15 Minutes of Infamy

Marlin Bressi

15 Minutes of Infamy is a short-form true crime podcast hosted by author Marlin Bressi, creator of the Pennsylvania Oddities podcast. Each episode delivers a fast, gripping fifteen-minute deep dive into infamous true crime cases, exploring historic murders, notorious criminals, unsolved mysteries, and the dark events that shaped history. Perfect for fans of bite-sized true crime, historical crime stories, and real-life mysteries, 15 Minutes of Infamy brings the past to life—one chilling story at a time. To see episode pictures visit www.infamy15.com

  1. 6d ago

    The Merrimac Monster

    It was a long, dangerous two mile walk to the Pembroke Academy, a school situated between Manchester and Concord, in New Hampshire's Merrimac County. Josie Langmaid, the pretty 17-year-old daughter of a mill worker, usually made the daily journey with a group of friends. But on the morning of October 4, 1875, Josie was running late. Her friends had already departed. On that morning, Josie walked alone. Local landowner Brainard Gile recalled that he had passed Josie in his buggy that morning and had waved to her. Josie, with her usual cheerful disposition, waved back. And that was the last anyone saw of Josie Langmaid, until her headless corpse was discovered in a swamp. This is the true story of Merrimac County's most astonishing murders-- and the peculiar monument that was erected to keep her memory alive.

    The Merrimac Monster

  2. Oct 18

    Honeymoon From Hell

    Lake Como, in northern Italy, is celebrated as one of the most romantic and picturesque spots in the world and has attained fame as one of the most popular honeymoon destinations in Europe. It also attained international notoriety in 1910 for being the scene of a remarkable murder mystery involving the son of an American judge.

    Honeymoon From Hell

  3. Oct 11

    The Imbecile Defense

    On March 27, 1914, schoolteacher Lida Beecher left her boarding house in upstate New York to mail a letter but never returned home. When her body was found the next morning, it led to the arrest of one of her teenage students. The trial of Jean Gianini was a national sensation, raising questions about how to punish those of low intelligence who commit murder-- questions that our legal system still wrestles with today.

    The Imbecile Defense

  4. Oct 4

    The Broadway Cigar Girl

    This is the story of a girl, who drowned in a river and shocked the whole world. And while she looked so sad in photographs, Poe absolutely loved her-- and so she became the inspiration behind one of his most famous stories.

    The Broadway Cigar Girl

  5. Sep 27

    A Textbook Case of Murder

    When penmanship instructor Asa Wheeler fell on hard times, he decided to rent out space to an aspiring textbook author with a very famous brother. But if Wheeler felt that the Colt name-- a name synonymous with firearms since the 1850s-- couldn't possibly hurt his business, he would be mistaken. What transpired next became one of the most discussed true crime cases of Old New York-- a case which famously spawned a conspiracy theory involving a faked death, a doppelganger corpse, and powerful family connections.

    A Textbook Case of Murder

  6. Sep 21

    The Sunday School Slaughterer

    This week, we visit the Emmanuel Church in San Francisco-- a church with a very dark history. One of its former pastors had committed suicide in his study, another pastor had murdered a member of the congregation, and a third had carried on so many extramarital affairs that he had been forced to resign. But, in 1895, when the body of a missing teenage housekeeper was discovered inside the church library with a dinner knife protruding from her chest and a college student was found butchered in the belltower, it created a media sensation that helped launch one of the greatest careers in the history of journalism.

    The Sunday School Slaughterer

  7. Sep 14

    The Girl in the Red Coat

    During WW2, thousands of young women invaded the city of Washington. With all the able-bodied men fighting the war, many of these women took government jobs and were, for the first time in their lives, out on their own. One such woman Dorothy Berrum, an 18-year-old from Wisconsin who left home and went to work for the War Department. When Dorothy began dating men in uniform her friends implored her to be careful...If only she had listened. The search for Dorothy's killer produced a Marine Corps belt buckle found near the scene of the crime. But there was just one problem-- the soldier it belonged to was stationed thousands of miles away in the South Pacific at the time of her murder.

    The Girl in the Red Coat

  8. Sep 7

    The Corpse With the Perfect Smile

    This week, we meet William Udderzook, a criminal mastermind who might've gotten away with the perfect murder... if only his victim hadn't practiced such fantastic oral hygiene.

    The Corpse With the Perfect Smile
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About

15 Minutes of Infamy is a short-form true crime podcast hosted by author Marlin Bressi, creator of the Pennsylvania Oddities podcast. Each episode delivers a fast, gripping fifteen-minute deep dive into infamous true crime cases, exploring historic murders, notorious criminals, unsolved mysteries, and the dark events that shaped history. Perfect for fans of bite-sized true crime, historical crime stories, and real-life mysteries, 15 Minutes of Infamy brings the past to life—one chilling story at a time. To see episode pictures visit www.infamy15.com

Information

  • Creator
    Marlin Bressi
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Marlin Bressi
  • Show Website
    15 Minutes of Infamy

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