Ep. 22 Starkweather Homicide, Children of Thalidomide

Two teens shock the US with a multi state crime spree, and a pharmaceutical company's "wonder drug" hits the market, only to ruin thousands of lives. Come along with us to two of the darker parts of 1958. (We may sound a little off in this one, Jen was recovering from a cold) *Content warning: this episode discuses violence, abuse, and unethical medical practices* Sources: detroitnews.com history.com “Last Podcast on the Left - Charles Starkweather Part 1” “Last Podcast on the Left - Charles Starkeather Part 2” wowt.com (Omaha news channel) nbcnews.com plainshumanities.unl.edu murderpedia.org wyohistory.org “Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine - Thalidomide” thalidomidetrust.org grunenthal.com “Stuff You Missed in History Class - A Brief History of Thalidomide Part 1” “Stuff You Missed in History Class - A Brief History of Thalidomide Part 2”