Coldest Cases

The suspicious deaths started cropping up slowly in Osage County, Oklahoma around 1921. Members of the Osage Native American tribe were dying of “wasting diseases” or “drink”... while their loved ones weren’t convinced. Soon, the deaths became more brazen, with people being shoved off moving trains or thrown in front of cars. Although it took years for anyone in power to believe them, the Osage tribe knew exactly what was going on. There could be no denying it or chalking it up to coincidence: They were being purposefully targeted… and it seemed like no government official. police officer or lawyer was willing or able to help.

Coldest Cases is back with an all new mystery. New episodes weekly starting September 12th.

While Lauren is busy researching her next big story on Coldest Cases, we’re diving into the archives of Coldest Cases’ sister podcast, History in a Hurry! Born in London in 1815, Ada Lovelace was one of the smartest people the world has ever known. She had a rare mind that excelled in mathematics, language, art, music and science. As a teenager, when one of her mentors showed her the world’s first calculator, Ada saw much more than a machine that could solve for “x”. Click play to learn more about the amazing woman who invented coding a century before it became a reality!

Jack joins Lauren to discuss the crazy case of the Paris Poison Affair. We also rate and review the TV show Versailles and the movie The Man in the Iron Mask, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. 

Louis XIV takes dramatic steps to end the Paris Poison Affair.. and burns some of the evidence. More than a century later, though, the scandalous secret of Louis’ nobility was rediscovered by chance. Part Five includes the dramatic end to this investigation, plus Lauren sifts through fact & fiction.

At least of two Louis the Fourteenth’s mistresses, Madame de Montespan, are implicated in the Paris Poison Affair. The King orders his Lieutenant General of Police to keep the investigation quiet. But soon, the list of suspects grows to more than 400 people, leaving Nicolas de la Reynie with some very tough choices.

The web of poison plots in Paris grows. At least four noblewomen are accused of poisoning or attempting to poison their husbands. Meanwhile, Lieutenant General of Police Nicolas de la Reynie uncovers an unsettling plot against the King as part of the investigation.

Three years after the case of Madame de Brinvilliers, a noblewoman named Madame de Poulallion is accused of poisoning her husband so she could be with her lover. While investigating the case, Paris’ lieutenant general of police Nicolas de la Reynie uncovers two suspects who may have helped Poulallion… and at least three other women… take purposeful steps towards widowhood. From arsenic-laced frogs to “love potions,” Part Two on the Paris Poison Affair is not an episode you want to miss.

July 17th, 1676. A noblewoman named Madame de Brinvilliers is executed after confessing to poisoning her father and brothers, as well as attempting to poison her husband. However, her death at the guillotine marks just the beginning of a decade-long investigation involving accusations of poison, witchcraft, devil worshiping, and murder against hundreds of Paris’ nobility.

Let’s watch movies & talk about them on Coldest Cases! Jack joins Lauren for this special discussion episode, where we watch/review Escape from Alcatraz and Death Hunt (based on the Mad Trapper of Rat River). Plus, Lauren shares what mystery from history she’s working on next.