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 Mar 202335min
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 Mar 202338min
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 Jan 20233min
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 Des 202235min
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 Nov 202234min
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 Nov 202235min
S2 Ep39: Soul Leaves Body: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke
Singing his way through the 1950s and early 1960s, appealing to audiences across a segregated music industry, churning out hits of dreamy quality like “You Send Me” and inspirational fortitude like “A...
7 Nov 202237min
S2 Ep38: The Bender Family: A Suspicious Band of Innkeepers
Inside a modest cabin on the vast prairies of Kansas lived a family, or at least four individuals claiming to be one. The Benders were an odd bunch: grumpy Ma & Pa, mysteriously moody daughter Kate an...
31 Okt 202232min
