Throughout nineteenth-century Edinburgh, the surgeon Joseph Bell was known for his extraordinary talent for detection and diagnosis. To the amazement of onlookers at the Royal Infirmary, he could read a patient’s ailments, occupation, and personal habits from a single glance. Though such deductive powers were all quite “elementary” to Bell, they had a profou ... Show More
Oct 15
459: Taiwan's 1957 Liu Ziran Incident & Reynolds Riot w/ Stephen G. Craft
In March 1957, Master Sergeant Robert Reynolds, a U.S. military adviser living with his family outside Taipei, Taiwan, shot and killed a man named Liu Ziran, who Reynolds claimed had been peeping through his bathroom window. Because Reynolds had diplomatic immunity, he was tried ... Show More
1h 13m
Oct 9
458: The Tale of a Medieval Survivor w/ Sara McDougall
In the winter of 1472, the city of Dijon, France, became the stage for a remarkable legal drama. On the mayor’s orders, an investigator named Jaques Borestel went door-to-door questioning his neighbors about an alleged sexual assault and about the victim’s history and place in th ... Show More
1h 35m
Oct 1
457: Lizzie Borden Case Expert Cara Robertson Returns
There has been lots of buzz recently about Netflix's gory new series Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, and Cara Robertson, author of "The Trial of Lizzie Borden", joins me once again, this time to share her thoughts on how the case is depicted, separate fact from fiction and to a ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 2024
The Ypsilanti Ripper and The Michigan Murders
Explore the chilling "Michigan Murders" of the late 1960s. Discover the forgotten victims and the elusive serial killer, John Norman Collins, in this detailed, gripping account.
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1h 27m
Sep 2023
The Boston Strangler: Serial Murder, Solved or Unsolved
Join us as we delve into the harrowing tale of the Boston Strangler, a shadowy figure who terrorized the city in the 1960s. Discover the investigative brilliance of journalists Jean Cole and Loretta McLaughlin, whose relentless pursuit of truth uncovered the shocking identity of ... Show More
57m 52s
Jan 2017
E28: The Hall-Mills Murder
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
37m 59s