Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

Crime is so commonplace that it takes something particularly shocking to be labelled the “crime of the century.” Even so, there are a lot of cases that have earned the distinction. In each episode of Crimes of the Centuries, award-winning journalist Amber Hunt will examine a case that’s lesser known today but was huge when it happened. The cases explored span the centuries and each left a mark. Some made history by changing laws. Others were so shocking they changed society.

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  1. 2d ago ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    BONUS: Norman Thorne: Cold-Blooded Killer or 'Martyr to Spilsburyism'?

    A young woman named Elsie Cameron vanished after delivering an ultimatum to her fiancé, chicken farmer Norman Thorne. Weeks later, investigators dug up his property and found her dismembered remains buried in an unmistakable place — the same spot where he'd posed for a photograph days earlier, smiling, surrounded by his birds. Thorne had an explanation. It was a strange one. And the only person whose opinion would really matter in deciding whether to believe it was a man whose word, by 1925, was treated as close to unimpeachable in a British courtroom. A jury took less than 30 minutes to decide who was telling the truth. A century later, people are still arguing about whether they got it right.

    BONUS: Norman Thorne: Cold-Blooded Killer or 'Martyr to Spilsburyism'?

  2. 4d ago

    Dr. Crippen and the Coal Cellar

    Weeks after a woman's mysterious disappearance, a ship's captain noticed something off about two of his passengers — a quiet, bespectacled man and his teenage "son." He couldn't shake the feeling he'd seen that face somewhere recently. So he did something no ship's captain had ever been able to do before: He alerted police, instantly, from the middle of the ocean that two murder suspects might be aboard his vessel. What followed was one of the strangest manhunts in criminal history, and a case that would later split a forensic field down the middle more than 100 years later. Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book! Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod  Episode Sponsors:  Wayfair. Furniture and home goods for every room and budget, backed by Wayfair Verified quality checks and 20M+ real reviews, at Wayfair.com. ButcherBox. Responsibly sourced, high-quality meat and seafood delivered to your door, with $20 off your first box at ButcherBox.com/COTC. Mint Mobile. Premium wireless plans starting at $15/month on the nation's largest 5G network, at MintMobile.com/COTC. Home Chef. Fresh ingredients and easy recipes delivered weekly, with 50% off and free shipping on your first box plus free dessert for life at HomeChef.com/COTC.

    Dr. Crippen and the Coal Cellar

  3. 6d ago • Subscribers Only

    Dr. Crippen and the Coal Cellar (Ad-Free Version)

    Weeks after a woman's mysterious disappearance, a ship's captain noticed something off about two of his passengers — a quiet, bespectacled man and his teenage "son." He couldn't shake the feeling he'd seen that face somewhere recently. So he did something no ship's captain had ever been able to do before: He alerted police, instantly, from the middle of the ocean that two murder suspects might be aboard his vessel. What followed was one of the strangest manhunts in criminal history, and a case that would split a forensic field down the middle more than 100 years later.

    Dr. Crippen and the Coal Cellar (Ad-Free Version)

  4. Aug 13 ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    BONUS: Terry Mitchell's Story

    Richard Roberts was the young federal prosecutor who helped convict one of the most notorious serial killers in American history — a career-making case built on the testimony of a teenage witness. Decades later, the witness, Terry Mitchell, would allege what that case actually cost her.

    BONUS: Terry Mitchell's Story

  5. Aug 10

    Joseph Paul Franklin and the Three-Year Race War

    For three years in the late 1970s and into 1980 — before shared databases and DNA evidence — one man moved freely across 11 states trying to start a race war. He changed his name to honor a Nazi propagandist and a founding father. He bombed synagogues, gunned down interracial couples, shot a magazine publisher in broad daylight, and left whole communities living in fear of a killer they couldn't identify. Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book! Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod  Episode Sponsors:  Vinted. A secondhand marketplace app to sell clothes you no longer wear with no seller fees, free to download at Vinted. ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol. The world's first genetically engineered probiotic, made to be your first drink of the night, at ZBiotics.com/COTC with code COTC for 15% off. Quince. Elevated bedding, apparel, and home essentials priced 50-80% less than similar brands, at Quince.com/CENTURIES. Talkiatry. 100% online psychiatry with in-network insurance coverage and appointments in days, not months, at Talkiatry.com/COTC.

    Joseph Paul Franklin and the Three-Year Race War

  6. Aug 9 • Subscribers Only

    Joseph Paul Franklin and the Three-Year Race War (Ad-Free Version)

    For three years in the late 1970s and into 1980 — before shared databases and DNA evidence — one man moved freely across 11 states trying to start a race war. He changed his name to honor a Nazi propagandist and a founding father. He bombed synagogues, gunned down interracial couples, shot a magazine publisher in broad daylight, and left whole communities living in fear of a killer they couldn't identify.

    Joseph Paul Franklin and the Three-Year Race War (Ad-Free Version)

  7. Aug 7 ·  Bonus

    S6: The Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers: Future COTC?

    Three people vanished from a Memphis home in February 1994. A week later, they turned up in a local cemetery, buried in a grave dug for someone else's funeral — held the day after they disappeared, with mourners who had no idea what was beneath the casket. Tony Carruthers was convicted of the murders in 1996, representing himself after burning through six court-appointed attorneys. Thirty years, one botched execution, and one recanted medical examiner later, Tennessee still hasn't tested the DNA that might resolve the crime.

    S6: The Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers: Future COTC?

  8. Aug 7 ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    The Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers: Future COTC? (Ad-Free Version)

    Three people vanished from a Memphis home in February 1994. A week later, they turned up in a local cemetery, buried in a grave dug for someone else's funeral — held the day after they disappeared, with mourners who had no idea what was beneath the casket. Tony Carruthers was convicted of the murders in 1996, representing himself after burning through six court-appointed attorneys. Thirty years, one botched execution, and one recanted medical examiner later, Tennessee still hasn't tested the DNA that might resolve the crime.

    The Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers: Future COTC? (Ad-Free Version)
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Crime is so commonplace that it takes something particularly shocking to be labelled the “crime of the century.” Even so, there are a lot of cases that have earned the distinction. In each episode of Crimes of the Centuries, award-winning journalist Amber Hunt will examine a case that’s lesser known today but was huge when it happened. The cases explored span the centuries and each left a mark. Some made history by changing laws. Others were so shocking they changed society.

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  • Creator
    Amber Hunt and Audioboom
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    345
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Amber Hunt
  • Show Website
    Crimes of the Centuries
  • Provider
    Amber Hunt

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