S5 Ep10: Did Britain Hang an Innocent Man? The Murders at Rillington Place Part 2

S5 Ep10: Did Britain Hang an Innocent Man? The Murders at Rillington Place Part 2

When 25-year-old Tim Evans was hanged for killing his wife and 14-month-old daughter in 1949, few outside of his family questioned whether justice had been done. After all, Evans had at one point confessed to the crimes. But during his trial he recanted, saying that a neighbor had killed his 20-year-old wife Beryl during a botched abortion attempt. It seemed a ludicrous attempt at diversion -- until that same neighbor was himself revealed to be a serial killer just three years later. The questions sparked by the case helped fuel a movement to halt the death penalty in Britain.

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S3 Ep4: The Chippendales Murder - Separating Fact from Fiction

S3 Ep4: The Chippendales Murder - Separating Fact from Fiction

Nick De Noia dreamed of becoming a successful choreographer, a goal he attained through his sexy yet classy routines for the Chippendales all-male revue.  Unfortunately, that job also brought him into...

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S3 Ep3: Dorothy Stratten: A Playmate Murdered

S3 Ep3: Dorothy Stratten: A Playmate Murdered

Months after being named "Playboy Playmate of the Year" in 1980, Dorothy Stratten was poised to make the transition from model to Hollywood actress.  But just as her debut film was about to be release...

20 Maalis 202338min

S3 Ep2: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the Chicago Gang Wars of the 1920s

S3 Ep2: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the Chicago Gang Wars of the 1920s

In Prohibition Era Chicago, competing gangs of bootleggers battled for supremacy.  In February 1929, notorious gangster Al Capone set up a brazen trap to mow down a slew of his rivals in what would be...

13 Maalis 202335min

S3 Ep1: Dr. Thomas Cream: The Forgotten Victorian Serial Killer

S3 Ep1: Dr. Thomas Cream: The Forgotten Victorian Serial Killer

In Victorian England, a serial killer preyed on sex workers and other vulnerable women. But unlike the infamous Jack the Ripper, this serial killer, Dr. Thomas Cream, used his medical knowledge to dev...

6 Maalis 202338min

Introducing... I Think Not! (A New True Crime Comedy Podcast)

Introducing... I Think Not! (A New True Crime Comedy Podcast)

Hey Crimes of the Centuries listeners! The Obsessed Network has as a brand new podcast from the former hosts and creators of Obsessed with: Disappeared. It's called I Think Not! Enjoy the trailer here...

5 Tammi 20233min

S2 Ep42: The Case of Kirk Bloodsworth: America’s First DNA Exoneration

S2 Ep42: The Case of Kirk Bloodsworth: America’s First DNA Exoneration

After the 1984 discovery of 9-year-old Dawn Hamilton’s body in the woods, police began their search for a tall, muscular, curly-haired man. Kirk Bloodsworth – fitting that description – was arrested, ...

5 Joulu 202235min

S2 Ep41: Illegal Luck: How the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Went Haywire

S2 Ep41: Illegal Luck: How the New Hampshire Sweepstakes Went Haywire

In the summer of 1964, the first modern lottery was off to the races in New Hampshire. The “Sweeps,” as they were called, were a sensation of national interest, with lawmakers quarreling over the lega...

28 Marras 202234min

S2 Ep40: The True Story Behind 'Murder Ordained'

S2 Ep40: The True Story Behind 'Murder Ordained'

Film adaptations of true crimes have to strike a tricky balance between authenticity and drama. 1987’s Murder Ordained depicts the 1983 incidents within a small town in Kansas, where the mysterious de...

14 Marras 202235min

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