Aug 28, 2018

This week, Ben takes a look at a serial killer John George Haigh, who was much more confident in his modus operandi than he should have been.

Steve has the story of the Somerton, aka the Tamam Shud case. When a body is found on Somerton beach, the only thing a mysterious as his death is his identity.

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Pelling,...

Aug 21, 2018

If your rice import empire falls to ruin, there's really only one thing left to do: Declare yourself Emperor of the United States of America. It's a pretty sweet gig for the honorable and fair Emperor Norton.

When 21 year old Canadian college student goes missing, a mysterious security video surfaces that has the whole...

Aug 14, 2018

Religion works best when you make it up to fit your needs. Unfortunately, the LeBaron's apparently just needed a reason to marry multiple women… and also to murder people at will.

Steve takes a look at the life and legends of "Stagecoach" Mary Fields, the freed-slave turned whiskey-drinkin, nose-punching jack of all...

Aug 7, 2018

When the working day is done, girls just wanna have… murder? This week, the Nonessential Podcast talks lady-killers. Steve discusses Martha Marek, a poor orphan from early 1900's Vienna who managed to find herself the sudden heiress to a large fortune, but once she tasted the good life, she was willing to do anything...