Mar 26, 2019

Marriage is hard, but when Ruth Snyder met a man on the side, her unfulfilling marriage drove her and her lover to commit a bumbling murder. As it turns out, societies' views on the two killers turned out to be more than a little biased. 

Leo Major joined the Canadian military at the onset of World War 2 to prove a...

Mar 19, 2019

Solonik might be the best name ever for a lone killer. This great or possibly terrible marksman became one of Russia's most feared contract killers.

Then, when up to twelve men conspired to kill Michael Malloy in a life insurance scheme, the homeless, elderly alcoholic proved to be a much tougher mark than anyone had...

Mar 12, 2019

Giles Corey was a murderer, but he was not a witch. The courts of Salem, Massachusetts sentenced him to death for one of those two things. Hint: It wasn't for murder. 

In 1579, Francis Drake landed somewhere near present-day San Francisco Bay, and left a brass plate to mark the occasion. This would become the basis for...

Mar 5, 2019

Part One: Ben brings you some of Africa's most fantastic beasts. From grass goblins and horny penis bats, to a primordial serpent, there are plenty of myths to make you afraid of the dark...est continent.  

Part Two: In the 1860's, New York City became one of the first metropolises in the world to have a working subway;...