’Tis the season, the SpOoKy season… And that means part two of our annual Halloween story swap, this time LIVE from Dallas, Texas!!! Listen up as Suruthi tells you all about the aptly named Corpsewood Manor and Hannah discusses the murderous Victorian antics of Burke & Hare. WATCH THIS EPISODE LIVE WITH THE SLIDES AT: https://youtu.be/3dnlbuxf8f8Follow us on ... 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
Nov 2019
Cold Case Solved / Valerie Graves
THIS IS A CASE UPDATE. PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 3 - EPISODE 29’ FOR MORE DETAILS.
Under Operation Ensign, Sussex Police completed one of the most significant mass DNA screenings in its history. Still, by December 2018 — the fifth anniversary of the murder, they were no further fo ... Show More
25m 58s
Jul 2021
Cromwell Street / Fred and Rose West - Part 5
<p>PLEASE LISTEN TO <strong>‘SEASON 6 - EPISODES 1, 2, 3 & 4’ </strong>FOR<strong> </strong>THE PREVIOUS PARTS OF THIS FIVE-PART CASE. On Tuesday, November 21, 1995, after two days of deliberation, the jury had finally made some progress on the murder charges they were consid ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2021
Cromwell Street / Fred and Rose West - Part 2
<p>PLEASE LISTEN TO <strong>‘SEASON 6 - EPISODE 1’ </strong>FOR PART ONE OF THIS FIVE-PART CASE. Each passing day, the increasing crowd of bystanders observed scene-of-crime officers, carrying box upon box of evidence out of the garden of 25 Cromwell Street, their boots heavy wit ... Show More
1h 17m
Mar 2024
BONUS: Nancy & Trey Styler (Snapped Killer Couples)
<p>We are bringing you a special bonus episode featuring a case from Oxygen's hit series, “Killer Couples.” </p><p> </p><p>The ritzy ski resort town of Aspen, Colorado, is turned upside down when a celebrated socialite is found murdered in her home, leading investigator ... Show More
43m 17s