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Lindsay and Madison discuss the most fearsome female pirate of all time - Ching Shih - as well as how she invented the prenup, that seducing your adopted son can have far-reaching benefits (even if it toes the line of being squicky), and that we love listener stories.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2019 ThoughtCo. article by Kallie Szczepanski 2019 History Daily article 2018 Ancie...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the demonic history of ventriloquism, as well as why you should never assume something is “implied,” that dummies have always been creepy, and that you should check Steam to see if your childhood lives on the internet.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2019 Atlas Obscura article by Sabrina Imbler 2016 Atlas Obscura article by Andy Wright 2016 Vintage News...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Mary Ann Cotton — who murdered up to 21 people — as well as why you should always question stomach problems, never introduce your widowed friends to your brother, and that having numerous children with the same name is confusing and weird.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2015 Mental Floss article by Miss Celania 2019 Daily Mail article by Mark Duell 2019...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Alferd G. Packer — the Colorado Cannibal — as well as the merits of knowing where you’re going when selling yourself as a mountain man, why it’s important to keep your story straight (especially when you, ya know, ATE PEOPLE), and the insanity that was the justice system in regards to this case.  Source material for this episode can be found at: Museums of the San Luis...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Lavinia Fisher — the “first female serial killer” — as well as the merits of double-checking your knotwork, creative naming conventions, and why you should never trust a ghost bed. Source material for this episode can be found at: 2010 article on Murder by Gaslight 2012 article on Gothic Horror Stories .com 2015 article on Mental Floss by Miss Celania 2019 article on Le...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the erotic art of ancient Rome, as well as the prolific sex trade in Pompeii, the prudish kings of the 16th and 17th Centuries, and the magical protective properties of an old-fashioned penis amulet. Source material for this episode can be found at: 2014 Ancient Origins article 2014 Hole in the Donut article by Barbara Weibel 2017 The Conversation article by Marguerite...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Sarah Howe’s Ladies’ Deposit Company, as well as why you should never accept tea and compliments from an older woman, that if it sounds too good to be true you should always throw money at it, and that fortune-telling guarantees you won’t be quarterless. Source material for this episode can be found at:  2012 Gizmodo article by Keith Veronese 2018 Neatorama article by M...

Lindsay and Madison explore the fascinating history of the Nain Rouge — the “Red Dwarf” of Detroit (yes, THAT Detroit), as well as why it’s important to listen to fortunetellers who look like Jack Sparrow, the Mothman bromance that never was, and how white people ruin everything. Source material for this episode can be found at: Metro Times - 2016 article by Lee DeVito Curbed Detroit - 2019 articl...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, as well as how to move large slabs of stone, why dumbwaiters always lead to murder, and a possible post-mortem love story. Source material for this episode can be found at: Atlas Obscura - 2019 article by Troy Rondinone Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum website All That’s Interesting - 2018 article by Katie Serena Washingt...

Join Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl on Wednesdays as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners...