Rebecca and Sarah Smith

A Long Crime Ago

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A witty true crime podcast where two sisters combine their love for history and the macabre, to discuss crimes of centuries past.

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Rebecca and Sarah Smith

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They Were Dead the Whole Time 21.07.2023 38:34

Today's episode focuses on the crime spree of 19-year-old Charles Starkweather and (debatably) his 14-year-old girlfriend, Carli Ann Fugate.

Nancy Doss Doss? 21.07.2023 27:04

Welcome, everyone, to season 2 of A Long Crime Ago! We're starting this season strong with today's episode discussing the crimes of the Giggling Granny, aka, Nancy "Nannie" Doss.

Philosophy 101 05.06.2023 40:17

With a nickname like the Sex Beast you would think the topic of this episode would be in an entire different genre, but unfortunately it has to do with a murderer named Melvin David Rees, Jr. which is a disappointment for everyone.

Aunt Clara is NOT Allowed to Come to the Parties 06.04.2023 47:24

Come listen as we discuss one of the bloodiest female serial killers history has to offer: Elizabeth Bathory.

Don't Kill Your Grandmas 06.04.2023 25:36

In the episode, Rebecca gets excited as we head across the country to Japan. There's a plot twist you won't see coming plus, a DOUBLE feature! Two for one episode where we talk about murderers Nakamura and Mutsuo.

Leave the Horses Alone! 06.04.2023 33:42

We're going to take you all the way down to Louisiana where Sarah takes the lead on telling the story of the infamous Madame LaLaurie.

Three's a Crowd 28.02.2023 29:45

Listen as we discuss the murderous couple Maria and Frederick Manning; a match made in hell.

The Human Glowsticks 28.02.2023 48:49

Steel your hearts as we talk of corporate corruption and greed that leads to the excruciating deaths of many innocent, working women who are best known as the Radium Girls.

217 Years to the Day! 28.02.2023 40:17

Come listen to a history lesson you didn't ask for as we dive into the life and crimes of America's 3rd Vice President Aaron Burr, Jr.

It Began With a Mudget 28.02.2023 31:26

In our debut episode we will be talking about America's first known serial killer. William Webster Mudget or, as we all know him, H.H. Holmes.

All the Johns 28.02.2023 45:47

We're going from the first serial killer of America to the first convicted murderer of the colonial settlers, John Billington.

Sounds Murdery to Me 28.02.2023 23:06

An opera cloak, a preference for females, and a belfry tower all have one thing in common: Thomas Piper. Listen as we discuss the heinous crimes of a man who probably drank one too many shots of laudanum laced booze.

Oh Look, Another John 28.02.2023 41:37

How do you feel about necrophilia? What about old timey abortions? We discuss another John named John Christie as he murders his way across England.

Not the Children! 28.02.2023 29:40

In this episode we are discussing a child killing children - Jesse Pomeroy, the Boston Boy Fiend.

Too Many Hands in the Pot 28.02.2023 51:48

In this episode we discuss the "crime of the century" - the kidnapping of the child of America's dandy. Charles Augustus Lindburgh, Jr.