Forgotten Felonies

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!A woman’s body floats more than 150 miles downriver before finally being recovered near New Albany, Indiana. By the time she is identified as Hannah Goddard Knapp, her husband—Alfred Knapp—has already confessed to murdering her.But Hannah wasn't the first—Not by a long shot.In 1903, Alfred Knapp shocked the country with confessions involving multiple women and children across Ohio and Indiana. Newspapers called him insane. Doctors blamed brain injuries, “brain fever,” and hereditary degeneration. His family insisted he could not control himself. Others believed he was simply evil.This episode follows the life, crimes, confessions, and execution of one of the most infamous killers of the early 1900s—the very man who later fascinated child murderer Jesse McClure.Vintage ads for:Dr. Charles Flesh Food, (1903)and Tonsiline. (1903)

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Bertha “Bessie” Boronda attacked her husband, Narciso "Frank" Boronda, in the middle of the night in their San Jose home in 1907.The newspapers called it a violent, deliberate mutilation. The court charged her with mayhem—a crime defined by the destruction of part of the human body.But no one ever said exactly what she did.Over time, the story became more specific, more certain... and more sensational.But, when you go back to the coverage of the case in 1907… that version of the story isn’t quite there.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In February of 1927, a Brooklyn father watched his six-year-old son struggle to breathe as diphtheria tightened its grip. Desperate for help, Frank Caruso called for doctors, begged for treatment, and clung to the hope that his boy might survive.But when that hope slipped away, something else took its place.Within hours of his son’s death, Frank turned his grief into blame—and his blame into violence. A physician who had come to help would never leave the apartment alive.What followed was a case shaped by language barriers, fear of modern medicine, and a courtroom battle over whether this was cold-blooded murder… or something far more complicated.This is the story of Frank Caruso—a devastated father—and the moment everything broke.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Years before this double homicide, there were already signs—clear, documented, and deeply concerning. Sarah saw them. Sarah lived with them. Sarah warned the authorities that he was going to kill her.But Jesse didn’t kill her.Even Sarah didn’t see this coming.When he couldn’t reach the person he wanted, Jesse McClure made a different choice—one that ended in the deaths of two small boys.This case takes place in Tipton County and Grant County, Indiana, at the end of 1903.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In 1925, 29-year-old Florence Kane stepped off a subway in Brooklyn after a night out with friends. She called her mother to say she would be home in 30 minutes.In the final stretch of just 6 blocks, the unthinkable happened; Florence never made it home.As fear spread through the neighborhood, reports surfaced of other women being attacked in the same way—grabbed in the dark, beaten, and left for dead. And yet, despite witnesses, patterns, and mounting public outrage, the investigation into Florence’s murder was marred by racism, mishandled evidence, and missed opportunities.No one was ever held accountable.At her funeral, hundreds gathered. Women wept in the streets. And one priest stood before her white coffin and asked the question that still lingers today:Where is this murderer now?

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This is the third and final episode in our Edmund Creffield series.By the time Edmund Creffield lay dead on a Seattle sidewalk, it should have been over. The prophet was gone; the spell should have been broken. The story should have ended, but another chapter had just begun.Because what followed was not closure… it was unraveling.As George Mitchell stands trial for the killing, the courtroom fills with stories that are as disturbing as they are difficult to explain—stories of devotion, delusion, and a kind of influence that destroyed minds forever.And then… the violence begins again. What follows is a chain of grief, obsession, and eerie loss that continues long after Edmund Creffield is gone. Because in this story, death does not end anything.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This is the second episode following Edmund Creffield and the cult he began in Corvallis, OR, after her arrived in late 1902.In this episode, he was finally caught.After months in hiding, Edmund Creffield is pulled from beneath a house—filthy, frail, and barely able to stand—and brought into custody at last. For the people of Corvallis, it feels like the end of something that never should have begun.But in the courtroom, Creffield refuses to break.When Creffield walks out of prison, it all starts over again. This time things are much more dramatic and at least one part of the story comes to a violent end.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!On a quiet Sunday in October of 1903, ten-year-old Hoga Iverson noticed something wasn’t right.His sister had gone inside… and never came back out.What followed was a chain of events that no child should ever have to carry: a train ride alone to find his father, a doctor turned away at the door, and a journey in the dark that would end in a discovery too devastating to comprehend.Inside a small cottage in Pacific Grove, three children lay still—while their mother insisted nothing was wrong.When the truth finally emerged, it came with a chilling explanation: a claim of supernatural forces… and a tragedy that would shake an entire community.In this Fun-Sized Felony, Monica tells the story of the Iverson children—a case of family, faith, and a night that ended in unimaginable loss.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In the early 1900s, a young German preacher arrived in Corvallis, Oregon with a message he believed came directly from God.Within weeks, he had gathered a devoted circle of followers who called themselves God’s Anointed. Others had a different name for them: The Holy Rollers.Their intense prayer meetings, strange teachings, and bizarre behavior quickly made them the talk of the town—and not in a good way. What began as a small religious movement would soon spiral into scandal, insanity, murder, and one of the strangest chapters in Oregon history.In this Forgotten Felony, we begin the story of Edmund Creffield and the rise of the Army of Holiness.This is the first episode covering the wild tale of what later became known as the Bride of Christ Cult.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In the Izzo household, music filled every corner of the home. Agostino Izzo had once played in the Seneca Falls Italian Band and worked as a music teacher, passing his love of music on to his children. Several would go on to perform in orchestras of their own, carrying the family’s musical legacy far beyond their home in Syracuse, New York.But on July 13, 1926, the harmony ended in the cellar.Three days later, haunted by guilt and unable to rest, he walked into police headquarters and told officers exactly where to dig.This Fun-Sized Felony explores jealousy, family legacy, and the haunting moment when a home once filled with music fell silent.Musical pieces included:La Traviata by Guido Gialdini, 1911Quintette in E Flat Major by Ossip Gabrilowitsch, 1926Sound effects from Pixabay.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!On July 17, 1938, ten people were living in two small rooms above the Broadway Inn in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. By sunrise, three were dead and seven children were orphaned.In 1909, a young girl watched her father terrorize a Pennsylvania town with a shotgun. Nearly three decades later, that same girl would die in the doorway of the room where her children slept.In this Fun-Sized Felony, we examine a double-murder suicide — and the unsettling possibility of intergenerational echoes.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!On January 12, 1935, Amelia Earhart landed safely in Oakland, California after her historic solo flight across the Pacific. The nation celebrated progress, courage, and modern aviation.That same day, in a Mississippi post office, a man was arrested with a piece of human flesh in his pocket.This episode traces the story of Alonzo Robinson — known for decades as James H. Coyner— from a mysterious trunk filled with skulls in Michigan to a double murder in Cleveland, Mississippi that stunned the country. Along the way, we uncover what really happened in 1927, why later retellings labeled him a suspected serial killer, and how 600 National Guardsmen were deployed to prevent mob violence at his trial and execution.The case is remembered—but not always accurately.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In November of 1913, three-year-old Winifred Byrne vanished from outside her family’s home on West 38th Street in New York City. Her father had looked away for just a moment—and that was all it took.What happened during the four days Winifred was missing was never fully explained.In this Fun-Sized Felony, we revisit the brief headlines, the unanswered questions, and the mystery that remains.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In July of 1912, Emily Antone—a 38-year-old Indigenous woman—arrived at a house in Middleport, Ontario, carrying a trunk and plans to start over. She never left alive.This Fun-Sized Felony examines the murder of Emily Antone, the failures that surrounded it, and the way her story quietly disappeared from print. Using contemporary newspaper accounts, we trace what was recorded, what was ignored, and what was never followed up on at all.Because some crimes aren’t remembered for what happened—but for how easily they were allowed to vanish.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In the early hours of January 27, 1891, John Heslop was murdered inside his home near Ancaster, Ontario. He was a respected township clerk, a longtime pioneer in the area, and a man whose death sent shockwaves through the surrounding countryside.What followed was an investigation shaped by footprints in the snow, conflicting testimony, and mounting public pressure. Detectives were brought in from outside the region. Suspects were named, arrests were made, a trial was held—and yet, certainty never arrived.This episode traces the crime as it was experienced by the women inside the house, the evidence uncovered in the cold morning light, and the legal process that promised answers—but ultimately failed to deliver them.One hundred and thirty-five years later, the case of John Heslop remains unresolved. The questions raised in 1891 are still with us, waiting for a conclusion that never came.And then there's the burning question that remained on the lips of Hamilton residents for years, "Were you at Katie White's funeral?" We would love to know what you think! Are John Bartram, John Lottridge, Samuel Goosey, and George Douglas guilty? What really happened that night?

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This is another Fun-Sized Felony. Look for a full-sized episode next week!In June of 1912, seventeen-year-old Mabel E. "Dolly" Dorner vanished, leaving her parents frantic and the newspapers full of fear. Three days later, she was quietly returned by a mysterious woman who claimed to be a nurse—along with an explanation that only raised more questions.This Fun-Sized Felony revisits a brief disappearance—or two—and the unsettling possibility that the most important clues didn't emerge until long after the search ended.Music:My Sumurun Girl, by Fred van EpsPublication date: 1912-08-00Can be accessed here: https://archive.org/details/edba-1549

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Not every story is told in full. This frustrates us, and now it can frustrate you! (You're welcome.)The towns of Whitman and Brockton, MA, were thrown for a loop in July of 1957 when young boys were being immorally assaulted, battered, and murdered.What happened to little Dicky Doherty?Tune in to this fun-sized episode to find out as much as we know!

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In 1954, Melvin Clark was murdered and his body dumped into the depths of the Merrimack River. His wife, Lorraine Clark, would ultimately plead guilty—and for decades, that plea has stood as the official ending to the case.But the record tells a more complicated story.In this episode, we take a closer look at the murder of Melvin Clark, the investigation that followed, and the media narrative that quickly hardened into “fact.” We examine the unanswered questions that were never resolved in court: the missing motive, the car mysteriously abandoned in Everett, and the physical realities that never quite lined up with a lone perpetrator.We also explore how sensational newspaper coverage distorted public understanding of the case, and how those manufactured stories have persisted as "truth" to this very day.Two years after her guilty plea, Lorraine Clark would repudiate her confession and implicate a man who had hovered around the case from the beginning. By then, the legal system had already decided it was finished listening.This is the story of Lorraine Clark and the murder of Melvin—not as it was printed, but as it truly unfolded: fragmented, unresolved, and still asking questions no one ever fully answered.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In the final episode, Isabella J. Martin finally faces trial in a courtroom she cannot control. As the case unfolds, testimony forces the legal system to confront a difficult truth: Baby John was not a criminal mastermind, but a child shaped by coercion and fear.This episode follows Isabella from conviction, to imprisonment, to retrial, to re-conviction, and back to imprisonment. Then we take a look at the San Quentin prison records that reveal the extent of her unraveling behind bars, which brings a lot of clarity to her entire criminal history. This episode also traces what became of Baby John after the trial—showing that survival does not always mean healing, and that escaping control is only the beginning of a far more complicated story.Sorry for the length—but I didn't want to spill over into 4 episodes! 

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!A burning barn in the snow finally breaks Isabella J. Martin’s control over her son. In Episode 2, Baby John is arrested—and for the first time in his life, separated from the woman who shaped every moment of his childhood. What follows is chaos inside the courtroom: Isabella acting as her son’s attorney, arguing with the judge, confessing to arson in open court, and then vanishing on the final day of the hearing.As Baby John remains silent under her command, authorities begin to see the truth—this was not a criminal partnership, but a child forced into crime. And when Isabella disappears, the focus of the case finally begins to shift. The barn fire was only the beginning.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In 1907, a judge’s home in Oakland, CA was blown apart by a homemade bomb. For months, the case went unsolved — until a trail of clues led not to a hardened criminal, but to a sixteen-year-old boy known as “Baby John.”Episode 1 uncovers the hidden truth behind that headline: Baby John was not a prodigy of crime, but a child raised in isolation and fear under the control of Isabella J. Martin, one of the most destructive women in California’s early legal history.This chapter follows the path that brought him into Isabella Martin's unforgiving grip and uncovers what his childhood was really like. We explore his origins and see his "mother" escalate in her thirst for more and more. Nothing was ever good enough for her—especially not Baby John.Vintage ads featured:Sexol, 1894American Fuel Co., 1908

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!A young boy found himself lost in the pages of adventure-filled dime novels and couldn't get enough. Before too long he brought those adventures to life just to read about his own adventures in the headlines. Zollie Clement became the Boy Bandit by night, yet he was conniving and clever enough by day to get away with it under the noses of all who knew him. He was so good at hiding in plain sight that he got away with it for an entire decade! He robbed and murdered without a second thought and went to church the next day with his sweet baby-faced charm.It's typical of the stories we cover to have been lost to our collective memories, but this story is different. We didn't just lose the story, but we also lost Zollie Clement himself. Zollie pulled off one last crime—wrote himself into one last grand adventure—and we never got to read the ending.Where is Zollie Clement? How does the story end?Vintage ads featured are for the Titanic's maiden voyage, C. A. Noble and Sons, and Chamberlain's Tablets. Big thanks to Christian for providing our commercial voice and quotes!Street Fair music featured:  •  Indiana Two Step, Columbia Band, 1902Saloon music featured:  •  A Banjo Song, Louise Homer, 1911  •  They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun' - Byron G. Harlan, 1912  •  By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Ada Jones, 1912Band outside the courthouse featured:  •  The Policeman's Holiday, The Black Diamond's Band, 1912

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Long before candy and costumes, Halloween was a night of chaos. Young people looked forward to a night of unbridled rebellion while responsible property owners feared for their livelihood. Halloween was a night of anything-goes and, unfortunately, anything went far too often. Townsfolk and police officers simply had to brace themselves and wait for October to pass. What they'd wake up to in the morning was anyone's guess. The real question was whether or not there would be enough room in the hospitals and morgues come November 1st.Listen in as we reveal the shocking history behind this family-friendly holiday that once terrorized North America! This time we were able to fit in 5 vintage ads:Camel's CigarettesKleenexNewbro's Herpicide "The Original Remedy that kills the Dandruff Germ."Sozodont Tooth PowderGORDON HatsDISCLAIMER: We here at Forgotten Felonies do not actually want you to smoke cigarettes. Please don't. It is bad for your health. 

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This is the third and final episode in our series featuring Lane County, OR. This one takes you through the life and crimes of John Branton, older brother of Claude.When Milly Elliott met John Branton, she thought it was a love story to last through the ages. She imagined she'd be with John for the rest of her life. She wasn't wrong—she just didn't realize her life would be so short. Neither did the next wife, nor the next, and it was only through sheer luck that young Grace didn't become wife number 4...But would John Fletcher consider it "luck"? Is that what you'd call it?John Branton certainly wouldn't. And... things didn't exactly turn out well for him now, did it? If you thought Claude Branton's story was wild, you will be absolutely floored by his big brother's wild antics. Vintage ads featured are for S. L. Long's Buggies and Dr. Scott's Electric Hairbrush.If you want to jump on this vintage bandwagon, use our coupon code at Newspapers.com for 20% off a subscription! FORGOTTEN20

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This episode is the second in a series of three covering a wild time in the history of Lane County, Oregon. Be sure to start with the previous episode, "Claude Branton and Courtland Greene - A Murder at Isham's Corral."Sheriff Withers was, by all accounts, the most beloved sheriff in the history of Lane County. He was known for being honest, fair, and kind. Even before executing Claude Branton, he was thanked by the condemned man for having treated him so well while he had been in the sheriff's custody.Only two men were ever executed on the grounds of the Lane County jail; one was executed for murder by Sheriff Withers, and the other was executed for the murder of Sheriff Withers. This episode takes a brief look at some of the most exciting and gut-wrenching cases that crossed Withers's desk in his short time as sheriff and also takes a look at the criminal career of his murderer—Elliott Ellis Lyons.Here's the website about the Bohemia Mines that was mentioned in the episode:https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/oregon/bohemia/Vintage ads featured were for: N. T. Wilson Grocers (Their phone number was really 911—phone numbers back in 1903 were just 3 digits in length.)Willamette Market

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This is the first of three episodes that take place in Lane County, OR. It was a wild time...Sheriff Withers had only been sheriff for 4 days when the biggest case of his career fell into his lap. The murder committed by Claude Branton and Courtland Greene was not just the talk of the town, but the whole state of Oregon took notice. Lane County had to, for the first time ever, build a gallows to execute a convicted murderer.This case takes you back in time to 1898 from the Willamette Valley, across the Cascade Mountain range, through the lava beds of central Oregon, over to Eastern Oregon—and back again. 

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!June 9th, 1911 brought a giant shock for the tiny community of Ardenwald, OR. A highly regarded family—William and Ruth Hill, and Ruth's children Philip and Dorothy Rintoul—who had just moved into the area were massacred in a most brutal way in their tiny cabin in the middle of the night. The detectives scrambled to find justice for this family for years but every lead fell flat.A botched investigation saw an innocent man charged for the crime. Listen while Monica fact checks every libelous story printed about Nathan B. Harvey in the 1911 newspapers! Then we take a look at a few other suspects that were on law enforcement's radar. Finally, we look at a few other characters that probably should have been on their radar. We go deep into the life of Corwin S. Harvey to see just what he was up to for the rest of his life.Vintage ads featured are for Electra-Vita and Sarsatabs.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In November of 1895, John Nelson would never have guessed that the unassuming stranger standing at his front door would turn his family's life upside down for the next several months. This story goes to show just how trusting we were back in the 1890s and how we'd open our homes to just about anyone. But just when you think you know who the villain of this story is, the plot twists and turns and you find out that your friend is actually your foe.Listen in as we pick apart this murder in a cornfield and reveal more than one secret!This episode features vintage ads for Peffer's Nervigor and Bradfield's Female Regulator from 1895 and 1896.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This is the 3rd and final part of the Hans Schmidt series. In this episode we:Explore the investigation into Dr. Muret's true identity, and then reveal his real identity!Discuss what may have happened to Anna Aumuller's baby, as well as her cause of deathReveal the outcomes of both Dr. Muret's and Hans Schmidt's trialsMuse over some thoughts into Hans Schmidt's pathology...and discuss a "true crime" book about this case that turned out to be fictional.Historical ads featured in this episode are for Wrigley's Spearmint Gum and New York Telephone Company.Bonus info:Monica corrected Hans Schmidt's Wikipedia page!The full "True Crime" eBook we found (full of incorrect information) can be fully accessed and reviewed at the website Internet Archives.The trial transcripts—all 7 PDF scans with almost 1800 pages—can be accessed at the following website:https://dc.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/7003

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Part 2 of our Hans Schmidt series takes us back to the 1800s in Germany for a look at Hans's childhood and the relatives that came before him. Listen in as we unpack the "clews" from the newspapers and the trial transcripts that might just give us insight into why Hans committed the murder and dismemberment of Anna Aumuller in September of 1913.This is the episode where we expose all of the dirty secrets that he was keeping when he arrived on America's shores in the summer of 1909!WE WOULD RATE THIS EPISODE "M" FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY. As was mentioned in the episode, here is the article about automats and the anti-waiter movement in the late 1800s:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/automat-20th-century-waiterless-restaurants

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!This is Part 1 of a very in-depth tale that is dark and twisted. (You can't say we didn't warn you!) When pieces of a lady washed ashore along the banks of the Hudson River in 1913, investigators had no idea just what a nightmare had been unearthed. The whole thing really began across the ocean decades earlier and now it was there at their feet in New Jersey and, ultimately, New York City.In this episode you'll hear about the gruesome discovery of the few body parts that were recovered, the investigation that led the detectives to their man, and Hans's life after arriving in the United States in 1909. "Marvel Whirling Spray Douche" ad from the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York."Coward Shoes" ad from The New York Times, New York, New York.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Life wasn't easy for the Mormon refugees flooding into Mexico in 1885, and it was downright terrifying when they fled back out during the Mexican revolution in 1912. Life seemed to be especially hard for one man in particular who was born in Colonia Diaz and he took it out on his family for the rest of his life. When the law wouldn't help them or their mother, a few of his children figured they'd have to help themselves—with deadly consequences.Join Monica and Olivia to find out what rumble seats, sagebrush, and ropes have in common in this episode of Forgotten Felonies!Hoosier Cabinets ad from 1912, voiced by Christian N.Lifebuoy Health Soap ad from 1940, voiced by Christian N. and our hostsFor more information on the Mormon colonies in Mexico, watch The Land of Refuge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaP0va4jtDY

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!"No one ever lived who loved children more than I did." These are the words spoken by a man who laughed and joked when recounting the murders of 11 children—all of whom saw him as their father figure. George Hassell was a special type of family annihilator who would extinguish his family when he found them to be inconvenient in some way. If his family became an obstacle, they simply had to go and he would move on as if nothing had happened. While these murders still happen today, back in the early 1900s it was a lot easier to get away with.Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets ad from 1927 Houston Post.Waddell's Department Store ad from 1926 Houston Chronicle.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!The wild west was alive and well in Westfall, Oregon in 1912. Asa Carey was a mean son of a gun who couldn't stay away from the saloons. Whoever decided he'd make a good town marshal clearly wasn't thinking straight! Asa had his own ideas when it came to meting out fair punishment and he wound up on the wrong side of the bars, himself, more than once. Saloon music featured from 1905: "Down Where the Sweet Potatoes Grow" by Collins & HarlanSaloon music featured from 1908: "Lanky Yanky Boys in Blue" by Bill MurraySaloon music featured from 1912: "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" by Mr. Jack CharmanDr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills: ad featured in the March 2, 1905 Oregon Daily JournalWilcox Bros. Royal Blue Shoe Store: ad featured in the 1912 Eugene Guard

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In 1899, Mabel Schofield was a 21-year-old young woman with big dreams and the whole world ahead of her. She had a great head on her shoulders, she had plans for her future, and she was going places. That is, until, some unscrupulous fellow with a selfish plan of his own snuffed out her life without a care in the world. Even the chief of detectives threw his hands in the air and gave up, but the good people of Des Moines, Iowa would not rest until the mystery was solved. It seemed like forever, but justice was finally served for Mabel!Listen as we talk about the fallibility of eyewitness testimony and test your own facial recognition skills here: https://www.testmybrain.org/face-blindness/super-recognizers.html

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!A dashing young count and his beautiful countess come through town and promise to teach you how to be as beautiful as they—for a fee, of course. Promises are made, money exchanges hands, and then the charming royals simply vanish! Was it a dream or were you duped? Come back with us to 1908 when Viggo met Nora and their cross-country crime spree began! This story is a continuation of Episode 5: The Tragic Tale of Kate Van Winkle. Nora Holstein-Rathlou first came to our attention in that story and we realized there was just so much more to tell!

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Kate Van Winkle was born in 1860 and died in 1936. Her life was full of tragedy and despair fit for the silver screen. It's a story stranger than fiction and, until now, has been forgotten to time. Did Kate purposely shoot Dr. Collins that morning? We'll never know for sure, but at least we have unearthed this incredible story and have even brought a small amount of justice to some souls beyond the grave. 

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!Lucinda Mills was a loving mother to 14 children and too many grandchildren (and great grandchildren!) to count. She loved them all and they loved her. Why, then, did so many stand by on that cold February day in 1933 while her son put her on a makeshift altar and used her in a religious ritual to show that he could bring someone back to life? That did, after all, require murdering her first. Listen in as we talk about what makes family cults unique and unravel some interesting historical crime from 1933!Many thanks to Christian N. for lending us your voice for some culty chanting, court testimony, and radio ads! 

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!In August of 1908, Henry J Dufty ended three innocent lives with an ax. The newspapers blamed religious hysteria and the doctors blamed his diseased mind. The neighbors had been buzzin' over the fences that ol' Henry was out of his senses for years already, but what really led to this tragedy? Follow along as we tell the story and chase down the clues in an attempt to solve this decades-old mystery. Why did Henry Dufty take his ax to breakfast?

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!The last "Great Train Robbery" occurred at Tunnel 13 in the Siskiyou Pass in the little town of Ashland, Oregon. It took 4 years to hunt down the three who were responsible for the four senseless deaths that resulted that day. Who were these three men, and what drove them to commit a quadruple murder on that fateful day in October of 1923? Listen in as Monica and Olivia unpack this case and uncover the things that drove these young men to madness—and murder.

Send a message to Monica and Olivia!When Joycy married Bert in February of 1900, she thought she'd found a provider for her two little girls. She would never have guessed on her wedding day that the life she envisioned would end in a way that would shake up an entire town. What led up to this tragedy? Join co-hosts Monica and Olivia while they unravel history to uncover the clues to this forgotten felony.Thanks to Soren and Christian for the voice acting!