Summary: She was rich, religious, and respectable—or so they thought. In 1892, the quiet town of Fall River was shattered by a gruesome double murder and the trial of a woman who became a legend. Was Lizzy Borden a misunderstood spinster… or a killer with a pear-shaped alibi?

In this episode of The House of Syx, Jenn and Jared take their hatchets to the truth behind the Borden murders. We explore the bizarre timeline, the forensic fumbles, the pear that became Exhibit A, and how society’s expectations of women collided with a bloody crime scene. With historical context, hard facts, and the usual dose of skeptical side-eye, we try to answer the question: Did she do it?

Stick around for the outro as I sing the creepy childrens' nursery rhyme (unfortunately)

Timestamps:

00:00 – Cold Open: “It begins, not with a scream…”

01:10 – Intro & Opening Banter

03:05 – Meet the Borden Family

07:32 – Social Class, Schedules, and Sibling Tensions

13:14 – Morning of the Murders: Who Was Where

17:58 – Discovery of Abby & Andrew

23:10 – The Pear, the Barn, and the Timeline Problem

28:44 – Police Failures and Forensics (or Lack Thereof)

32:19 – Lizzy’s Many Versions of Events

35:03 – The Inquest and Arrest

38:00 – Trial Highlights: The Skull Reveal and the Faint Heard 'Round the World

41:35 – Acquittal and Aftermath: Sisters, Secrets, and Maplecroft

47:00 – Final Thoughts: Did She Do It?

49:42 – Housekeeping & Outro

50:45 – Creepy Closing Verse

Sources & Recommended Viewing:

• Lizzie Borden: A Case Book of Family and Crime in the 1890s – Joyce Williams, Edward T. Radin
• The Triial of Lizzie Borden – Cara Robertson
• Forty Whacks – David Kent
• American Experience: The Borden Murders (PBS)
• The Curious Life and Death of Lizzie Borden (Smithsonian)
• Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (Lifetime)

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• Lizzie Borden - Wikipedia
• Lizzie Borden Collections – Fall River Historical Society
• The Lizzie Borden Trial of 1892 | National Women's History Museum
• Lizzie Borden Trial
• Lizzie Andrew Borden Virtual Museum and Library

Summary:

On a gray October day in 1849, Edgar Allan Poe was found delirious on the streets of Baltimore, wearing another man's clothes and whispering a single name: "Reynolds." He would die four days later without ever explaining what happened. In this episode, we unravel the final, mysterious days of one of history’s most haunted minds.

E3: Ravens, Ruin, and Reynolds

The House of Syx | Episode 3

He gave us haunted houses, lost loves, and a raven that wouldn’t shut up—and then left us with a death more mysterious than anything he ever wrote. In this episode, Jenn leads Jared through the strange final days of Edgar Allan Poe: the man, the myth, and the mystery he left behind.

Was Poe the victim of cooping, poisoning, heartbreak, or something more bizarre? We explore the evidence, the medical theories, the historical weirdness of 1849, and all the delicious contradictions that make this one of the greatest unsolved deaths in literary history. Plus: Jared rants about the medical industry (again), Jenn gets personally offended by bad recordkeeping, and Reynolds becomes the most mysterious man in Baltimore.

Timestamps:

00:00 – Cold Open: Collapse and Mystery

01:30 – Who Was Edgar Allan Poe?

04:20 – Poe’s Life and Struggles

10:10 – A Trip to Richmond

15:30 – The Final Days Begin

18:50 – The Disappearance Window

23:15 – Found in the Street

25:10 – Theories on His Condition

28:30 – Cooping: Voter Fraud or Conspiracy?

33:00 – Alcohol, Illness, or… Syphilis?

38:00 – That Damn Doctor

40:10 – Who Was Reynolds?

44:45 – Final Days and Death

50:20 – Jared Loses His Mind

52:00 – Legacy, Irony, and Impact

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Co-hosted by Jared Syx

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Includes discussion of historical medical conditions, death, alcohol abuse, and theories involving mental illness. Listener discretion advised.

Episode Summary: In 1971, a man named Dan Cooper hijacked a plane and vanished into legend. We break down the skyjacking, the FBI's fumbles, and the many theories still floating today.

🎙️ Episode 2: Bourbon, Bills, and the Breeze

The House of Syx – A true crime history podcast

On Thanksgiving Eve, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked a commercial jet, claimed he had a bomb, and coolly parachuted into the stormy Pacific Northwest night with $200,000 in ransom money. He was never seen again.

In this episode, Jenn walks Jared through the legendary unsolved skyjacking that became known as the D.B. Cooper case—a story brimming with contradictions, FBI misfires, decoy bills, tinfoil hat suspects, and an odd amount of bourbon. We cover the timeline of the hijacking, the infamous jump, the decades-long investigation, and the chaotic list of suspects (including one guy with literally zero credentials but a lot of vibes).

Also: Jared asks the right questions, Jenn gets annoyed with law enforcement again, and somehow we end up talking about “Magic Airplanes.”

Topics Covered:

✈️ The Skyjacking of Flight 305

🧍‍♂️ Suspect Profiles & Theories

🧠 FBI Mistakes & Missed Opportunities

💸 Recovered Ransom Bills

📺 Copycats & Pop Culture Obsession

🎧 Chapters & Timestamps

00:00 – Creator’s Note

02:30 – Who Was D.B. Cooper?

06:00 – The Hijacking Unfolds

12:15 – The Jump into Legend

18:00 – The FBI Fumbles

24:40 – The Recovered Money

31:10 – Suspects & Theories

45:00 – Copycats & Cultural Impact

51:45 – Jared's Reactions

54:30 – Final Thoughts

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Contains references to real criminal cases and midair hijacking. No graphic content is included.

• The Secrets of D.B. Cooper, Part Two - Evidence of Absence
• D.B. Cooper mystery | EBSCO Research Starters
• Is he still alive? The mystery of DB Cooper – the hijacker who disappeared | US crime | The Guardian
• Could New Evidence Solve the D.B. Cooper Hijacking Mystery? Some Longtime Researchers Aren't Convinced. - The Debrief
• FBI Vault: DB Cooper

Episode Summary: Jack the Ripper stalked Victorian London in 1888—and we’re unpacking the myth, the murders, and the mess the police left behind. A grim walk through history’s most infamous whodunit.

In this premiere episode, Jenn drags Jared (mostly willingly) into the gaslit streets of 1888 Whitechapel to unravel the myth and the mess that is Jack the Ripper. Was he a criminal mastermind? A mentally unstable nobody with a knife? Or just a terrifying reflection of the time and place that enabled him?

We dive into the Canonical Five murders, the utter disaster that was Victorian policing, early forensic chaos, the origin of the “true crime” genre, and the suspects that still spark debate today. Jared tries to keep his dinner down. Jenn has a slideshow. It's fine.

This one sets the tone for everything to come — raw, researched, a little ranty, and always real.

• The brutal truth about the Canonical Five victims
• Why the London police completely fumbled the case
• The chaos of Victorian forensics (spoiler: they washed down the crime scenes)
• A breakdown of two top suspects: Montague Druitt and Aaron Kosminski
• The first-ever criminal profile, long before the FBI existed
• Cultural fallout, victim blaming, and the eerie rise of “celebrity killers”

• 00:00 – Cold Open: The Myth of the Monster
• 01:00 – Meet Jenn & Jared (and Jared ruins the mystery)
• 03:00 – London, 1888: The Autumn of Terror
• 06:00 – The Canonical Five: An Overview
• 06:45 – Polly Nichols
• 10:15 – Annie Chapman
• 12:15 – The Double Event (Stride & Eddowes)
• 17:45 – Mary Jane Kelly
• 21:00 – Police Investigation: Incompetence Galore
• 24:00 – The Ripper Letters: Dear Boss, Saucy Jack, From Hell
• 26:15 – 1888 Forensics: Fingerprinting? Nope.
• 28:45 – The Suspects: Druitt vs. Kosminski
• 33:00 – DNA and the Infamous Shawl
• 34:00 – The Cultural Impact of Jack the Ripper
• 36:00 – Dr. Bond's Criminal Profile
• 38:00 – Women & True Crime: Why We’re Drawn In
• 41:00 – The Victims Deserved Better
• 43:00 – So… Who Do We Think Did It?
• 45:00 – Reflections: First Episode Feels

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Contains discussion of graphic historical violence and victimization. No graphic images or crime scene photos are used or shown. Listener discretion advised.