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A Good Night For a Murder
by Kim Ess
Welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast. New episodes are released every month and cover notorious cases like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, to lesser known, but equally fascinating cases like chocolate cream poisoner Christiana Edmunds, missing socialite Dorothy Arnold, spirit photographer/scam artist William Mumler, and so many more. Check out Patreon for bonus content and Patreon exclusive series, A Good Night Snack. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @agoodnightforamurder, and www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.
Episodes
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Hexes, Homicide, and Hauntings: George Markert
By 1870, Adam Heidt had come to see that what he initially viewed as normal interactions with his new brother in law, were actually anything but. Adam Heidt had come to believe that George Markert was a “hexenmeister.” Someone he viewed a sorcerer who possessed supernatural powers and practiced…
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BONUS: The New Mother | A Classic (Unsettling) Victorian Tale For Children
A little something extra to kickstart your October! This is a retelling in my own words of The New Mother from 1882, which is credited as the primary inspiration for the film Coraline. Protect your eyes. More from this episode: Read the original text: https://www.landoffiction.com/the-new-mother/...
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Murder in Witch City
The year is 1830 in Salem, Massachusetts. This is long before Salem rebranded its tumultuous history by proclaiming itself “Witch City” as we know and love it today. While Salem for some time had enjoyed the rapid expansion of becoming a bustling trade port, maritime business had been on a steady...
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A Good Night For a Murder: Season 5 Trailer
This season, we continue to unearth the darkest corners of the 19th century. Prepare yourself for true tales of calculating Victorian black widows, disinherited relatives bent on revenge, and scandalous extramarital affairs that end in absolute tragedy. To my long-time listeners, welcome back. To...
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Changeling: The Tragic Tale of Bridget Cleary
Was it a cure, or was it murder? In late 19th century Ireland, fairy lore ran so deep that one man believed his sick wife had been swapped with a fairy changeling and went to extreme lengths to get her back. This is the case of Bridget Cleary. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube...
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Fatal Love Triangle: The Scattered Dutchman
On this Valentines Day eve, I have, what else, but the story of a scandalous Victorian era love triangle, that ends in murder. What makes this story even more outrageous though, was how investigative journalism left police running to catch up. This is the case of William Guldensuppe, The…
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Cult of the Axe Murderer
On February 24, 1911 the Barnabet family of Lafayette, Louisiana awoke to the news that their neighbors, the Andrus family, had been murdered in the night. The family had been struck down in their sleep with an axe that was found on the floor of the home. A month before in nearby Crowley,...
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BONUS: Three Classic Victorian Ghost Stories
Happy Holidays everyone! Victorians considered the holiday season the best season for ghost stories. As you prepare for your Christmas festivities, enjoy three classic ghost stories Victorians would tell around their hearths on a cold winter night. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube...
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Weird Victorian Graves
This the debut of a new type of episode on the public feed called A Good Night Snack! The first Good Night Snack I have for you, is about weird Victorian graves. Some of the legends are real, some are probably not real, but one thing is for certain, is that they are all really weird… Be sure to...
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There is no Death. There are no Dead.
Two teenagers, the Fox sisters, are credited with igniting the Spiritualist movement. At its height, by the late 1800s, upwards of 8 million people across the US and Europe were said to subscribe to spiritualist beliefs. But, in 1888, the Fox Sisters admitted that it was all fake. They were not...
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Starvation "Doctor" Linda Hazzard
Linda Hazzard developed her own fasting protocol that she said was a “panacea for all manner of illnesses, ridding the body of toxins that caused imbalances in the body." She said all disease was caused by “impure blood” brought on by “impaired digestion,” and that her method could cure anything...
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Murder By Sleepwalker
Hello everyone, welcome to season 4 of A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast. My name is Kim, tonight’s story might leave you a little uneasy as you prepare to climb in to bed tonight. This is the story of Sally Cochran, who was murdered by sleepwalker. Follow along on...
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A Good Night For a Murder: Season 4 Trailer
This season you can expect more mysterious poisoning plots, strangers with top hats lurking about dark alleys, house staff bent on revenge, and more. Be sure to follow and subscribe to A Good Night For a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast, where ever you listen to podcasts, and I will talk to...
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BONUS: Fortune Teller Killer Louisa Lindloff
What would you make of a psychic medium who used their gift to foretell the deaths of those around them? Pretty spooky, right? But, what if they used this gift to take out life insurance policies shortly before those predicted death dates? Now, it feels a little less spooky, and more suspicious....
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A Poisoner's Tale: History of Aqua Tofana (PATREON PREVIEW)
A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder. This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON. When I sit down to do episode planning, I do often try to align with the seasons and the holidays, but February, which...
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Black Widow Louise Vermilya
At the end of every episode, I usually ask you, the listening audience, to let me know what you thought about the the story I just told… But tonight, I really want to know what you think. On the surface, it’s a “black widow” story. Or is it? I’m not so sure, but, as usual, I have done my best to...
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Tombstone, AZ: The Town Too Tough to Die (PATREON PREVIEW)
A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder. This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON. I realized there’s this entire sub genre of Victorian era true crime that I’ve never really covered before, which is the...
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The Last Thing Sarah Jane Roberts Saw
Towards the end of 2024, I released a lot of fun bonus content, a compilation episode covering multiple stories, and even strayed in to the Edwardian era a little bit. But tonight, for the first episode of the new year, I want to get back to the show’s roots with a classic Victorian murder case,...
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BONUS: A Victorian Horror Story for Christmas
This is a special bonus episode to celebrate Christmas the Victorian way. In the winter and especially during the Christmas season, Victorian’s enjoyed gathering with the family around the fire at night and telling ghost stories. So tonight, I am going to tell you, in my own words, one of my...
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Most Haunted Victorian Houses (PATREON PREVIEW)
A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder. This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON. Similar to the regular episode and bonus content earlier this month where I covered a handful of Victorian Christmas true...
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Victorian Murder at Christmastime
This is the Christmas episode! Nothing says holly and jolly like the Victorian macabre after all. Tonight, as my holiday season gift to you, I don’t have one story to tell you, I have FOUR Victorian era Christmastime murders to share with you. And they get crazier as we go. So be sure to stick...
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A Conversation With Epoch Preservation, Grave Conservator
I invited a guest on the podcast to talk about something I find super interesting, which is cemeteries and gravestone conservation. We talked about what a grave conservator does, how to get in to the line of work, things you should and should not do as an aspiring grave conservator, views on...
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The Canary Girls (PATREON PREVIEW)
A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder. This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON. Earlier this month, I covered the Radium Girls on the regular podcast feed, then the Matchstick Girls as bonus content…
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The Radium Girls
Tonight’s story comes to us from the US in the 1920s and 30s. It’s one of the stories that actually inspired me to start the podcast in the first place, and one I think a lot of you will be familiar with. So I hope I do it justice, and more importantly treat the victims with the respect and grace...
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BONUS: The Legend of Stingy Jack
This is a special bonus episode to celebrate the best night of the year, Halloween! This is the legend of Stingy Jack. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts. Advertising Inquiries:...
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The Truth About Bathsheba Sherman (PATREON PREVIEW)
A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder. This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON. One of the reasons I started this podcast is because as much as I love a ghost story, I always want to know the true…
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Locked Away: Blanche Monnier
Tonight’s story is nothing short of a real life Victorian horror story. It’s what happens when the societal pressure of Victorian era ideals go way, way, WAY too far. One mother’s sense of right and wrong became so monstrously twisted, that she locked away her own child for over two decades. This...
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Mirror Lore & Superstitions (PATREON PREVIEW)
A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder. This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON. This episode is dedicated to mirror lore and superstitions! In the Victorian era, it was common practice to cover all of...
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Spring-Heeled Jack: Phantom or Prankster?
So far as I’m concerned, spooky season starts in September. Tonight’s story is one that caused Victorians to lose sleep for over 65 years - and is still a mystery to this day. This is the story of Spring-heeled Jack. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or...
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Confidence Queen Bertha Heyman
Tonight’s story is about a Victorian con artist. A female con artist, at that! She was known as the “Confidence Queen” and was considered by the New York City police department to be - quote "the boldest and most expert of the many female adventuresses who infest the country.” Let’s get to know...
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The Red Inn Affair
Tonight’s story takes us to the countryside of France where unspeakable things were said to have taken place at a quaint roadside inn. This is the story of the Red Inn Affair. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where...
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Victorian Bonnie & Clyde: Lavinia and John Fisher
The subject of tonight’s story is often cited as “America’s first female serial killer.” Now, whether or not that is true, any story that could make such a claim is a story worth telling. In my opinion though, what we really have here, is the story of a true Victorian era Bonnie and Clyde. This…
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Serial Poisoner Dr. Thomas Neil Cream
Welcome back for season 3 of A Good Night For a Murder podcast! In terms of notoriety, this case belongs alongside the likes of HH Holmes and Jack the Ripper. His name usually comes up in both of their stories, but the truth about him is comparatively lesser known. This is the story of Dr. Thomas...
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A Good Night For a Murder: Season 3 Trailer
A good night for a murder is a dark night. It’s a night where things that are usually very familiar to you, suddenly don’t look familiar anymore. In the Victorian era, they didn’t really have street lights, or light flooding the streets from homes or shops. It was just dark. And if there was a...
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Christiana Edmunds
This is the Valentines Day episode. If there’s one thing you can count on in A Good Night For a Murder on Valentine’s Day, it’s a love triangle and a poisoning. This is the story of chocolate cream killer, Christana Edmunds. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or...
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Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold
Tonight’s story is one that left people wondering, “Was there even a crime committed here?” But I think you’ll agree, there most certainly was. As one source describes the case, “She disappeared from one of the busiest streets on earth, at the sunniest hour of a brilliant afternoon, with…
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The Red Barn Murder
Tonight’s story may arguably be the one most prolifically retold Victorian true crime stories of all time. It has inspired plays, publications, music, films - I mean it must be a wild story to stand the test of time like that right? It even includes a bit of a supernatural twist. This is the…
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William Mumler
A favorite holiday and winter pastime for Victorians, was telling ghost stories. Many Victorians wholeheartedly believed our deceased loved ones remained around us in spirit, just as much as when they were alive. Many were also skeptical, but those who believed, made it their mission to find…
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The Bermondsey Horror
Tonight’s story was actually a listener request from a while back. I did not document where this request came in or who sent it, but it’s a good one. It’s got a love triangle, sex scandal and murder, and it was the first execution of a husband and wife in England in nearly 150 years. So thank you...
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Smuttynose Murders
Tonight’s story takes place on a dark, isolated island off the coast of New England. This is the story of the Smuttynose murders. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts. Advertising...
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Re-Release: Mistletoe Bough
This is a re-release of one of my favorite Victorian ghost stories. I had to take a little break from podcasting for the past couple of weeks, and publishing a re-broadcast for the second episode for this month will really help me continue to get caught up. This is a story that was set in the…
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Beecher-Tilton Scandal
On this podcast, I cover all sorts of Victorian true crime stories. Many are murder cases, but I’ve also covered the exploits of famous con men and con women - and even a Victorian cult in season 1. While tonight’s case is not something one could have been criminally prosecuted for in the…
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Eliza Fenning
Tonight’s story is a classic arsenic poisoning case… or was it? I think the answer is very clear, but you’ll have to let me know what you decide. This is the story of Eliza Fenning. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe...
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The Euston Square Murder
we’ve spent the last few episodes stateside, but for our story tonight we’re headed back to good old London, England for a classic Victorian lodging house scandal and murder. Plot twists and colorful characters abound in tonight’s case. This is the story of the Euston Square murder. Follow along…
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Sarah Maria Cornell
Tonight we’re going back to Fall River, Massachusetts, nearly 60 years before the infamous Lizzie Borden trial would take place. Before the murders of Abbey and Andrew Borden, the town played host to a scandalous case involving murder and a disgraced minister. This is the story of Sarah Maria...
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Charles Ponzi
Tonight we’re actually covering a Victorian-era adjacent story, of one of the most famous con men in history. And I bet a lot of you are familiar with this story, as I was myself when I first set out planning this episode. But through out my research, I was surprised to learn that I made a lot of...
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Belle Gunness
tonight’s case is about a strong, independent woman - who some might also describe as an enterprising young woman - who also became one of early America’s most prolific female serial killers. This is the story of Belle Gunness. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder…
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Texas Servant Girl Annihilator
Tonight’s case is about an early American serial killer whose crimes and reign of terror rival that of Jack the Ripper. This is the story of the Texas Servant Girl Annihilator. A Good Night for a Murder is now on YouTube! Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or...
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Getter's Island
Tonight’s story is one where so much has changed in true crime since the Victorian era, but so much also stayed exactly the same. You’ll see what I mean. This is the story of Getter’s Island. Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe...
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Jane Toppan
In this season opener we’re going to cover a case that encompasses something that I think is a lot of people’s worst fears. And if it isn’t a fear you already have, it might become one after hearing this case. Sometimes called Angels of mercy, or angels of death, this story is about what happens...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast. New episodes are released every month and cover notorious cases like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, to lesser known, but equally fascinating cases like chocolate cream poisoner Christiana Edmunds, missing socialite Dorothy Arnold, spirit photographer/scam artist William Mumler, and so many more. Check out Patreon for bonus content and Patreon exclusive series, A Good Night Snack. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @agoodnightforamurder, and www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.
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Kim Ess
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Welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast. New episodes are released every month and cover notorious cases like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, to lesser known, but equally fascinating cases like chocolate cream poisoner Christiana Edmunds, missing socialite Dorothy...
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