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Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated 27/04/2023
Society & Culture

Society & Culture

Updated weekly
After Shows

After Shows

Updated weekly

31/12/2024

Was Jeannette DePalma's Death an Occult Sacrifice, a Crime of Opportunity, or Something Else?

On August 7, 1972, Jeannette DePalma disappeared in Springfield, New Jersey, four days after her 16th birthday. That afternoon, she told her mom she was going to see friends, but when she didn't return later that evening, her mother called the police; the police discovered she never made it to her friend's house. When her body was discovered six weeks later, investigators suspected she may have overdosed; many others suspected she was sacrificed in an occult ritual. Five decades later, it's still a mystery. Welcome to a new season of Criminalia, where we're exploring historical cold cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31/12/2024

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30 min
10/06/2021

Labor in a Parking Garage: Troian Bellisario & Patrick J. Adams’ Shocking Baby Delivery!

Pretty Little Liars’ Troian Bellisario and Suits’ Patrick J. Adams share the wild and unexpected way they welcomed their second baby into the world!

10/06/2021

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1h 13m
03/09/2024

The Black Widow Murders: The Story of Septuagenarian Killers Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt

Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt were sentenced in July of 2008 to life in prison for the murders of Paul Vados and Kenneth McDavid. The women, who were both in their 70s, appeared to be in the business of rescuing down-on-their-luck men in Los Angeles, but it was a deadly ruse. Instead, theymanipulated their marks with offers of free food and housing, and then manipulated them into helping them open life insurances policies – with the women listed as beneficiaries. Helen and Olga then killed these men in staged hit-and-run car accidents, on which they collected payouts totaling in the millions. Let's meet these Black Widow murderers and their victims. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03/09/2024

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33 min
01/10/2024

Public Enemies No. 1 and 2: Bank Robbers Bennie and Stella Dickson vs. the G-Men

A man walked into the Corn Exchange Bank at Elkton, South Dakota, on the afternoon of August 25, 1938, and announced, quote, “This is a holdup.” Bennie and Stella Dickson were Depression-era bank robbers and outlaws who successfully stole what authorities then estimated to be more than $50,000 over an eight-month period. They were tagged by the FBI as Public Enemies No. 1 and 2., and J. Edgar Hoover, who led the bureau at that time, compared them to other notorious criminals of the era including John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, “Babyface” Nelson, and “Pretty Boy” Floyd. That's quite a cast of crooks. But were they? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

01/10/2024

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37 min
17/09/2024

How Her Illicit Love Letters Got Edith Thompson Hanged for a Murder

This story is one of murder, but it's also a tale of woe. It begins when a young ship's steward named Frederick 'Freddy' Bywaters became involved with a married woman named Edith Thompson. They had known each other growing up in the same London suburb as her husband Percy Thompson; and, it was generally considered that Freddy would marry Edith's sister, Avis. But life doesn't always work out the way you think it will -- and he ended up being executed for Percy's murder. And so did Edith. History now suggests maybe she wasn't a woman who killed for her lover, but, rather, a witness to the event. Were Freddy and Edith partners in murder, or was Edith sentenced to death for adultery? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

17/09/2024

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41 min
24/09/2024

Lester Brockelhurst and Bernice Felton and the 'Crime Tourist' Murders

Lester Warfel Brockelhurst, Jr. was the president of the Mormon church's Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association and he was a Sunday school teacher -- he was generally and genuinely known as a, “good boy.” But in his early 20s, he picked up a new nickname: "crime tourist,” after he and his girlfriend, Bernice Felton, pulled off multiple robberies and killed three men during a six-week crime spree that spanned across more than a dozen states in 1937. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24/09/2024

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31 min
10/09/2024

The Disappearance of Ted Cole and Ralph Roe From Alcatraz: Dead or Alive?

Joseph Bowers is considered the first prisoner to try escaping Alcatraz, but was killed during his attempt. The next to attempt it was a pair of conspiring inmates named Ted Cole and Ralph Roe. Both men had long rap sheets and were known escape risks -- including from high security facilities. As a last resort, each was sentenced to time at the most inescapable prison in the United States: Alcatraz. With hindsight, and it's easy for us to say with time on our side, maybe they should have been kept apart, because these prisoners-in-crime totally escaped Alcatraz Island, and were never seen again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10/09/2024

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28 min
08/10/2024

The Story of Suburban Chicago Booksellers and Bank Robbers, Jeff and Jill Erickson

On January 9, 1990, a bank robber nicknamed the Bearded Bandit entered the First Nationwide Bank in Wilmette, Illinois, disguised with a false beard, a baseball cap, dark sunglasses, and driving gloves. He carried a gun and police radio scanner, and threatened bank employees that he'd, ”blow their brains out.” While he collected from the vault, his wife prepared their getaway. The Ericksons, a husband-and-wife bank robbing duo, committed a series of armed robberies in the Chicago area in 1990 andd 1991. And when it ended, it was in a dramatic and desperate way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

08/10/2024

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28 min
12/11/2024

Where Prohibition-era Gangsters Went to Hide: The Farmer's Farm

'Pretty Boy' Flloyd. John Dillinger. The Barkers. A lot of well-known gangsters emerged in the 1920s and 1930s; all of them criminals known as 'public enemies' to the government, and highly sought after by authorities, as you can imagine. But lesser known are the hideouts these criminals used -- and the people who ran those illegal safe houses. This is the story of husband and wife, Herb and Esther Farmer, who ran such an establishment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12/11/2024

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30 min
04/07/2024

308: Into the Light w/ Nicola Coughlan & Jess Brownell

The season finale is here! Our leading lady, Nicola Coughlan, joins the podcast to talk about Penelope’s happily ever after and the impeccable nuance she brings to Ms. Featherington. Then, Gabi sits with showrunner Jess Brownell once more to talk through that massive Lady Whistledown reveal and other juicy plot points from the finale. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

04/07/2024

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47 min

Shondaland Audio is the home for entertaining, inclusive and informative podcasts. We aim to tell new stories and foster discussions that allow the audience to feel seen no matter who they are. Comprised of both scripted and unscripted podcasts, the various series encourage our storytellers to bring their unique voice and perspective to a wide array of topics and conversations.