House of Syx

The House of Syx

History EN ↓ 29 episodes

History has a dark side, and we're shining a lantern on it. The House of Syx unearths true crime, strange history, and unsolved mysteries from before the 1970s. Hosted by a wife, an obsessive researcher with a love for the macabre, and her husband, who shows up skeptical but can't look away, this podcast blends sharp storytelling with off-the-cuff commentary. From the foggy streets of Victorian London to a locked cabin adrift in the Atlantic, each weekly episode dives deep into the bizarre, the brutal, and the baffling. Whether you're into cold cases, forgotten scandals, or history that reads...

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E2: D.B. Cooper - Bourbon, Bills, and a Breeze 09.07.2025 1:10:57

Episode Summary: In 1971, a man named Dan Cooper hijacked a plane and vanished into legend. We break down the skyjacking, the FBI's fumbles, and the many theories still floating today. 🎙️ Episode 2: Bourbon, Bills, and the Breeze The House of Syx – A true crime history podcast On Thanksgiving Eve, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked a commercial jet, claimed he had a bomb, and coolly p...

E3: Edgar Allan Poe - Ravens, Ruin, and Reynolds 09.07.2025 54:44

Summary: On a gray October day in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, wearing another man's clothes and whispering a single name: "Reynolds." He would die four days later without ever explaining what happened. In this episode, we unravel the final, mysterious days of one of history’s most haunted minds. E3: Ravens, Ruin, and Reynolds The House of Syx | Episode 3...

E4: Lizzy Borden - Bloodlines, Bludgeons, and Betrayals 09.07.2025 51:30

Summary: She was rich, religious, and respectable—or so they thought. In 1892, the quiet town of Fall River was shattered by a gruesome double murder and the trial of a woman who became a legend. Was Lizzy Borden a misunderstood spinster… or a killer with a pear-shaped alibi? In this episode of The House of Syx , Jenn and Jared take their hatchets to the truth behind the Borden murders. We explore...

E1: Jack the Ripper - Fog, Fear, and The Ripper 08.07.2025 47:14

Episode Summary: Jack the Ripper stalked Victorian London in 1888—and we’re unpacking the myth, the murders, and the mess the police left behind. A grim walk through history’s most infamous whodunit. In this premiere episode, Jenn drags Jared (mostly willingly) into the gaslit streets of 1888 Whitechapel to unravel the myth and the mess that is Jack the Ripper . Was he a criminal mastermind? A men...