History Dweebs - A look at True Crime, Murders, Serial Killers and the Darkside of History

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.

This is the story of Phineas P. Gage, an American railroad construction foreman, remembered for his improbable survival of a rock-blasting accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Koresh was the leader of a religious sect known as the Branch Davidians. Koresh and his followers built an "Army of God" by stockpiling weapons in preparation for the apocalypse. On February 28, 1993, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the compound in Waco, Texas resulting in a 51-day stand-off. The siege ended with the death of 76 sect members.  Research and Script b...

Charles Edmund Cullen is a former nurse who is the most prolific serial killer in New Jersey history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Known as the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Harland David Sanders went from rags to riches several times during his life. Sanders was as a devout Christian who cussed like a drunken sailor.  He was a humanitarian who once shot and almost killed a business competitor. Join us as we take a look at the life of one America's most colorful characters.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

In 1984, Charles Rodman Campbell brutally murdered three victims who had testified against him in an eariler criminal case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Barbara Payton was a beautiful, promising young actress before she self-destructed in a fog of drugs, alcohol and illicit affairs.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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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.

Ray and Faye Copeland were responsible for the murder of at least 5 homeless drifters in the 1980s. Ray and Faye became the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Known as "Jolly" Jane for her sunny disposition, Jane Toppan was a serial killer responsible for the murder of at least 33 people.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As an adult, Eddie Gaedel stood just 3'7" and weighed 65 pounds. Although bullied most of his life, Eddie became an overnight sensation in 1951 when he became the first "Little person" to appear in a Major League Baseball game.  Eddie would learn that fame has a dark side though, as a few years later he would tragically die under mysterious circumstances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

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.

Chuck and Brandy are going rogue. Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith Hunter Jesperson is a Canadian born American serial killer known as the "Happy Face Killer" for the smiley faces he drew on his many letters to the media. A truck driver by trade, it is believed that Jespersen is responsible for at least a series of four murders in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nannie Doss was a serial killer who earned the monikers "The Giggling Nanny,” "The Giggling Granny," and "The Jolly Black Widow" after going on a killing spree that began in the 1920s and ended in 1954.  Doss was easy to entertain. Her favorite pastimes included reading romance novels and poisoning members of her family to death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 inform...

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 informat...

Sean Richard Sellers was a troubled teenager in the 1980s when he turned to Satanism.  In 1986, when Sean was just 16 years old, he murdered three people including his mother and step father.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leonard Fraser was an Australian serial killer convicted of killing four women in the 1970/80s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the early 20th Century, Emily Davison was a suffragette who fought for the right of women to vote in Great Britain.  On June 8, 1913, Davison pay the ultimate price for her convictions, when she stepped in front of King George V's race horse "Anmer" during the final turn of the Epsom Derby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bizarre story of how a dead homeless man help change the course of World War II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Kuklinski was in life a true monster and a sadistic murderer. Some of the crimes he perpetrated are beyond belief, the embodiment of living nightmares. Referred to as the "Ice man" and dreaded throughout the criminal underworld, he was for a time a top mafia hit man. Richard Kuklinski claims to have killed 200 people during his career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...