Criminalia
Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?

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Scoop: John Nevison Was Not Dick Turpin and Dick Turpin Was Not John Nevison

Scoop: John Nevison Was Not Dick Turpin and Dick Turpin Was Not John Nevison

John Nevison was a very good highwayman, though you may not recognize his name. And that's largely because his crimes have, over the years, gotten attributed to the stories of other notorious highway ...

20 Mai 202523min

The Adventures of Robber Lewis: Counterfeiter/Robber/Jailbreaker

The Adventures of Robber Lewis: Counterfeiter/Robber/Jailbreaker

Though dealing in counterfeit currency may have been David 'Davy' Lewis' first criminal efforts, he eventually added highway robbery as a lucrative gig – and that's when he gained the nickname, Robber...

13 Mai 202522min

Joan and Edward: The Bonnie and Clyde of Highway Robbery

Joan and Edward: The Bonnie and Clyde of Highway Robbery

Joan Phillips was a known beauty with an artful and cunning mind -- and both her looks and the famiy's money attracted the attention of many suitors – suitors that Joan wasn't interested in. But all t...

6 Mai 202521min

Not Every Tom, Dick, and Harry Were Highwaymen; But These Were

Not Every Tom, Dick, and Harry Were Highwaymen; But These Were

This is the tale (and legend) of the Dunsdon brothers: Thomas, Richard, and Henry – yes, a real life Tom, Dick and Harry. Known as the Burford Highwaymen, they terrorized the locals between Glouster a...

29 Apr 202527min

Claude Duval: The First Gallant Highwayman

Claude Duval: The First Gallant Highwayman

Some highwaymen were straight-up thugs. But some, like Claude Duval, were highwaymen who were polite, chivalrous, and sometimes portrayed as a version of Robin Hood – although none of them gave their ...

22 Apr 202521min

Lady Ferrers: An Heiress Turned Highwaywoman

Lady Ferrers: An Heiress Turned Highwaywoman

English gentlewoman and heiress named Lady Katherine Ferrers who, as a highwaywoman known as The Wicked Lady, terrorized England in the mid-1600s. Her legend persists nearly 400 years after her death ...

15 Apr 202521min

Welcome to the Season Finale of Criminalia: COLD CASES

Welcome to the Season Finale of Criminalia: COLD CASES

Welcome to the final episode of our season about cold cases -- unsolved crimes, where the perpetrator was never identified and there are no active leads. Whether it’s murders, robberies, or kidnapping...

8 Apr 202536min

The Tragedy That Inspired AMBER Alerts

The Tragedy That Inspired AMBER Alerts

Amber Hagerman had long brown hair and freckles. She liked playing with her Barbie dolls, and was a Girl Scout. But on the afternoon of January 13, 1996, everything changed. Amber, age 9, was abducted...

1 Apr 202525min

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