Old Timey Crimey

Scott tells Amber and Kristy all about the flatulist Le Petomane, aka Joseph Pujol. 

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Damn interesting

www.blowbacktrilogy.com

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This week we delve into the fraud, murder, and body disposal tactics of John George Haigh, aka The Acid Bath Murderer. It's finger-lickin' good...

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Sources:

John Haigh. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haigh

Katie Serena. All That’s Interesting. “The Story Of John George Haigh, The Acid Bath Murderer, Is Just As Gruesome As His Nickname Suggests.” https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-george-haigh

Outwood. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outwood,_Wakefield

Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Thoughtco. “How to Make a Sulfuric Acid Formula at Home.” https://www.thoughtco.com/make-sulfuric-acid-at-home-608262

Murderpedia. “John George Haigh.” https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/haigh-john.htm

Dr. Jonathan Oates and Dave Walker. The Library Time Machine. “Haigh—a handsome stranger arrives at your hotel.” https://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/tag/onslow-court-hotel/

The Advertiser (Adelaide) via Trove. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36677026

The Evening Star via LOC. https://bit.ly/2ZMTdAi

Crime and Investigation. “John Haigh.” https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/john-haigh-the-acid-bath-murderer/arrest

https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/haigh-john.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Haigh

https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-acid-bath-murders/

http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/Haigh.html

https://boredomtherapy.com/acid-bath-murderer-of-britain/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9VHansGsDI

Kristy tells Scott and Amber about a torrid love affair that ended horribly, with special appearances from a famous American founding father and a vice president.

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Buckner F. Melton, Jr. Encyclopedia.com. “Levi Weeks Trial: 1800.”https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/levi-weeks-trial-1800

Murder by Gaslight. “The Manhattan Well Mystery.” http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/12/manhattan-well-mystery.html

Historical Society of the New York Courts. “People v. Levi Weeks, 1800.” https://history.nycourts.gov/case/people-v-weeks/

Levi Weeks. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Weeks

Greenwich, Massachusetts. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich,_Massachusetts

Library of Congress. “Report of the Trial of Levi Weeks.” http://memory.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2005/20051214001re/20051214001re.pdf

Atlas Obscura. “The Manhattan Well Murder.” https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/manhattan-well-murder

Steve Medeja. Secrets of Manhattan. “The Manhattan Well Murder at 129 Spring Street.” https://secretsofmanhattan.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/the-manhattan-well-murder-at-129-spring-street/

This week, we take a look at Alfred Rouse (and his unit) and the Blazing Car Murder.  The guy just kept forgetting he was married!

Furiously. 

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Sources:

“Alfred Rouse 'blazing car murder': Dozen missing people ruled out.” BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-41886193

Alfred Arthur Rouse. murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rouse-alfred.htm

Great Fire of Northampton. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Northampton

Hardingstone. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardingstone

Alfred Rouse. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Rouse

1931: Alfred Arthur Rouse, Blazing Car Murder. Executed Today. http://www.executedtoday.com/tag/alfred-rouse/

Dr. Kevan Manwaring. “The Automobile Murder.” The Bardic Academic. https://thebardicacademic.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/the-automobile-murder/

Helena Normanton. “Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse” https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.173609/2015.173609.Trial-Of-Alfred-Arthur-Rouse_djvu.txt

Scott tells Amber and Kristy about the Bertillonage system, Will West, and some other guy. 

Amber's in love with a badass lady gangster, and she tells Scott and Kristy all about her.

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A little something extra from Scott. 

Part 1 of a 2-parter--This week, we're talking about Theo Durrant, the man all the mamas at Emmanuel Baptist Church wanted their daughters to marry, and boy was that bad judgment. 

Plus: cursed pastors, an attempt to cast a doppelganger, and Scott's preferred method of being stabbed. 

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Sources:

Devil You Know: The Lurid Affair of the Sunday School Strangler by CJ March

Jason Lucky Morrow. Historical Crime Detective. “Psycho-Sexual Killer Theodore Durrant, 1895.” http://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/killer-theodore-durrant/

Isaac Milton Kalloch. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73022598/isaac-milton-kalloch

Gary Kamiya. “1895 murders - was Mission District church cursed?” SFGate. https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/1895-murders-was-Mission-District-church-cursed-4908303.php

Katie Dowd. “The tale of the 'Demon of the Belfry,' San Francisco's forgotten Jack the Ripper.” SFGate. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Theodore-Durrant-Demon-of-the-Belfry-SF-murders-10418597.php#item-85307-tbla-10

“Maud Allan.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Allan

Kristy tells Scott and Amber about the Denver Spiderman. A crappy contest ensues. 

Sources:

“The Spider Man.” Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/coneys-theodore.htm

Caroline. Denver Public Library. “THE TALE OF THE DENVER SPIDER MAN.” https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/tale-denver-spider-man

"Unravel Story of Spiderman." Madera Tribune, Found on the California Digital Newspaper Collection. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19420801.2.17&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1