Ye Olde Crime

Lindsay and Madison discuss Peter Niers, as well as various Medieval torture methods, how to make your own Invisibility Cloak, and why you shouldn’t trust your personal belongings to strangers.Information pulled from the following sources 2024 Cult Nation article by Sean Reveron 2023 Gothic Bite Magazine post by Paula 2021 Ranker article by Jen Jeffers 2018 Executed Today post by Headsman 2017...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the Great Pig War of 1859, as well as the importance of proper documentation, why you shouldn’t kill out of anger, and how to almost cause a war between two superpowers.Information pulled from the following sources 2025 All That’s Interesting article by Kaleega Fraga 2024 Salish Current blog post by Richard Arlin Walker 2023 The Archive post by Lee D’Amato 2022 A Bit...

Lindsay is joined by author Gigi Berardi to discuss her newest book, “Bianca’s Cure,” which was released by She Writes Press on February 10th, 2026.Florence, 1563. Forbidden from practicing her herbal cures in Venice, the young noblewoman Bianca Capello flees to Florence, where the ruling Medici family practices alchemy. There, she wins herself an invitation to their palace, and, as well as a...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the mystery surrounding Johnny Ringo, as well as the dangers of cattle rustling, why you shouldn’t cause a public disturbance in Texas, and how to leave a lasting legacy by dying under unusual circumstances.Information pulled from the following sources 2025 True West article by Bob Boze Bell 2024 All That’s Interesting article by Daniel Rennie 2024 History Net article...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the matricide of Caroline Sharkey at the hands of her son, Elmer, as well as how “prolific” insanity was in 1800s Ohio, why you shouldn’t stage a crime scene, and how to die in a way so horrifying that it makes your state’s history.Information pulled from the following sources 2018 Executed Today post by H.M. Fogle 1892 The Cleveland Leader 1890 The Cincinnati Enquirer...

Lindsay is joined by Dr. Julie Marty-Pearson from The Story of My Pet and Podcast Your Story podcasts to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.Listen to one (or both) of her productions wherever you catch your podcasts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by Alex from Second Guess Everything to discuss the execution of Mary Surratt, as well as how innocence can be questioned in a court of law, why your boardinghouse shouldn’t be a secret meeting place, and how to be the first at something awful.Information pulled from the following sources 2025 All That’s Interesting article by Austin Harvey 2025 Boundary Stones article by Kira...

Lindsay is joined by Pete Turner from The Break It Down Show to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.Listen now wherever you catch your podcasts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss the murder of Narcissa Cowart, as well as the dangers of courting two women at the same time, why you should never trust your kid with a pocket knife, and how to get away with murder.Information pulled from the following sources 2022 Murder by Gaslight blog post by Robert Wilhelm 1878 The Atlanta Constitution (1) (2) (3) (4) 1878 The Ellijay Courier 1878 Georgia Weekly...

Lindsay is joined by author Stephanie Cowell to discuss her book, “The Man in The Stone Cottage.” In 1846, Yorkshire, the Brontë sisters— Charlotte, Anne, and Emily— navigate precarious lives marked by heartbreak and struggle. Charlotte faces rejection from the man she loves, while their blind father and troubled brother add to their burdens. Despite their immense talent, no one will publish...