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The Court Martial Of Pvt. Eddie Leonski Jump To The AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 382 is dedicated to the Australian scoundrel Philip Quinn, a dedicated listener from Down Under who wanted to hear more about the case of Eddie Leonski, an American soldier who terrorized of Melbourne with a murder spree while the city was under mandated “brown-outs,” reductions in the use of lighting to make it...

An Incident In The Blacksmith’s Shop Jump To The AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 380 tells the story of a violent rampage and its aftermath, when a jealous man shoots a rival down in cold blood and then bashes his head with a hammer. There are enough witnesses that there’s no question his guilt, and the third act details the extremes he will take to avoid a date in the electric chair. Hear Abou...

The Implication Of Fred Wheeler Jump to Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 379 tells the scandalous and tragic story of a young business school student who enters into an unfortunate relationship with her sponsor, a wealthy cattle dealer 30 years her senior. He’s on the scene when she turns up dead with a mysterious gunshot wound in her head, and the resulting trial is a textbook example of a judi...

Face-To-Face With Pretty Boy Floyd Ad-Free Safe House Edition The centerpiece of Episode 378 is a quest for an interview with the infamous bank robber and murderer Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd by Oklahoma reporter Vivian Brown. Although her reporting verges on glorifying Floyd’s celebrity, something we try to avoid, her six-part series published in the days between Floyd’s death in Ohio and his home...

The Insanity (Or Not) Of Douglas Van Vlack Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 377 takes a deep plunge into the story of a troubled young couple in a flight from justice that ends in great double tragedies. The second act details a sensational and contentious trial as Douglas Van Vlack’s defense team try to keep him from the gallows by telling the story of his traumatic life. The third act tells ho...

Bullets For Sheriff Maxwell And Family Jump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 376 is an action-packed thriller with a jailbreak, a prison break, a couple of car chases, a bank robbery, and then some. At the center of it all is the law-enforcing family of Sheriff Hugh Maxwell of Plymouth County, Iowa, who make the ultimate sacrifice in their pursuit of justice. Listen to more stories with PRISO...

The Triple Confessions Of Willie Lee Jump To AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 374 tells the story of an awful family murder in Boonville, Indiana, when a lazy young man takes an axe to his parents and brother on the eve of his wedding day. What offenses the family committed to deserve such a fate seems to be all in the mind of the accused, and it takes him a few tries to get his story straight....

The Vanishing Of Clyde Armour Jump To The AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 373 tells the story of two young men who go on a road trip together, but only one of them makes it as far as Santa Fe, and he pretends to be the other. In the meanwhile, an Iowa family goes on a desperate hunt for their missing brother. Join In On More MANHUNTS Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/...

La Chataine Juliette And The Perverted Professor Of Magnetic Physiology Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 372 delves into the history of one of the most hideous villains to ever stalk American streets, a predator so vile that he ranks up there with Albert Fish in his depravity. Even if you don’t believe in capital punishment, I think you’ll agree that Etienne Deschamps deserved his punishment, an...

The Napavine Hatchet Murder Jump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 371 seems to start out as a salacious story of a seedy sexual situation gone awry, but the sleaze paves the way to a more interesting subplot of a district attorney forced to bring a half-baked case to trial in order to avoid the appearance of his own complicity in a rumored conspiracy. Explore More Murders By HATCHETS & HA...

A Band-Aid Solution To The Mystery Jump To The AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION!!!! Episode 370 tells the story of a World War II era veteran whose mental issues earned him an honorable discharge from service, but he slips through the system, wreaking havoc among the women in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. What does it take to get creeps like this off the street? Murder, apparently. Explore More CA...

Martha Beck’s Lonely Hearts Club Jump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 368 tells the tragicomic tale of a romantic and business partnership that goes awry when a woman’s jealousy overpowers her professional detachment. It’s also a love story of a passion so profound that they take their love all the way to the electric chair. Hear More BLUEBEARD Stories Become a supporter of this podcast: htt...

Struck By An Axe And Killed Jump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 367 is a holiday tale more bone-chilling than heart-warming. It takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving, when family and friends get together for games and good times. The cautionary part of the tale here is, be aware of what topics are best to be avoided. This tJumpime, the touchy subject is not politics, but eyewear. Becom...

The Lillian Scheib Mystery  Jump To Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 366 tells the sad story of a woman found dead in a bathtub, so decomposed that police first assume it is her husband, as she is sick and convalescing somewhere. When the truth is revealed and the husband found alive, he soon becomes a suspect as officials assume murder. Is the chauffeur a murderer, or a victim of police harassm...

The Buffalo Thanksgiving Murder Jump To Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 365 “I’ll get you a Thanksgiving dinner if I have to kill someone to get it!” the young thug promised his girlfriend. Dinner, however, was not forthcoming. Listen To More Episodes Of COURTROOM SHENANIGANS Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support . You can pay...

The Burning Love Of Elfrieda Knaak Jump To Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 364 tells an unusual story of a broken-hearted young woman found naked and fatally burnt in the basement of a police station. Her family, the police, and the general public find it hard to believe that she could have torched herself in such a horrific manner, so the hunt is on for proof of a murder. Hear About More TORCH...

The Cuba Triple Murder Jump To The Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 363 takes place in rural Ohio, when a woman, her daughter, and her daughter’s suitor are gunned down in front of three young children. The daughter’s ex-husband says he arrived at the scene just after the shots were fired, but in her dying breath his ex-mother-in-law claims he was the culprit. The kids can’t get their story stra...

The Greenlease Kidnapping Tragedy Jump To Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 362 takes on one of the most evil crimes imaginable as told from the point of view of the perpetrator. By the time police caught up with Carl Austin Hall, he had made so many mistakes in the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy that he knew the game was up, so he told the story in a coldly matter-of-fact 36-page co...

The Halfwit Gang Of Golden Gate Avenue Jump To Ad-Free Safe House Edition Although there’s nothing funny about real-life murder, if Episode 361 were fictional, you could shelve it right next to Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen and the wacky characters they create who walk in the realm of dark comedy. The downfall of this gang that couldn’t shoot straight begins when one of its members decides to sur...

The Father Stood Trial Jump To Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 359 details one of the most chaotic cases I’ve yet to come across. The investigation left a lot of unanswered questions and the prosecution seems motivated by political pressure and retaliation rather than evidence. Was the youngster murdered by his father or one of his playmates? Let me know what you think. Explore More Cases of Mu...

The Terror Of All Toughs Killed By Horse Thief Jump To Ad-Free Safe House Edition Episode 358 is dedicated to the Safe House Scoundrel Marlene Resch who required a story from her home town of Eugene, Oregon, and we are happy to oblige. The victim in this story was the law enforcement officer in Episode 336, Murder On The McKenzie Trail, and together they sum up the history of capital punishment in...

The Trial Of Lena Clarke Jump To The AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 357 is a crazy blend of murder, embezzlement, and a ghost story. When a former post office clerk is found murdered in the hotel room of a woman who had been a co-worker, there are hints of either a connection the spirit world or madness, but still, a Florida courtroom is stunned the depths of the suspect’s mysticism as reveale...

The Senator, The Embezzler, And The Girl They Loved Jump To AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 356 takes a look at a scandalous murder and failed suicide attempt that leaves the perpetrator blind and a state senator defending not only his own honor, but that of the young lady who got the worst of the whole affair. Explore More Episodes About LOVE TRIANGLES GONE AWRY Become a supporter of this podc...

Killing Billy The Kid Jump To The AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 355 takes us back to the Old West with a profile of one of the classic rivalries of the era: The lanky Sheriff Pat Garrett v. the notorious William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid, including a narrative of their fateful last encounter as told by the sheriff himself. Explore More Episodes of WILD WESTERN True Crime Become a supporter of...

HA Debaucher Of Children Gets His Revenge Jump To The AD-FREE SAFE HOUSE EDITION Episode 354 is a real trip to the dark side as it recounts the rampage of a local beat patrolmen the result of having his ugly perverted secrets revealed. Although he was responsible for a lot of lives lost and hurt forever, there’s some satisfaction in watching him get some of what he deserves, public humiliation as...