Historical Crimes

Episode 3: 'The Texarkana Phantom Killer' — Spring 1946. A small town on the Texas-Arkansas border gets 8 attacks in 10 weeks. 5 people dead, 3 injured, and one very specific MO: young couples in parked cars, attacked at night by a man in a white mask. The town called him The Phantom. Police called for reinforcements. Citizens bought guns and bolted their doors. Thanks for tuning in to Historical Crime! 😈 Subscribe for more dark history and join us next time for another chilling tale."

Episode 2: 'The Lipstick Killer of Chicago' — 1945 Chicago was not ready for William Heirens. 3 murders, 2 scrawled messages in lipstick, and 1 very weird confession involving truth serum and a polygraph. He wrote 'For heavens sake catch me before I kill more' on a wall, then the cops actually caught him... or did they? Thanks for tuning in to Historical Crime! 😈 Subscribe for more dark history and join us next time for another chilling tale."

'The Black Dahlia's Bloody Smile' takes you back to 1947 LA, where a gruesome murder sparked a media frenzy. Explore the twisted case, wild suspects, and dark theories surrounding Elizabeth Short's shocking death 😈."Thanks for tuning in to Historical Crime! 😈 Subscribe for more dark history and join us next time for another chilling tale."

Episode 4: 'The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run' — 1935 to 1938. Cleveland, Ohio. 12 to 13 victims, all dismembered, most never identified. The only clues were torsos dumped in the Kingsbury Run shantytown and a killer who knew how to use a knife. Enter Eliot Ness. Yes, _that_ Eliot Ness from The Untouchables. He was Cleveland’s Safety Director, and this case broke him. Thanks for tuning in to Historical Crime! 😈 Subscribe for more dark history and join us next time for another chilling tale."