Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

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Serial killers. Gangsters. Gunslingers. Victorian-era murderers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features true-life tales of crime, criminals, tragedies and disasters throughout history. Host Erik Rivenes interviews authors and historians who have studied their subjects for years. Their stories are offered with unique insight, detail, and historical accuracy.

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  1. 19h ago

    457: Lizzie Borden Case Expert Cara Robertson Returns

    There has been lots of buzz recently about Netflix's gory new series Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, and Cara Robertson, author of "The Trial of Lizzie Borden", joins me once again, this time to share her thoughts on how the case is depicted, separate fact from fiction and to answer some Patreon supporter questions. Cara's website: https://www.carawrobertson.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 19h ago ·  Bonus

    You Might Also Like Malcolm Gladwell's New Audiobook: Revisionist History

    Introducing The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic from Revisionist History. Follow the show: Revisionist History The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why? In his new audiobook book, The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic, bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity” — how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only seen in the world’s poorest countries. Drawing on original interviews, archival and social science research, and his trademark insight, Gladwell approaches the American paradox through a series of stories. What can we learn from the miracle of a young gunshot victim in Washington, D.C.? How have the legal troubles of a seventeenth-century English knight influenced American attempts at gun control? Why would a European police chief be baffled by the graduation ceremony at any American police academy? In a sweeping narrative, Gladwell travels from a shooting range in North Carolina, to the South Side of Chicago, to an old plantation house in Alabama, painting a picture of a country that does not understand its most pressing social problem, and as result, does not understand how to fix it. Here's a preview. Get the full audiobook at pushkin.fm/audiobooks or wherever you get audiobooks.DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

    You Might Also Like Malcolm Gladwell's New Audiobook: Revisionist History

  3. 3d ago

    MoNo Encore: The Lizzie Borden Case w/ Cara Robertson

    (Orig Pub Date 7/19/22) In anticipation of a new interview with Cara, mostly about the recent Netflix Series, here is my original conversation with her about the notorious case. In August of 1892, one of the most infamous double murders in American history was committed in brutal fashion. Andrew and Abby Borden were hacked to death in their Fall River house, and their daughter Lizzie, home at the time, became the number one suspect. What followed was a spectacular trial, fought by brilliant attorneys, in a courtroom packed with fascinated spectators and reporters. My guest is Cara Robertson, author of "The Trial of Lizzie Borden: A True Story". She summarizes this sensational Gilded Age true crime story with a unique legal perspective. More about the author and her work can be found here: https://www.carawrobertson.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 5d ago • Subscribers Only

    A Remarkable Case: Lincoln's Lost True Crime Story

    In this latest episode of Most Notorious Plus, I read Abraham Lincoln's first (and only) foray into writing true crime, the article he wrote in 1846 for the Quincy Whig titled 'Remarkable Case of Arrest for Murder.' I also ponder a couple of theories related to the unsolved mystery portion of this very unique case. Sources: The Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library, Document D200396 ("Remarkable Case of Arrest for Murder," 1846-04-15), https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/documents/D200396 The Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library, Document D200278 (Lincoln to Joshua F. Speed, 1841), https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/documents/D200278

  5. Sep 23

    456: Outlaw Public Enemies Ben & Stella Mae Dickson w/ Matt Cecil

    On August 25, 1938, twenty-five-year-old Ben Dickson and his fifteen-year-old wife Stella Mae robbed the Corn Exchange Bank in Elkton, South Dakota, making off with $2,187.64. Two months later they hit a bank in nearby Brookings for $17,593 - after waiting two hours for the vault’s time-lock to open while the bank's manager went on processing loans for customers. Unfortunately for these two small-time outlaws, the FBI was in short supply of public enemies at the time, and a newly minted Bonnie and Clyde was exactly what J. Edgar Hoover needed to stoke the agency's public relations machine. My guest is Matt Cecil, author of The Ballad of Ben and Stella Mae: Great Plains Outlaws Who Became FBI Public Enemies Nos. 1 and 2. He has been fascinated with the story of Ben and Stella Mae since he was a teenager, and shares his research with us on this latest episode of Most Notorious. The author's publisher page: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700623242/ The author's Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matthew-Cecil/author/B00I4BYFRQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Sep 20

    MoNo Encore: Jack the Ripper: Aaron Kosminski w/ Robert House

    (Orig Pub Date 11/16/2023) Aaron Kosminski is one of the more well known suspects in the Whitechapel murders. Some of the major police officials of the era, in fact, were seriously concerned about his potential involvement in the brutal Autumn of Terror slayings. My guest, Robert House, has studied Aaron Kosminski for years, and shares details of his investigation with us. He is the author of Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect. The author's Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100051505763425 You can purchase the book here:  ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Ripper-Scotland-Yards-Prime-Suspect/dp/0470938994 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Sep 16

    455: Black Dahlia Case Expert Eli Frankel Returns

    Eli Frankel, author of "Sisters in Death: The Black Dahlia, The Prairie Heiress, & Their Hunter", returns to share his thoughts on the recent explosion of interest in Marvin Margolis as the possible Black Dahlia and Zodiac Killer. While the discussion touches on both cases, Frankel keeps his focus mainly on the Black Dahlia side of the theory, breaking down the evidence presented in Michael Connelly's Killer in the Code podcast, which has made a splash this year for its claim that both cases have been solved. The author's websites: https://www.sistersindeath.com/ and https://www.elibfrankel.com/ Free shipping and 365-day returns with Quince! Refresh your wardrobe here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.quince.com/notorious⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Sep 11

    454: The Murder of Tina Andrews w/ Trent Brown

    On August 23, 1969, the badly decomposed body of twelve-year-old Tina Marie Andrews was found under a discarded sofa in the woods outside McComb, Mississippi. Days earlier, she and a friend had accepted a ride home but were instead driven to a remote area, where Andrews was murdered. Her friend eventually came forward and accused two local police officers of the brutal crime. My guest is Trent Brown, who wrote the definitive book on the case, "Murder in McComb: The Tina Andrews Case". More about the author here: https://english.mst.edu/people/facultyandstaff/brown/ Free shipping and 365-day returns with Quince! Refresh your wardrobe here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.quince.com/notorious⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Serial killers. Gangsters. Gunslingers. Victorian-era murderers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features true-life tales of crime, criminals, tragedies and disasters throughout history. Host Erik Rivenes interviews authors and historians who have studied their subjects for years. Their stories are offered with unique insight, detail, and historical accuracy.

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