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Join sisters Lindsay & Madison every Wednesday as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Proud member of the OSSA and Cultiv8 Networks.

Ye Olde Crime Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

    • History
    • 5.0 • 9 Ratings

Join sisters Lindsay & Madison every Wednesday as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Proud member of the OSSA and Cultiv8 Networks.

    The Lady Juliana

    The Lady Juliana

    Lindsay and Madison discuss The Lady Juliana, as well as why pit stops are important during any long trip, that women are more resilient than we’re given credit for, and how to go down in history in a good way.
    Information pulled from the following sources:

    2023 Owlcation article by Ravi Rajan

    2021 Academia.edu article by Joseph L Davis

    2021 Ranker article by Setareh Janda

    2019 News.com article by LJ Charleston

    2018 News.com article by LJ Charleston

    2016 Dictionary of Sydney article by Penny Edwell

    2007 Lady Julian poem

    Free Settler or Felon Convict and Colonial History

    Tasmanian Family History Society Inc. Hobart Branch


    Wikipedia (1) (2)


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    • 47 min
    Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Prickly & Blooming

    Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Prickly & Blooming

    Lindsay is joined by Jessie Browning from the Prickly & Blooming podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.

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    • 16 min
    The Colfax Massacre

    The Colfax Massacre

    Lindsay and Emily from Pineapple Pizza Podcast discuss The Colfax Massacre, as well as why the Reconstruction Era , that there’s a big difference between a “riot” and a “massacre,” and how to not to whitewash history.
    Information pulled from the following sources:

    2024 Free Speech Center article by John R. Vile

    2023 NBC News article by Claretta Bellamy

    2023 Smithsonian Magazine article by Danny Lewis

    2020 Daily Kos article by Denise Oliver Velez

    Bill of Rights Institute article by Julie Silverbrook

    Britannica

    Colfax Memorial

    History Channel

    United States Senate article

    Wikipedia

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    • 37 min
    The Stillwell Murder

    The Stillwell Murder

    Lindsay and Madison discuss The Stillwell Murder, as well as why you should be cautious about marrying people a lot younger than you, that divorce is much simpler than murder, and how to spill some tea in the pettiest way possible in a court of law.
    Information pulled from the following sources:

    2018 Murder By Gaslight article by Robert Wilhelm

    2016 Mary Lou Montgomery blog post

    1908 The Stillwell Murder or Society Crime book by Minnie T. Dawson

    1895 The Chicago Chronicle article

    1890 St. Louis Post-Dispatch article


    Find a Grave (1) (2)


    Marion County Genealogy Village article

    Wikipedia

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    • 47 min
    Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? As The Money Burns

    Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? As The Money Burns

    Lindsay is joined by Nicki Woodard from the As The Money Burns podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.

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    • 26 min
    Jane Toppan

    Jane Toppan

    Lindsay and Madison discuss Jane Toppan, as well as why people are scared of going to the hospital, that just because someone seems Jolly doesn’t mean you should drink their mineral water, and how to be a terrifying female serial killer in the early 20th Century.
    Information pulled from the following sources:

    2024 Irish Central article by Kate Hickey

    2023 New England Historical Society article

    2022 Lowell Historical Society article

    2009 Mental Floss article by Miss Celania

    1938 The Boston Globe article

    1902 JAMA Network article

    1902 The Saint Paul Globe article

    Crime Museum

    Find a Grave

    Murderpedia

    Wikipedia

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    Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply.
    You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show.
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    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

But It Was Aliens podcast Kev ,

Strange and unusual ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is a show about strange and unusual crimes of the past. ‘I myself am strange and unusual’ so this immediately piqued my interest.

The show, after a quick pre-roll, begins with a suitably olden, creepy theme and brief introductions from the hosts. Less than five minutes in, it’s in to the main feature of the episode, the case.

The hosts explain where they got their information from before beginning which is a lovely touch (they also link to the sources in the show notes). The cases themselves are well-researched and the hosts present the details thoroughly whilst also offering their own commentary on the events.

About half way through the episode there was a listener question of the week section. This is a really nice opportunity to interact with the hosts.

The hosts themselves are comfortable with each other, bounce off of each other well and make each other laugh (they’re sisters after all). All of this helps you to switch off and enjoy the show.

There was also a fun fact section which helps to break up the serious business and teach you a few things. A lot of effort is clearly put in to this show.

Overall, this is an enjoyable and interesting dive in to the stranger crimes of days past.

PLeonard86 ,

A Wondeful Discovery

What a fantastic podcast. Lindsay & Madison make for very compelling hosts who are very easy to listen to, and it's clear that they do an enormous amount of homework on their subjects. I love podcasts that teach me things I never knew before; and this is one that does just that. I also just finished Episode 11 - Which I probably shouldn't have listened to at night as I am a big scaredy cat! Compelling, fun, informative and a fantastic addition to your podcast playlist if ye feel it's getting a little olde!

#1Curtis ,

A Great Show!

The Ye Olde Crime Podcast is an entertaining and interesting Show! It’s a dark humor show! I definitely recommend taking a listen!

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