E272: MURDER - Lizzie Halliday (part II)
Lizzie Halliday is back, and somehow, she’s only getting started. In this episode, we pick up where we left off—with Lizzie abandoning another husband, scamming her way into new homes, and setting lit...
7 Mar 202555min
E271: MURDER - Lizzie Halliday (part I)
Lizzie Halliday is often called America’s first female serial killer, but long before she made headlines, she was already leaving a trail of chaos behind her. In this episode, we look at her early yea...
28 Feb 202553min
E270: MURDER - The Säntis Double Murder
In this episode of Fresh Hell, we’re heading up to the remote and brutal heights of the Säntis mountain in Switzerland, where, in February 1922, Heinrich and Magdalena Haas were found murdered in thei...
21 Feb 20251h 1min
E269: This Is The Saddest Show (part II)
In our final episode on the world of Freak Shows, we’re closing the curtain with the incredible, tragic, and sometimes triumphant stories of the performers themselves. Meet Schlitzie, the performer wh...
14 Feb 20251h
E268: This Is The Saddest Show (part I)
This week, we’re bringing you two of the most fascinating and deeply unsettling stories from the world of freak shows: Chang & Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins, and Julia Pastrana, the so-called...
7 Feb 20251h 7min
E267: MACABRE - This Is The Greatest Show (part III)
In this final part of our Barnum deep dive, we cover his biggest spectacle yet—The Greatest Show on Earth. From the moment he took his circus on the road to his partnership with James A. Bailey, we ex...
31 Jan 20251h 1min
E266: MACABRE - This Is the Greatest Show (part II)
In this episode, we pick up where we left off with P.T. Barnum. We’ll talk about how he turned Scudder’s American Museum into a New York sensation, why General Tom Thumb became a global star, and the ...
24 Jan 202558min
E265: MACABRE - This Is The Greatest Show (part I)
In this episode, we begin our deep dive into the fascinating and controversial life of P.T. Barnum, the man who revolutionized entertainment and gave the world The Greatest Show on Earth. But before w...
17 Jan 202556min
