August 13, 1964: Last Execution in the UK

Dorothea Puente, one of California's most prolific serial killers, was born on this date. Seven dead bodies were unearthed in her backyard, though she was only convicted of three murders.  Learn more ...

9 Jan 202215min

26-year-old thief Allen Kuhn led a Manhattan prosecutor and three New York detectives on a treasure hunt through Miami. They sought Kuhn’s recent haul of priceless jewels — namely, the Star of India, ...

8 Jan 202213min

The body of 16-year-old Shelley Connolly was found off a highway in Anchorage, Alaska. Her case remained cold for over 40 years until new DNA technology told investigators who the killer was. Learn mo...

7 Jan 202213min

Alessandro de’ Medici, the first duke of Florence, was assassinated in a clever plot executed by one of his closest confidants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Jan 202210min

When authorities located the body of labor organizer Jock Yablonski, along with the body of his wife and daughter, they determined it was likely the work of hired killers. And they knew exactly where ...

5 Jan 202210min

21-year-old Jana Shearer was murdered, mutilated and cooked by her boyfriend Christopher McCuin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Jan 202210min

After years of spouting fascist propaganda and antisemitic tirades on his radio program “Germany Calling,” Nazi radio host William Joyce was executed for treason. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

3 Jan 202211min

After a murder spree that had resulted in the deaths of three people, authorities in Union City, Tennessee finally caught up to killer Steven Ray Thacker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

2 Jan 202213min