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March 23, 2023

Ep. 125: Lizzie Borden, Pt. 4: Lizbeth of Maplecroft

In this 4th and final part of the Lizzie Borden story, we round out the rest of the sensational Borden Murders trial, hear the final verdict, and learn what Lizzie Borden did with the rest of her life after her …

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March 16, 2023

Ep. 124: Lizzie Borden, Pt. 3 - A Bad Day for Lizzie Borden

Screw it, we're doing 4 parts! The tea is too scorching and the drama too intense to not give Lizzie's case room to breathe, so we're dedicating all of Axe Murder March to Miss Borden herself. This week: Lizzie is …

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March 9, 2023

Episode 123: Lizzie Borden, Pt. 2 - Gaslight Queen

Axe Murder March plunges on, Part 2 is coming in hot, and we're making it a 3-parter for the story of the Borden Murders and the accusations levied against Lizzie Borden, she of "40 whacks" fame. This week, we explore …

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March 2, 2023

Ep. 122: Lizzie Borden, Pt. 1 - 40 Whacks

Axe Murder March is back, and this time, the ladies are doing it for themselves! That's right, after our fan-favorite series last year covering the Axeman of New Orleans, the Villisca Axe Murders, and the Man from the Train, ...

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Feb. 9, 2023

Ep. 119: The Murder of George Harry Storrs, Pt. 2

On November 1, 1909, in the small UK mill town of Staleybridge, construction magnate George Harry Storrs was stabbed to death in his kitchen. Four eyewitnesses, including George Harry's wife, saw the attack and got a good luc...

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Feb. 2, 2023

Ep. 118: The Murder of George Harry Storrs, Pt. 1

On November 1, 1909, in the small UK mill town of Staleybridge, construction magnate George Harry Storrs was stabbed to death in his kitchen. Four eyewitnesses, including George Harry's wife, saw the attack and got a good luc...

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Dec. 15, 2022

Ep. 114: Gun for Hire - The Bumbling Assassinations of "Doc" Savage

In 1985, a gang of mail-order assassins staged a string of murders-for-hire across the country - but this hitman story is less " John Wick " and more " Fargo by way of The Three Stooges." Sean introduces the sordid …

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Nov. 24, 2022

Ep. 111: Graveyard Love - Zack Bowen & the Murder of Addie Hall

New Orleans, one year post Hurricane Katrina. A man is found dead after jumping from the roof of the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel. In his pocket is a note directing police to go back to his apartment. There, the note …

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Sept. 22, 2022

Ep. 103: Jack the Ripper, Pt. 4 - The Conspiracy Theories

It's the thrilling conclusion to our monthlong Jack The Ripper series! Last week, Carrie presented some of the likeliest and best-known suspects put forth for the Ripper crimes, from Mary Kelly's jilted ex-lover to a parade o...

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Sept. 15, 2022

Ep. 102: Jack the Ripper, Pt. 3 - The Suspects

In this third episode of our Jack the Ripper series, we move past the events of the case and review selected main suspects to see if any can fit into the role of Saucy Jack. We discuss multiple serial poisoners, …

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Sept. 8, 2022

Ep. 101: Jack the Ripper, Pt. 2 - The Murders End

In the second episode of our Jack the Ripper series, we continue and finish the story of the initial 1888 killing spree with the final 3 of the "Canonical Five" victims: Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kell...

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Sept. 1, 2022

Ep. 100: Jack the Ripper, Pt. 1 - The Murders Begin

IT'S THE BIG 100! That's right, we've hit 100 episodes and 2 years of the show...so, in celebration, we're heading back to 1888 London to investigate one of the biggest true crime cases of all time: the grisly murder spree …

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Aug. 11, 2022

Ep. 97: The Order of the Solar Temple

This week we take our first blazing steps into the dark, yet sorta wacky, world of millennial death cults with the tragic tale of the Order of the Solar Temple and its power-mad leaders, Joseph Di Mambro and Luc Jouret. …

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July 28, 2022

Ep. 95: Badlands of Peking - The Murder of Pamela Werner

This week we hit the foreign districts and seedy neighborhoods of pre-war Beijing with a look at the unsolved murder of Pamela Werner. The 19-year-old was found beaten to death and gruesomely mutilated one January morning in ...

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June 16, 2022

Ep. 89: Slender Man, Pt. 2 - The Slender Man Stabbing

On part two of our two-part Slender Man series, we dive into the very real consequences of this modern legend of a monster with the infamous "Slender Man Stabbing" case. In May 2014, 12-year old Payton Leutner was discovered,...

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