S5 Ep7: Jack Kevorkian: Dr. Death or Champion of Choice?

S5 Ep7: Jack Kevorkian: Dr. Death or Champion of Choice?

In the 1990s, Dr. Jack Kevorkian ignited a firestorm when he began helping to end the lives of people who said they were terminally ill. Over the years, he claimed to have assisted in the deaths of more than 130 people, all while challenging police and prosecutors who vowed to stop him. His first four trials ended in three acquittals and a mistrial, but as his antics grew more daring, so, too, did the legal system's fervor to put him behind bars. His legacy is divisive, but few can argue that he single-handedly forced America to confront its stance on physician-assisted suicide.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes on the Grab Bag Patreon page.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CRIMES OF THE CENTURIES BOOK! Order today at www.centuriespod.com/book (https://www.centuriespod.com/book)!

Follow us onInstagram and Twitter: @centuriespod

Episode Sponsors:

Wildgrain.
For a limited time, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/COTC to start your subscription.

Cornbread Hemp
. Right now, Crimes of the Centuries listeners can save 30% on their first order! Just head to cornbreadhemp.com/COTC and use code COTC at checkout.

Smalls. For a limited time only, get 35% off plus an additional 50% off your first order when you head to Smalls.com and use code COTC.

Jaksot(256)

S3 Ep41: The Death of Bob Crane: A Television Star's Secret Life

S3 Ep41: The Death of Bob Crane: A Television Star's Secret Life

Handsome and charismatic, the actor Bob Crane led the cast of the hit sitcom "Hogan's Heroes" for six seasons from the mid-sixties into the beginning of the next decade.  The show ended in 1971, and C...

5 Helmi 202442min

S3 Ep40: Anna Marie Hahn: Cincinnati's "Angel of Death"

S3 Ep40: Anna Marie Hahn: Cincinnati's "Angel of Death"

Her story seemed innocent at first, if not charming.  A young immigrant woman from Germany befriending older gentlemen in Cincinnati's German community and providing them memories of home with her Old...

29 Tammi 202436min

S3 Ep39: The Lincoln Assassination's Forgotten Conspirators

S3 Ep39: The Lincoln Assassination's Forgotten Conspirators

It's a story every American grade school student learns - how the actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in his box at the Ford's Theater, jumped down to the stage, and fled Washington...

22 Tammi 202438min

S3 Ep38: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 2

S3 Ep38: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 2

After the murder of the Defeo family, the house known as "High Hopes" where the murders occurred was purchased by the George and Kathy Lutz.  But the Lutz family soon fled the property, claiming frigh...

15 Tammi 202437min

S3 Ep37: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 1

S3 Ep37: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 1

The word "Amityville" has practically become synonymous in popular culture with the eerie and supernatural.  But behind the books and movies is a true story of the Defeo murders, and in today's episod...

8 Tammi 202435min

S3 Ep36: American Black Widow Sharon Harrelson

S3 Ep36: American Black Widow Sharon Harrelson

Having one husband die under suspicious circumstances may not cause alarm bells to ring, but what if a second husband also meets an unfortunate fate? The so-called "American Black Widow" Sharon Harrel...

1 Tammi 202433min

S3 Ep35: The Kansas City Union Station Massacre

S3 Ep35: The Kansas City Union Station Massacre

There were seven men guarding the notorious criminal Frank Nash as he moved through Kansas City Union Station to a car waiting outside. But these officers couldn't stop the onslaught that faced them a...

11 Joulu 202340min

S3 Ep34: Bonnie and Clyde: The Real Story of the Notorious Duo

S3 Ep34: Bonnie and Clyde: The Real Story of the Notorious Duo

The story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow is probably familiar to many of our COTC listeners.  But this story of young outlaws terrorizing the country is one that has been romanticized and practical...

4 Joulu 202338min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
sita
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
i-dont-like-mondays
kaksi-aitia
uutiscast
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
rss-nikotellen
kolme-kaannekohtaa
mamma-mia
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
rss-murhan-anatomia
aikalisa
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-haudattu
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
isani-on-terapeuttiville
mystista