Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, assassination-aiding King of Poisons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s Christmas 1843, and the bodies of Emeline Housman and her infant daughter are discovered underneath a bed in their home. Suspicion immediately falls on the veiled woman seen recently outside the house — Emeline’s very own sister-in-law, Polly Bodine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After nearly 14,000 interviews and over 1,300 leads, the investigation into the murder of Valerie Percy went cold by the early 1970s. But an investigation by a journalist and a tip from a concerned citizen led to an array of theories — including a possible mob hit, and a violently obsessed neighbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the early morning of September 18th, 1966, 21-year-old Valerie Percy was brutally killed in her bedroom. After years of questioning suspects and following leads, the case went cold. But in 1973, a startling confession revived the investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the 1920s, many archaeologists have examined the mummified remains of King Tut. But one Egyptologist believes that King Tut’s murder won’t be solved by examining his body — but by exploring what happened in Egypt after he died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before becoming the world’s most famous mummy, King Tut was a teenage pharoah coming out of his father’s shadow. When he suddenly died at age 19, it sent shockwaves through his empire. But it wasn’t until the 1920s that a new theory came into play: King Tut was murdered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron Burr is most infamous for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel. But Burr was also a father — one whose daughter, Theodosia, vanished one night at sea. No one can say for sure what happened to her ship, The Patriot, or its passengers... though a centuries-old portrait may hold a clue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2005, the disappearance of 22-year-old Tamara Chipman changed everything. Her case brought enough attention to the Highway of Tears that the Canadian government was forced to act. They launched a task force to reexamine cases, hoping to find links between crimes. But despite the momentum, their investigations have stalled out — leaving residents to live under the specter of the next murder. This episode originally aired on Serial Killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every once in a while, authorities would catch an extraordinary break: In 1985, a tip led to a man responsible for three murders. Then in 2010, a routine traffic stop led to a man responsible for four murders. Even still, there were so many more women unaccounted for. And more cases to come. This episode originally aired on Serial Killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gloria Moody was 27 years old and the mother of two young children when she was found dead in Williams Lake, British Columbia. She is one of the earliest cases of indigenous women who have been found dead or have disappeared along a lonely stretch of roads known as the Highway of Tears. This episode originally aired on Serial Killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices