The 1904 Olympic marathon: The most bizarre race ever run
The Olympics have seen many strange events over the years, including Art. In todays episode we look at a few. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcas...
1 Juni 202115min
The Real Double Indemnity murder
In 1927 a murder took place that would inspire the book and famous film, Double Indemnity. The case also involved a secret camera taking a famous photo of the moment of execution by electrocution. In ...
27 Apr 202128min
The LA Trilogy, Part 3: William Edward Hickman
On December 15th, 1927 a man walked into a School in Los Angeles and abducted a 12 year old child. The sensational case made worldwide headlines for the brutal subsequent events. pictures on twitte...
30 Mars 202125min
Cases that changed the law: The Bradford sweets poisoning
In 1858, over 200 people were poisoned when a bag of Arsenic was accidentally mixed with their sweet mixture. The resulting case would help change the law in the UK. please subscribe to the podcast...
16 Mars 202117min
The LA Trilogy, Part 1: Barbara Graham
In the first of a 3 part trilogy of seperate crime stories from Los Angeles we will look at the life, crimes and execution of Barbara Graham. Many thanks to Katja Anderson for writing this story. ...
23 Feb 202125min
A guide to Shakespeares London
In todays episode we travel back to the London in the Elizabethan era (1558-1603) for a snapshot of London life. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Many thanks to Professor Eric ...
9 Feb 202116min
Samuel Upham; An uncivil Civil war counterfeiter
Samuel Upham destabilised the confederate currency during the American Civil war. Twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast Thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com www.crimemuseum.org/cri...
22 Dec 202015min
Cockfighting and historical bloodsports
Cockfighting and bloodsports have always been popular in Britain. twitter: the historical crimes and criminals podcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com metro.co.uk/2017/11/16/cockfightin...
15 Dec 20207min
