S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

S4 Ep3: The Cold-Blooded Killing of the Candy Man

Every parent has worried about their children hauling home tainted candy on Halloween, but not everyone knows where that fear originated. On Halloween in 1974, an 8-year-old boy named Timothy O’Bryan was granted one pick from his basket before bed — and soon after downing the contents of his Pixy Stix, he went limp in his father’s arms. The investigation threw parents into a panic, prompting tons of candy to be taken to sheriff’s offices for inspection. As horrifying as the case appeared to be at first, what police uncovered was far more sinister than anyone had imagined.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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S3 Ep41: The Death of Bob Crane: A Television Star's Secret Life

S3 Ep41: The Death of Bob Crane: A Television Star's Secret Life

Handsome and charismatic, the actor Bob Crane led the cast of the hit sitcom "Hogan's Heroes" for six seasons from the mid-sixties into the beginning of the next decade.  The show ended in 1971, and C...

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S3 Ep40: Anna Marie Hahn: Cincinnati's "Angel of Death"

S3 Ep40: Anna Marie Hahn: Cincinnati's "Angel of Death"

Her story seemed innocent at first, if not charming.  A young immigrant woman from Germany befriending older gentlemen in Cincinnati's German community and providing them memories of home with her Old...

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S3 Ep39: The Lincoln Assassination's Forgotten Conspirators

It's a story every American grade school student learns - how the actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in his box at the Ford's Theater, jumped down to the stage, and fled Washington...

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S3 Ep38: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 2

S3 Ep38: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 2

After the murder of the Defeo family, the house known as "High Hopes" where the murders occurred was purchased by the George and Kathy Lutz.  But the Lutz family soon fled the property, claiming frigh...

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S3 Ep37: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 1

S3 Ep37: The Defeo Murders: Behind the Amityville Horror - Part 1

The word "Amityville" has practically become synonymous in popular culture with the eerie and supernatural.  But behind the books and movies is a true story of the Defeo murders, and in today's episod...

8 Jan 202435min

S3 Ep36: American Black Widow Sharon Harrelson

S3 Ep36: American Black Widow Sharon Harrelson

Having one husband die under suspicious circumstances may not cause alarm bells to ring, but what if a second husband also meets an unfortunate fate? The so-called "American Black Widow" Sharon Harrel...

1 Jan 202433min

S3 Ep35: The Kansas City Union Station Massacre

S3 Ep35: The Kansas City Union Station Massacre

There were seven men guarding the notorious criminal Frank Nash as he moved through Kansas City Union Station to a car waiting outside. But these officers couldn't stop the onslaught that faced them a...

11 Dec 202340min

S3 Ep34: Bonnie and Clyde: The Real Story of the Notorious Duo

S3 Ep34: Bonnie and Clyde: The Real Story of the Notorious Duo

The story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow is probably familiar to many of our COTC listeners.  But this story of young outlaws terrorizing the country is one that has been romanticized and practical...

4 Dec 202338min

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