Old Timey Crimey

This week, we take a look at country-hopping murderer Frederick Deeming. From Great Britain to Australia to South Africa to Great Britain to South America and so on, this guy loved to get on a boat an...

6 Mar 20201h 28min

It's our 50th episode! To celebrate, we're going to talk about a horrible massacre.   This week, a man known around town as "The Dynamite Farmer," and also known as that guy who pinches pennies, kills...

28 Feb 20201h 28min

This week, we look at the kidnapping case that rocked the nation--the Lindbergh baby.  Plus, a disappointing frog war and a whole new career path: wood examiner! And don't forget--we want to know what...

21 Feb 20201h 40min

This week, we look at Leopold and Loeb, whose plan to commit "the perfect crime" was imperfect in so, so many ways. Like--a lot of ways. Plus: More Shakespearean insults, paint thinner madness, and mu...

14 Feb 20201h 45min

This week, we take a look at Dr. William Minor, a man whose demons drove him to a terrible crime, and whose search for redemption, while rocky, led to a monumental contribution to humanity.   Plus: a ...

7 Feb 20201h 29min

This week, we head to Dusseldorf to meet its infamous "vampire," Peter Kurten. A man who kept the police, the press, and the public guessing as he went on a reign of terror across the city.   Plus, co...

31 Jan 20201h 45min

This week, we delve into the murders that made a whole town change its name, which were only solved because of one brave, resourceful 19-year-old Canadian.  Plus: The Little Rascals Yot Club, strong f...

24 Jan 20201h 18min

The myth, the meme, the man.  This week, special guest Amber joins us to discuss Tarrare, the recently meme-d medical oddity who sent dogs, cats, and anyone with a nose running in fear, probably dry h...

17 Jan 20201h 9min