Historical True Crime Episodes
June 15, 2023
17. Wineville Chicken Coop Murders Pt 2
In 1928, twenty-one year old serial killer Gordon Northcott stalked the streets of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas looking for young boys to lure back to his chicken farm. Darlene and Melody tell his victims' stories...
June 8, 2023
16. Wineville Chicken Coop Murders Pt. 1
In part one Darlene and Melody discuss the disappearance of Walter Collins. On March 8, 1928 Christine Collins was called in to work for a few hours at her job as a telephone operator. Her son, nine year old Walter Collin...
May 11, 2023
14. The Murder of Pearl Bryan
In 1896 a young woman's headless body was found in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky. During the autopsy it was discovered she had been pregnant at the time of her death. She was identified by her shoes and a birth defect that left her with webbed toes. Pearl Bryan was a beautiful 22 year old socialite from Gre…
April 13, 2023
12. The Murder of Little Mary Phagan
In 1913 a little girl was found brutally murdered in the basement of the pencil factory where she worked. The trial of the century would follow an arrest. Was the right man convicted? Music: "Hard Times" By Isaiah Hildreth ...
March 30, 2023
11. North Carolina: Legend of Tom Dooley
One morning in May 1866, just before daybreak Laura Foster quietly left her home with a bundle of clothes and her father's horse. She was going to rendezvous with her beau, Tom Dooley. Rumor had it they were going to run off ...
March 16, 2023
10. Alabama Snake Preacher
An Appalachian, snake handling preacher named Glenn Summerford tried to murder his wife using a rattlesnake as his weapon. Or did he? Music: "Hard Times" By Isaiah Hildreth Male Narrator : Curtis Hildreth Sources: Salvation ...
Feb. 13, 2023
8. The Lonely Hearts Killers
In the 1940's Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck preyed on lonely women looking for love through lonely hearts advertisements. The duo started out as con artists but greed and jealousy led them to serial killing. Sources :...
Feb. 2, 2023
7. Lana Turner - A Real Life Tragedy
One of Hollywood's golden girls, Lana Turner , lived a life that could have been a movie itself. Unfortunately the life of a movie star is not always as glamorous as it is portrayed. By the time she realized she was involve...
Jan. 19, 2023
6. Bloody Woolfolk
In Bibb county Georgia on August 6, 1887 a prominent farmer, Captain Richard Woolfolk and eight members of his family were axed to death as they lay sleeping. The Woolfolk murders would be known as the bloodiest mass murder ...
Dec. 22, 2022
3. Killer Aunt Earle Dennison
In 1952 Earle Dennison visited her favorite three year old niece. She gave her poison under the guise of a treat. This led to discovering the killer aunt's dark and murderous past. Send us a text Support the show hardti...
Dec. 22, 2022
1. Lawson Family Christmas Day Murders
In 1929 Charlie Lawson, a North Carolina tobacco farmer, promised his family a special Christmas surprise. No one could ever have imagined the horror he had planned. Send us a text Support the show hardtimesandtruecrimes.c...
Nov. 18, 2022
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