Curious Tales: A Dark History Podcast

In 1925 a released convict smuggles a waterproof letter out of the prison underneath his tongue, with specific instructions to deliver it to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letter is a plea for help from a man who was falsely accused of killing an 83 year old spinster in her home in Glasgow Scotland. This is Part 2 of 3.

In 1925 a released convict smuggles a waterproof letter out of the prison underneath his tongue, with specific instructions to deliver it to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letter is a plea for help from a man who was falsely accused of killing an 83 year old spinster in her home in Glasgow Scotland. This is Part 1 of 3.

A mysterious man checks into The Hotel President under the name Roland T Owens and is given the interior room 1046. The hotel staff could not have expected what would happen next.

In 1962, four men made a daring escape from Alcatraz, resulting in possibly three deaths or no deaths at all. You decide.

In the 1940's Raymond Fernandez would answer the call of the Lonely Hearts Column for a Martha Beck. Their meeting would change the course of their lives forever. Is it love...or is it something more sinister?

In the 1940's Raymond Fernandez would answer the call of the Lonely Hearts Column for a Martha Beck. Their meeting would change the course of their lives forever. Is it love...or is it something more sinister?

In the 1920's Chicago, Sabella Nitti is arrested and charged with the murder of her husband. But how she gets away with murder is a very remarkable story. Did she do it? You decide.

Called the Most Hated Women In America, Madalyn Murray O'Hair along with her son and granddaughter disappeared in August 1995. Join us we we discuss the case and the twist and turns of the last days of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Our story continues in 1907 when Mary Mallon is kidnapped, held for 8 months in an infection hospital, then shipped off to North Brother Island. Hear how Mary desperately tries to free herself from New York's Quarantine Island and what happens when she finally is let go.

In 1906 a wealthy family would come down with typhoid fever while on vacation without any explanation as to how they contracted the disease. The doctors would soon discover the first "healthy carrier" in America, a cook by the name of Mary Mallon. This is her story.