Curious Tales: A Dark History Podcast

All Episodes (10)

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   1. Ep 10: Oscar Slater and Marion Gilchrist Pt 2

   In 1925 a released convict smuggles a waterproof letter out of the prison underneath his tongue, with specific instructions to deliver it to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letter is a plea for help from a man who was falsely accused of killing an 83 year old spinster in her home in Glasgow Scotland. This is Part 2 of 3.

   Mar 18,2021 45:55
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   2. Ep 9: Oscar Slater and Marion Gilchrist Pt 1

   In 1925 a released convict smuggles a waterproof letter out of the prison underneath his tongue, with specific instructions to deliver it to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letter is a plea for help from a man who was falsely accused of killing an 83 year old spinster in her home in Glasgow Scotland. This is Part 1 of 3.

   Mar 17,2021 51:23
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   3. Ep 8: The Mysterious Murder In Room 1046

   A mysterious man checks into The Hotel President under the name Roland T Owens and is given the interior room 1046. The hotel staff could not have expected what would happen next.

   Feb 23,2021 01:13:27
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   4. Ep 7: The Great Alcatraz Escape

   In 1962, four men made a daring escape from Alcatraz, resulting in possibly three deaths or no deaths at all. You decide.

   Feb 16,2021 53:47
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   5. Ep 6: Lonely Hearts Killers Pt 2

   In the 1940's Raymond Fernandez would answer the call of the Lonely Hearts Column for a Martha Beck. Their meeting would change the course of their lives forever. Is it love...or is it something more sinister?

   Sep 24,2020 43:22
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   6. Ep 5: Lonely Hearts Killers Pt 1

   In the 1940's Raymond Fernandez would answer the call of the Lonely Hearts Column for a Martha Beck. Their meeting would change the course of their lives forever. Is it love...or is it something more sinister?

   Sep 17,2020 41:14
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   7. Ep 4: Sabella Nitti

   In the 1920's Chicago, Sabella Nitti is arrested and charged with the murder of her husband. But how she gets away with murder is a very remarkable story. Did she do it? You decide.

   Sep 02,2020 01:13:02
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   8. Ep 3: Madalyn Murray O'Hair

   Called the Most Hated Women In America, Madalyn Murray O'Hair along with her son and granddaughter disappeared in August 1995. Join us we we discuss the case and the twist and turns of the last days of Madalyn Murray O'Hair

   Aug 26,2020 54:29
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   9. Ep 2: Typhoid Mary Pt 2

   Our story continues in 1907 when Mary Mallon is kidnapped, held for 8 months in an infection hospital, then shipped off to North Brother Island. Hear how Mary desperately tries to free herself from New York's Quarantine Island and what happens when she finally is let go.

   Aug 19,2020 54:13
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    10. Ep 1: Typhoid Mary Pt 1

    In 1906 a wealthy family would come down with typhoid fever while on vacation without any explanation as to how they contracted the disease. The doctors would soon discover the first "healthy carrier" in America, a cook by the name of Mary Mallon. This is her story.

    Aug 13,2020 01:12:58