The Murder of William Weare

This 2021 episode covers Olympe de Gouges, known primarily for her 1791 pamphlet “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Citizen.” But her writing and political activity went far beyond that one pamphlet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Holly shares additional details of Percy Fawcett's life, including theories about his interest in spiritualism leading him to some odd conclusions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The second part of Percy Fawcett's story delves into his fascination with a document known as Manuscript 512 and how it impacted his life. His obsession led to his disappearance; there has been endless speculation about what exactly happened. Research: Biello, David. “Ancient Ama ... Show More

In Victorian England, the press were never shy of calling a crime the “sensation of the century” or a murder, “the most astonishing the world had ever seen.” When the body of a young woman showed up on the beach of a popular seaside resort town, no-one would have imagined it woul ... Show More

In a world before police, what happened when someone was murdered? How were murderers caught? How did the wheels of justice turn?We talk to Steven Veerapen, author of Of Blood Descended, about murder under the bloodiest King of all, Henry VIII.Edited by Tom Delargy. Produced by F ... Show More

The Burke and Hare case was a scandalous episode in 19th-century Edinburgh where William Burke and William Hare, two Irish immigrants, resorted to murder to supply fresh corpses to medical schools. Operating in the early 1820s, they targeted vulnerable individuals, including trav ... Show More

What is it about this case that holds the imagination after all these years? When did that fascination with it begin? How early on did the myths of Jack the Ripper evolve?Anthony and Maddy look at how the newspapers and showmen were quick to pounce on this case, turning these tra ... Show More

William Burke and William Hare were killers who murdered victims in the city of Edinburgh and sold the bodies to an anatomist who needed cadavers for lessons. They killed at least sixteen people in one year, but their greed made them reckless, and they were ultimately caught. Joi ... Show More

Send us Fan MailBack in 2001 the world learned of a most horrific murder that took place in a small German village in the area of Rotenberg. It was a consensual murder / suicide between two adult men, lovers that both lived out a fantasy to kill and be killed. Their names are Arm ... Show More

A crime so gruesome it shocked even seasoned investigators. Drugs, madness, and a chilling courtroom spectacle—this is the horrifying story of Shad Thyrion’s murder and the bizarre trial of Taylor Schabusiness. Sponsor: shopify.com/casual - start your $1 per month trial period to ... Show More

Two corpses are found posed under a tree in New Brunswick, New Jersey. An heiress, a reverend, a cheating wife, a charming bachelor, the local oddball, and the love affair that turned deadly—with this cast of characters, it’s no wonder the case kicked off one of the biggest media ... Show More

<p>A quadruple homicide<br /> An adult film star (known for his spectacularly large &quot;asset&quot;) at the center of the murder investigation<br /> <br /></p> <p>The police compared the brutality of the crime with that of the Manson murders... and it left everyone wondering... ... Show More