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

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.

A tempestuous public life made her popular in tabloids, but English singer Amy Winehouse was embraced by music critics and fans for her rugged charm, brash sense of humor, distinctively soulful and jazzy vocals. She recieved 5 Grammy awards despite having released only two albums. In 2011, Amy tragically joined the "27 Club" after dying of acute alcohol poisoning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Jerry Brudos was a sexual freak who killed at least four women in Oregon in the late 1960s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Valentines Day, February 14, 1884, Teddy Roosevelt's mother Mittie Roosevelt and his young bride Alice Lee both died, in the same house, a few hours apart. This tragic day would forever mar the life of the future President of the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Known as the Internet's first serial killer John Edward Robinson is suspected of being responsible for at least 8 murders in the 1990s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serial killer Joel Daavid Rifkin killed 17 women in the 1990s before the police pulled him over for a missing license plate (and discovered his latest victim). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy Lynn Sells was a serial killer who claimed responsibility for over 70 murders across the United States. Dubbed with the nickname "Coast to Coast Killer" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Washington’s largest snowstorm on record began during the evening of January 27, 1922. The weight of the record-breaking snow collapsed the roof of the popular Knickerbocker Theatre. The roof of the theater fell on scores of moviegoers, killing 98 and injuring 133. The disaster ranks as one of the worst in Washington’s history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dana Plato was known for her career as a child actress in the hit TV series "Diff'rent Strokes" before her life came to a tragic end in 1999. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Emil List was a convicted multiple murderer and long-time fugitive. On November 9, 1971, he killed his wife, mother, and three children in their home in Westfield, New Jersey. List remained a fugitive from justice for the next 18 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Howard 'Smitty' Schmid, Jr., was known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson," A serial killer, Smitty was responsible for at least 3 murders in the mid 1960s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perhaps the most famous case of past life recall is that of Virginia Tighe who recalled her past life as Bridey Murphy. Virginia was the wife of a Virginia businessman in Pueblo, Colorado. While under hypnosis in 1952, she told Morey Bernstein, her therapist, that over 100 years ago she was an Irish woman named Bridget Murphy who went by the nickname of Bridey. During their sessions together, Bern...

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.

In 1950, Timothy Evans was convicted of murdering his wife and daughter in England.  He was sentenced to death and eventually hanged.  Three years after his execution, it was learned that the murders were actually committed by Evan's neighbor and serial killer John Christie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On July 15, 1974, Christine Chubbuck, a young and talented newscaster in Sarasota, Florida, pulled out a gun and shot herself on live television. This is her story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serial Killer Dayton Leroy Rogers is responsible for the murder of at least 8 women in the Portland,Oregon area during the 1980s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

Matthew J. Hoffman is a sex offender and killer responsible for a triple homicide and the abduction and rape of a thirteen-year-old girl in November 2010. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christian VII ruled Denmark from 1766 until his death in in 1808. The King was rather an odd fellow. His mental instability has been attributed to a brutal childhood governor and to morally corrupt court pages. After his 1766 marriage to Caroline Matilda he gave himself up to debauchery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On March 26, 1997 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult, known as "The Crew" committed mass suicide, believing their souls would be transported to a spaceship trailing the Hale-Bopp comet.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1950s, Janis Joplin grew up as a outcast in the small, conservative town of Port Author, Texas. Leaving her home town behind, Janis would go on to become a Rock and Roll Icon by the age of 25.  By the time Janis was 27, she was dead of a heroin overdose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia for 300 years. But In March 1917, revolution broke out on the streets of St. Petersburg and Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate his throne. The Royal family was at first placed under house arrest.  The Bolsheviks, fearing the Tsar supporters may try to reinstall the monarchy, sentenced the Royal family to death. On July 16, 1917 The Tsar, his wife and their fiv...

The Altamont Speedway Free Festival was a counterculture-era rock concert held on Saturday, December 6, 1969, at the Altamont Speedway in northern-western California. The free concert featured The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Santna and Jefferson Airplane.  The Hell's Angels were hired to provide security. To the shock of the promoters, more than 300,000 people showed up. There were violent...

On February 18, 1916 Father Hans B. Schmidt became the only priest in U.S. History to die in the electric chair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.