The historical crimes and criminals podcast

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 20m. Bisher sind 116 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 17 hours 11 minutes

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episode 1: The Rasputin of Manhattan


New York in the 1930's saw a gang trying to kill an Irish Drunk for his life insurance: but the plan didn't go as expected.



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Thanks to Catt Smith for this episode. Read Catts blog on Cattstruecrimecorner.com


listverse.com/2008/04/22/top-10-amazing-people-who-cheated-death/

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 February 8, 2022  29m
 
 

episode 2: Charles Dickens pets(...and other stories)


Charles Dickens had a considerable amount of pets and he generally gave them the same unusual names reserved for his literary creations....




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unbelievable-facts.com/2016/10/facts-about-famous-historical-figures.html/4

https://www.rd.com/list/bizarre-historical-coincidences/

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 February 15, 2022  17m
 
 

episode 3: The Rev Hackman


A Tale of obsession, stalking and Murder in Georgian era London.





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www.historyextra.com/period/modern/how-to-carry-off-a-great-hoax/

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fatal-triangle-77291407/

http://hysterical.foxearth.org.uk/2005/02/rev-edward-drax-free...


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 February 22, 2022  17m
 
 

episode 4: London's grave issue


By the 19th century Londons population had exploded and it simply had no more space for its dead...


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 March 1, 2022  28m
 
 

episode 5: George Orwell's 'The Spike'


In 1931 George Orwell wrote an essay on his life as a tramp and a Spike he stayed in overnight. Spikes were the slang name for Workhouses.





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 March 8, 2022  14m
 
 

episode 6: The Convict Hulks


After the American colonies fought independence in 1775, it caused one big problem for Great Britain...we had nowhere to send our convicts. So, what was the answer?





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 March 15, 2022  25m
 
 

episode 7: (More) Statues of London


London is a city of Statues. In todays episode we will look at some more of these.





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 March 22, 2022  19m
 
 

episode 8: Belle Gunness


Belle Gunness is one of the United States most infamous serial killers, yet her story remains shrouded in mystery. In todays episode we look at the story behind this monster.




Thanks to Catt Smith for todays story. find her blog-

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 March 29, 2022  24m
 
 

episode 9: The D-Day Crossword Puzzle


In 1944 during WW2 codenames for the D-Day operation started appearing in the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Was this a German spy at work? M15 were determined to find out.



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www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/05/d-day-clues-hitler-had-done-telegraph-crossword/

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 April 5, 2022  17m
 
 

episode 10: Half hanged Smith(and other stories)


Hanging was the traditional execution throughout England and Scotland for Centuries, but it wasn't always successful. In todays episode we look at some who survived the process. They were known as the 'Half-Hanged'.



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 April 12, 2022  20m
 
 
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