Detectives by the Decade

Kristy Baxter
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Detectives by the Decade Podcast

Exploring the detectives, the cases, and the crimes that made forensic science and investigation what they are today.

  1. 24/12/2021

    Madeline Smith

    An unaired episode I had laying around. Happy Holidays!  Check out Old Timey Crimey and Short Story Short Podcast Sources: Douglas MacGowan on CrimeLibrary Arsenic Act. Not Proven.  Edinburgh News. Undiscovered Scotland. Li, J., Guo, Y., Duan, X. et al. Biological Trace Element Research.  Bill Greenwell Ian the Pict.  Kristy Dorsey. Insider.  Joseph M. Barbato. Indiana International & Comparative Law Review.  Atlas Obscura. Cheshire Observer. The Glasgow Herald. The Observer. The Caledonian Mercury. Music Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Elegant Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7938-elegant-classical-piano-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Emotional Romantic Classical Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7667-emotional-romantic-classical-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Background Sensible Waltz Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7285-background-sensible-waltz-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Air Of Mystery  by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    55 min
  2. Pinkerton 4: The Detective and the Working Man

    19/03/2021

    Pinkerton 4: The Detective and the Working Man

    Season 2 Episode 10: What, in the end, is this seminal detective’s legacy? Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by Scott Mort. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Plans in Motion by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4225-plans-in-motion License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Crusade Heavy Industry by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4678-crusade-heavy-industry License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Builder by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4484-the-builder License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: Allan Pinkerton. Strikers, Communists, Tramps, and Detectives. Allan Pinkerton Describes the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Strikers_Communists_Tramps_and_Detective/aHizEr_P3acC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22At+noon+of+Thursday,+July+19th,+the+unexpected+blow+was+struck%22&pg=PA219&printsec=frontcover Sarah Jones. “Pinkertons Still Never Sleep.” https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep Boston Globe via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/430668231/?terms=pinkerton%20strike%20dead&match=1 PBS. Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Agency | American Experience Ari Shapiro, Lauren Kaori Gurley. All Things Considered. Amazon Reportedly Has Pinkerton Agents Surveil Workers Who Try To Form Unions

    33 min
  3. Pinkerton 3: The Detective and the President

    04/03/2021

    Pinkerton 3: The Detective and the President

    Season 2 Episode 9: An inauguration and a president-elect are threatened. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: Somber And Ominous Waltz Piano Solo by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6295-somber-and-ominous-waltz-piano-solo License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dramatic Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4868-dramatic-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4890-nightmare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources Used: Brad Meltzer. The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America’s 16th President—and Why it Failed Allan Pinkerton. A Spy of the Rebellion. Baltimore Sun. https://www.newspapers.com/image/372496959 White House History. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-willard-hotel Ted Widmer. New York Times. https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/nuts/ (GOOD PICS) Daniel Stashower. Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-unsuccessful-plot-to-kill-abraham-lincoln-2013956/ Paul Martin. Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lincolns-missing-bodyguard-12932069/ Thomas Allen. Federation of American Scientists. https://fas.org/irp/cia/product/civilwar.pdf Secret Service.gov. secretservice.gov/about/history/timeline

    47 min
  4. Pinkerton 2: The Ghost and the Lady Detective

    19/02/2021

    Pinkerton 2: The Ghost and the Lady Detective

    Season 2 Episode 8: America's first lady detective makes a name for herself.  Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Sources: Chris Enss. The Pinks: The First Women Detectives, Operatives, and Spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. google.com/books/edition/The_Pinks/rP0oDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="kate+warne"&printsec=frontcover Allan Pinkerton. The Expressman and the Detective. shorturl.at/huRS2 Allan Pinkerton. The Greatest Cases of Pinkerton Detective Agency. shorturl.at/tyNQ6 Republican Banner. St. Johnsbury Caledonian. https://www.newspapers.com Robert Walsh. The Archive. https://explorethearchive.com/kate-warne-first-female-detective The Pinkerton Agency. https://pinkerton.com/our-insights/blog/unsung-heroes-first-female-detective-kate-warne Chris Enss. Cowgirl Magazine. https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-wednesday-r-c-potter/ Democratic Enquirer, Wheeling Daily Intelligencer via LOC. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Soft Classical Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7332-soft-classical-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3763-five-card-shuffle License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The old clock shop by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Iron Horse - Distressed by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3926-iron-horse---distressed License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Bad Ideas (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3411-bad-ideas-clean- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Amazing Plan - Distressed by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3357-amazing-plan---distressed License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    50 min
  5. Pinkerton 1: Not the Weezer Album

    04/02/2021

    Pinkerton 1: Not the Weezer Album

    Season 2 Episode 7: An introduction to the life and exploits of Allan Pinkerton.  Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: The old clock shop by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Waltz of Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4606-waltz-of-treachery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Amazing Plan - Distressed by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3357-amazing-plan---distressed License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Sources: https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-events/1892-homestead-strike https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegie-strike-homestead-mill/ Sarah Jones. The New Republic. “The Pinkertons Still Never Sleep.” https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pinkerton_Labor_Spy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Pinkerton https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-agency/ https://www.nps.gov/people/allan-pinkerton.htm https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-25/ https://pinkerton.com/our-story/history Alton Weekly Courier, Chicago Tribune, Rock Island Argus. https://www.newspapers.com/image/612856722/?terms=pinkerton&match=1

    28 min
  6. In Sickness and in Wealth

    21/01/2021

    In Sickness and in Wealth

    Season 2 Episode 6: Alfred Swaine Taylor's reputation loses some of its sheen when he crosses paths with Dr. Thomas Smethurst, a man whose wealthy wife was conveniently ill.  Other shows you should check out! Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Sources: British Medical Journal. “The Trial of Thomas Smethurst.” Written in Blood. Colin Wilson Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science. Nigel McCrery. Strange Company. NY herald, Evening Star accessed via LOC Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mystery Palace by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7257-mystery-palace License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lively Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7167-lively-classical-piano-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Autumn Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Background Sensible Waltz Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7285-background-sensible-waltz-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mister Exposition by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4061-mister-exposition License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    46 min
  7. Smoking Gun

    07/01/2021

    Smoking Gun

    Season 2 Episode 5: Smoking Gun. Jean Servais Stas, Belgian chemist extraordinaire, finds a way to prove a murder featuring an unusual poison.  Other shows you should check out! Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Social Media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram! Sources:  Nigel McCrery. Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science. David E. Newton. Forensic Chemistry.  "Types of Poison."  Britannica.  "Jean Servais Stas." Wikipedia.  D. Thorbun Burns, Henrik Deelstra. "Some aspects of the rise of analytical chemistry in Belgium." Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry. Deborah Blum. "Nicotine and the Chemistry of Murder." Wired.  Nene Adams. "Hippolyte Visart de Bocarme."  Murderpedia.  Music Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean- Inspiring Chopin Nocturne by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6937-inspiring-chopin-nocturne License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    30 min
  8. The Prince of Poisoners

    10/12/2020

    The Prince of Poisoners

    Season 2 Episode 4: The Prince of Poisoners, Dr. William Palmer, meets his match in Albert Swaine Taylor. Cheers!  Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram! Sources Dave Lewis. “William Palmer: the infamous Rugely Poisoiner.” http://staffscc.net/wppalmer/ Office for National Statistics. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/lifeexpectancies/articles/howhaslifeexpectancychangedovertime/2015-09-09 Kenneth Gibson. “Killer Doctors: The ultimate betrayal of trust.” Winnipeg Free Press. Tom Oleson. https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-oct-25-1969-p-17/ https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/palmer-william.htm Rose Stavely-Wadham. British Newspaper Archive Blog https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/03/25/william-palmer-the-rugeley-poisoner/ N.G. Coley. Medical History. Nat’l library of medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1036419/pdf/medhist00049-0027.pdf L. Rosenfeld. Clinical Chemistry. https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article-abstract/31/7/1235/5651875 Corinne Hogan. Royal College of Surgeons of England. https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/alfred-swaine-taylor/ Music Plans in Motion by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4225-plans-in-motion FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846- Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68- Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear Inspiring Chopin Nocturne by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6937-inspiring-chopin-nocturne TheTutor by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6938-thetutor Licenses for all music: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Exploring the detectives, the cases, and the crimes that made forensic science and investigation what they are today.

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  • Creator
    Kristy Baxter
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kristy Baxter
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