Ep 198 - The Legend of Blackbeard
Ep 198 is loose! And it’s another swashbuckling tale with possibly the most fearsome pirate of them all…Blackbeard!Who was Edward Teach? How long was his reign on the high seas? And what ARE sea-going...
5 Apr 20241h 7min
Ep 197 - Sir Isaac Newton & The Cunning Counterfeiter
Ep 197 is loose and this week we have a historic battle of the minds and money in the mad cap tale of William Chaloner.Who was this cocky young criminal? Why did he get under Isaac Newton's wig? And w...
29 Mar 202458min
Ep 196 - Reverend Hinshaw, The Blood-Soaked Preacher
Ep 196 is loose and we have a juicy crime story from a small town Indiana, where a preacher's home lies in ruin after a mystery attack.What happened to William Hinsaw's wife? Who was Miss F? And is th...
22 Mar 202457min
Expert Witness: Tonya Mitchell & The Arsenic Eater's Wife
How do you turn true crime into compelling fiction?In this installment of Expert Witness Sinead speaks to Tonya Mitchell, author of The Arsenic Eaters Wife, a new gothic crime novel inspired by the fa...
18 Mar 202436min
Ep 195 - The Biggadike Plot & Josephine's Dying Daddy
Ep 195 is loose! And we have two good old fasioned poisoning cases for you to devour, both featuring our good friend rat poison.What happened in the Biggadike household? Why did Josephine Bouvier want...
15 Mar 20241h 2min
Ep 194 - The Two Lives of William Brodie
Ep 194 is loose! And we're off to fair Scotland to tell the tale of Deacon Brodie, an upstanding member of Edinburgh society with a lot of secrets.Who was this man of cabinets? What did he do after da...
8 Mar 202457min
Ep 193 - Josie Mansfield & The Scandal of New York
Ep 193 is loose and we're off to Manhattan to tell the tale of the delicious Josie Mansfield, whose beauty drove men to kill...Who was Josie? How did she end up as one of the most lavish ladies of New...
1 Mar 202454min
Expert Witness: Tim Cloke & The Death of Charles II
When you try to keep a King alive, could you be killing him with kindness?In this installment of Expert Witness, we speak to historian and Patreon regular Tim Cloke about the gruesome death of Charles...
27 Feb 202449min
