Detectives by the Decade

Kristy Baxter
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  • TRUE CRIME

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

  1. 12/24/2021 · BONUS

    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 3: The Detective and the President

    03/04/2021

    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
  3. Smoking Gun

    01/07/2021

    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
  4. The Prince of Poisoners

    12/10/2020

    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/

    1h 16m
  5. A Dickens of a Murder

    11/27/2020

    A Dickens of a Murder

    Season 2 Episode 3: Marie and Frederick Manning shock England with a brutal crime. Charles Dickens has Things to Say. My other shows: 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 Murderpedia/Capitalpunishment.org. https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/manning-maria.htm Headstuff.org by Ciaran Conliffe. “Fred And Maria Manning, A Murderous Married Couple.” https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/fred-maria-manning-victorian-murderers/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Manning_(murderer) Tavistock Books Blog. http://blog.tavbooks.com/?p=953 Amanda Foreman. Smithsonian Magazine. “The Heartbreaking History of Divorce.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/heartbreaking-history-of-divorce-180949439/ Written in Blood by Colin Wilson. Kate Meyers Emery. Bones Don’t Lie. https://bonesdontlie.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/new-morbid-terminology-quicklime/#:~:text=Quicklime%20is%20a%20chemical%20compound,and%20the%20remains%20are%20quicklime. MUSIC 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/ Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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/ Waltz Of The Rising Daylight by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6346-waltz-of-the-rising-daylight License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Machinations by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4011-machinations License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Foam Rubber by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4783-foam-rubber License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Umbrella Pants by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants 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/

    39 min
  6. Skullduggery

    11/12/2020

    Skullduggery

    Season 2 Episode 2: The Parkman-Webster murder trial scandalizes the upper class in Boston and becomes a landmark in the history of forensic anthropology.  My other shows: 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: Jim Fisher. “The Webster-Parkman Case.” http://jimfisher.edinboro.edu/forensics/webster1.html Wikipedia. “George Parkman.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Parkman Wilmington Journal; Vermont Watchman and State Journal; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Dolly Stoltze. Strange Remains. “Discovering the pieces of Dr. George Parkman.” https://strangeremains.com/2015/03/19/discovering-the-pieces-of-dr-george-parkman/ Our First Men: A calendar of wealth, fashion, and gentility. Richard Hildreth. https://archive.org/details/ourfirstmenacal01hildgoog/page/n48/mode/2up Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCrery. Elizabeth Watts Pope. Vignettes @ AAS: The Gentleman in the Purple Waistcoat. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711050628/http://www.americanantiquarian.org/vignettes110107.htm Music: Our Story Begins by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4181-our-story-begins License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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/ Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Classical Piano Waltz Of Birds by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6238-classical-piano-waltz-of-birds License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    58 min
  7. The Bow Street Runners

    10/29/2020

    The Bow Street Runners

    Season 2 Episode 1: How criminals kept the crime rate down in 18th century London—eventually leading to the formation of an actual crime-fighting organization. Other shows:  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 Voice acting by Scott Mort. Sources: Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection by Colin Wilson History by the Yard. http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/pc_gutteridge.htm John Dashney. National Federation of the Blind. “The Blind Beak of Bow Street.” https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/books/kernel1/kern0808.htm Wikipedia. ‘Bow St Runners.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Street_Runners“Henry Fielding.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fielding. “Thomas de Veil.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Veil Esther Fearn. Britannica. “Moll Cutpurse.” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moll-Cutpurse Jenn Jeffers. The Raven Report. “Remembering Old London And Its Epic Battle With Modern Crime.”  https://theravenreport.com/2017/11/11/remembering-old-london-and-its-epic-battle-with-modern-crime/ https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/j/Jonathan_Wild.htm Jessica Brain. “Bow Street Runners.” Historic UK. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Bow-Street-Runners/ Naomi Clifford. NaomiClifford.com. “Henry Fielding’s attempted abduction of Sarah Andrew.” https://www.naomiclifford.com/henry-fielding-abduction-sarah-andrew/ Gerard Edward Jensen. “The Covent Garden Journal.” https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044004495362&view=1up&seq=30 https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paper-Blum.pdf Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda 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/ The Northern Path by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6841-the-northern-path License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    43 min
  8. A Noble Affair...Maybe?

    10/01/2020

    A Noble Affair...Maybe?

    Season 1 Episode 15: We may not be able to use a microscope to figure out just what was going on between this family and their governess, but that doesn't mean a microscope won't come in handy eventually. This is the tale of the Duke and Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin; their governess, Henriette Deluzy; and forensic expert Auguste Tardieu.  Find us on FB, IG, and Twitter. Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by the dandy Scott Mort and the nifty Amber Gaunt. Music by Kevin McLeod and MusicLFiles. Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Parisian by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisia Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68- The Bandit by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4483-the-bandit License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Autumn Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Elisa Bergslien. An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience. https://bit.ly/2GlheH8 Wikipedia. “Francoise, duchess de Praslin.” “Auguste Tardieu.” “Charles de Choiseul-Praslin.”  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Choiseul-Praslin Geri Walton. “Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin: Her Murder in 1847.” https://www.geriwalton.com/murder-of-duchess-de-choiseul-praslin/ The Daily National Whig. Accessed via Library of Congress. Norman Ball and Philippa Campsie. Parisian Fields. “A vile business clumsily done.” Albert Savine. The assassination of the Duchess de Praslin. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45176/45176-h/45176-h.htm Katherine Ramsland. “Auguste Ambroise Tardeau: Investigator’s Methods Become the Standard for Future Forensic Scientists.” https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pommerais-edmond.htm Colin and Damon Wilson. “Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection.”

    45 min
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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
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kristy Baxter
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    Detectives by the Decade