Episodes

  • NXIVM

    NXIVM
    Dec 18 2024
    22 mins
  • Jonestown

    Jonestown
    Nov 14 2024
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    20 mins
  • The Golden Dragon Massacre

    The Golden Dragon Massacre
    Nov 7 2024
    20 mins
  • SF Crime - Cordelia Botkins

    SF Crime - Cordelia Botkins
    Oct 31 2024
    Episode Notes

    Berry, Mike. "The Poisoning of Mary and Ida: Cordelia Botkin's Infamous Crime." Crime Traveler, 14 January 2021. https://www.crimetraveller.org/2021/01/cordelia-botkin-infamous-poisoning-crime

    "Botkin Poison Case: How Love Turned to Death." San Francisco Examiner, 29 August 1898. https://www.crimetraveller.org/2021/01/cordelia-botkin-infamous-poisoning-crime

    Geary, Rick. The Bizarre and Ghastly Murder of the Dunning Sisters by Cordelia Botkin. New York: NBM Publishing, 2005. https://www.nbmpub.com/murder-bizarre-dunning-sisters-graphic-novel

    Lafferty, Michael. "Murder by Mail: Cordelia Botkin and the Poisoning of the Dunning Sisters." The Crime Library, 24 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100624012111/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/women/cordelia_botkin/index.html

    Newton, Michael. The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Crimes. New York: Facts on File, 2004. https://www.infobasepublishing.com/Encyclopedia-of-Unsolved-Crimes

    Roth, Mitchel P. Historical Dictionary of Crime and Criminal Justice. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810845166/Historical-Dictionary-of-Crime-and-Criminal-Justice

    Roth, Mitchel P. An Eye for an Eye: A Global History of Crime and Punishment. London: Reaktion Books, 2014. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810845166/Historical-Dictionary-of-Crime-and-Criminal-Justice

    Schneider, Adam. "Cordelia Botkin: America's First Poison Pen Murderer." Unsolved Mysteries of the Past, 12 February 2018. https://www.unsolvedmysteriesofthepast.com/cordelia-botkin-americas-first-poison-pen-murderer

    Sifakis, Carl. Women Criminals: An Encyclopedia of People and Issues. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002. https://www.abc-clio.com/Women-Criminals-An-Encyclopedia-of-People-and-Issues

    Stanley, Jerry. The Poisoner’s Hand: Cordelia Botkin’s Deadly Love Letters. Chicago: Tantor Media, 2010. https://tantor.com/the-poisoners-hand-cordelia-botkin-and-her-deadly-love-letters
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    11 mins
  • San Francisco's Barbary Coast

    San Francisco's Barbary Coast
    Oct 24 2024
    Episode Notes The History of the Barbary Coast in San Francisco https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/san-francisco-barbary-coast-history-15091573.php The Rise and Fall of San Francisco's Barbary Coast https://www.history.com/news/san-francisco-barbary-coast San Francisco's Wild Barbary Coast https://www.sftravel.com/article/san-franciscos-wild-barbary-coast Barbary Coast: Notorious San Francisco https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/notorious-san-francisco-barbary-coast-180950021/ Inside the Barbary Coast's History of Gambling and Crime https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Barbary_Coast:_Gold_Rush_Gambling_and_Crime Legends of the Barbary Coast https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-barbarycoast/ San Francisco's Barbary Coast: A Den of Vice https://www.britannica.com/place/San-Francisco-California/The-Barbary-Coast Crime and Prostitution on the Barbary Coast https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/barbary-coast-san-francisco.htm The Story of the Barbary Coast: A Hotbed of Corruption https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Barbary_Coast:_A_San_Francisco_History_of_Corruption San Francisco's Barbary Coast: A Frontier of Debauchery https://www.historynet.com/san-francisco-barbary-coast/ The Golden Gate to Vice: Exploring the Barbary Coast https://www.sanfranciscoexaminer.com/culture/golden-gate-to-vice-barbary-coast The Barbary Coast in Popular Culture https://www.britannica.com/topic/Barbary-Coast-popular-culture Barbary Coast’s Connection to the Gold Rush https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/barbary-coast-gold-rush-history-15123111.php The Notorious Crime Lords of the Barbary Coast https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/barbary-coast-crime-lords Pirates, Prostitutes, and Pioneers: Life on the Barbary Coast https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/pirates-prostitutes-pioneers-barbary-coast The Barbary Coast Trail: Retracing History https://barbarycoasttrail.org/history-of-the-barbary-coast/ Notorious Bars and Saloons of the Barbary Coast https://www.sanfranciscohistory.com/barbarycoast_saloons.html San Francisco’s Barbary Coast Gangs https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/14/422873740/san-francisco-barbary-coast-gang-history How San Francisco’s Barbary Coast Helped Shape the West https://www.wildwesthistory.org/articles/barbary-coast-and-the-wild-west The Barbary Coast: A Sinful Paradise https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-barbary-coast-a-19th-century-san-francisco-paradise-for-sinners Barbary Coast Revisited: Old Haunts in New Light https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/barbary-coast-revisited-13224349.php Crime and Punishment in the Barbary Coast https://www.sfcurbed.com/crime-and-punishment-in-barbary-coast Women of the Barbary Coast: Survival in a Brutal World https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/barbary-coast-women-history-15051399.php The Transformation of the Barbary Coast: From Vice to Respectability https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barbary-coast-san-francisco_b_9459230 History of the Barbary Coast Trail https://www.barbarycoasttrail.com/history/ The Barbary Coast: A Sinful Past https://www.history.com/news/barbary-coast-san-francisco-sinful-past Brothels and Bars: The Heart of the Barbary Coast https://www.sfweekly.com/culture/barbary-coast-brothels-and-bars The Birth of Organized Crime on the Barbary Coast https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/organized-crime-barbary-coast Barbary Coast: An Era of Lawlessness https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52738/barbary-coast-and-lawless-era-san-francisco Shanghaied on the Barbary Coast https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/shanghaiing-san-francisco-barbary-coast-127192942/ Saloon Culture on the Barbary Coast https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-barbarycoast-saloons/ The Chinese Experience on the Barbary Coast https://www.history.com/topics/asian-american-history/chinese-immigrants-on-barbary-coast San Francisco’s First Casinos: Gambling on the Barbary Coast https://www.casinonewsdaily.com/2022/05/01/san-francisco-first-casinos-barbary-coast/ Prostitution and the Underworld Economy on the Barbary Coast https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/vice-and-underworld-economy-barbary-coast-15670288.php The Barbary Coast: A City Within a City https://www.sanfranciscohistory.com/barbarycoast_citywithin.html Corruption and Politics on the Barbary Coast https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Political_Corruption_in_the_Barbary_Coast The Great Earthquake’s Effect on the Barbary Coast https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/barbary-coast-and-the-great-earthquake Murders on the Barbary Coast https://www.truewestmagazine.com/murders-on-the-barbary-coast/ The Influence of Immigrants on the Barbary Coast https://www.sfhistory.org/articles/influence-of-immigrants-barbary-coast The Role of Women in San Francisco’s Barbary Coast https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/women-barbary-coast San Francisco’s Barbary Coast: Theater and Entertainment https://www.sfgate.com/theater/article/...
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    27 mins
  • The Theft of the Mona Lisa

    The Theft of the Mona Lisa
    Oct 17 2024

    Mona Lisa, Louvre Museum https://www.louvre.fr/en/explore/the-palace/mona-lisa The Mystery Behind the Mona Lisa's Smile https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-the-mona-lisa-smile-119452720/ Leonardo da Vinci and the History of the Mona Lisa https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leonardo-da-Vinci/Mona-Lisa The Theft of the Mona Lisa https://www.npr.org/2011/08/21/139821672/theft-that-made-mona-lisa-a-masterpiece Mona Lisa: 10 Facts You Didn't Know https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-mona-lisa Mona Lisa Theft Timeline https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50821/thief-who-stole-mona-lisa Who Was the Real Mona Lisa? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/mona-lisa-who-was-she The Mona Lisa's Famous Smile: Optical Illusion or Not? https://www.livescience.com/47914-mona-lisa-smile-secrets.html Scientific Studies of the Mona Lisa https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982214000229 Mona Lisa and Its Influence on Art https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/monl/hd_monl.htm The Fascinating History of the Mona Lisa https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180112-the-fascinating-history-of-the-mona-lisa Restoration Efforts on the Mona Lisa https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-conservation-restored-worlds-famous-artwork Debate on the Authenticity of the Mona Lisa https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jan/14/mona-lisa-authenticity-under-scrutiny The Story of the Mona Lisa's Travels https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/travels-of-the-mona-lisa-58361989/ The Mona Lisa and Her Lookalikes https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/08/24/mona-lisa-lookalikes-louvre Hidden Layers of the Mona Lisa Revealed https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristintablang/2015/09/28/mona-lisa-hidden-paintings/?sh=10a5327073a4 Mona Lisa's Eyes: Scientific Analysis https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1720555115 The Louvre: Protecting the Mona Lisa https://www.france24.com/en/20220714-protecting-the-mona-lisa-how-louvre-museum-s-works Comparing the Mona Lisa to Leonardo's Other Works https://www.moma.org/artists/3695 Why the Mona Lisa Matters Today https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/arts/design/mona-lisa-leonardo-louvre.html

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    16 mins
  • The Thefts of The Scream

    The Thefts of The Scream
    Oct 10 2024
    Dolnick, Edward. The Rescue Artist: A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece. HarperCollins, 2005. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rescue-artist-edward-dolnick Charney, Noah. The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of Master Forgers. Phaidon Press, 2015. https://www.phaidon.com/store/art/the-art-of-forgery-9780714867458 Feliciano, Hector. The Lost Museum: The Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art. Basic Books, 1998. https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/hector-feliciano/the-lost-museum/9780465041917/ Houpt, Simon. Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft. Sterling, 2006. https://www.sterlingpublishing.com/9781402736161/museum-of-the-missing/ Munch, Edvard. The Scream. The Munch Museum, Oslo. https://munchmuseet.no/en/edvard-munch/the-scream Charney, Noah. Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World’s Most Coveted Masterpiece. PublicAffairs, 2010. https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/noah-charney/stealing-the-mystic-lamb/9781586489244/ Jones, Jonathan. The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/219436/the-lost-battles-by-jonathan-jones/ Nicholas, Lynn H. The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War. Knopf, 1994. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/120976/the-rape-of-europa-by-lynn-h-nicholas/ King, Ross. Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture. Penguin, 2000. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/29474/brunelleschis-dome-by-ross-king/ Hartt, Frederick. Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. Prentice Hall, 1992. https://www.pearson.com/store/p/art-a-history-of-painting-sculpture-architecture/P100000018073 Gamboni, Dario. The Destruction of Art: Iconoclasm and Vandalism since the French Revolution. Reaktion Books, 1997. https://www.reaktionbooks.co.uk/display.asp?ISB=9781780231916 MacGregor, Neil. A History of the World in 100 Objects. Penguin Books, 2011. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307180/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-by-neil-macgregor/ Vermote, Tanguy, et al. Art Crime: Terrorists, Tomb Raiders, Forgers and Thieves. Springer, 2021. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-73406-1 O’Connor, Anne-Marie. The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt’s Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. Knopf, 2012. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/202479/the-lady-in-gold-by-anne-marie-oconnor/ King, Ross. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling. Penguin, 2003. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/29476/michelangelo-and-the-popes-ceiling-by-ross-king/ Feliciano, Hector. The Lost Museum: The Nazi Conspiracy to Steal the World's Greatest Works of Art. Basic Books, 1997. https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/hector-feliciano/the-lost-museum/9780465041917/ Charney, Noah. The Art Thief: A Novel. Atria Books, 2007. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Art-Thief/Noah-Charney/9781416550310 Kloss, William. Art in the White House: A Nation’s Pride. White House Historical Association, 1992. https://shop.whitehousehistory.org/art-in-the-white-house-a-nation-s-pride Hickley, Catherine. The Munich Art Hoard: Hitler's Dealer and His Secret Legacy. Thames & Hudson, 2016. https://thamesandhudson.com/the-munich-art-hoard-hitlers-dealer-and-his-secret-legacy-9780500252104 Finch, Charlie. Most Wanted: The Most Sought-After Art, Jewelry, Cars, and Collectibles in the World. Assouline, 2005. https://www.assouline.com/products/most-wanted Edsel, Robert M., and Bret Witter. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History. Center Street, 2009. https://www.centerstreet.com/titles/robert-m-edsel/the-monuments-men/9781599951508/ Silberman, Neil Asher, and Israel Finkelstein. The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts. Free Press, 2001. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Bible-Unearthed/Israel-Finkelstein/9780684869131 Munch, Edvard. Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works. Thames & Hudson, 2013. https://thamesandhudson.com/edvard-munch-the-complete-graphic-works-9780500093684 Bergen, V. Edvard Munch: Behind The Scream. Yale University Press, 2006. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300124019/edvard-munch Hughes, Robert. The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change. Thames & Hudson, 1980. https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/the-shock-of-the-new-the-century-of-avant-garde-art-softcover Thornton, Sarah. Seven Days in the Art World. W. W. Norton & Company, 2008. https://wwnorton.com/books/Seven-Days-in-the-Art-World/ Chilvers, Ian. The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Oxford University Press, 2017. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-dictionary-of-art-and-artists-9780191782763 Amore, Anthony M., and Tom Mashberg. Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold ...
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    10 mins
  • HH Holmes: The Myth and the Murders

    HH Holmes: The Myth and the Murders
    Oct 3 2024
    Episode Notes

    Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. New York: Crown Publishers, 2003. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/9780385721124/the-devil-in-the-white-city-by-erik-larson/

    Schechter, Harold. Depraved: The Shocking True Story of America’s First Serial Killer. New York: Pocket Books, 1994. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Depraved/Harold-Schechter/9780671732165

    Sifakis, Carl. The Encyclopedia of American Crime, Second Edition. New York: Facts on File, 2001. https://www.ebooks.com/en-us/book/573067/the-encyclopedia-of-american-crime/carl-sifakis/

    Mudgett, Jeff. Bloodstains. 2nd ed. Pacific Coast Creative Publishing, 2011. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13645366-bloodstains

    Selzer, Adam. H.H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2017. https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510713437/h-h-holmes/
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    18 mins