Pretty Wicked

By Megan AldaSociety & Culture True Crime

Pretty Wicked episodes

August 20, 2024 31. In the Sea of Tranquility: The Moon Landing Explained
When the US government launched the Apollo 11 spacecraft in 1969, two American men became the first humans to trod upon the surface of Earth’s moon. Now this story is mainly one of triumph and marks the beginning of a new great age of exploration. But what events transpired that catapulted the US government to push for this mission? And what are some of the conspiracies that have been trickling out of the cultural conversation when it comes to the infamous Moon Landing?
Today I’m telling you the story behind the Apollo 11 moon landing and the great Space Race!

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53 min
August 06, 2024 30. Lost Souls: The Rolling Hills Asylum
What is now known as one of the most haunted places in America, first began as a sanctuary offering respite and care for the unfortunate. Soon however it devolved into madness, mayhem and murder. Today's story is on the history and haunting of Rolling Hills Asylum.
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30 min
July 23, 2024 29: Never Meet Your Heroes: The Bizarre Undoing of Bob Crane
Bob Crane was a famous American actor with a jovial, neighbourly face. For an entire generation, he embodied the do-gooder yet somewhat womanizing persona of Col. Robert Hogan on TV’s popular sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes”. However, as the sun rose on the sleepy town of Scottsdale, Arizona, on June 29th, 1978, and a grisly, real-life scene unfolded: crumpled on the floor lay the body of beloved actor Bob Crane. At just 49 years-old, Bob had met his fate by foul play. As the truth of just who exactly Bob was revealed, the possible explanations for his death multiplied.

Today I’m telling you bizarre, untimely death of famous American actor, Bob Crane.

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46 min
July 09, 2024 29. Dark Waters: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood
The In the early morning hours of November 29th, 1981, just off the coast of Catalina Island, the lifeless body of famous Hollywood actress Natalie Wood was found drifting in the water. What drove Natalie to meet her end that way, and who – if anyone – is responsible for her death? Today I am telling you the tale of the mysterious death of Natalie Wood.

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47 min
June 25, 2024 28. Ice Cream Blonde: The Mysterious Death of Thelma Todd
On the morning of December 16th 1935, Hollywood starlet Thelma Todd was found slumped over in her brown Lincoln after a lavish night out, in an apparent suicide. However as questions surrounding her death began to arise, it would soon become clear that this was not a simple cut-and-dry case. Today I am telling you the tale of the unsolved death of Thelma Todd, the "Ice Cream Blonde".

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50 min
June 11, 2024 27. Wrath of the Gods: The Deadly Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
In the late summer of 79 AD, Ancient Rome experienced one of the most deadly volcanic eruptions in history. The eruption completely obliterated everything in its wake, leaving a death toll of over 20,000 souls.
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44 min
May 27, 2024 26. In the Dead of the Night: The Dark Strangler
In the 1920s a killer known as The Dark Strangler terrorized cities across the United States and into Canada. He would claim the lives of at least 26 victims before finally being apprehended and sentenced to hang, becoming known as one of the most prolific serial killers of the time.

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59 min
May 14, 2024 25. Ghost Ship: The Curse of the Mary Celeste
On December 4th, 1872, the Mary Celeste, a merchant ship, was found adrift and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. The last entry in the ship’s log had been penned ten days prior. The ship’s cargo was untouched, its provisions, aplenty. The crew’s personal belongings lay intact. In fact, nothing seemed largely amiss aboard the ship, which was disheveled but very much still seaworthy. That is, apart from one leering fact. Of the ten souls onboard the ship when she set sail from New York nearly a month prior, not a single person remained…
Today I am telling you the tale of Ghost Ship: The Curse of the Mary Celeste

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47 min
April 30, 2024 24. Edgar Allan Poe: The Mysterious Death of the Master of Macabre
Edgar Allen Poe is a name that resonates with many. Even if you haven't read his writing directly, chances are you've encountered something influenced by the master of macabre. But how he met his end is shrouded in mystery. What led to the death of the 'father of the detective story'? Was it an accident? Was it self-inflicted? Or perhaps… it was something more sinister?
Today, I’m telling you the tale of Edgar Allen Poe and The Mysterious Death of the Master of Macabre.

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59 min
April 16, 2024 23. Forty Whacks: The True Tale of Lizzie Borden
"Lizzie Borden took an axe/She gave her mother forty whacks/When she saw what she had done/She gave her father forty-one"
You may have heard this playground rhyme before, but did you know that it was inspired by the true tale of the infamous murderess, Lizzie Borden? Lizzie, in a fit of fury, is said to have ruthlessly and mercilessly killed her parents with an axe. But how much of the playground rhyme – and the echoes through time surrounding Lizzie’s story – are true? Today I am telling you the true story of Lizzie Borden.

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32 min