Prime Crime: Solved Murders Archiv
182 Episoden
44 Minuten
It didn’t take long to find the perpetrator of the Taliesin massacre: 30-year-old Julian Carlton. But though they had the “who,” police still needed to uncover the “why” — and as Julian himself approached his deathbed, time was running out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
40 Minuten
In 1911, Frank Lloyd Wright built a mansion in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The sprawling estate was a haven for him and his mistress, “Mamah” Cheney. But in 1914, it became the scene of a massacre that would claim seven lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
42 Minuten
As police zeroed in on a local contractor named John Wayne Gacy, they began to suspect they weren’t investigating the disappearance of one missing teenager — but the murders of several. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
42 Minuten
After ending his shift at Nisson Pharmacy in Des Plaines, Illinois, fifteen-year-old Robert Piest asked his mother to wait while he spoke to a man about a construction job. It was December 11, 1978 — the last time Elizabeth Piest saw her son alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
44 Minuten
The brutal murder of one of the wealthiest ship owners in the world shocked the town of Salem, Massachusetts in 1830. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
48 Minuten
After Ruth Ellis murdered her lover in April 1955, people throughout London thought she was guaranteed the death penalty. But as investigators began looking into her past, they found new information that cast her case in new light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
39 Minuten
In 1955, wealthy racecar driver David Blakely was gunned down outside a bar in London. Passersby were shocked to see a petite, picturesque woman standing over his corpse with the smoking gun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 Minuten
Following a lead, police zeroed in on the home of one local man. It was eventually dubbed a “House of Horrors” after news of its contents spread, with its owner inspiring a string of movies and books that drew on his heinous crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
36 Minuten
In 1954, a 55-year-old tavern owner in central Wisconsin went missing, leaving behind a disturbing crime scene. Police caught a break in her case when a similar abduction occurred nearly three years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 Minuten
When Carol Thompson’s murderer confessed to his crime, he implicated another person in the ordeal — and a shocking murder-for-hire plot began to unravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
46 Minuten
In March 1963, a Minnesota housewife named Carol Thompson was attacked in her home, later dying from her wounds. Months later, two men were indicted for her murder — but the case was far from resolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
40 Minuten
Marguerite Alibert was found holding the gun she used to kill her husband, but her trial was far from an open-and-shut case. The courtroom proved as dramatic and explosive as the relationship that resulted in Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey's death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
42 Minuten
In 1922, Egyptian millionaire Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey became smitten with French socialite Marguerite Alibert. She was charming, and accustomed to keeping the company of rich and powerful men — including England’s Prince Edward VIII. But while their romance was passionate, it was also ill-fated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38 Minuten
Months after the 17-year-old went missing, an investigation into the underground sewage tunnels in Bathpool Park turned up a torrent of clues—and Lesley Whittle’s body. But it wasn’t until nearly a year after her kidnapping that detectives would find her killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
40 Minuten
After a young heiress went missing in 1975, her family found a ransom note demanding £50,000. The police coordinated a plan to secure her safe return, but a series of missteps and mistakes meant time was running out for Lesley Whittle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices