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Excited Delirium

When Angelo Quinto died, his family said police were responsible for his death. But a lawyer told them his official cause of death would likely be something called “excited delirium.” You can read more of Renu Rayasam's reporting on "excited delirium" at KFF Health News. Arjun By ... Show More

59m 30s

Feb 27

The Mug Book

After a gang leader was murdered in San Francisco’s Chinatown, the only witnesses who would talk with the police were tourists. They looked through so-called “mug books” filled with photographs of Asian men - and pointed out a man named Chol Soo Lee. Years later, a journalist dec ... Show More

47m 38s

Feb 20

The Plot

In 1864, a 41-year-old woman named Mary Surratt was running a boarding house in Washington, D.C. One of the most famous actors in the country began visiting her – which led to her becoming known as the woman who “kept the nest that hatched the egg." Kate Clifford Larson’s book is ... Show More

42m 37s

Jul 2021

520: The Most Shocking Moments in Fandom History, Part 2: Encyclopedia Flip Flop, More Wizarding Schools, Fantastic Beasts

We continue our discussion on the most shocking moments in Harry Potter fandom history, with some stories you'll remember -- and others you probably forgot! In 2012, Micah discovered that JKR had announced she was actively working on a Harry Potter Encyclopedia, but it was quickl ... Show More

1h 14m

Feb 2024

The Suffolk Strangler / Steve Wright - Part 2

PLEASE LISTEN TO ‘SEASON 8 - EPISODE 44’ FOR PART ONE OF THIS TWO-PART CASE. The bodies of five vulnerable women who went missing from the streets of Ipswich were found over a ten-day period. Suffolk Police launched the most extensive investigation in the ... Show More

1 h

Nov 2023

True crime fanatic stabs and dismembers stranger; Cheer coach and mom of three bludgeoned to death

This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A woman sentenced to life for the brutal stabbing and dismemberment of a student in a killing motivated “out of curiosity.” Plus, a beloved cheerleading coach and mother of three allegedly slain by her boyfriend weeks after the couple pr ... Show More

58m 5s

Feb 2024

SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 2

Dozens of commuters see a young girl fleeing a car on the side of the expressway in Rochester, NY, but no one pulls over to help. The community is devastated when her body is discovered just days later, but it’s assumed to be a tragic but isolated incident. But when more young ... Show More

49m 11s

Feb 2024

For the Love of Chicken Tendies (GOF Chapter 16, The Goblet of Fire)

Arriving with the foreign visitors to Hogwarts is a whole new set of cuisine options in the Great Hall, and - like some of the MuggleCast hosts - Ron is having none of it! Fred and George attempt to hoodwink a 700-year-old cup and a 150-year-old headmaster, failing spectacularly. ... Show More

1h 9m

Dec 2023

Fan Favorite - "These People Actually Exist"

This story is a fan favorite that was previously published as Episode 8.On Christmas Eve in 1992, an 18-year-old woman named Danita Gullette stepped outside of her place of work into the freezing Dayton, Ohio night air, and began walking toward her mother's house. After ... Show More

46m 51s

Feb 2024

The Callous Killing of Sylvia Fleming

This week, in a listener-researched and written episode, we head to Omagh in Northern Ireland, as we take a look at the brutal 1998 murder of 17-year-old Sylvia Fleming. On the cusp of adulthood, and with a difficult childhood now behind her, Sylvia thought she had struck gold wh ... Show More

1h 11m

Jun 2023

3. Gidget Goes to Hollywood, Pt1

In the bitchen’ summer of 1956, a 15 year-old girl named Kathy Kohner shows up in Malibu and asks the guys to teach her how to surf. They call her Gidget. Soon, her father writes a book based on her diaries. The book becomes a movie, and a TV show, and a cultural juggernaut. And ... Show More

37m 57s