yourself a dead outlaw.
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Thanks for listening, and remember: there are only so many faces in the world. You might just share yours with a murder victim. 
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Sources: 
Gribben, Mark. “Does This Black Dress Make Me Look Fat.” The Malefactor’s Register. http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/does-this-black-dress-make-me-look-fat-2/
Vitelli, Romeo. “Killing Ocey Snead.” Providentia. https://drvitelli.typepad.com/providentia/2019/02/killing-ocey-snead.html
“Ocey Snead.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocey_Snead
Ewing, Kelley. “More Dreadful Than The Most Gruesome Of Tales: Newspaper Coverage Of The East Orange Bathtub Mystery.” Virginia Memory. http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/fit-to-print/2016/06/03/more-dreadful-than-the-most-gruesome-of-tales-newspaper-coverage-of-the-east-orange-bathtub-mystery/
Raphael, Shannon. “Sister Act: The Bizarre Drowning of Ocey Snead.” The Line-Up. https://the-line-up.com/the-bizarre-drowning-of-ocey-snead

Old Timey Crimey #27: Legs Diamond - "Kidney Sapphire at the Hotsy Totsy"

Ya just can't kill 'im, seeee?
Or maybe you can, but it'll take a LOT of attempts. Join us this week for a trip to old timey gangster land, where we follow Legs Diamond on his wild career of bootlegging, carousing with showgirls, and getting shot. Many times. SO many times. 
Along the way, of course we'll have gangster voices galore, along with a delightful exploration of gang names. And a discussion of a mother-daughter video (soon to be posted on our social media!) that will leave you needing about seven showers. 
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Sources:
Artofneed/Eamon Loingsigh. “Gangs of Brooklyn.” https://artofneed.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/gangs/
Downey, Patrick. “Legs Diamond.” Berfrois. https://www.berfrois.com/2012/03/patrick-downey-jack-legs-diamond/
Ferranti, Seth. “Jack ‘Legs’ Diamond Was Very Hard to Kill.” Ozy.  https://www.ozy.com/flashback/jack-legs-diamond-was-very-hard-to-kill/85109
Forsyth, Owen. “Marion ‘Kiki’ Roberts and Legs Diamond.” The Irish Mob. https://theirishmob.com/marion-kiki-roberts-legs-diamond/
Forsyth, Owen. “Alice Kenny Diamond.” The Irish Mob. https://theirishmob.com/alice-kenny-diamond/
Grondahl, Paul. “The Unfinished Business of ‘Legs’ Diamond.” Times Union. https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/The-unfinished-business-of-Legs-Diamond-5053434.php#photo-5583591
“Jack Diamond.” Crime Museum. https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/organized-crime/jack-diamond/
“Jack ‘Legs’ Diamond.” BabyFace Nelson Journal. https://www.babyfacenelsonjournal.com/legs-diamond.html
“Legs Diamond.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legs_Diamond
“Marion ‘Kiki’ Roberts newsreel interview 1931.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=97&v=D-pDDRY00qk
“Speakeasy.” Etymonline. https://www.etymonline.com/word/speakeasy
U.S. Inflation Calculator. https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
Whelan, Frank. “SAD LEGACY OF 'LEGS' GANGSTER MOLL/DANCER 'KIKI' ROBERTS HOOFED WAY INTO -- AND OUT OF – VALLEY.” The Morning Call. https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-12-26-3112381-story.html
 

Old Timey Crimey #26: Albert Fish Part 2 - "Worst Game of Charades EVER"

We're back in Traumatown for a second round of horror with Albert Fish. Join us as Kristy yearns for a time machine and a laser cannon, and Scott fawns over Teddy Roosevelt. 
Old Timey Crimey: Half the calories, all the trauma. 
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Sources:
Schechter, Harold. Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! Pocket Books. 1998.
"Albert Fish Parts I-III." Last Podcast on the Left.https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YdFTNOHBD7qXdyixrz8EF?si=Pm_MU4lWRLSFs8CkvlLsLw
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Mk8lkiS9IugdzmigLl9gf?si=Wumwn6ZwSTa2Z82m7Pg1Bg
https://open.spotify.com/episode/63Ej9kVU2mE74Jlqoc2Vzh?si=BqHwEt2qRNa6REvSXzZ4aA
Cummins, Dan. Timesuck podcast. "141 - Albert Fish: NY Killer and SUPER Creep." https://open.spotify.com/episode/5V19j6vxfvpgiUpq5v9Fao?si=qnISj7b2S-KQysG2qgj-kA
Hendrie, Phil. http://www.philhendrieshow.net/wednesday-november-30-2005-2/

Old Timey Crimey #25: Albert Fish Part 1 - "We're so sorry"

Scott and Kristy take a trip through Traumatown as they take a look at the infamous Albert Fish, a man to whom few proclivities were too extreme. 
We'll talk about some truly gruesome stuff, all while wondering: Why don't people's voices ever tell them to do GOOD things?!
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 to talk Old Timey Crime. Thanks for listening, and just...only use needles for sewing, okay?
 
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Sources:*
Schechter, Harold. Deranged: The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer! Pocket Books. 1998.
"Albert Fish Parts I-III." Last Podcast on the Left.https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YdFTNOHBD7qXdyixrz8EF?si=Pm_MU4lWRLSFs8CkvlLsLw
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Mk8lkiS9IugdzmigLl9gf?si=Wumwn6ZwSTa2Z82m7Pg1Bg
https://open.spotify.com/episode/63Ej9kVU2mE74Jlqoc2Vzh?si=BqHwEt2qRNa6REvSXzZ4aA
Cummins, Dan. Timesuck podcast. "141 - Albert Fish: NY Killer and SUPER Creep." https://open.spotify.com/episode/5V19j6vxfvpgiUpq5v9Fao?si=qnISj7b2S-KQysG2qgj-kA
Hendrie, Phil. http://www.philhendrieshow.net/wednesday-november-30-2005-2/
 
*Scott misspoke during the episode and attributed his information to the wrong podcast, which explains the disparity between what we said and what you see here.  

Old Timey Crimey #24: The Tottenham Outrage - "Benny Hill Music"

This week, Kristy and Scott wander back to England in 1909, when a rubber robbery turned into a police chase that's equal parts tragic and hilarious.
We've got cops borrowing guns from bystanders a tramjacking that turns into a tramchase, and some seriously inept criminals. Like, "commit a robbery within yelling distance of a police station" inept. All in all, this two hour chase would cover six miles, and the bandits would expend a shocking 400 rounds of ammunition. 
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Sources:
“1909 Tottenham Outrage Robbery.” The Shady Old Lady’s Guide to London. http://www.shadyoldlady.com/location.php?loc=441
“Aliens Act 1905.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_Act_1905
“An Outrage That Appalled a Nation.” BBC News Magazine. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7844916.stm#blq-main
Belam, Martin. “The ‘Tottenham Outrage’ Centenary.” http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2009/01/the-tottenham-outrage-centenar.php
Fathers, David. “The World’s Most Bizarre Heist Chase Happened in Tottenham.” Londonist. https://londonist.com/london/tottenham-outrage-1909
“FN M1900.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_M1900
“Hijack.” Etymonline.com. https://www.etymonline.com/word/hijack
Nye, Eric. “Pounds Sterling to Dollars: Historical Conversion of Currency.” University of Wyoming. https://www.uwyo.edu/numimage/currency.htm
“The Tottenham Outrage—1909.” Summerhill Road. http://tottenham-summerhillroad.com/tottenham_outrage1909.htm (map also available there)
“Tottenham Outrage.” London Remembers. https://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/jacob-lepidus
“Tottenham Outrage.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottenham_Outrage
“Webley Revolver.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley_Revolver
Weindling, Dick. “The Tottenham Outrage: the West Hamstead Connection.” History of Kilburn and West Hampstead. http://kilburnwesthampstead.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-tottenham-outrage-west-hampstead_29.html
 

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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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 to talk Old Timey Crime. Thanks for listening, and always be your best Vidocq. 
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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