Today in True Crime
1,164 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 2.3K ratingsThere’s never an ordinary day in true crime history. Flip back the calendar and see how one fateful day can ripple through time. Today in True Crime is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Jan 18, 1978: U.K. Guilty of Mistreating Irish Prisoners
January 18, 2021 08:01 - 14 minutesIn a controversial ruling that set a precedent for state-sanctioned violence, the European Court of Human Rights found the United Kingdom guilty of mistreating — but not torturing — Irish Catholic prisoners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 17, 1950: The Great Brink’s Robbery
January 17, 2021 08:01 - 15 minutesA group of eleven men stole millions of dollars from an armored car depot belonging to the Brink’s company. It was the largest heist in U.S. history at the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 16, 1997: Ennis Cosby Murdered
January 16, 2021 08:01 - 15 minutesThe son of actor Bill Cosby was murdered in cold blood after he stopped to fix a flat tire on the side of a California freeway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 15, 1947: Black Dahlia Murder
January 15, 2021 08:01 - 14 minutesElizabeth Short’s mutilated body was found on this day in a Los Angeles suburb. Her unsolved murder remains one of the city’s oldest — and most famous — cold cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 14, 1946: Harold Shipman Born
January 14, 2021 08:01 - 16 minutesThe doctor is considered one of the most notorious serial killers in English history. He’s believed to have killed over 250 people while practicing medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 13, 1931: The Trial of Daisy DeVoe
January 13, 2021 08:01 - 15 minutesIn a case that became legendary, the secretary for silent film star Clara Bow was put on trial for stealing from her employer. Guest hosted by Richard Rossner from Dictators, a Parcast Original from Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 1971: The Harrisburg Seven Indicted
January 12, 2021 08:01 - 15 minutesA group of liberal Catholic activists stood accused of numerous charges, including damage to federal buildings and a conspiracy to kidnap foreign affairs advisor Henry Kissinger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2012: Joran van der Sloot Pleads Guilty
January 11, 2021 08:01 - 13 minutesThe 24-year-old, who had been accused in 2005 of murdering Natalee Holloway in a highly publicized case, admitted to murdering Stephany Flores in Peru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 10, 1645: Archbishop of Canterbury Beheaded
January 10, 2021 08:01 - 15 minutesThe disgraced William Laud was imprisoned in the Tower of London for nearly five years before facing an axeman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 9, 1992: William Suff Arrested
January 09, 2021 08:01 - 14 minutesA traffic violation exposed a notorious serial killer who had eluded police for years in Riverside, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 8, 2011: Gabrielle Giffords Shot
January 08, 2021 08:01 - 12 minutesThe Arizona congresswoman was shot by 22-year-old Jared Lee Loughner at a public event in Tucson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 7, 1131: Knud Lavard Murdered
January 07, 2021 08:01 - 15 minutesThe Danish prince was ambushed in Haraldsted Forest by his cousin Magnus, who was desperate to preserve his own claim to the throne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 6, 2005: KKK Organizer Arrested
January 06, 2021 08:01 - 15 minutesPreacher and Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was arrested for the 1964 murders of three voter registration workers in Mississippi. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Superstitions, a Parcast Original from Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 5, 1941: Amy Johnson Disappears
January 05, 2021 08:01 - 16 minutesThe British pilot bailed out of her plane over the Thames Estuary, never to be recovered from the icy water. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 4, 1903: Topsy the Elephant Executed
January 04, 2021 08:01 - 17 minutesThe circus elephant’s death was delivered by a 7000-volt shock after her owners failed to find new buyers for the troublesome leviathan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 3, 1972: John Wayne Gacy’s First Murder
January 03, 2021 08:01 - 11 minutesNotorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who would eventually kill at least 33 people, murdered his first victim: 16-year-old Timothy Jack McCoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 2, 2006: Thomas Montgomery’s Doomed Catfishing Affair
January 02, 2021 08:01 - 12 minutes46-year-old Montgomery wrote a note to himself willing a full transformation into his internet persona. Months later, he murdered his online girlfriend’s other online beau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 1, 2017: Istanbul Nightclub Shooting
January 01, 2021 08:01 - 13 minutesThe attack, carried out by Islamic terrorist Abdulkadir Masharipov, killed 39 people and injured upwards of 70 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 31, 1990: Robert Spahalski’s First Victim
December 31, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutes24-year-old Moraine Armstrong was the first victim of serial killer Robert Spahalski, who confessed to the crime over a decade later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 30, 2006: Saddam Hussein Executed
December 30, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesThe former president of Iraq was found guilty for crimes against humanity and executed by hanging. Guest hosted by Kate Leonard from Daily Quote, a Spotify Original from Parcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 29, 1170: Thomas Becket Slain
December 29, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesIt was a murder that would live in infamy: Four knights loyal to King Henry II killed the Archbishop of Canterbury following a failed attempt to arrest him for crimes against the crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 28, 1987: Ronald Gene Simmons Murders
December 28, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesThe largest familial massacre in U.S. history was part of a week-long killing spree that left 16 people dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 27, 1997: Irish Paramilitary Leader Murdered
December 27, 2020 08:01 - 12 minutes37-year-old Billy Wright, who had established a fearsome reputation during a period known as the Troubles, was shot to death in a maximum-security prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 26, 1994: Terrorists Hijack Air France Flight 8969
December 26, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesFour members of the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria hijacked a plane, intending to detonate it above the Eiffel Tower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 25, 1950: Stone of Destiny Stolen
December 25, 2020 08:01 - 15 minutesScottish nationalists broke into Westminster Abbey in London and stole the Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol of Scottish royalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 24, 1997: “Carlos the Jackal” Sentenced
December 24, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesInternational terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal, received a life sentence for murders he committed in 1975. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 23, 1974: Three Go Missing From Texas Mall
December 23, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesA trio of young girls vanished from a mall in Fort Worth, Texas. Their disappearance remains unsolved. Guest hosted by Tim Johnson from the Parcast series Today in Music History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 22, 1715: “The Old Pretender” Lands In Scotland
December 22, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesAfter a lifetime of exile in France, 27-year-old James Edward arrived in Scotland to lead an uprising and claim the throne of England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 21, 2001: Larry Mayes Freed
December 21, 2020 08:01 - 11 minutesAfter 21 years in prison, Mayes’ wrongful conviction was overturned. He became the 100th person in the U.S. to be liberated due to advances in DNA testing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 20, 1917: Cheka Secret Police Founded
December 20, 2020 08:01 - 16 minutesThe All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counterrevolution and Sabotage — Cheka for short — was a secret government organization, and precursor to the infamous KGB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 19, 1986: Andrei Sakharov Released from Exile
December 19, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesSoviet dissident Andrei Sakharov was once the country’s leading scientist. In 1980, he was arrested and exiled to the city of Gorky, where he and his wife spent 6 years in isolation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 18, 1948: Edmund Kemper Is Born
December 18, 2020 08:01 - 17 minutesOne of America’s most infamous serial killers, Ed Kemper, was born on this day in 1948 in Burbank, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 17, 1967: Australian Prime Minister Swept Out to Sea
December 17, 2020 08:01 - 11 minutesHarold Holt was out for a swim when he disappeared, never to be recovered. Officially, there was no foul play. Unofficially, conspiracy theories swirled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 16, 1773: Boston Tea Party
December 16, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesIn one of the country’s first instances of peaceful public protest, 100 American colonists dumped 45 tons of tea into Boston Harbor. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden, host of the Parcast series Medical Murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 15, 1944: Glenn Miller Disappears
December 15, 2020 08:01 - 12 minutesA single-engine plane carrying popular bandleader and U.S. Army Major Glenn Miller disappeared over the English Channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 14, 2000: Edmond Pope Released from Russian Prison
December 14, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesPresident Vladimir Putin pardoned Pope, a former U.S. naval-intelligence officer, after he’d been convicted of espionage in Moscow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 13, 2016: Pizzagate Attack
December 13, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesEdgar Maddison Welch was charged after storming a Washington D.C. pizzeria with his AR-15 rifle, believing it to be ground zero of a conspiracy theory involving pedophilia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 12, 2018: Grease Vent Thief Caught
December 12, 2020 08:01 - 11 minutesA botched burglary left a would-be thief stuck in the grease vent of an abandoned Chinese restaurant. He was trapped for two days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 11, 2001: Operation Buccaneer
December 11, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesU.S. Law Enforcement launched a successful initiative against online piracy, seizing computers across the country and shutting down a group called Drink or Die. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 10, 1945: Lipstick Killer Murder
December 10, 2020 08:01 - 16 minutesFrances Brown was one of three victims of the self-titled “Lipstick Killer,” who left a message for police on Brown’s living room wall written in the victim’s lipstick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 9, 2008: Illinois Governor Arrested
December 09, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesRod Blagojevich, nicknamed “Governor Sunshine,” was arrested by FBI agents on bribery and conspiracy charges. Guest hosted by Greg Polcyn of the Parcast series Serial Killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 8, 1980: John Lennon Assassinated
December 08, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesThe world-famous rock star and advocate for world peace was murdered in broad daylight in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor Attacked
December 07, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesThe surprise attack on the U.S. naval base killed over 2,400 U.S. soldiers, sailors and civilians, and thrust the nation into war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 6, 1993: Former Priest Sentenced
December 06, 2020 08:01 - 15 minutesJames R. Porter was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 28 children. The Boston Archdiocese had been complicit in covering up his crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 5, 1872: Ghost Ship Found in the Atlantic
December 05, 2020 08:01 - 16 minutesThe crew of the Dei Gratia found the abandoned Mary Celeste drifting in open water. The ship was largely intact, but no passengers were aboard, and its crew was never found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 4, 1971: McGurk’s Bar Bombing
December 04, 2020 08:01 - 13 minutesIn one of the deadliest bombings in Irish history, an explosion destroyed McGurk’s Bar in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 3, 1792: King Louis XVI’s Trial
December 03, 2020 08:01 - 15 minutesThe French National Convention resolved to put the king on trial for committing high crimes against France throughout his 18-year reign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
December 1, 1955: Rosa Parks Arrested
December 01, 2020 08:01 - 15 minutesThe civil rights activist was arrested by Montgomery police for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
November 30, 2001: Former Sheriff Charged
November 30, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesSidney Dorsey, former DeKalb County Sheriff in Georgia, was arrested for the murder of Sherriff-elect Derwin Brown after losing his bid for re-election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
November 29, 1994: Julianne Stallman Murdered
November 29, 2020 08:01 - 14 minutesThe brutality of the still-unsolved murder shocked Butte, Montana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices