In Search of Lost Crime

Liz Luyben
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In search of lost crime focuses on lesser known, historical, European mysteries: a missing aviator in Amsterdam in 1915, a forgotten cannibal on the Polish/German border in 1925, or a gruesome wooden box with a headless corps inside that gets delivered to a train station in Madrid in 1929.... Please subscribe for these and many other Lost Crimes!

  1. MAR 2

    The Burning Bride: the case of Bruno Joushomme

    On February 28th 1985, there is a blazing fire in a forest below Paris. When people stop to help it turns out that there's a car on fire, a Citroën 2CV. Outside is Bruno Joushomme, a 22 year old man. Inside the engulfed car is his wife, 61 year old Evelyne Laborde.  Was this a trigic accident or was it in fact... Murder?   Don't forget to subscribe! More historical crimes? Follow me on @insearchoflostcrime on Instagram or buy my book! Wicked Walks through Spain: Hiking along historical Spanish crime scenes. It's a collection of ten of my most bizarre true crime stories, all set in Spain. Each story has a hike as well, along places that feature in the story: the station in Barcelona where three children were abandoned by their parents, the mass grave in Sevilla where Blas Infante was buried, the farm where a blood bath took place in Extremadura.... Buy Wicked Walks through Spain today. Even better: all the proceeds go to the care of old dogs in Spain & Portugal.

    28 min

  2. FEB 22

    The Murder of Megan & Harry

    When Megan and Harry Tooze were murdered in 1993, the local police had just one lead — and it was a strange one: a light-blue porcelain teacup... Don't forget to subscribe! More historical crimes? Follow me on @insearchoflostcrime on Instagram or buy my book! Wicked Walks through Spain: Hiking along historical Spanish crime scenes. It's a collection of ten of my most bizarre true crime stories, all set in Spain. Each story has a hike as well, along places that feature in the story: the station in Barcelona where three children were abandoned by their parents, the mass grave in Sevilla where Blas Infante was buried, the farm where a blood bath took place in Extremadura.... Buy Wicked Walks through Spain today. Even better: all the proceeds go to the care of old dogs in Spain & Portugal.

    25 min

  3. FEB 14

    Pink Power Ranger hacks Nazi Tinder

    The woman who made Nazis fall in love with chatbots  In December 2025, a Nazi dating site was deleted, live on stage, by a woman dressed as the Pink Power Ranger. If this doesn't make you want to listen to this podcast, nothing will ;-)   Listen today and don't forget to subscribe! More historical crimes? Follow me on @insearchoflostcrime on Instagram or buy my book! Wicked Walks through Spain: Hiking along historical Spanish crime scenes. It's a collection of ten of my most bizarre true crime stories, all set in Spain. Each story has a hike as well, along places that feature in the story: the station in Barcelona where three children were abandoned by their parents, the mass grave in Sevilla where Blas Infante was buried, the farm where a blood bath took place in Extremadura.... Buy Wicked Walks through Spain today. Even better: all the proceeds go to the care of old dogs in Spain & Portugal.

    9 min

  4. 08/08/2025

    Murder on New Year's Eve: the Death of Jacques Wijsman (part 1 of 3)

    New Year's Eve 1921 At Hollandspoor Station in The Hague, the train from Amsterdam has just arrived. A passenger about to board the first-class compartment sees a body on the floor.  In a pool of blood....  The murder of this prominent Dutch lawyer was never solved and would keep Dutch society riveted to their newspapers for years. Was it a robbery gone wrong? A suicide? Or was it something to do with... the Dutch Royal family...?  Listen today and don't forget to subscribe! More historical crimes? Follow me on @insearchoflostcrime on Instagram or buy my book! Wicked Walks through Spain: Hiking along historical Spanish crime scenes. It's a collection of ten of my most bizarre true crime stories, all set in Spain. Each story has a hike as well, along places that feature in the story: the station in Barcelona where three children were abandoned by their parents, the mass grave in Sevilla where Blas Infante was buried, the farm where a blood bath took place in Extremadura.... Buy Wicked Walks through Spain today, just drop me a line at Liz@Doffeltje.nl! Even better: all the proceeds go to the care of old dogs in Spain & Portugal.

    27 min

  5. 07/18/2025

    Goeie Mie: the mad mass poisoner of Leiden

    Maria Catherina van der Linden-Swanenburg, also known as Goeie Mie, or 'Kind Mary', was a Dutch mass murderer who killed at least 27 people and was suspected of killing over 90. Mostly her own family memebers and her neighbours. How did she get away with it for so long and what drove her to kill most of her family? And what is the delightful Dutch word for pin worms?  Listen right now! In Search of Lost Crime focuses on historical murders, mostly in Europe. Please subscribe for more. More In search of Lost Crime? Follow me on Instagram: @insearchoflostcrime Stuck for words? Check out my book: Small Talk Survival on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Talk-Survival-meaningful-graceful-ebook/dp/B09DW91Z77

    31 min

  6. 06/28/2025

    The Manuscript Mystery: The Unholy Theft of the Codex Calixtinus (part 2 of 2)

    In a plotline that seems to come straight out of a Dan Brown movie, in 2011 a priceless medieval manuscript is stolen from the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. What follows is a web of bizarre twists and turns, blackmail, infighting, backstabbing, greed and... REVENGE.   On July 7th, 2011, cathedral organist Joaquín Barreira walks into Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, just before morning mass. One of the choirboys runs up to him and cries: 'Sir! Have you heard, sir? Have you heard? They've stolen the Codex!'  Joaquín initially thinks the boy must be kidding, because what he's saying is simply impossible. The Codex Calixtinus, a twelfth-century manuscript dedicated to Saint James, the jewel of medieval Spanish writings. Of inestimable value to the cathedral and to all the millions of pilgrims who flock there each year. The manuscript has been faithfully kept in the archives for over eight hundred years. Now someone has had the audacity to steal it: From the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, from an armored room, from a very thick vault. Without leaving a trace of forced entry. Surely, that can't be happening. Right? But soon Joaquín himself will become one of the main suspects in the theft of the Codex Calixtinus. More In search of Lost Crime? Follow me on Instagram: @insearchoflostcrime Or buy my new book: Wicked Walks though Spain: Hiking along Spanish historical crime scenes. Check it out on Amazon.com or send me a message on Liz@Doffeltje.nl 100% of the proceeds go to the care and rescue of (elderly) dogs in Portugal and Spain.

    31 min

  7. 06/16/2025

    The Manuscript Mystery: The Unholy Theft of the Codex Calixtinus (part 1 of 2)

    In a plotline that seems to come straight out of a Dan Brown movie, in 2011 a priceless medieval manuscript is stolen from the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. What follows is a web of bizarre twists and turns, blackmail, infighting, backstabbing, greed and... REVENGE.   On July 7th, 2011, cathedral organist Joaquín Barreira walks into Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, just before morning mass. One of the choirboys runs up to him and cries: 'Sir! Have you heard, sir? Have you heard? They've stolen the Codex!'  Joaquín initially thinks the boy must be kidding, because what he's saying is simply impossible. The Codex Calixtinus, a twelfth-century manuscript dedicated to Saint James, the jewel of medieval Spanish writings. Of inestimable value to the cathedral and to all the millions of pilgrims who flock there each year. The manuscript has been faithfully kept in the archives for over eight hundred years. Now someone has had the audacity to steal it: From the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, from an armored room, from a very thick vault. Without leaving a trace of forced entry. Surely, that can't be happening. Right? But soon Joaquín himself will become one of the main suspects in the theft of the Codex Calixtinus. More In search of Lost Crime? Follow me on Instagram: @insearchoflostcrime Or buy my new book: Wicked Walks though Spain: Hiking along Spanish historical crime scenes. Check it out on Amazon.com or send me a message on Liz@Doffeltje.nl 100% of the proceeds go to the care and rescue of (elderly) dogs in Portugal and Spain.

    25 min

  8. 06/01/2025

    The Dark Side of the Calle Beltrán: The Parking Garage Murders (Part two of two)

    On January 11th, 2003, Maria Angels Ribot leaves work at the usual time. She parks her car in her usual parking space: number 15, on the fourth floor of Calle Beltran in the posh Putxet district of Barcelona. She walks to the elevator as usual. But then something unusual happens: she suddenly sees a stranger step out of the shadows. That's strange, because to get into the parking garage you need a special key. How did this guy get in here? More importantly: why is he walking towards her? She hugs her bag a little tighter to her body and starts pressing the elevator button, hoping it will come soon. But then she sees the knife… If you'd like to support this podcast: please share this episode, leave a comment or give me a five star review wherever you listen to podcasts! More In search of Lost Crime? Follow me on Instagram: @insearchoflostcrime Or buy my new book: Wicked Walks though Spain: Hiking along Spanish historical crime scenes. Check it out on Amazon.com or send me a message on Liz@Doffeltje.nl 100% of the proceeds go to the care and rescue of (elderly) dogs in Portugal and Spain.

    19 min
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In search of lost crime focuses on lesser known, historical, European mysteries: a missing aviator in Amsterdam in 1915, a forgotten cannibal on the Polish/German border in 1925, or a gruesome wooden box with a headless corps inside that gets delivered to a train station in Madrid in 1929.... Please subscribe for these and many other Lost Crimes!

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  • Creator
    Liz Luyben
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2022
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    In Search of Lost Crime