Prime Crime: Solved Murders Archiv
182 Episoden
44 Minuten
By March of 1891, the coroner’s office failed to find evidence of foul play, and investigators moved on from Helen Potts’ case. Even so, reporter Dilworth Choate felt the story deserved a closer look… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 Minuten
It became one of the most sensationalized cases of the late 19th century: The young wife of a playboy medical student died not long after a botched abortion. But it wasn’t the dangerous procedure that killed her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In the chaotic search for Benjamin Pitezel's murderer, investigators enlisted authorities from multiple states, and even crossed the border into Canada. Meanwhile, the remaining members of the Pitezel family fell one by one at the hands of a ruthless, depraved killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In September 1894, conman Benjamin Pitezel met a mysterious, violent end in Philadelphia. For years, he'd been committing petty crimes across America, fleeing the authorities across multiple states. And the deeper authorities dug into Pitezel's background, the more baffling his death became. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 Minuten
The search for John List spanned two decades and all 50 states. But it took a supermarket tabloid and a TV crime show to finally break the case—and unravel the full story of what drove a man like List to murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38 Minuten
In 1971, a middle-aged accountant woke up, put on a tie, and shot his entire family to death in their home. Then he disappeared, leaving behind two glaring questions: What drove this religious family man to murder—and, more importantly, where did he go? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In 1983, police closed in on the murderers of Jerry Dean and Deborah Thornton, thanks to a well-placed informant. Their capture led one killer to have a dramatic change of heart, sparking a world-wide debate about capital punishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
39 Minuten
They were two strangers, crossing paths at a pool party in Houston, Texas in the summer of 1983. Jerry Dean and Deborah Thornton spent the night together—and by morning, they were both dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
53 Minuten
In 1897, the discovery of a severed torso led to an explosion of investigative activity in the media. The identification of the body and the arrest of the dead man’s murderers would prove to be one of the most incredible true crime stories ever told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
48 Minuten
On June 26, 1897, four boys discovered a package wrapped in red oilcloth floating in New York City’s East River. It contained the upper torso of an unknown man, launching one of the largest media murder mysteries ever, and igniting newspaper wars that would last a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
47 Minuten
In October of 1931, two bloody trunks arrived at the Los Angeles train station containing the bodies of Anne LeRoi and Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson. What followed was one of most scandalous murder cases of the Roaring Twenties… One that has left detectives with more questions than answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In 1931, the friendship between three women living in Phoenix, Arizona was torn apart when they all fell for the same man: 44-year-old “Happy” Jack Halloran. Slowly, their rift began to heal, and they planned a gathering one night in October—but the reunion proved deadly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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After Sal Mineo was murdered in February of 1976, the LAPD did their best to track down every lead they could find. They searched for over a year in vain, until they received a tip that forced them to reconsider every assumption they'd made about the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On February 12th, 1976, actor Sal Mineo, best known for his role in Rebel Without a Cause, was stabbed outside his apartment building in Los Angeles. Authorities desperately searched for evidence, but hit dead ends everywhere they turned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
48 Minuten
After the massacre of the Clutter Family on November 15th, 1959, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation began an intensive probe into the crime. Their search for the killers would result in one of the greatest true crime stories of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
