True Crime Short Stories -- As I do my research in the dark dusty archives trying to find exciting stories of the scandals, scoundrels and scourges of the past, I often come upon feature stories about interesting crimes and criminal personalities in Sunday magazine sections. They’re not enough for an entire episode, so I’ve strung a few of them together for you.

The first two are of a piece:

-- Murder for $2.45, which tells of how a newsboy finds the clue to solving a professional, sorta, murder, while ...

-- The Waitress and the Death Row War Hero ties in the murder of a theater tycoon with a bit of romantic intrigue.

-- Following that, Love and the Counterfeiters is an exciting tale of counterfeiters and double-crossers in the old school Italian mob.

-- The next article is titled, When The Ouija Board Spelled “DADDY MUST DIE”, the tragic story of a teenage girl falling into her mother’s web of betrayal and murder.

-- And finally, from the classic pages of Master Detective magazine, I give you comes Phantom in the Window: The Murder of Mary Louise Stammer, a heartbreaking tale of another teenager.

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Theme Music by Dave Sams

Research Assistance by Anna from AGP Stories

Media management by Sean R. Jones

Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun

I’m True Crime Historian Richard O Jones signing off for now