Old Blood

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Old Blood

The historical true-crime podcast that uncovers old blood with each new episode. Join us as a historian investigates history's most fascinating cases of true crime.

  1. The Wicked Witch of Ringtown: Murder in Pennsylvania

    NOV 4

    The Wicked Witch of Ringtown: Murder in Pennsylvania

    A man murdered a woman in rural Pennsylvania after claiming she had cursed him with black magic. How did this region become known as the Hex Belt? And how could such a tragedy occur as recently as 1934?Sources:“A Look Back in History: Practice of witchcraft among PA Dutch rarely accurately portrayed to public.” Reading Eagle. 22 August, 2021. https://www.readingeagle.com/2018/08/01/a-look-back-in-history-practice-of-witchcraft-among-pa-dutch-rarely-accurately-portrayed-to-public/Karlsen, Caro...

    55 min
  2. Flapper Fatale: The Murder of Edith Thompson, Part II

    OCT 21

    Flapper Fatale: The Murder of Edith Thompson, Part II

    Edith Thompson faces the death penalty for her lover’s crime. How many deaths will there be before this affair ends? Sources:Blackburn, Jack. “Edith Thompson: posthumous pardon over husband’s murder a step closer.” The Times. 7 March, 2023. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/edith-thompson-posthumous-pardon-over-husband-s-murder-a-step-closer-s729dpg0qLusher, Adam. “Laid to rest at last: Edith Thompson, victim of a ‘barborous, misogynistic’ death penalty.” 22 November, 2018. Indepen...

    1h 6m
  3. Flapper Fatale: The Murder of Edith Thompson, Part I

    OCT 7

    Flapper Fatale: The Murder of Edith Thompson, Part I

    A night out on the town turns deadly after a love triangle unravels in 1920s London. Sources:Blackburn, Jack. “Edith Thompson: posthumous pardon over husband’s murder a step closer.” The Times. 7 March, 2023. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/edith-thompson-posthumous-pardon-over-husband-s-murder-a-step-closer-s729dpg0qLusher, Adam. “Laid to rest at last: Edith Thompson, victim of a ‘barborous, misogynistic’ death penalty.” 22 November, 2018. Independent. https://www.independent.co...

    1h 3m
  4. Dr. Strange: A Tragedy in New Orleans

    SEP 16

    Dr. Strange: A Tragedy in New Orleans

    In 1889, a father discovered his daughter dead at the home of Dr. Etienne Deschamps, a dentist-surgeon and hypnotist. Was the death truly an accident? Or was it, as most of New Orleans believed, a murder? Sources:Castellanos, Henry C. New Orleans As it Was: Episodes of Louisiana Life (New Orleans: L. Graham & Son., 1895).Meletio, Donna M. “Leona Queyrouze (1861-1938) Louisiana French Creole Poet, Essayist, and Composer.” 2005. Louisiana State University, PhD dissertation. Pena, ...

    1h 15m
  5. Maniac: Insanity & Tragedy in South Pasadena

    AUG 26

    Maniac: Insanity & Tragedy in South Pasadena

    In 1940, a principal snapped and went on a shooting spree at his Southern California junior high school. Who or what was to blame?Sources:Barer, Burl and Frank Giradot Jr.. A Taste For Murder (Denver: Wildblue Press, 2016).Ban, Thomas A. “Bromides” International Network for the History of Neuropsychopharmacology. 24 October 2013. https://inhn.org/inhn-projects/drugs/bromidesChurch, John. Pasadena Cowboy: Growing up in Southern California and Montana, 1925 to 1947 (Novato: Conover-Patterson Pu...

    1h 2m
  6. Death Came For Dongo: A Massacre in Old Mexico

    AUG 5

    Death Came For Dongo: A Massacre in Old Mexico

    In October of 1789, a search for the owner of an abandoned carriage led to a gruesome discovery in the home of a wealthy merchant. Don Joaquin Dongo and his entire household had been slaughtered. Within days, Mexico City officials had located, arrested, and publically executed the murderers in the same plaza where laborers worked to unearth Aztec relics.Buy Nicole von Germeten’s book Death in Old Mexico: The 1789 Dongo Murders and How They Shaped the History of a Nation on Amazon here: https:...

    1h 2m
  7. Killer at the Knickerbocker Part II: Roland Molineux & the Great Poison Mystery

    JUL 22

    Killer at the Knickerbocker Part II: Roland Molineux & the Great Poison Mystery

    The Great Poison Mystery began in 1898 after two people were killed by poison sent to them by mail. The packages were eventually traced back to the ritzy Knickerbocker Athletic Club, and its secretary, the son of a Civil War hero. This is PART II of a two-part episode. Be sure to listen to episode 58 first!Sources:“How the Molineux Rule Permits Certain Witnesses in the Harvey Weinstein Trial.” NPR. Jonakait, Randolph N., “People v. Molineux and Other Crime Evidence: One Hundred Year...

    56 min
  8. Killer at the Knickerbocker Part I: Roland Molineux & the Great Poison Mystery

    JUL 8

    Killer at the Knickerbocker Part I: Roland Molineux & the Great Poison Mystery

    The Great Poison Mystery began in 1898 after two people were killed by poison sent to them by mail. The packages were eventually traced back to the ritzy Knickerbocker Athletic Club, and its secretary, the son of a Civil War hero. Sources:“How the Molineux Rule Permits Certain Witnesses in the Harvey Weinstein Trial.” NPR. Jonakait, Randolph N., “People v. Molineux and Other Crime Evidence: One Hundred Years and Counting.” New York Law School. 2002. Pejsa, Jane. The Molineux Af...

    51 min
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The historical true-crime podcast that uncovers old blood with each new episode. Join us as a historian investigates history's most fascinating cases of true crime.

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  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    30
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