True Crime Historian
Richard O Jones
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Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told through vintage newspaper accounts from the golden age of yellow journalismBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support.
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DEC 17, 2025
The Black Widow Of Durham
The Condemnation Of Mary Ann Cotton https://www.patreon.com/posts/black-widow-of-145164653 Episode 462 is the tale of the wicked Mary Ann Cotton, one of Victorian Britain's most prolific serial killers, exploiting the era's poverty and the new...
60 MIN
DEC 10, 2025
Machine Guns And Mules
The Barrow Gang’s Bloody Rampage https://www.patreon.com/posts/143599387 Episode 460 tells the brutal story of two young lovers and their gang as they escalate from small-time robbery to a bloody, two-year crime spree across the Southwest. With an...
75 MIN
DEC 9, 2025
Something Horrible Has Happened In Hawaii
Kahahawai Shot In The Heart https://www.patreon.com/posts/something-has-in-29144322?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Episode 93 takes you to the island paradise of...
96 MIN
DEC 7, 2025
The Blond Butcher Trunk Murder
The Escapes and Escapades of Winnie Ruth Judd https://www.patreon.com/posts/29144322/ Episode 90 begins in the fall of 1931 when a Phoenix resident shows up in a Los Angeles train depot trying to claim three trunks that she had shipped there. The...
78 MIN
DEC 5, 2025
The Purcell Nicotine Poison Puzzle
Or, Death of a Composer https://www.patreon.com/posts/35129042 Episode 86 involves the body of a songwriter and real estate speculator found tied to a chair with an expression of surprise frozen on his dead face and suspicions of suicide. - Wait....
76 MIN
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