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Murder, Mischief & Mayhem!
by Justin Vyor
Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! is an anthology of America’s heritage of scandal and murder. From the annals of American criminal history come sensational cases that captured and held the public’s imagination. Join us for an excursion into that era’s version of Crime Scene Investigation – well before computers, cell phones, suspect databases, and DNA analysis – carried out by legends of law enforcement, in pursuit of some of the most notorious criminals from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Episodes
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An Interview with Justin Vyor, the creator and writer of Murder, Mischief & Mayhem!
Justin Vyor is the creator and writer of Murder, Mischief & Mayhem!, the anthology podcast that explores sensational but long-forgotten American murder cases from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Justin's deep fascination with the odd corners of American history —especially when crime,...
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The Wicked Wardlaw Women & The Mysterious Death of Ocey Snead Episode #2 (of 2)
Upon the discovery of the body of Ocey Snead, the three Wardlaw sisters are apprehended and indicted on first degree murder charges. The circumstances surrounding the girl’s passing are incriminating. The “women in black” all steadfastly maintain their innocence in a courtroom unnerved by the...
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The Wicked Wardlaw Women & The Mysterious Death of Ocey Snead Episode #1 (of 2)
East Orange New Jersey was an affluent, tree-lined, mansion-filled community in 1909, populated by oil tycoons and Newark industrialists. In November of that year, its tranquility was suddenly shattered by a phone call to the police from Virginia Wardlaw, one of the three Wardlaw women (the…
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The Wicked Wardlaw Women & The Mysterious Death of Ocey Snead — Trailer
Three sisters disturb the peace in East Orange New Jersey in 1909 when they take a 19-year-old girl hostage and imprison her in their hovel. Their plan for the girl (the daughter of one of the sisters) is diabolical: gaslight their victim into submission, gain control over her inheritance, and…
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The Evil of the Age – Episode #2 (of 2)
The trial of Dr. Rosenzweig attracted national attention, thanks to its relentless coverage in the New York press. Abortion was relatively common in Post-Civil War New York. In fact, an underground network of providers openly advertised their services in the classified sections of the local...
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The Evil of the Age – Episode #1 (of 2)
Nothing could prepare the baggage handlers on the loading dock of the Hudson River Railroad Depot for what they found when they cracked open a suspicious steamer trunk headed for Chicago. They recoil in horror. The authorities are immediately called in. The New York City Constabulary conducts an...
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The Evil of the Age – Trailer
In 1871, a mysterious woman deposits a Saratoga trunk on the loading dock of the Hudson River Train Depot for transport to Chicago. The steamer never makes it to its destination. Instead, it triggers arrests, an indictment and a sensational trial that attracts national attention. The issue at…
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Young Skeegie, Old Sparky and J. Edgar – Episode #4 (of 4)
J. Edgar Hoover, now smelling blood, rejoins the interrogation, from the other side of the two-way mirror. He leans hard and loud into McCall. With Hoover relentlessly breathing down his neck, McCall agrees to escort the cops to where he “believes” his alleged partner in crime may have left the...
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Young Skeegie, Old Sparky and J. Edgar – Episode #3 (of 4)
Young Skeegie, Old Sparky & J. Edgar Season 1 Episode 3 As the FBI fumble their way through the case, a skeptical Sherriff D.C. Coleman pursues his own investigation. He reaches out to several of the locals to confirm his belief that the kidnapper was right under his nose. His folksy charm and…
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Young Skeegie, Old Sparky and J. Edgar – Episode #2 (of 4)
Four days pass after the kidnapping. The search team has expanded to include the local volunteers, the Sheriff’s office, FBI agents from the Miami office and other public and private agencies. The search fans out miles beyond the town of Princeton – but produces no results. The child has not been...
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Young Skeegie, Old Sparky and J. Edgar – Episode #1 (of 4)
On May 28, 1938, a toddler is kidnapped in the middle of the night from his bedroom in a rural South Florida town on the edge of The Everglades. The father shapes up a posse to find the culprit and the child. Soon, all the locals join in the hunt – and are suspects. Local law enforcement and the...
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Young Skeegie, Old Sparky and J. Edgar – Trailer
During a kidnap-for-ransom crime wave that plagued the country during the Great Depression (beginning with the notorious Lindbergh baby kidnapping case in 1932) a 5-year boy is snatched from his crib in a remote town on the edge of the Florida Everglades. The parents, Bailey and Vera Cash, find a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! is an anthology of America’s heritage of scandal and murder. From the annals of American criminal history come sensational cases that captured and held the public’s imagination. Join us for an excursion into that era’s version of Crime Scene Investigation – well before computers, cell phones, suspect databases, and DNA analysis – carried out by legends of law enforcement, in pursuit of some of the most notorious criminals from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Justin Vyor
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Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! is an anthology of America’s heritage of scandal and murder. From the annals of American criminal history come sensational cases that captured and held the public’s imagination. Join us for an excursion into that era’s version of Crime Scene Investigation – well before...
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Murder, Mischief & Mayhem! is created and hosted by Justin Vyor.
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