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This week, Brittany kicks things off with a daring escape that has haunted true crime fans for decades…high stakes and a prison no one was supposed to leave.

We’re talking about the infamous Anglin brothers. Did their plan really work, or did it all go tragically wrong?

Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown

Edited by: Joccoaa Gray

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at [email protected].

Sources:

1. Alabama Journal 
2. The Peninsula Times Tribune 
3. Redlands Daily Facts 
4. The Huntsville Times 
5. Oakland Tribune
6. Dark Curiosities Podcast
7. Time Magazine
8. BBC News
9. abc30.com
10. National Park Foundation
11. Science News
12. nola.com
13. Unsolved Mysteries
14. NPR
15. Unsolved.com
16. New York Post
17. FBI.gov
18. The Los Angeles Times
19. Sky News
20. CBS News

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This week, Chris discusses the revival of an ancient court and how the modern judiciary dealt with a medieval case. 

Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown

Edited by: Joccoaa Gray

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at [email protected].

Sources:

1. Judgement of Manchester Corp v Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd
2. The High Court of Chivalry: A Study of the Civil Law in England by G. D. Squibb
3. College of Arms
4. Newspaper.com
5. The Heraldry Society

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This week, the Red Herrings explore the law of consent with a special guest! What happens when injury is agreed, but the law still says no?

Hosted by Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host Christopher Brown

Edited by Joccoaa Gray

Sources:

Rhiannon Frowde’s academic review in The Mason Institute blog named ‘A Painful Precedent? Crown against Brown, Criminality and Consent. 

British Newspaper Archive including The Scotsman

Hansard

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This week, Brittany unpacks one of America’s deadliest disasters, with floodwaters, failed warnings, and a community forever changed.

We’re diving into the Johnstown Flood, a catastrophe where nature, negligence, and human error collided in a tragic, unforgettable way.

Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown

Edited by: Joccoaa Gray

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at [email protected].

Sources:

1. Cambria County Court of Common Pleas from 1889 to 1891
2. The New York Times
3. The Pittsburgh Gazette
4. The Johnstown Tribune
5. The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
6. The National Park Service
7. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College - The Johnstown Flood of 1889
8. Philanthropy at Johnstown - the firsthand account by Clara Barton
9. heritagejohnstown.org
10. history.com
11. The Great Johnstown Flood by Lindsay Stayer
12. explorepahistory.com
13. The Book of the Unknown Dead by Dr. Beale
14. Pennsylvania Historical Commission
15. Historicpittsburgh.org
16. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College the Klahre Collection
17. Alleghany Portage Railroad

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This week, Joccoaa gives us a lesson in the law...

We go through, the Definition of Murder, Unlawful and Lawful Killing, Criminal Liability, Actus Reus, Mens Rea, A Break in Causation followed by discussion of examples and 3 specific cases; R v Jordan [1956], R v Blaue [1975 and R v Pagett [1973]

Hosted by Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host Christopher Brown

Edited by Joccoaa Gray

Sources:

Old Bailey Online

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This week, Joccoaa gives us some suprises along the way in the tale of the missing Lord...

Lady Lucan Website here:

https://web.archive.org/web/20171003195546/http://www.ladylucan.co.uk/index2.htm

Hosted by Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host Christopher Brown

Edited by Joccoaa Gray

Sources:

Wikipedia

British Newspaper Archive 

The British Archives

Childlawadvice.org

https://archive.org/details/british-rail-international-passenger-timetable-1974-75/page%2004.jpg

https://web.archive.org/web/20171001023421/http://ladylucan.co.uk/

The Guardian

The Independent

The Daily Mail

Theweek.com

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This week, Joccoaa and Brittany discuss the 1974 Murder of Sandra Rivett and the Lord that ran away...

Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown

Edited by: Joccoaa Gray

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at [email protected].

Sources:

Wikipedia

British Newspaper Archive 

The British Archives

Childlawadvice.org

https://archive.org/details/british-rail-international-passenger-timetable-1974-75/page%2004.jpg

https://web.archive.org/web/20171001023421/http://ladylucan.co.uk/

The Guardian

The Independent

The Daily Mail

Theweek.com

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This week, Brittany unpacks one of the sea’s greatest mysteries, a ship found adrift with no one aboard and no clear explanation.

We’re diving into the case of the Mary Celeste, where speculation, fear, and unanswered questions have haunted historians and sailors for over a century.

Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown

Edited by: Joccoaa Gray

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at [email protected].

Sources:

1. University of College London
2. Britannica
3. The New York Daily Herald 
4. The New York Times
5. Maryceleste.net
6. History.com
7. FindAGrave.com 

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This week, Brittany explores the mysterious life and death of a reclusive king whose obsession with castles and intrigue has fascinated historians for generations.

We’re exploring the story of Ludwig II of Bavaria, a ruler whose death remains surrounded by questions, speculation, and a touch of legend.

Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown

Edited by: Joccoaa Gray

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at [email protected].

Sources:

1. Cambridge University Library
2. Herrenchiemse
3. Britannica
4. Fascinate
5. Schloss Neuschwanstein 
6. The Evening Mail
7. The Press, York Edition
8. The Santa Maria Times
9. The Montreal Gazette
10. The Australian Town and Country Journal
11. The Kalamazoo Gazette

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This week, Joccoaa tells us about a fire whose flames did more than destroy a building, they ignited a change in the law.

We’re uncovering the story of the Woolworths Fire, a disaster that changed safety laws forever and left a lasting impact on everyone who remembers it.

Hosted by: Brittany Warren & Joccoaa Gray

Sound Engineer & Co-host: Christopher Brown

Edited by: Joccoaa Gray

If you would like to get in touch, please contact us at [email protected].

Sources:

Sources:

British Newspaper Archive 

Burgoynes.com https://burgoynes.com/Media/pdf/woolworths-manchester-1979.pdf

Fire Brigades Union - https://www.fbu.org.uk/history/woolworths-fire-manchester

Fire Industry Association - https://www.fia.uk.com/news/blogs/on-this-day-forgotten-disasters-woolworths-fire.html

Judiciary.uk - https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/coroners-courts/coroners/

Manchester.gov.uk - https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/212373/coroners_records

Manchesterfire.gov.uk - https://manchesterfire.gov.uk/news/40th-anniversary-of-woolworths-fire-in-manchester/

A Scientific Article by Tetyana Morgun for the University of Canterbury Fire Engineering Conference, 2017, named, Fire Evacuation Analysis of The Manchester Woolworths Fire Using Network Modelling - https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/content/dam/uoc-main-site/documents/pdfs/d-other/T-Morgun-fire-engineering.pdf

The Manchester Evening News 

The Royal College of Pathologists, or rcpath.org 

Woolworthsmuseum.com - https://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/1970s-fire.htm

https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/coroners-courts/judge-led-inquests/