True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

Elizabeth | A True Crime Follower with a History Degree

True Crime of the Historical Kind returns to the scene of the crime... Using my degree in history and my interest in true crime, I tell stories of murder, mystery, and injustice from the past while exploring the worlds in which they happened. Each series follows a case chronologically, focusing on the people involved and the historical circumstances that shaped their actions. The show takes a research driven, non-sensational narrative approach, giving listeners the context to draw their own conclusions. Because the past may be distant, but human nature rarely is...

  1. Oct 23

    The Salem Witch Trials - Part I: Satanic Panic | Ep. 29

    In the winter of 1692, two young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, began suffering from a mysterious affliction. Before long, their suffering would be attributed to something far more frightening than illness. In Part I of The Salem Witch Trials, we return to seventeenth-century Puritan New England, where belief in the Devil and witchcraft shaped everyday life. As religious divisions, frontier warfare, and growing tensions unsettled the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the community of Salem struggled with conflicts of its own. When the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris began exhibiting strange symptoms, the fears that had long troubled this community were about to take a devastating turn. Related Reading: The Salem Witch Hunt: A Brief History with Documents — Richard Godbeer Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions (1689) — Cotton Mather The Wonders of the Invisible World (1693) — Cotton Mather An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences (1684) — Increase Mather Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits (1692) — Increase Mather A Modest Enquiry into the Nature of Witchcraft (1702)- John HaleThe Crucible (1953) — Arthur Miller The Devil in Massachusetts: A Modern Enquiry into the Salem Witch Trials (1949) - Marion L. StarkeyA Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience — Emerson W. Baker The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege — Marilynne K. Roach In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 — Mary Beth Norton

  2. Sep 25

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. - Part IV: The Crime of the Century | Ep. 28

    After more than two years of searching, investigators believed they had finally found the man responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. In January 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, New Jersey, for what had become known as the Crime of the Century. As reporters and spectators descended on the small town, the prosecution presented its case against Hauptmann, who maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings. But the verdict would not bring an end to the Lindbergh kidnapping case. In the decades that followed, questions surrounding the evidence, the investigation, and what really happened that night at Highfields would give rise to competing theories and a controversy that has endured for generations. Related Reading & Sources The Spirit of St. LouisCharles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of LeadAnne Morrow Lindbergh LindberghA. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The CrimeNoel Behn Little Lindy Is KidnappedThomas Doherty Scapegoat: The Lonesome Death of Bruno Richard HauptmannAnthony Scaduto The Airman and the Carpenter: The Lindbergh Kidnapping and the Framing of Richard HauptmannLudovic Kennedy The Lindbergh CaseJim Fisher Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping HoaxGregory Ahlgren and Stephen Monier The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh KidnappingLloyd C. Gardner Cemetery John: The Undiscovered Mastermind of the Lindbergh KidnappingRobert Zorn The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayLise Pearlman NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh’s Baby?PBS, 2013NOVA | Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? | Season 40 | Episode 4 | PBS New Jersey v. Bruno Richard Hauptmann — Trial Transcript CollectionRutgers University Libraries, Special Collections & University ArchivesCollection: New Jersey vs. Hauptmann Trial Transcript | Archives and Special Collections at Rutgers Bruno Hauptmann Trial ExcerptsCrimeArchivesCrimeArchives: Bruno Hauptmann | Trial Excerpts Listen ad-free on Spotify with a subscription or membership on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeofthehistoricalkind

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. - Part IV: The Crime of the Century | Ep. 28

  3. Sep 11

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. - Part III: Public Enemy No. 1 | Ep. 27

    The 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. had ended in tragedy. Now, the search for the missing child would become a manhunt for his killer. In Part III, as investigators encountered one dead end after another, the pressure to solve what had become known as the Crime of the Century continued to grow. For more than two years, the investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping stretched far beyond the New Jersey countryside. Then, in September 1934, a single gold certificate led investigators to a suspect. Related Reading: The Spirit of St. Louis By Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead By Anne Morrow Lindbergh Lindbergh By A. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The Crime By Noel Behn Little Lindy Is Kidnapped By Thomas Doherty The Case That Never Dies By Lloyd C. Gardner The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away By Lise Pearlman *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. - Part III: Public Enemy No. 1 | Ep. 27

  4. Aug 14

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. - Part II: Hour of Lead | Ep. 26

    The 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. became a story that gripped the nation. In Part II, as Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh waited desperately for word of their son, ransom notes arrived, intermediaries stepped forward, and a search stretched from the New Jersey countryside to the streets of New York. For more than two months, hope remained that Charlie would be brought home safely. Then, on May 12, 1932, that hope came to a devastating end. Related Reading: The Spirit of St. Louis By Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead By Anne Morrow Lindbergh Lindbergh By A. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The Crime By Noel Behn Little Lindy Is Kidnapped By Thomas Doherty The Case That Never Dies By Lloyd C. Gardner The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away By Lise Pearlman *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. - Part II: Hour of Lead | Ep. 26

  5. Jul 31

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.- Part I: The Lone Eagle and The Eaglet |Ep. 25

    Charles A. Lindbergh went from international hero to a father facing unimaginable heartbreak. After his historic transatlantic flight, Charles and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, struggled to escape the relentless public attention that came with fame. The Lindbergh's retreated to the New Jersey countryside, where the secluded home they hoped would become their sanctuary would instead become the setting for one of the most infamous crimes in American history. In Part I, we trace the lives of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, the extraordinary fame that followed them, and the circumstances leading up to the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping... a crime that would captivate a nation. Related Reading: The Spirit of St. Louis By Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead By Anne Morrow Lindbergh Lindbergh By A. Scott Berg Lindbergh: The Crime By Noel Behn Little Lindy Is Kidnapped By Thomas Doherty The Case That Never Dies By Lloyd C. Gardner The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away By Lise Pearlman *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

    The Kidnapping and Murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.- Part I: The Lone Eagle and The Eaglet |Ep. 25

  6. Jun 19 ·  Bonus

    BONUS: The Life and Assassination of Grigory Rasputin - The Romanov's Holy Fool | Ep. 24

    Few figures in history have inspired more myths, rumors, and legends than Grigory Rasputin. To some, he was a holy man blessed with miraculous healing abilities. To others... he was a manipulative fraud whose influence threatened the Russian monarchy. From his unlikely rise in Imperial Russia to his relationship with Tsar Nicholas II, Alexandra, and the Romanov family, Rasputin became one of the most controversial figures in the final years of the Russian Empire. But behind the stories of miracles, scandal, and murder was a man whose life has become almost impossible to separate from the legends surrounding him. Who was the real Rasputin? Related Reading: Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs By Douglas Smith The Romanovs: 1613-1918 By Simon Sebag Montefiore Rasputin: The Untold Story By Joseph T. Fuhrmann The Last Days of the Romanovs By Helen Rappaport *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

    BONUS: The Life and Assassination of Grigory Rasputin - The Romanov's Holy Fool | Ep. 24

  7. May 22

    The Bloody Benders - Part II: Hell's Half Acre | Ep. 23

    As travelers continued vanishing along the Osage Mission Trail in 1870s Kansas, suspicions slowly began to gather around a lonely cabin on the prairie. In Part II of the Bloody Benders, we follow the unraveling of one of the most notorious murder mysteries of the American frontier... from the disappearance of Dr. William York to the discovery of the Bender family's crimes and the manhunt that followed. But as the search for the Benders continued, fact and rumor became increasingly difficult to separate, leaving behind a mystery that would blur the line between history and folklore. Related Reading: Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier By Susan Jonusas All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By Camilla Bruce Murder & Mayhem in Southeast Kansas By Larry E. Wood *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

    The Bloody Benders - Part II: Hell's Half Acre | Ep. 23

  8. Apr 29

    The Bloody Benders - Part I: Prairie Hospitality | Ep. 22

    Before it became the setting for one of the most disturbing cases in American frontier history, the Bender homestead was simply a stop along a remote stretch of Kansas prairie. In Part I of the Bloody Benders, we travel back to southeastern Kansas in the 1870s, when settlers, travelers, and families were making their way across a rapidly changing American frontier. From the Homestead Act of 1862 to the travelers along the Osage Mission Trail, we explore the world in which the Bender family established their homestead... and the circumstances surrounding the crimes that would eventually make their name infamous. Related Reading: Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier By Susan Jonusas All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By Camilla Bruce *Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

    The Bloody Benders - Part I: Prairie Hospitality | Ep. 22
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True Crime of the Historical Kind returns to the scene of the crime... Using my degree in history and my interest in true crime, I tell stories of murder, mystery, and injustice from the past while exploring the worlds in which they happened. Each series follows a case chronologically, focusing on the people involved and the historical circumstances that shaped their actions. The show takes a research driven, non-sensational narrative approach, giving listeners the context to draw their own conclusions. Because the past may be distant, but human nature rarely is...

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    Elizabeth | A True Crime Follower with a History Degree
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
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