44 episodes
Dark As Hell: A True Crime Podcast Maggie Burgess
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4.9 • 7 Ratings
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A weekly true crime podcast about mysterious stories, inexplicable #questions, and the theories surrounding them all.
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Episode 37: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist - Part II
The thing about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist is that, on the surface, it might seem like a simple whodunnit, a true instance of the stars aligning for an almost perfect crime to have taken place.
But as Anthony Amore, the security director of the museum says, “The deeper and deeper you dig, the more questions are raised.”
Let’s get ready to get Dark As Hell.
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Episode 36: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist - Part I
The art world is, undeniably, almost inextricably linked to crime — and history has shown how true that connection is.
And the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist is a crime truly like no other.
It’s a tale of millions — hundreds of millions of dollars, that is; a serendipitous middle of the night robbery on St. Patrick’s Day; and ties to the bloody gang wars that were fought in the streets of 1980s Boston.
But when you strip down the story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, what is at its heart is art and crime.
As well as one simple, but mystifying question:
How does all that art...simply vanish?
Let's get ready to get Dark As Hell.
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Episode 35: The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer
We’ve all heard the classic set up for an even more classic joke: a guy walks into a bar, and some sort of groan-worthy play of word and punninness occurs.
It’s a classic — if cringe-worthy — way to get a laugh out of people.
And when it comes to the case of Brian Shaffer, this is a story that, when the very basic elements are considered, it reads like a bad slapstick joke.
A guy walks into a bar...but never walks out.
Let's get ready to get Dark As Hell.
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Episode 34: The Mysterious Death of Ellen Greenberg
In locked room mystery novels, the reader finds themselves trying to piece together the clues to answer the question of how such a heinous crime could be committed, with the victim seeming to have fallen prey to a perpetrator that has more or less vanished into thin air. It’s enough to drive a person crazy, looking for rational explanations to a situation that seems more or less completely irrational.
Which is why Ellen Greenberg’s very real death in a locked room mystery circumstance has continued to baffle ever since she was found dead on her kitchen floor with dozens of stab wounds to the back of her head, her neck, and with the knife itself lodged into her chest — all while she was alone, and in her locked apartment.
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Episode 33: What Happened to Shelly Miscavige? Part II
This week, we’re continuing to dive deeper into the strangeness that has surrounded Shelly Miscavige since even before the last time she was seen in public. It’s difficult to truly nail down a term to describe what it is that happened to Shelly, the woman who once carried the title of First Lady of Scientology.
How has an entire organization simply...forgotten this former high priestess of its highest ranks, seemingly pretending as if she never existed?
What has Scientology done to — and done with — Shelly Miscavige?
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Episode 32: What Happened to Shelly Miscavige? Part I
You might think this episode is asking what happened to Shelly Miscavige in terms of her disappearance, but you’d be wrong.
It’s not only about her disappearance.
Because this week, we’re asking: what exactly happened to Shelly Miscavige, the once high priestess of Scientology who seemingly fell from grace...and vanished into thin air on her way down.
Let's get ready to get Dark As Hell.
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Customer Reviews
Really absorbing and beautifully told-
I just happened upon this Podcast... I LOVE it, the presenters delivery is measured, clear and articulate. Her voice is a pleasure to hear (I am very sensitive to tone and voices and cannot listen if it’s a bit jarring or strained) each case (I’ve heard thus far) is deeply and meticulously looked into and walked through in an easy to follow and understand way- often very complex cases have been broken down and presented with a clear Time line and points of importance emphasised- useful to me as I’m often pausing my listening to deal with children and animals and cooking around me at home)
All in all I am delighted to have found Dark as Hell, a true gem- I am so happy to have the back catalogue to work through this winter.
Thankyou Maggie for your excellent work and fantastic presentation. Five star!!!
Good podcast
Well researched cases and well told, just loses a star from me for the unnecessary and way too frequent swearing