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 was granted one pick from his basket before bed — and soon after downing the contents of his Pixy Stix, he went limp in his father’s arms. The investigation threw parents into a panic, prompting tons of candy to be taken to sheriff’s offices for inspection. As horrifying as the case appeared to be at first, what police uncovered was far more sinister than anyone had imagined.

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S3 Ep33: The Scourge of Thalidomide

S3 Ep33: The Scourge of Thalidomide

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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 Nov 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...

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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...

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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 Okt 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 Okt 202333min

Danny Rolling: The Gainesville Ripper

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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 Okt 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 Sep 202339min

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