In 1911, Atlanta was terrorised by a series of brutal murders. Dozens of young Black women were found with their throats cut, and newspapers soon gave the killer a name — the Atlanta Ripper. Fear swept the city as police made arrests but no progress, and the murders exposed the deep racial divides of the time. In this episode, we trace the history, the victims, and the unanswered question that still lingers: who was the Atlanta Ripper?

#AtlantaRipper #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #UnsolvedMurder #GeorgiaHistory #BlackHistory #VictorianCrime #RacialJustice #AmericanHistory

Aileen Wuornos was a drifter, a sex worker, and one of America's most notorious female serial killers. Between 1989 and 1990, she shot and killed seven men along Florida's highways, claiming each attack was self-defence. Her arrest, confession, and execution made headlines around the world — but her story is also one of abuse, neglect, and survival. In this episode, we explore the life and crimes of Aileen Wuornos and ask the question: was she driven by hatred, fear, or something much darker?

#AileenWuornos #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #SerialKiller #FloridaCrime #CriminalPsychology #DeathRow #MonsterMovie #FemaleKiller

Before Jack the Ripper, another killer stalked London. Between 1873 and 1889, dismembered bodies of women were discovered in the River Thames, torsos carefully wrapped, heads missing, and identities erased. These were the Thames Torso Murders: a series of methodical killings that baffled Scotland Yard and terrified Victorian society. In this episode, we explore London's forgotten nightmare, the city's other serial killer.

#ThamesTorsoMurders #VictorianCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #JackTheRipper #UnsolvedMystery #LondonHistory #ScotlandYard #19thCentury #CompactMurder

In 1964, 28-year-old Kitty Genovese was murdered outside her apartment in Queens, New York. Newspapers claimed that dozens of people watched and did nothing, a story that horrified the world and became a symbol of urban apathy. But decades later, the truth proved far more complex. In this episode, we uncover what really happened, how the myth began, and how one woman's death changed psychology, policing, and public conscience forever.

#KittyGenovese #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #BystanderEffect #SocialPsychology #1960sAmerica #NewYorkHistory #CriminalJustice #MediaEthics #CompactMurder

In 1922, beneath a crabapple tree in New Jersey, a minister and a choir singer were found dead, shot, arranged side by side, and surrounded by torn love letters. The Hall-Mills murders became one of the most scandalous crimes of the Jazz Age, mixing forbidden love, wealth, and hypocrisy in a way that would echo through American culture. The case's blend of glamour and tragedy would later help inspire the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

#HallMillsMurders #TheGreatGatsby #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #1920sAmerica #JazzAge #FScottFitzgerald #NewJerseyHistory

He was a church leader, husband, and father — but behind closed doors, Dennis Rader was one of America's most sadistic serial killers. Known as BTK — "Bind, Torture, Kill" — he terrorised Wichita for decades before vanishing into suburban life. When he resurfaced thirty years later, his arrogance led police straight to him. In this episode, we uncover how a man who looked ordinary became a monster hiding in plain sight.

#BTKKiller #DennisRader #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #SerialKiller #WichitaCrime #CriminalPsychology #ForensicInvestigation

In September 1901, President William McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Within days, the popular president was dead, and the nation was plunged into mourning. His assassination brought Theodore Roosevelt to power, transformed presidential security, and highlighted the rising tensions of a rapidly changing America. In this episode, we trace McKinley's presidency, the events of that fateful day, and the enduring impact of his death.

#WilliamMcKinley #PresidentialAssassination #LeonCzolgosz #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #USHistory #TheodoreRoosevelt #ProgressiveEra

On Confederate Memorial Day in 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan went to collect her wages at Atlanta's National Pencil Company. Hours later, her body was found in the factory basement, sparking one of the most infamous trials in American history. Leo Frank, the factory superintendent, was convicted amid a storm of prejudice and public hysteria, while Jim Conley's testimony divided opinion. The case would end in vigilante lynching and shape debates on race, religion, and justice for decades to come.

#MaryPhagan #LeoFrank #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #AmericanHistory #MobJustice #Atlanta1913

In May 1593, playwright Christopher Marlowe — the brilliant author of Doctor Faustus and Tamburlaine — was stabbed to death in Deptford at the age of twenty-nine. Officially, it was a fight over a tavern bill. Unofficially, whispers of espionage, heresy, and political assassination swirled around the case. In this episode, we uncover Marlowe's rise to fame, his shadowy connections, and the enduring mystery of his murder.

#ChristopherMarlowe #ElizabethanHistory #TudorHistory #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #ElizabethanTheatre #DoctorFaustus #MurderMystery

On the night of 30 September 1888, Catherine Eddowes became the fourth victim of Jack the Ripper in the Whitechapel murder spree. Found brutally mutilated in Mitre Square less than an hour after another killing, her death was part of the notorious "double event" that terrified Victorian London. In this episode, we follow her life, the events leading to her murder, the police investigation, and the lasting mystery of the Ripper's identity.

#CatherineEddowes #JackTheRipper #DoubleEvent #TrueCrimePodcast #HistoryPodcast #VictorianCrime #WhitechapelMurders #UnsolvedMurders