

The historical crimes and criminals podcast
steven connelly
a podcast looking back at historical crimes, criminals and social stories that created the world we now live!
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Oct 4, 2026 • 13min
The Outlaw who got turned into shoes
1881, in Rawlins , Wyoming saw a most unusual event when a Hanged outlaw called Big nose George Parrott's' skin was turned into shoes.Your support means a lot to me: ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcast

Sep 27, 2026 • 34min
The Original 1913 Hatton Garden Job
Just over 100 years before the famous 2015 Hatton Garden Robbery took place, a similar robbery took place. In todays episode of the HCCP we look at the Original Hatton Garden Robbery.your support means a lot to me:ko-fi.com/historicalcrimespodcastLink to Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@ThehistoricalcrimeSherlock Holmes Website:[email protected]

Oct 29, 2024 • 16min
Taphophobia and the Safety Coffins
Taphophobia is the fear of being buried alive and was perhaps more likely to happen than you believe, especially in the Victorian Era. In todays episode we look at cases and the innovative inventors who invented Safety coffins to prevent premature burials.
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Oct 7, 2024 • 18min
Burning at The Stake
Burning at the Stake was probably one of the most horrific forms of Execution, yet many Countries performed it as a Means of Punishment. In todays episode of the HCCP we look at some of these practices, reasons and cases.
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Thanks to Capitalpunishmentuk.org for the source information.

Jul 8, 2024 • 15min
Murder in the Mail
1898 saw the a USA first: Murder through the Mail. A parcel of poisoned Candies were sent by a rejected woman.
Story from Thomas Samuel Duke, Celebrated Criminal cases of America

Jul 1, 2024 • 16min
Pubs, What's in a name: Part 4
The World has many Pubs with unusual and quirky stories behind their names, and nowhere is this more true than the UK and Ireland. In todays episode we look a few of these stories.
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Dec 25, 2023 • 26min
A Present in the Post
Merry Christmas dear listeners and as is now custom we have a fictional Christmas crime story.
This year its Cyril Hare's 1949 short story about a man who is being Blackmailed and is determined to find and gain revenge on his Blackmailer.
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Jan 18, 2023 • 20min
The Rotherham Transvestite Murder
On August 1st, 1950, a body of a woman was found dead in Rotherham....but it turned out not to be a woman.
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Margaret Drinkall, Rotherham Murders, Wharncliffe books (2011)

Dec 15, 2022 • 8min
Historical Pickpockets
In todays episode we will look at historical Pickpockets, the Artful dodgers of the world of crime
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Palk, Deirdre (2006). "Pickpocketing". Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion 1780–1830. Great Britain: The Boydell Press.
Hitchcock, Tim; Shoemaker, Robert (2010). Tales from the Hanging Court. Bloomsbury Acadaemic
unlacethevictorians.blogspot.com/2011/04/mayhew-files-pickpockets.html
www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/juvenile-crime-in-the-19th-century

Feb 22, 2022 • 18min
The Rev Hackman
A Tale of obsession, stalking and Murder in Georgian era London.
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https://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng355.htm
www.historyextra.com/period/modern/how-to-carry-off-a-great-hoax/
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fatal-triangle-77291407/
http://hysterical.foxearth.org.uk/2005/02/rev-edward-drax-free.html
Capital crimes max decharne arrow books 2012
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/6978/summary
https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hackman-james.htm


