Europe has a long tradition of imposing the Death Penalty, but now most countries have Abolished this practice. In todays Episode we look at each individual country and how they reached this status. Feel free to donate on ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com thanks to capitalpunishmentuk.org for source material

Europe has a long tradition of imposing the Death Penalty, but now most countries have Abolished this practice. In todays Episode we look at each individual country and how they reached this status. Feel free to donate on ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com thanks to capitalpunishmentuk.org for source material

In the 1920s and 30s a cultural Phenomenon took over the USA.. They were wildly popular but for the contestants they amounted to cruelty and exploited the financially vulnerable.In todays episode of the HCCP we look at the Dance Marathons. If you want to listen to subscribers only episodes, for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe Feel free to donate on ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com

Murders usually have some kind of motive or criminal need, But 1847 saw a most strange Murder. It was that of a 17 year old wife poisoning her Husband of only 3 weeks for no apparent reason. In todays episode of the HCCP we look at the strange case of Catherine Foster If you want to listen to subscribers only episodes, for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe Feel free to donate on ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com thanks to capitalpunishmentuk.org for source material

In 1895 Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are on the trail of two elusive Conmen. Merry Christmas to my listeners and its a Sherlock story I wrote myself and was published in an anthology earlier this year. If you want to listen to subscribers only episodes, for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe Feel free to donate on ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com

London is a city of many former Jails (to Gaols to use old fashioned wording). In todays episode of the HCCP we look at the History and Executions of Horsemonger Lane Gaol, near present day Elephant and Castle. If you want to listen to subscribers only episodes, for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe Feel free to donate on ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com thanks to capitalpunishmentuk.org for todays source material and permission to use

We always associate head chopping devices with Joseph-Ignace Guillotin's machine that was named after him; But Head lopping machines had been around for Hundreds of Years and its to the 13th Century that we return to in todays episode of the HCCP to look at the Halifax Gibbet. email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com If you want to listen to the subscribers only episodes, or just help support the show for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe

When Royal Princes were being educated and required corporal punishment for transgressions they didn't receive this themselves as they were regarded as they had been perceived to have been born to Divine rights. Instead their punishment was given to another boy taught alongside the Prince. They were known as Whipping Boys. email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com If you want to listen to the subscribers only episodes, or just help support the show for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe

Queens, New York in 1942 saw a murder case quickly solved with systematic police work and an account was written by the Detective in Charge in 1955. In todays episode we look at 'The Cupcake Killer'. A Link to a real murder case filmed for BBC: https://youtu.be/ZhVgA7d21fs?si=njQ4UmdFTP3b6R4t email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com If you want to listen to the subscribers only episodes, or just help support the show for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe story: Captain Henry Flattery, front page detective magazine, Nov 1955. Featured on Historicalcrimedetective.com

In 1865 a freed Slave wrote a letter to his former Master. It was published in National Newspapers and became a Media sensation. email: thehistoricalcrimespodcast@yahoo.com If you want to listen to the subscribers only episodes, or just help support the show for less than the price of a cup of coffee you can access these via the link: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steven-connelly/subscribe