A Good Night For a Murder

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 @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com , and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

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 Scattered Dutchman. Follow along on Instagram , TikTok , or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightfor...

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, Louisiana, the Byers family had been killed in the same fashion. The murders were eerily similar to another, b...

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 @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com , and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts...

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 stick around and listen to all 4 stories because they get wilder as we go. Follow along on Instagram , T...

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 mediums - none of that was real Every message, knock, or rapping from the other side was all manufacture...

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 from toothache to tuberculosis. In 1898 Linda decided her husband the the two children they’d had...

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 Instagram , TikTok , or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com , and subscribe where...

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 you again soon.  Follow along on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube @agoodnightforamurder and subscribe whe...

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. That is exactly what happened in the case we’re covering tonight.  This is the story of fortune teller...

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 includes Valentines Day, can be a challenge when one covers historic true crime. So, I had to do it i...

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 separate fact from fiction and give you the full story. This is the story of black widow, Louise Vermil...

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 American Old West! And I wanted to learn more about it! One of my favorite things to do when it com...

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, where some very interesting investigation methods were deployed.  This is the story of Sarah Jane Rober...

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 favorite Victorian era ghost stories. This story was first published in in 1902 by W. W. Jacobs. It is call...

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 crime stories in one episode, this is also going to be a compilation episode. Since Victorians lov...

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 around and listen to all four. Follow along on Instagram , TikTok , or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or w...

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 cemeteries and mourning then and now, mourning traditions we think should come back, has she ever encounter...

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 here on Patreon. In keeping with that theme, tonight’s Good Night Snack is about another brave set of...

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 they deserve. This is the story of the Radium Girls.  Follow along on Instagram , TikTok , or YouTube...

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.

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 story behind the story. And I was often surprised how far the facts of the matter were from the story t...

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 is the story of Blanche Monnier. Follow along on Instagram , TikTok , or YouTube @agoodnightforamurd...

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 the mirrors in the house when someone in the home died, so the spirit's soul didn't get t...

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 www.agoodnightforamurder.com , and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.