S5 Ep21: Gun on the Ferry: The Ruin of Laura Fair

S5 Ep21: Gun on the Ferry: The Ruin of Laura Fair

Laura Fair wanted what many women in Gilded-Age San Francisco wanted: security, respectability, and a husband who told the truth. What she got instead was a years-long affair and a heap of public scorn. When a single gunshot rang out aboard a crowded ferry, it set off a national debate about morality, madness, and how far a woman could be pushed. Based on real letters, real lies, and a courtroom drama that captivated 19th century America.

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S5 Ep44: Mary Meyer: The Mysterious Murder of JFK's Mistress

S5 Ep44: Mary Meyer: The Mysterious Murder of JFK's Mistress

In October 1964, a Washington socialite was shot execution-style on the Georgetown towpath. She had been JFK's lover. Her ex-husband worked for the CIA. Her diary vanished. And the man accused of kill...

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S5: From What If They're Wrong: The Justice Who Won't Let Go

S5: From What If They're Wrong: The Justice Who Won't Let Go

From Amber's other podcast, titled What If They're Wrong? After the Accusation: After charges against former death row inmate Elwood Jones were dismissed, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Joe Deters—the for...

30 Tammi 50min

S5 Ep43: The President's Silence: How Thousands Died Before Reagan Said 'AIDS'

S5 Ep43: The President's Silence: How Thousands Died Before Reagan Said 'AIDS'

In October 1982, journalist Lester Kinsolving asked the White House press secretary about a mysterious disease that had already killed hundreds of Americans. The response? Laughter. For years, as the ...

26 Tammi 52min

S5 Ep42: Mary Ann Cotton: Britain’s First Serial Killer

S5 Ep42: Mary Ann Cotton: Britain’s First Serial Killer

In the industrial villages of 19th-century England, death was common—but not this common. Over two decades, Mary Ann Cotton married, buried, and moved on with chilling regularity as children, husbands...

19 Tammi 48min

S5 Ep41: My Lai and the Cost of Following Orders

S5 Ep41: My Lai and the Cost of Following Orders

The massacre at My Lai was one of the most lethal attacks on civilians carried out by American troops in Vietnam. For more than a year, the Army’s official line held firm: it was an encounter with the...

12 Tammi 51min

S5 Ep40: Diane Downs: Beyond Small Sacrifices

S5 Ep40: Diane Downs: Beyond Small Sacrifices

In May 1983, a young Oregon mother arrived at a Springfield hospital with a horrifying story: a stranger had flagged her down on a dark road and shot her and her three children. One child was dead, th...

5 Tammi 48min

S5: Bonus: Gary Glitter and the Dark Side of Glam Rock

S5: Bonus: Gary Glitter and the Dark Side of Glam Rock

For this holiday week, we're releasing an episode that initially was available only to subscribers through GrabBagCollab.com and Apple Podcasts. In the 1970s, Gary Glitter was a glam rock sensation: s...

29 Joulu 202533min

Introducing The Burden: Death & Deceit in Alliance

Introducing The Burden: Death & Deceit in Alliance

On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another youn...

26 Joulu 202514min

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