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Mysteries From The Past

8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

Mysteries From The Past is a fast-paced, fun, intriguing podcast that examines history's greatest unsolved mysteries! Actor and historian Rory Duffy (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Blue Bloods, Law and Order: SVU) brings audiences back in time with original music, recreation scenes and exciting narration. Get out your magnifying glass and help us solve these mysteries! We would love to hear from you! [email protected]

Performing Arts Arts Society & Culture mysteries history unsolved murders true crime unsolved crimes historical mysteries
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Episodes

Who Killed Vincent Van Gogh?

July 17, 2022 19:00 - 4 minutes - 3.37 MB

Special Opening teaser of the new Mysteries From The Past episode "Who Killed Vincent Van Gogh?" Join us as we investigate the mysterious death of one of history's most celebrated painters! Did Vincent commit suicide or was he murdered? Help us put the finishing touches on this mystery.  Support the Show.

Who Killed The Beautiful Cigar Girl?

June 13, 2022 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

In 1841, the dead body of the beautiful Mary Rogers mysteriously washed up on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. Her mysterious death sent New York City into a tailspin of mystery and intrigue. With a cast of suspects ranging from New York City's elite to the dark alleys of the Bowery, it is no wonder this mystery remains unsolved. Join us, as we try to solve the mystery that inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write the first detective mystery novel.  Support the Show.

Silent Star Murder

June 13, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

On a hot summer night in 1922, famed Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor was dead in his Los Angeles bungalow home from a gunshot wound. With a suspect list straight out of Central Casting, see if you can solve this case that has baffled the LAPD for over a century. Join us as we go behind the glitz and glamour of the movie industry into Hollywood’s dark side.  Support the Show.

Who Killed Al Capone's Paperboy?

June 13, 2022 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MB

On June 9th, 1930, newspaperman Jake Lingle is gunned down in broad daylight on a train platform stunning the windy city of Chicago.  Lingle is given a hero's funeral by the city’s mayor but then his underworld connections to mafia boss Al Capone are exposed confusing authorities and sending them into a downward spiral of intrigue. Was Jake Lingle killed for doing his job or was he whacked by Scarface? Join us as we try to solve this mafia mystery!  Support the Show.

Who Killed the Beautiful Cigar Girl?

July 26, 2021 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

 In 1841, the dead body of the beautiful Mary Rogers mysteriously washed up on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. Her mysterious death  sent New York City into a tailspin of mystery and intrigue. With a cast of suspects ranging from New York City's elite to the dark alleys of the Bowery it is no wonder this mystery remains unsolved. Join us, as we try to solve the mystery that inspired Edgar Allan Poe to write the first detective mystery novel. Support the show (https://www.patreon.c...

The Silent Star Murder

July 26, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

On Thursday,  February 2nd, 1922, famed Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor was found dead in his bungalow home from a gunshot wound. With suspects straight out of central casting, see if you can solve this case that has baffled the LAPD for almost a century. Join us as we go behind the glitz and glamour of the movie industry into Hollywood's dark side.   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Mysteriesfromthepast) Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Mysteriesfromthepast)

Silent Star Murder

April 17, 2020 00:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MB

Who killed famed Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor ? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Mysteriesfromthepast)

Who Killed The Beautiful Cigar Girl?

April 16, 2020 20:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

The beautiful Mary Rogers was a murder victim whose story became a national sensation. Rogers's dead body was found floating in the Hudson River, and the mystery surrounding who killed her would inspire Edgar Allan Poe. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/Mysteriesfromthepast)