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 in pharmaceuticals, decided he wanted in, and within a year, he owned 35% of America's alcohol. The federal government moved quickly to shut down this so-called King of the Bootleggers.

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S3 Ep33: The Scourge of Thalidomide

S3 Ep33: The Scourge of Thalidomide

In March of 1954, scientists from German pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal produced Thalidomide for the first time. Thalidomide was a sedative and sleep aid sold in many countries worldwide und...

20 Marras 202338min

S3 Ep32: Billy the Kid: The Lincoln County War Part 2

S3 Ep32: Billy the Kid: The Lincoln County War Part 2

After the five-day Battle of Lincoln, the deputized posse called the Regulators disbanded. The Lincoln County War appeared to be over. Lew Wallace, the newly appointed governor of the New Mexico Terri...

13 Marras 202334min

S3 Ep31: The Lincoln County War Part 1

S3 Ep31: The Lincoln County War Part 1

In November 1876, a 24-year-old wealthy cattleman and banker named John Tunstall, arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico. Together with lawyer Alexander McSween, John Tunstall set up a rival business t...

6 Marras 202336min

S3 Ep30: The Lattimer Mine Massacre

S3 Ep30: The Lattimer Mine Massacre

On September 10, 1897, roughly 300 to 400 unarmed strikers marched peacefully to a coal mine to support a newly formed United Mine Workers union. The miners, mostly consisting of Slovak and German eth...

30 Loka 202337min

S3 Ep29: Juana Barraza: Mexico's Little Old Lady Killer

S3 Ep29: Juana Barraza: Mexico's Little Old Lady Killer

Born December 27, 1957 in Epazoyucan, Hidalgo, Juana Dayanara Barraza Samperioa was a 48-year-old single mother with a troubled past. After years of traumatic experiences in her early life, including ...

23 Loka 202332min

S3 Ep28: Terror in the Big Top: The Hartford Circus Fire

S3 Ep28: Terror in the Big Top: The Hartford Circus Fire

On July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, thousands of patrons were excited to escape the heat and attend the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey circus performance. While the Flying Wallendas be...

16 Loka 202333min

Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper

Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper

When five college students in Florida were brutally slain in a four-day span in 1990, it sent shockwaves across the nation as newscasters made comparisons to serial killer Ted Bundy. Police franticall...

2 Loka 202342min

S3 Ep26: Elizabeth Báthory: The So-Called Blood Countess

S3 Ep26: Elizabeth Báthory: The So-Called Blood Countess

Hungarian countess Elizabeth Báthory is known as the most prolific female serial killer of all time, accused of slaughtering over 600 young women in her luxurious castles. Legend says Báthory believed...

25 Syys 202339min

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