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Regiswindis: Murder, Myth, and the Maiden -- how a medieval murder affected one German town for centuries. An interview with a German historian.

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By the Hand of Another: Jack the Ripper’s Victims - Ann Marie Ackermann's author website

Just how many victims did Jack the Ripper have? The number of canonical victims is five, but some people say there are more, and some less. What measuring sticks do Ripperologists use to figure their lists? Historian and true crime aficionado Cal Schoonover joins us today with a guest post containing his analysis of the …

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Canine Crime Walks: An Interview with Author Eva Pretscher

Indulge your love for murder mysteries and engage your dog at the same time. This book offers tips for setting up canine crime walks.

the reporter who knew too much by mark shaw

Dorothy Kilgallen: Crime Reporter as a Murder Victim?

Was the most powerful female voice in America silenced through murder? An interview with Mark Shaw on the mysterious death of crack crime reporter and "What's My Line" panelist Dorothy Kilgallen. She had just made a breakthrough in her research into the JFK assassination when she died. Shaw's new book convinced the Manhattan DA's office to open an investigation 51 years later.

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Death of a Texas Ranger: Interview with Author Cynthia Leal Massey

Cnythia Leal Massey wrote an award-winning book about San Antonio's coldest case of th 19th century.

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New Books

True Stories

England

The Incredible True Story

Bank Of England

True Story

The Bank

Thieves of Threadneedle Street: The 19th-Century Forgery That Changed History

My interview with Nicholas Booth about his new book, The Theives of Threadneedle Street: The Incredible True Story of the American Forgers Who Nearly Broke the Bank of England.

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Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farm Murders: Interview with Angela Buckley

An interview with Angela Buckley about Britain's most prolific serial killer ever: Amelia Dyer and the baby farm murders. This was the case that led to the creation of modern child protection laws.

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Writing A Book

Writing

Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell

Wrote A Book

Alexander

Baseball Cards

Who Murdered President Garfield? An interview with Author Fred Rosen

Fred Rosen, who wrote a book on who murdered President Garfield.

The Köchert Diamond Heist: An Interview with Jennifer Bowers Bahney

Jennifer Bowers Bahney talks about the theft of Empress Elisabeth's last remaining hair star from an Austrian museum in 1998 and about the empress's assassination in 1898.

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Hard To Find

Soldier

Women Civil War Soldiers: Digging up the Evidence

Although history records women Civil War soldiers, the evidence is hard to find…

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Vincent van Gogh's Death: Suicide or Homicide?

Interview with bestselling crime author Ron Franscell about why Vincent van Gogh's death was a homicide, not a suicide.

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London Monster: Interview with Karen Lee Street

Author Karen Lee Street talks about the London Monster, a little known 18th century serial criminal who slashed women on the street.

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Live Burial: Murder or Negligent Homicide?

Corinna Müller, a former detective and German true crime author, tells us about a a live burial in the 17th century. Belief in zombies was the defense.

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