History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History (Tim Scott, Charles Walters and Brandy Herrmann)
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| 07 Jun 2017 | The Curious Life of W.C. Minor | 01:18:33 | |
William Chester Minor was a skilled surgeon, U.S. Army Officer and distinguished scholar. He was also a lunatic who was obessessed with prostitutes and murdered an innocent man. Minor would go on to help established the Oxford English Dictionary while serving out his sentence in an insane asylum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Aug 2016 | The Kansas City Butcher - Serial Killer Robert Andrew Berdella | 01:19:24 | |
Robert Andrew "Bob" Berdella was a serial killer in Kansas City, Missouri who raped, tortured, and killed at least six men between 1984 and 1987. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Nov 2015 | Hero of My Lai - Hugh Thompson Jr. | 00:50:37 | |
In March 1968, U.S. Troops entered the Vietnamese Village of My Lai searching for Viet Cong Guerillas. Before the day was over more than 500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians were killed. Helicopter Pilot Hugh Thompson Jr. and his crew members Glenn Andreotta and Lawrence Colburn courageously ended the massacre by turning their weapons on their own troops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Mar 2015 | H.H. Holmes - Horror Hotel | 00:51:29 | |
H.H. Holmes was one of America's first serial killers. During the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, he lured victims into his elaborate Hotel or "murder castle." Guests checked in, but they didn't check out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Jan 2017 | True Crime: The Man Who Wouldn't Die - The indestructible Michael Malloy | 01:24:27 | |
In 1932, a group of New York criminals decided to make a little money by taking out multiple life insurance policies on a homeless man and then have him killed. The problem was he just wouldn't die. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Oct 2017 | A Haunting at Fox Hollow Farm | 01:12:01 | |
Known as the 1-70 Killer, Herb Baumeister is believed to have murdered as many as 20 men in the 1980s. Most of the victims were buried on Fox Hollow Farm in Indiana. After Baumeister committed suicide in 1996 many strange things started happening on the farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 07 Oct 2018 | Live from Dweeb Con 2018 : Roch "Moses" TheriaultThe Ant Hill Kids Cult | 01:46:32 | |
Join us live from Dweeb Con 2018 as we discuss the distrubing story of Roch "Moses" Theriault and the Ant Hill Kids Cult. Script by Jason Dikes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Jun 2018 | Bully: The Death of Ken McElroy | 00:57:44 | |
For years Ken McElroy was known as the town bully. When the justice system failed the citizens of Skidmore, they took the matter into their own hands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Dec 2016 | The Girl on The Hollywood Sign -The Death of Peg Entwistle | 01:32:37 | |
In 1932, struggling actress Peg Entwistle became the only person ever to commit suicide by jumping off the famed HOLLYWOOD sign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Feb 2015 | The Strange Case of Typhoid Mary | 00:49:57 | |
Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, was the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever. She was presumed to have infected 51 people, three of whom died, over the course of her career as a cook. She was twice forcibly isolated by public health authorities and died after a total of nearly three decades in isolation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jun 2016 | Short: Ask The Dweebs - Listener Mail | 00:40:53 | |
Join Tim and The Colonel as we answer Listener Mail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Nov 2016 | White Rose: The Execution of Sophie Scholl | 01:27:27 | |
Sophia Scholl was a 21 year old German student who help form the White Rose Society,a non-violent resistance group, in Nazi Germany. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Apr 2020 | Rampage: The Shooting Spree of Laurie Dann | 01:36:54 | |
In May of 1988, a shy, young woman named Laurie Dann went on a rampage that left her and a young man dead and several others wounded. Due to the graphic nature of this story listener descrition is advised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Jan 2018 | We Are not Amused: The Many Assassination Attempts on Queen Victoria | 01:32:56 | |
| 19 Mar 2016 | The Lipstick Murders - Serial Killer William Heirens | 01:21:20 | |
"The Lipstick Murders" were a series of brutal attacks which occurred near Chicago in the mid 1940s. Though a serial burglar named William Heirens confessed to the murders, he later recanted his confession on the grounds that it was forced by the Chicago PD. With very little physical evidence connecting Heirens to the crimes, did the Police really get their man? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 30 Apr 2015 | The Day That Changed Everything - June 28,1914 | 00:43:44 | |
On June 28, 1914, 19 year old Gavrillo Princip shot and killed two people and the world has never been the same. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Oct 2017 | Dweebs Live: Edmund Creffield and The Holy Rollers | 02:39:57 | |
Join Dweebs Live as we discuss the crazy life of cult leader Edmund Creffield and The Holy Rollers. In our bonus segment we interview Nate Hale from "The Conspirators", David and Chelsea from "Based on a True Crime" and Nina Instead of "Already Gone" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Oct 2015 | Took an Axe - Lizze Borden | 01:08:02 | |
In 1892, Lizzie Borden stood trial for the brutal axe murders of her father and stepmother. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Mar 2016 | The Gainesville Ripper - Serial Killer Danny Rolling | 01:28:11 | |
Known as the Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling was an American serial killer who brutally murdered five college students in Gainesville, Florida in 1990. Rolling later confessed to an additional triple homicide in Shreveport, Louisiana and attempting to murder his own father. In total, Rolling confessed to killing eight people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Jul 2016 | Massacre at 9th and Main - America's First Mass Shooting | 01:30:19 | |
Winfield, Kansas was a quest, peaceful town at the turn on the 20th Century. It was right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. On the evening of August 13, 1903 the townspeople gathered near the gazebo in the city park to listen to a brass band and sip on freshly squeezed lemonade. Those gathered there had no way of knowing they were about to witness the first mass shooting incident in our nation's history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 17 Mar 2019 | Demon of the Belfry:The Emmanuel Baptist Church Murders | 01:08:55 | |
When two young ladies were burtally murdered and their mutalated bodies found at that Emmanuel Baptist Church in San Francisco, suspicion immediately fell upon a young Sunday school teacher named Theo Durrant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Mar 2021 | Caveman | 02:01:52 | |
Have you ever tried to get into a hole that was just too small? He did. And learned a hard lesson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Nov 2016 | Unsolved Mystery: The Murder of William Desmond Tayor | 01:04:25 | |
In the early 1920s, William Desmond Taylor, was a popular Hollywood actor and film director. On February 1, 1922 he was murdered in his Los Angeles home. Despite numerous suspects, the crime has never been solved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Feb 2015 | Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield | 00:49:00 | |
Serial killer Ed Gein was obsessively devoted to his mother, a religious fanatic. After her death, Gein began robbing graves—keeping body parts as trophies, practicing necrophilia, and experimenting with human taxidermy. He then turned to murder, killing at least two women in 1957. Listener discretion is advised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Aug 2017 | Precious Blood: The Murder of Mia Zapata | 02:00:11 | |
Mia Zapata was the lead singer for the Seattle based punk band "The Gits". In 1993, the band was on the verge of signing a major record deal with Atlantic Records. However, before the contract could be signed, Mia Zapata was found murdered. Her murder would remain unsolved for over 10 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Apr 2021 | Sid and Nancy- dirty drug addicted version of Romeo and Juliet. | 01:57:17 | |
The life of a rock star is not so glamorous. Add heroin, a knife and you have a tragedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Sep 2016 | Unsolved Mystery: The Servant Girl Annihilator | 01:29:51 | |
In Austin, Texas in 1864, over the course of one year, a madman brutally murdered 6 women, a man and an eleven year old child in their homes. Then with the whole city in a frenzy, the murders ended as mysteriously as they began. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Dec 2016 | True Crime: The Casanova Killer - Serial Killer Glen Edwards Rogers | 01:35:31 | |
Glen Edward Rogers is also known as "The Casanova Killer", is an American serial killer. He was convicted of two murders and is a suspect in several others throughout the United States. There are even some evidence he may be responsible for the death of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Jan 2016 | The Mutilator: Serial Killer - William Macdonald | 01:13:46 | |
The Sydney Mutilator terrorized Australia between 1961 and 1963. William MacDonald would brutally murder and castrate vargarant men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Mar 2018 | Crash Landing: The Death of Lawn Chair Larry | 01:00:24 | |
In 1982, Larry Walters achieved his life long dream to fly when he attached some weather balloons to his lawn chair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Jan 2016 | The Awkward Outlaw - Elmer J. McCurdy | 00:56:23 | |
In life, Elmer J. McCurdy was a bungling, inept bandit. In death, he became a legend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Apr 2016 | The Sunday Morning Slasher - Carl Eugene Watts | 01:05:54 | |
Known as the "The Sunday Morning Slasher" Carl Eugene Watts is believed to have been responsibile for more than 100 brutal murders between 1974 and 1982. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Feb 2017 | Final Bell: The Our Lady of Angels Elementary School Fire | 01:23:45 | |
On Dec. 1, 1958, a fire consumed Our Lady of the Angels grade school on the West Side of Chicago, killing 92 children and three nuns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Nov 2018 | The Baton Rouge Serial Killer: Derrick Todd Lee | 01:22:59 | |
Join us as we discuss the Baton Rouge Serial Killer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 05 Aug 2016 | Outlaw - John Wesley Hardin | 01:30:10 | |
John Wesley Hardin was one of the most notorious gunfighters and prolific killers to come out of the Old West. Hardin is believed to have murdered 42 men during his lifetime. Hardin killed one man in his sleep just because he was snoring too loud. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Jan 2016 | The Tragic Life of Major Henry R. Rathbone | 00:56:19 | |
In April 1865, Henry Rathbone was a wealthy Lawyer and accomplished Military Officer. He was engaged to be marry to the woman of his dreams. Then events of one awful night changed his life and the life of a nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 19 Mar 2020 | Death of the 50 Foot Woman | 01:17:52 | |
Yvette Vickerswas a B-Movie actress who failed short of movie stardom and then experienced a sad demise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jun 2017 | Hate Crimes: Serial Killer Joseph Paul Franklin | 01:03:46 | |
Joseph Paul Franklin was an extreme racist and serial killer who gained notoriety for numerous murders in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Franklin also attempted to murder famed civil rights leader Vernon Jordan and Hustler Publisher Larry Flynt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 24 Sep 2015 | Scandal - The Fatty Arbuckle Story | 01:16:11 | |
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the early 20th century. In 1921, he was at the center of the film industry's first major scandal. Arbuckle became the defendant in three widely publicized trials for the rape and manslaughter of an aspiring young actress named Virginia Rappe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Jul 2016 | The Pig Farmer - Serial Killer: Robert "Willie" Pickton | 01:06:49 | |
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 02 Feb 2018 | The BTK Killer: Dennis Lynn Rader | 01:38:47 | |
Known as the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader was responsible for the deaths of 10 people between 1974 and 1991. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Apr 2018 | The Vampire Clan Murders | 01:05:05 | |
Rod Ferrell claimed to be a 500 year old Vampire named Vesago. In 1996, the teenager and self proclaimed leader of a group of teens known as the "Vampire Clan" brutually murdered an elderly Florida couple. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Apr 2017 | The Doctor of Death: Dr. Jack Kevorkian | 01:39:36 | |
Dr. Jack Kevorkian was a pathologist who assisted people suffering from acute medical conditions in ending their lives. After years of conflict with the court system over the legality of his actions, he spent eight years in prison after a 1999 conviction. Kevorkian's actions spurred national debate on the ethics of euthanasia and hospice care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Feb 2019 | The Thrill Killer: Serial Killer Richard Fran Biegenwald | 01:15:12 | |
Join us as we discuss Serial Killer Richard Fran Biegenwald Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Nov 2018 | The Cincinnati Strangler: Serial Killer Posteal Laskey | 00:59:22 | |
A twenty seven year old taxi driver named Posteal Laskey terrorized the Queen City in 1965 by raping and killing seven elderly women. But did the Police arrest the right man? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Apr 2015 | The Last Public Execution in the United States | 00:41:58 | |
On August 14, 1936 more than 20,000 people showed up, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to witness the last public execution held in the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Aug 2017 | A Man Called Lucky - The Amazing Life of Charles Lightoller | 01:42:41 | |
From the sinking of the Titanic to the evacuation of Dunkirk, Charles "Lucky" Lightoller always seemed to be in the wrong place at the right time. Research and Script by Jason Dikes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 May 2017 | The Lottery Winner: The Murder of Abraham Shakespeare | 01:30:22 | |
Abraham Shakespeare was generous to a fault. He would often give his last dollar to complete strangers. In 2006, Abraham won $30 million dollars in the Florida State Lottery. Instead of the money making him happy, his life would soon take a very dark turn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 09 Nov 2015 | The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd | 01:16:15 | |
Winnie Ruth Judd was the nervous type. She liked to carry her own bags because you never knew what (or who) was inside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Jun 2016 | The Butcher of Hanover - Serial Killer Fritz Haarmann | 01:15:29 | |
Fritz Haarmann, referred to as "The Butcher of Hanover". Fritz was a German serial killer responsible for at least 24 murders of young males between 1919 and 1924. After raping and killing the young men he would chop up their bodies and sell their remains to local butchers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 May 2016 | Second City Terror - The Chicago Rippers | 01:29:06 | |
In the early 1980's, a Satanic Cult, known as the "The Ripper Crew" abducted, raped, tortured, mutillated and murdered 18 young women in the Chicago area. The group would then participate in satanic rituals using the severed breasts of their young victims. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Mar 2017 | True Crime: The Execution of Eva Dugan | 01:38:47 | |
On February 20, 1930, Eva Dugan became the first woman to be hanged in the State of Arizona. The execution did not go well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 29 Jul 2019 | The Straw Hat Riot | 01:20:03 | |
In September 1922, when the men of New York City committed a fashion faux pas by wearing their staw hats beyond the socially acceptable date of September 15th, a riot ensued. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Jun 2017 | The Glamour Girl Slayer: Serial Killer Harvey Murray Glatman | 01:15:17 | |
Harvey Murray Glatman was a serial killer in Califorina during the 1950s. Glatman was a professional photographer in Hollywood where he would prey on aspiring young models. Glatman would lure his victims to his studio where he would then rape and brutally murder them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Oct 2016 | True Crime: The Vampire of Sacramento - Richard T. Chase | 01:30:44 | |
Richard T. Chase became known as "The Vampire of Sacramento" because he killed 6 people, drank their blood and cannibalized their remains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 Feb 2016 | The Poughkeepsie Strangler - Serial Killer Kendall Francois | 00:59:47 | |
In the fall of 1996, young women started disappearing in the small town of Poughkeepsie, New York. Police were sure they were dealing with a serial killer, However, they had one problem...they could not find any dead bodies..that is until investigators starting searching the attic of local school employee Kendall Francois. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 28 Apr 2015 | Alfred Packer - American Cannibal | 00:39:48 | |
Alfred Packer was an American prospector who confessed to cannibalism during the winter of 1873–1874. He and 5 other men attempted to travel through the high mountains of Colorado during the peak of a harsh winter. They ran out of food when the snow became too deep for travel. Alfred confessed to eating some of his companions and using their flesh to survive his trek out of the mountains two months later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 08 Aug 2018 | Final Stop: Serial Killer Paul Ogorzow | 01:02:45 | |
The S Bahn murders were a series of brutal murders which took place on Berlin's rail system in the early days of World War Two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 Jul 2015 | The Day the Music Died - The tragic deaths of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper | 01:05:06 | |
On February 3, 1959, rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with the pilot, Roger Peterson. The event became known as "The day the music died" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Nov 2015 | The Scissor Sisters - Convicted Killers Linda and Charlotte Mulhall | 01:02:08 | |
In 2005, Sisters Linda and Charlotte Mulhall brutally stabbed and bludgened an African immigrant to death in Dublin, Ireland. After they killed him, they dismembered his body. His head and penis have never been found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 May 2020 | Tiger King-All Ladies | 02:00:07 | |
The "Ladies" (using term loosely) discuss thier take on JoeExotic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Apr 2018 | The Poe Elementary School Bombing | 00:58:24 | |
On September 15, 1959 Paul Harold Oregeron arrived at the Edgar Allan Poe Elementary School in Houston Texas to enroll his son. He was carrying a briefcase full of dynamite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Feb 2016 | The Teenager who was Executed Twice - Willie Francis | 00:54:27 | |
In 1945, after a very questionable murder conviction, a 16 year old black teenager, Willie Francis, was sentenced to die in the Louisiana's electric chair. The first execution sent shockwaves through Willie repeatedly but failed to kill him. The drunken executioners had failed to hook up the chair properly. A second execution was scheduled six days later. Willie's new attorneys fought the second execution on the grounds it constitued "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" which is prohibited under the U.S. Constitution This is the story of their desperate attempt to save Willie's life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Jan 2017 | Undying Love - The Strange Case of Dr. Carl Tanzler | 02:15:13 | |
It took Carl Tanzler 53 years to finally find the love of his life. He wasn't about to let something, as minor as her death, stand in the way of his happiness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Aug 2019 | The Jigsaw Murders | 01:20:56 | |
In 1935, Dr. Buck Ruxton was charged with murdering his wife and housekeeper in a crime that shocked England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Sep 2019 | A Beautiful Suicide: The Death of Evelyn McHale | 01:21:52 | |
When 23 year old Evelyn McHale jumped off the Empire State Building on May 1,1947 she had no idea she was about to become famous around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 03 Sep 2016 | True Crime: Serial Killers Leonard Lake and Charles Ng | 01:29:32 | |
Leonard Lake and Charles Ng were a pair of serial killers who were responsible for as many as 25 murders in the 1980s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Nov 2015 | Hell on Wheels-Truck Stop Killer: Robert Ben Rhoads | 00:51:35 | |
Robert Ben Rhoades, a former truck driver, raped and killed more than 50 women. He equipped the cab of his truck with a type of dungeon with handcuffs on the ceiling used to incapacitate his victims. He would systematically photograph, sexually assault and torture his victims for weeks before finally killing them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Aug 2015 | Audie Murphy - The Story Of A True American Hero | 01:04:00 | |
Audie Murphy was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army. After the war, he went on to have a remarkable career on the big screen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 04 Nov 2017 | Jaws of Death - The Life of Mabel Stark | 01:12:25 | |
Join us as we discuss the incredible life of the first female Lion Tamer Mabel Stark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Jan 2017 | True Crime: Helter Skelter Part IV - Justice | 01:43:43 | |
The investigation, arrest, trial and conviction of Charile Manson and his "Family" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 26 Apr 2017 | Waterfalls: The Death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | 01:36:34 | |
Lisa Nichol Lopes better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and the creative force behind the hit group TLC. The group would become the best selling girl's group ever in the United States. Despite her professional success,Lisa's personal life was full of pain and tragedy. This is her story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Sep 2018 | The Nazino Affair - Escape from Cannibal Island | 01:07:16 | |
In 1933, 6,000 Russian dissidents were deported to Nazino Island in Siberia. The island was sorrounded by arm guards who were ordered to kill anyone who tried to escape. The dissidents,placed on the island without food or shelter, soon resorted to cannibalism. Special Thanks to Jason Dikes for the script. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Oct 2016 | True Crime: Poisoned Candy - The Trick or Treat Killer | 01:11:09 | |
On October 31, 1974, Ronald Clark took his son, daughter and his neighbor's children out to collect candy and Halloween would never be the same. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Dec 2016 | Not so True Crime: The Podcast Murders - Terror at TimmyCon | 01:10:50 | |
A fictional podcast starring our loyal listeners. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 12 May 2015 | The Villisca axe murders | 01:00:48 | |
On June 9, 1912 eight people, including six children, were brutually murdered in the small town of Villisca, Iowa. More than 100 years later, the murders remain unsolved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 May 2015 | Four on the Floor - The Wonderland Murders | 01:00:49 | |
What does a Gangster, a Porn Star, Liberace's lover and four dead bodies have in common? They all are featured in our story today about "The Wonderland Murders". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 10 Oct 2016 | Unsolved Mystery: The Grimes Sisters Murders | 01:15:29 | |
On December 28,1956 Barbara Grimes, 15 and her sister Patricia 13 ,went to the movies a few blocks from their Chicago home. They never came home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 06 Feb 2015 | Get Your Freak On! The History of Freak Shows! | 00:48:38 | |
Join the Dweebs as we discuss the history of Circus Freak Shows and some of it's most colorful characters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Sep 2017 | Terror on the Jersey Shore - The Shark Attacks of 1916 | 01:21:41 | |
The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey in which four people were killed and one injured. These attacks would later become the basis of the novel and movie "Jaws" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Mar 2018 | Comrades: The Story of Jumping Joe and Alexandra | 00:49:45 | |
How an American POW joined forces with a Russian woman to defeat the Nazis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 31 May 2020 | Bonnie and Clyde | 01:32:20 | |
we talk about recent events and the dastardly duo of Bonnie and Clyde Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 15 Aug 2017 | Con Artist: The Life of Cassie Chadwick | 01:21:27 | |
Cassie Chadwick was a con artist who posed as the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie to defraud banks out of millions of dollars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 May 2016 | The Cleveland Strangler - Anthony Sowell | 01:08:28 | |
Known as The Cleveland Strangler, Anthony Sowell, was convicted of murdering 11 women and dumping their remains in and around his house. When he was arrested in 2009, rotting corpses were found throughout his Cleveland, Ohio home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Feb 2017 | Unrequited Love: Oofty Goofty and Big Bertha Heyman | 01:44:04 | |
Leonard Borchardt was a side show performer who became known as "Oofty Goofty: The Wild Man of Borneo" In 1891, he met and fell in love with a fellow performer and con artist named Big Bertha Heyman. The relationship did not go well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 11 Sep 2015 | Wanted: Dead or Alive - Jesse James | 01:28:34 | |
Join us as we discuss the life and death of America's favorite Outlaw - Jesse James. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Oct 2016 | True Crime: The Backpacker Murders | 01:19:57 | |
Between 1990 and 1996, a total of seven young backpackers were murdered in Australia. This is the story of Australian serial killer Ivan Milat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 13 Oct 2019 | Dweebcon Live 2019: The Traveling Hangman | 01:40:55 | |
Join us for DweebCon Live with Special Guests: Comedian Nicholas Starr, Southern Fried True Crime Host Erica Kelley, Already Gone host Nina Instead and Spy Stories host Karen Michelle. With script by Nina Instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Sep 2016 | True Crime - Easter Sunday Massacre - The Ruppert Family Murders | 01:04:47 | |
On March 30, 1975, a very meek and mild mannered, James Ruppert killed his mother, brother, sister-in-law and eight nieces and nephews at an Easter Sunday dinner in Hamilton, Ohio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 01 Apr 2015 | The Matewan Massacre/Battle of Blair Mountain | 01:00:30 | |
On May 19, 1920 The Stone Mountain Coal Mine Corporation sent hired guns into Matewan, West Virgina to squash attempts by Coal Miners to unionize. This lead to a deadly shoot out that became known as the Matewan Massacre. It was followed a year later by the largest armed rebellion since the civil war, when 10,000 armed Coal Miners took on the coal mining industry's private army at Blair Mountain, West Virgina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 27 Jan 2019 | Making it Rain: The Life of Charles Hatfield | 01:10:04 | |
In 1915, when the City of San Diego hired Charles Hatfield to make it rain, they got more than they bargained for. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 14 Nov 2016 | The Strange Case of Norton I- Emperor of the United States | 01:51:27 | |
From 1859 until 1880, The U.S. was ruled by the self -proclaimed "Norton I, Emperor of the United States". This is his story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 20 Mar 2015 | Hedy - The Amazing life of Hedy Lamarr | 00:39:31 | |
Join the Dweebs as we discuss the amazing life of Hollywood Legend Hedy Larr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 23 Nov 2017 | The Insatiable Tarrare | 01:11:16 | |
Join Tim and The Colonel as we discuss the curious case of Tarrare, a Frenchman with an unusual appetite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 18 Aug 2017 | The Cologne School Massacre: Mass Murderer Willi Walter Seifert | 00:57:35 | |
On June 11, 1964 42-year-old Willi Walter Seifert armed with an insecticide sprayer converted into a flamethrower, a lance and a homebuilt mace, entered the a school and opened fire on the girls playing in the courtyard. He then knocked in classroom windows with his mace and fired inside. Eight children and two teachers died in the horrific event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 22 Mar 2016 | Marie and The Guillotine | 01:24:23 | |
Born on November 2, 1755, in Vienna, Austria, Marie Antoinette helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792. She became a symbol of the excesses of the monarchy. As a 20-year consort to Louis XVI, she was beheaded by The Guillotine on October 16, 1793. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 21 Sep 2017 | Death Row Granny - Serial killer Velma Barfield | 01:44:10 | |
Known was "Death Row Granny" Velma Barfield is believed to have murdered at least 6 people. She was the first woman in the United States to be executed after the 1976 resumption of capital punishment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 25 Feb 2015 | Tokyo Rose | 00:56:00 | |
Join the Dweebs as we discuss World War II Propagandists Axis Sally, Lord Ha Ha and the sad case of Iva Toguri, better known as “Tokyo Rose”.
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| 03 Apr 2017 | Anger Mis-management: Serial Killer Carroll "Eddie" Cole | 01:48:09 | |
Carroll Edward Cole was an serial killer who killed his first victim at age 10. Cole was executed in 1985 for killing at least 16 people between 1948 and 1980. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| 16 Nov 2016 | True Crime: The First Insanity Defense - Daniel E. Sickles | 01:31:34 | |
Daniel Edgar Sickles was an politician, soldier, and diplomat. Sickles was involved in a number of public scandals including a murder. He was the first person to use the insanity defense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
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