One of New York’s shrewdest criminals in the late 19th century was a German Jewish immigrant with a knack for buying and reselling stolen goods. But Fredericka “Marm” Mandelbaum wasn’t just any thief. Before long, she would reshape organized crime forever.
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May 24
Eye Drop Killer Murders Woman She Loved Like a Mom
Lynn Hernan, 61, trusted Jessy Kurczewski like a daughter, making her caretaker, power of attorney, and co-beneficiary of her estate. But after Lynn was found dead on October 3, 2018, in her Pewaukee, Wisconsin home, toxicology revealed a fatal level of tetrahydrozoline, the acti ... Show More
52m 15s
May 17
Student's Deadly Revenge: The Taylor Elkins Case
Arkansas police rushed to a Fort Smith home to investigate the brutal murder of 72-year-old retired teacher and Army veteran, Bill DuBois, in July 2019. Officers traced his missing car using a Verizon tracking app to a known drug house, where two men implicated 22-year-old Taylor ... Show More
44m 44s
Nov 2023
The Murder of Christine Sheddy - November 12 2023
November 12th: Christine Sheddy Killed (2007)
Sometimes a crime gets solved in an unlikely manner. On November 12th 2007 a young woman, later thought to have run off and abandoned her children, was killed. Her case, one that took years to solve, was finally brought to an end by o ... Show More
6m 34s
May 2022
Mafia Pt. 1: The Rise of La Cosa Nostra
When mafiosos rose to power in 20th century America, they were untouchable criminals with an unbreakable code. Their origins in Sicily left them with a taste for extreme loyalty, secrecy, and violence. And even before notorious gangster “Lucky” Luciano remade them into an organiz ... Show More
47m 57s
May 2021
“The Tweed Creeper” David Russell Williams Pt. 1
As an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, David Russell Williams had a spotless record for decades before beginning a breaking-and-entering spree in 2007. Stealing into women’s houses, he photographed himself wearing their underwear, setting the baseline for crimes that would l ... Show More
39m 26s