In the second and final installment of our two-part episode, we enter the courtroom to hear some flimsy evidence and absolutely bizarre testimony. Get ready for witchcraft, covens, and satanism that convicted three teenagers of triple child murder.
Damien, Jessie, and Jason would spend the next 18 years in prison. And as the rusty cogs of the US justice s ... Show More
Feb 13
ShortHand: The Bizarre History of Birth Control
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to dive into the surprising, and at times horrifying, history of contraception through the ages; from crocodile-dung pessaries and mercury-tadpole concoctions to penis sheaths made of turtle shells, humanity has come a long way in its efforts t ... Show More
31m 2s
Feb 10
ShortHand: White Slaves & the Pirates of the Barbary Coast
For all the centuries of slavery throughout human history, you might think one group came through mostly unscathed: white Europeans. But for more than a thousand years, Barbary pirates from North Africa (funded by the Ottoman Empire) prowled European coastlines, snatching unsuspe ... Show More
26m 33s
Apr 2022
A Single Piercing Scream (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
<p>In 2006, an adult son arrived at his parent’s farm to work for the day. When he got there, he expected to see his father out and about doing chores, but when he looked around the property, he didn't see him. The son decided to go inside the farm house (where his parents lived) ... Show More
36m 1s
Apr 2023
S3 Ep122: West Memphis Three: Alternate Suspects (Part 8)
West Memphis, Arkansas is located in Crittenden County and is directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis Tennessee, but in 1993, West Memphis and Memphis were worlds apart. Memphis boasted a healthy and growing population of over 620 thousand, while West Memphis had just ... Show More
2h 1m
Mar 2023
S3 Ep117: West Memphis Three: Troubled Teenager to Murder Suspect (Part 3)
West Memphis, Arkansas is located in Crittenden County and is directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis Tennessee, but in 1993, West Memphis and Memphis were worlds apart. Memphis boasted a healthy and growing population of over 620 thousand, while West Memphis had just ... Show More
2h 3m
Mar 2020
The West Memphis 3 Part 4
<p>It's finally here....the conclusion of our month-long coverage of the West Memphis 3. In this last episode, we talk about Damien, Jason and Jessie's lives in prison, the movement to free them, John Mark Byers and Terry Hobbs' roles in this case and the three's lives outside of ... Show More
1h 36m
Apr 2023
S3 Ep120: West Memphis Three: The Trial of Jessie Misskelley (Part 6)
West Memphis, Arkansas is located in Crittenden County and is directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis Tennessee, but in 1993, West Memphis and Memphis were worlds apart. Memphis boasted a healthy and growing population of over 620 thousand, while West Memphis had just ... Show More
1h 31m