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HISTORY: Thomas Putnam and the Salem Witch Trials

HISTORY  Thomas Putnam was a Puritan in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 17th century and was responsible for much of what caused the unjust execution of 25 residents of the town from 1692 to 1693.

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The Speed Freak Killers : Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog

Wesley Shermantine & Loren Herzog  Random murders happened all throughout California's central valley between 1984 and 1998, but the the MO wasn't consistent so the authorities didn't put them together until at least 12 people had been killed....

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His Instinct Was to Kill : Daniel Wood

Daniel Wood  When Lucinda Wright's family found her dead in her home, the initial believed it was natural causes. That was, until the coroner arrived and found multiple stab wounds. 

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One Crime After Another : Charles Hatcher

Charles Hatcher  When 6-year-old Eric Christgen was murdered in 1978, the authorities thought they had their man when they convicted Melvin Reynolds. The truth was, the real killer was still on the loose and he was committing countless crimes all...

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A Lifetime Predator : Jeffrey Gorton

Jeffrey Gorton  When Nancy Ludwig was murdered near the Detroit Airport in 1991, authorities had no reason to connect it to the unsolved murder of Margarette Eby in Flint, in 1986. It would take more than ten years for DNA technology to advance...

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HISTORY: The Wager Mutiny

HISTORY  When the HMS Wager crashed on of the coast of South America, the crew mutinied and left the captain to find their own way home. Most of them would die, only for the captain to make it all the way back to England without them.

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The Lion King of Duchesne County : John Pinder

John Pinder  When Rex Tanner and June Floor went missing from the Pinder Ranch in 1998, investigators quickly zeroed in on a lion owning, dynamite loving, ranch owner who claimed that the government was framing him.

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Wrath of the Gang Mom : Mary Thompson

Mary Thompson  When Aaron Iturra was murdered in 1994, authorities knew it was gang related, but when they learn who had actually ordered the killing, the entire community was shocked.

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He Didn't Practice What He Preached : James Flanders

James Flanders  When Marie Carlson vanished from Fort Walton Beach in 2011, James Flanders tried to convince authorities that she just ran off. Almost five years later, the horrifying truth would finally come out. 

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HISTORY: Smallpox Bay

HISTORY  There's a bay in Washington State that's named after a historic event. The 1862 Pacific Northwest smallpox epidemic, which killed more that 20,000 Native Americans.

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From One Extreme To Another : Devon Arthurs

Devon Arthurs  Devon Arthurs had gotten involved with a group of neo-Nazis when he was a teenager and quickly became an extremist. A few years later, when he converted to Islam, he again took his beliefs to the extreme. When his beliefs clashed with...

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HISTORY: Murderous Mary

HISTORY  The early 20th century was not a great time to be an animal. in the entertainment industry. There were no regulation about how an animal should be treated, which meant they lived in terrible conditions. When an  circus elephant named Mary...

An Alien in Human Skin : JonThomas Cloud

JonThomas Cloud  When Andrew Stankiewicz was brought to the hospital with gunshot wounds, his wife, Teresa Stankiewicz, and step-son, JonThomas Cloud, claimed someone tried to rob them. The problem was that the evidence did not match their story.

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Thantos and the Death Knights : James Nelson

James Nelson  When Jessica Williams was found dead near the railroad tracks in Portland, Oregon, the investigation would lead to a group of kids who lived on the streets. It wasn't an isolated incident, though. It turned out these groups, referred to...

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The Death of the Missoula Mauler : Wayne Nance

Wayne Nance  Wayne Nance spent more thn a decade terrorizing Missoula, Montana. In 1986, he tried to kill Doug and Kris Wells, but they turned out to be too much for him to handle.

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The World's Worst Neighbor : James Brenner

James Brenner  Dylan Rounds had a large piece of land in Utah to live out his dream of being an independent farmer. When he went missing on May 28th, 2022, everybody came out to search for him. It would turn out that the person responsible for...

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She Blamed Her Husband For His Murder : Tasha Bentley

Tasha Bentley  When Gary Bentley was found murdered in his bed in December of 2017, his wife Tasha Bentley tried to play dumb, but the truth was easy to find.

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The FBI's Least Wanted : Kimberly Kessler

Kimberly Kessler  When Joleen Cummings disappeared in 2018, her family hoped she had just run off for a few days. It didn't take long for investigators to zero in on a suspicious character who would turn out to have a crazy story.

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Mississippi : Edgar Ray Killen, et al.

Edgar Ray Killen, et al.  When three activists went missing in 1964, their colleagues knew something bad had happened. It turned out that a group of men, from law enforcement to church leaders, had hunted them down and ended their lives.

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The Great Train Robbery : Bruce Reynolds, et al.

In this episode, I tell you the story of the Great Train Robbery in the UK. It was carried out by a gang of 15 men being led by a man named Bruce Reynolds.

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