S2 Ep28: The Harrowing Murders of Amelia Dyer

S2 Ep28: The Harrowing Murders of Amelia Dyer

To countless women, Amelia Dyer offered salvation: She was a supposedly married but barren woman who offered to adopt babies whose parents (usually unwed mothers) couldn't afford to raise them properly. Dyer promised to rear the "precious" babies as her own and even offered the biological mothers the chance to visit and stay part of the children's lives -- for a small fee, of course. Eventually, one body surfaced that could be tied to Dyer, and then another. Soon, police realized that Dyer had been running a so-called baby farm, killing dozens of helpless children over a span of decades before her undoing.

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S4 Ep6: How the Assault of Recy Taylor Shaped Civil Rights Tactics

S4 Ep6: How the Assault of Recy Taylor Shaped Civil Rights Tactics

In September 1944, a 24-year-old married woman named Recy Taylor was walking home with friends from church when a carload of seven men stopped her. Forced into the car, Recy, a Black woman, was repeat...

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From Grab Bag Collab: The Catalyst

From Grab Bag Collab: The Catalyst

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S4 Ep5: Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murderess

S4 Ep5: Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murderess

When luggage leaking blood arrived at a Los Angeles train depot in 1931, the woman who'd traveled with the items feigned ignorance -- and then disappeared, leading to a nationwide manhunt that captiva...

25 Maalis 202441min

S4 Ep4: The Texas Tower Sniper

S4 Ep4: The Texas Tower Sniper

The morning of Aug. 1, 1966, 25-year-old Charles Whitman called his wife's boss to say she'd be out, then did the same for his mother. After killing the two women, he climbed atop the observatory towe...

18 Maalis 202433min

S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

Every parent has worried about their children hauling home tainted candy on Halloween, but not everyone knows where that fear originated. On Halloween in 1974, an 8-year-old boy named Timothy O’Bryan ...

11 Maalis 202441min

S4 Ep2: The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

S4 Ep2: The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

Notorious labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa had for decades been a polarizing figure, with his ties to organized crime investigated as early as 1957 by future U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy. A jury ...

4 Maalis 202436min

S4 Ep1: Dr. Satan of Occupied Paris: Marcel Petiot

S4 Ep1: Dr. Satan of Occupied Paris: Marcel Petiot

Living in Occupied Paris during World War II was utter chaos, with the Gestapo police constantly changing rules, kidnapping people from the streets and sidelining the Parisian police. A physician name...

26 Helmi 202438min

From Grab Bag Collab: Introducing The Catalyst

From Grab Bag Collab: Introducing The Catalyst

Random offenses, Institutions and Orange Socks. This is the story of The Drifter.  Dive deep into the upbringing and backstories of individuals who committed history's most notorious crimes, shedding ...

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