92 - The Anatomy Murders: The Story of Burke and Hare

On the 20th of April 1985, two British teenagers went to take a stress-relieving stroll in the forests near their home in Hong Kong and never returned. After their bodies were discovered, their murder would become known as the Braemar Hill Murders and would force many to come to grips with the perceived double standard of colonial policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Joulu 20221h 27min

Welcome one and all to this very special Christmas edition of the Casual Criminalist. In today’s light-hearted episode we will be talking about that most Christmassy of topics - bank robbery. So get comfy, have a sip of your favourite tipple, and allow us to spin you a yarn about that one time Santa and his elves robbed a bank in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Joulu 202229min

Anyone who is familiar with the story of Robert Napper knows that a series of unfortunate decisions by the Metropolitan Police had enabled him to evade capture for 4 years. But this is a story about how 5 investigators did what the rest of the Metropolitan Police had been unable to do – link Robert Napper to his crimes and finally bring him to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Joulu 20221h 34min

The Appalachian Trail is the longest footpath existing in the world today and attracts everyone from cyclists and fishermen to paddlers, sightseers, and hikers. But a man known as 'Lyin' Randall' used to haunt the section of the trail that wanders past Pearisburg, Virginia, and would make the area famous for the murders he'd committed there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Joulu 20221h 19min

To say that Diane Downs had a troubled past is an understatement. She was habitually abused throughout her life, and you can safely say that all she ever wanted was to feel loved. So when the man she was obsessed with told her that he didn't want to be a father to her three children, she decided to murder them so that she could finally have her happy ever after. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Joulu 20221h 8min

This is the tale of a woman who wanted nothing more than to be the center of everyone’s universe. In the process she would not only harm herself to various degrees in order to get it, but she would steal the lives of innocent children and forever damage the lives of many more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Joulu 202243min

The Golden State Killer is one of the most prolific criminals in American history. Despite committing hundreds of known crimes and being suspect of many more, he evaded capture for 44 years until technology finally caught up with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Joulu 20222h 2min

Today's episode features two very different stories revolving around love and obsession, littered with nuances and gray tones, in which concepts like perpetrator and victim barely hold up to the next plot twist, and yet allow for enthralling glimpses behind the veil of human nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Joulu 20221h 28min