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Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

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Mar 27, 2024 • 1h 4min

Disappearance at the Vatican: The Orlandi Case

Director Arkasha Stevenson delves into the mysterious case of Emanuela Orlandi's disappearance in Vatican City. Explore conspiracy theories, family's search for answers, and the intrigue behind the unsolved mystery. Also, discover insights into horror films, dark human nature elements, and the challenges of filming in historically rich locations like Rome.
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Sep 26, 2023 • 51min

The Black Dahlia Murder Pt. 2

Elizabeth Short’s gruesome murder is the LAPD’s most infamous unsolved case. But there’s one person who thinks he’s cracked it — the alleged killer’s own son. Today, we reopen the case against George Hodel, a certified genius and once-celebrated doctor who rubbed elbows with noted surrealists… and had a vile history of abuse and terror, even against his own family. This episode originally aired August 2022 - to hear more of Vanessa and Carter check out Serial Killers and Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 19, 2023 • 42min

The Black Dahlia Murder Pt. 1

In 1940s Hollywood, a 22-year-old aspiring actress is found mutilated and drained of blood. Her body is posed, and her mouth has been carved into a permanent smile. The investigation takes police into the hidden sides of the city — illicit romances and gang-related crimes. But when another mutilated body is found weeks later, the hunt is on for a possible serial killer. This is a crossover series with Unsolved Murders, looking at the murder of Elizabeth Short and other unsolved cases surrounding it. This episode originally aired August 2022 - to hear more of Vanessa and Carter check out Serial Killers and Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sep 12, 2023 • 36min

Jane Stanford Pt. 2

A century after Jane Stanford's mysterious death, an amateur sleuth uncovers university scandals, possible motives for murder, and a misinformation campaign by the president of Stanford University. Conflicting reports on whether her death was due to heart failure or murder. Archive letters, faculty cover-up scandal, and the Gilbert Affair potentially connected to her murder. Dr. Cutler examines motives and means, finding inconsistency in Bertha's story but leaving her murder unsolved.
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Sep 5, 2023 • 46min

Jane Stanford Pt. 1

Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, was murdered in 1905. This podcast explores her life, the journey to California, the birth of her son, spiritualism, and the truth behind her death, including hidden secrets among the American elite.
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Aug 29, 2023 • 56min

Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? Pt. 3

During World War II, two bizarre murders in the West Midlands region of England became linked by speculations of witchcraft and black magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 22, 2023 • 52min

Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? Pt. 2

Two years after the unidentified skeleton known as Bella was found in a hollow tree in Hagley Wood, a second bizarre murder struck the West Midlands. On February 14th, 1945, a 74-year-old Farmhand named Charles Walton was brutally slain in the nearby village of Lower Quinton. Scotland Yard deployed master detective Robert Fabian to lead the investigation. But what he hoped would be an open-and-shut case soon revealed itself to be an impenetrable web, made only murkier by centuries of superstition. From the outset, the case seemed to be cursed, whether by the phantom hounds that traipsed the countryside, or by the whispers of witchcraft and black magic that followed whenever anyone spoke of Charles Walton. This episode originally aired in October 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 15, 2023 • 48min

Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?

On April 14th, 1943, four boys discovered the skeleton of a woman in a hollow tree while exploring the woods near Hagley, England. Investigators threw themselves into the task of identifying the body, but after months of searching, were no closer to giving her a name. With England caught in the midst of World War II, it seemed like she was destined to be forgotten... until mysterious messages began cropping up around the Black Country, taunting the investigators with a cryptic question: who put Bella in the wych elm? This episode originally aired in September 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 8, 2023 • 41min

Body on the Beach: Starr Faithfull Pt. 2

After a beachcomber discovered Starr’s body, it took two autopsies to determine foul play. Was Starr’s childhood abuser — and former mayor of Boston — behind her death? Did Starr decide to take her own life that night on the water, as some of her private letters suggested? Or did she get wrapped up with a notorious gangster in a blackmail scheme gone wrong? This episode originally aired in October 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 1, 2023 • 42min

Body on the Beach: Starr Faithfull Pt. 1

In 1931, the body of a young woman washed up on the shores of Long Island. Starr Faithfull had spent the Roaring Twenties chasing glamor, partying in speakeasies and sneaking aboard ocean liners. Her mysterious death became a tabloid sensation. This episode originally aired in September 2021.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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