S1 Ep7: The Mysterious Beheading of Pearl Bryan

S1 Ep7: The Mysterious Beheading of Pearl Bryan

When a headless woman's remains were discovered near Cincinnati in 1896, police had a problem. Long before DNA and fingerprinting, the lack of a head made it tough to identify the victim. Thanks to a sharp-eyed shoemaker, a new kind of detective work was born: The woman was ID'd thanks to a pair of distinctive shoes on the corpse's feet. Pearl Bryan was a 22-year-old Indiana woman who'd recently learned she was pregnant. Her lover, a Cincinnati man named Scott Jackson, suggested she come to town so they could figure out their next steps. After police discovered the "who," they then had to piece together the "how."

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S1 Ep17: Daniel Sickles: Temporarily Insane?

S1 Ep17: Daniel Sickles: Temporarily Insane?

In 1859, two of Washington, D.C.'s highest-profile men were in love with the same woman -- and that love triangle would lead to the broad-daylight shooting of one of them just a stone's throw from the...

1 Mars 202141min

S1 Ep16: Richard Speck: Born to Raise Hell

S1 Ep16: Richard Speck: Born to Raise Hell

On July 14, 1966, Chicago residents awoke to horrific news: Eight young nurses had been brutally killed in their dorm-style housing overnight. The killer had lost count of his victims and left one sur...

22 Feb 202144min

S1 Ep15: The Landmark Case of the Scottsboro Boys

S1 Ep15: The Landmark Case of the Scottsboro Boys

In 1932, a group of white men rushed to police to report a group of Black men had roughed them up on as they sneaked a ride on a train. Authorities soon descended and soon even more heinous allegation...

8 Feb 202137min

S1 Ep14: The Million-Dollar Kidnapping of Ginny Piper

S1 Ep14: The Million-Dollar Kidnapping of Ginny Piper

When wealthy Ginny Piper was kidnapped at gunpoint in broad daylight inside of her secluded Minnesota home, it put the nation on edge and sent her husband on a macabre scavenger hunt to save Ginny’s l...

1 Feb 202141min

S1 Ep13: Edward Rulloff: The Genius Psychopath

S1 Ep13: Edward Rulloff: The Genius Psychopath

Edward Rulloff was a genius, speaking seven languages by the time he graduated high school -- no easy feat for someone from a poor farming family. But Rulloff was also arrogant, hot-headed and prone t...

25 Jan 202137min

S1 Ep12: The Tylenol Murders: Over-the-Counter Killers

S1 Ep12: The Tylenol Murders: Over-the-Counter Killers

When 52-year-old Bruce Nickell suddenly dropped dead in Washington state, investigators at first thought he'd died of a heart attack. But then a second person collapsed, and police realized that the t...

18 Jan 202138min

S1 Ep11: Sex, Lies, and Murder: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Thaw

S1 Ep11: Sex, Lies, and Murder: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, and Harry Thaw

It was one of the most salacious stories the country had ever heard: A famous architect had been gunned down in front of an audience of hundreds by a man who said he was defending his wife's honor. It...

11 Jan 202147min

S1 Ep10: The Torture Chamber of Delphine LaLaurie

S1 Ep10: The Torture Chamber of Delphine LaLaurie

A fire broke out in a stately New Orleans mansion in 1834, leading neighbors to rush to the homeowners' aid. What they discovered inside, however, made them realize that the charming and cultured woma...

4 Jan 202139min

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