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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S4 Ep34: The Monster of Florence

S4 Ep34: The Monster of Florence

Between 1968 and 1985, eight sets of lovers were murdered during new moons in the Tuscany region of Italy. The mysterious and brutal slayings terrorized the region, made international headlines and fu...

11 Nov 202447min

S4 Ep33: The Unholy Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker

S4 Ep33: The Unholy Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker

As high-rolling televangelists, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker built a Christian media empire that included a theme park, broadcasting network and ministry funded by faithful viewers who believed the Bakke...

4 Nov 202452min

S4 Ep32: How the 1919 World Series Blackened the Chicago White Sox and American Sports

S4 Ep32: How the 1919 World Series Blackened the Chicago White Sox and American Sports

In the wake of the 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds, disturbing rumors began to swirl that sparked an investigation: Did members of the White Sox club -- includi...

28 Okt 202451min

S4 Ep31: You Have the Right to an Attorney ... Thanks to Clarence Earl Gideon

S4 Ep31: You Have the Right to an Attorney ... Thanks to Clarence Earl Gideon

A poor drifter named Clarence Earl Gideon had faced more than his share of legal run-ins over his lifetime, but when he was arrested in 1961 for allegedly stealing some drinks and quarters from a bar,...

21 Okt 202443min

FRIDAY FOLLOW-UP: Sex, Lies, and Murder: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Thaw

FRIDAY FOLLOW-UP: Sex, Lies, and Murder: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Thaw

On this Friday Follow-Up, we tweak one of our earliest episodes after Amber's later research uncovered that an aspect of this case has been wrongly reported for decades. It was one of the most salacio...

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S4 Ep30: The Pastor and His Mistress: The Scandalous Hall-Mills Murder

S4 Ep30: The Pastor and His Mistress: The Scandalous Hall-Mills Murder

The town of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was rocked by the discovery of two bodies beneath a crabapple tree in September 1922. The remains belonged to Edward Hall, a local pastor, and Eleanor Mills, a m...

14 Okt 202444min

S4 Ep29: Col. Tom Parker: The Fraud Who Made Elvis Presley

S4 Ep29: Col. Tom Parker: The Fraud Who Made Elvis Presley

Music legend Elvis Presley never knew it before he died, but the man he trusted with his career and money was not who he said he was. Col. Tom Parker had been born in the Netherlands, not in Huntingto...

7 Okt 202452min

Crimes Of The Centuries presents: The Burden

Crimes Of The Centuries presents: The Burden

Crimes Of The Centuries is dark this week, but if you liked last week's episode on former Detective Louis Scarcella, we think you'll like season one of The Burden. The Burden is a documentary series t...

30 Sep 202416min

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