S2 Ep17: George Remus: Lawyer, Bootlegger, Killer Pt. 2
Pharmacist-turned lawyer-turned bootlegger George Remus had been making headlines for years as one of the richest men in America thanks to his illegal booze-selling operation during the start of Prohi...
9 Touko 202238min
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 ...
2 Touko 202235min
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"
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
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”)
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
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
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
