Authors: Hannah Rieger and Virginia Doherty

In mid-19th century Scotland, the trial of Madeleine Smith shocked and scandalized the upper echelons of society. Smith, coming from affluence, got involved in a secret affair with a poor warehouse clerk. This led to his untimely death when Smith allegedly poisoned his hot chocolate with arsenic. What led Smith to kill? How was it covered in the media? How did Victorian culture at the time influence the trial?

We hope you enjoy listening!

Sources:

Indiana University Press journal by Mary S. Hartman in 1973 titled “Murder for Respectability: The Case of Madeleine Smith”

A Glasgow Times article by Norman Silvester in 2022 titled “The Glasgow crime story of socialite Madeleine Smith and her French lover who was poisoned”

A 2011 book review in the Women’s History Review by Anne Logan titled, “Murder and Morality in Victorian Britain: The Story of Madeleine Smith”

Ellen Plante’s 1997 work “Women at Home in Victorian America: A Social History”

Authors:  Ella Katona and Meghan Haddow

In this podcast, we discuss the events leading up to her murder, what happened after, who the potential suspects are today and why we chose this case.

Music: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podingron_Bear/Tender/GlassPiano/

Sources:

Black Dahlia(FBI) :

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia

The Black Dahlia Murder (Crime Museum) : https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/the-black-dahlia-murder/

FBI Records: The Vault : https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20%28E%20Short%29%20/

Elizabeth Short, The Black Dahlia (Local History) : https://localhistories.org/elizabeth-short/

Authors:  Alayna Reynolds and Tyla Chatman

Authors:  Elle Airhart and Morgan DeBoo

If you have any information about the case please call 1-800-THE-LOST. Or

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Sources : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eu1-hYQDtwkJRjaJgaUXdm4kXUIASgOEwCG2UGiLMfU/edit?usp=sharing

Authors:  Abby Prusha and Zach Graves

Who were the victims? Why were the murders committed? What happened to the criminals involved afterward?

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Authors:  Ambar Wallace and Maeve Ross

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Brenda Lafferty's story — Her brilliant and fulfilling yet short life detailed - TheNetlineLinks to an external site.

CRIME MUSIC Playlist perfect for TRUE CRIME Podcasts and TRUE CRIME TV Shows! - 1 Hour Crime Music - YouTubeLinks to an external site.

Meet The Real Lafferty Family, From Parents Watson Sr. & Claudine To Allen (bustle.com)Links to an external site.

The True Story Behind Hulu’s 'Under the Banner of Heaven' | TimeLinks to an external site.

Under the Banner of Heaven: What Happened to the Laffertys? (collider.com)Links to an external site.

Who was Brenda Lafferty? What did ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ leave out? - Deseret NewsLinks to an external site.

Why Brenda Lafferty Was Murdered by Her Husband's Fundamentalist Family - A&E True Crime (aetv.com)Links to an external site.

Why Were Brenda Lafferty And Daughter Murdered By Brothers?  | True Crime Buzz (oxygen.com)Links to an external site.

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Authors:  Ray Brennan and Hannah Ferguson

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Authors:  Jack Drinan and EmilyJo Jaeger

Authors:  Mel Hackney and Isabella Rosette

The Manson Family cult carried out another murder on August 10, 1969, in the hopes of bringing about the race war “Helter Skelter”. The LaBianca murders are often shadowed by the Tate murders, as they were ordinary people instead of a commonly known name. However, something different happened in the LaBianca murders, Charles Manson actually played a part this time around as he felt there was not enough public panic the night before. Some sources do say that after the LaBiancas were killed there was more panic among the people, probably due to the fact they were not famous like the ones before. Showing that the person, now known to be multiple people, is not targeting specific people of status.

Rumors of the time thought that the LaBianca’s had been sought out as a few months prior they were experiencing strange incidents of things going missing or being in a different place than originally left, however, there was no concrete evidence. Manson was one of the first to enter the house, helping Charles “Tex” Watson to restrain and convince the two that no harm would come to them, they were only being robbed. After Manson left the residence he ordered the two to be killed and insignia was written on the walls to help drive forward a racial motive so that the race war could begin.

We gathered our information from the following sources.

“Charles Manson and the Manson Family”, Crime Museum

“The Charles Manson (Tate-LaBianca Murder) Trial”, Famous Trials

“Leno and Rosemary LaBianca… (Victims)”, CharlesManson.com

“Who Were the LaBiancas, and Why did the Manson Family Target Them?”, Brittany Du Bois, Oxygen True Crime

“Leno and Rosemary LaBianca: The Couple Brutally Murdered by the Manson Family”, Kaleena Fraga, All That is Interesting

“Charles Manson’s Race War, Explained” Michael Harriot, The Root

Authors: Mira Momayez and Betty Sterling

Works Cited

Badal, James Jessen. In the Wake of the Butcher Cleveland's Torso Murders, Authoritative Edition, Revised and Expanded. Kent State University Press, 2014.

Badal, James J. “Torso Murders.” Cleveland Police Museum, Cleveland Police Historical Society, 9 Jan. 2023, https://www.clevelandpolicemuseum.org/collections/torso-murders/Links to an external site..

Bayer, Oliver Weld, and Howard Beaufait. “The Head Hunter of Kingsbury Run.” Cleveland Murders, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1947.

Whelan, Micheal. “The Cleveland Torso Murders.” Unresolved, 11 July 2021, https://unresolved.me/the-cleveland-torso-murdersLinks to an external site..

Music by: David Fesliyan, “Evil Rising”

https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/evil-rising/501Links to an external site.