S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

Every parent has worried about their children hauling home tainted candy on Halloween, but not everyone knows where that fear originated. On Halloween in 1974, an 8-year-old boy named Timothy O’Bryan was granted one pick from his basket before bed — and soon after downing the contents of his Pixy Stix, he went limp in his father’s arms. The investigation threw parents into a panic, prompting tons of candy to be taken to sheriff’s offices for inspection. As horrifying as the case appeared to be at first, what police uncovered was far more sinister than anyone had imagined.

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S2 Ep16: George Remus: Lawyer, Bootlegger, Killer Pt. 1

S2 Ep16: George Remus: Lawyer, Bootlegger, Killer Pt. 1

Defense lawyer George Remus started to notice a new kind of client in 1919 and 1920: the bootlegger. He also noticed that those bootleggers always paid handsomely in cash. Remus, who had a background ...

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S2 Ep15: The Great Train Robbery: A Brilliant Success or Sloppy Failure?

S2 Ep15: The Great Train Robbery: A Brilliant Success or Sloppy Failure?

One of the biggest crimes of the 20th century was the type of heist we usually associate with the 1800s: a train robbery. In August 1963, at least 16 people managed to steal more than $7 million from ...

25 Huhti 202237min

S2 Ep14: The Murder of "Diamond Bessie"

S2 Ep14: The Murder of "Diamond Bessie"

When the body of a beautiful and well-dressed woman was discovered in 1877 outside of Jefferson, Texas, residents recognized her immediately -- even though they didn't know her real name. She'd been c...

18 Huhti 202238min

S2 Ep13: Don't Say His Name: A Serial Killer Out for Notoriety

S2 Ep13: Don't Say His Name: A Serial Killer Out for Notoriety

It's because of revisionist history that Paul John Knowles might be better known to some listeners at the Casanova Killer, but don't be fooled: This serial killer deserves no romanticization. Knowles ...

11 Huhti 202237min

S2: What Lurks Inside the Walls: Hidden Rooms (From "Strange & Unexplained”)

S2: What Lurks Inside the Walls: Hidden Rooms (From "Strange & Unexplained”)

Hey, fam!! Season 2 of the Obsessed Network Original Podcast "Strange & Unexplained With Daisy Eagan" launches today!   In case you aren't familiar, “Strange & Unexplained” is a podcast about all the...

7 Huhti 202230min

S2 Ep12: Mary McKnight: Surrounded by Death

S2 Ep12: Mary McKnight: Surrounded by Death

After her niece Ruth died in her care, Mary McKnight -- herself a grieving mother -- worried that the shock would kill her sister-in-law, so she gave her something to calm her nerves. But Gertrude die...

4 Huhti 202235min

S2 Ep11: Buck v. Bell: When the Courts Decided Who Could Have Kids

S2 Ep11: Buck v. Bell: When the Courts Decided Who Could Have Kids

A young woman named Carrie Buck was not only deemed too unfit to raise her daughter in 1927, but the U.S. Supreme Court declared she was too stupid to procreate, period. And that decision, sparked by ...

28 Maalis 202239min

S2 Ep10: Terror at the Tewksbury Almshouse

S2 Ep10: Terror at the Tewksbury Almshouse

Almshouses in the 19th and early 20th centuries were meant to help society's most vulnerable, but in the 1880s, one in Tewksbury, Massachusetts was accused of such shocking treatment that the governor...

14 Maalis 202241min

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