Episode 233 - Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Dü...

Netflix's new drama 'The Witness' and documentary 'The Murder of Rachel Nickell' have brought Rachel Nickell's case back into public attention. For the true story behind the murder that rocked the UK, we've resurfaced our episode from February 2023.--Rachel Nickell’s brutalised b ...  Show more

The 1994 excavation of curious buried ruins in southeastern Turkey might have chucked a big rock through the window of archaeological history – shattering everything we thought we knew about our ancient ancestors.With its intricate carvings, and towering megaliths built long befo ...  Show more

John Tawell is caught as a forger, but the Quakers convince the Crown to send him to a penal colony in Australia. He seems like a dedicated family man—he sent for them in England. And Tawell became a huge success in Australia, but he was still duplicitous. And soon, he would m ...

"People have this picture of me which is completely inaccurate, and I don't see how I am ever going to get around this problem. I don't think I would describe myself as a conman, or King Con Man or King of the Swindlers, as the newspapers call me. I'm someone who lied abou ...

John Warrington was interested in making money and had built up a portfolio of several commercial premises and two houses. But when market conditions took a turn for the worse, he was soon in massive debt and his life was spiralling out of control. He needed urgent results before ...  Show more

In today’s episode, we explore the dark crime spree of Daniel Lee Corwin, and the campaign of terror that he enacted against the denizens of a couple small Texas towns. This episode is disturbing, so listener discretion is advised. - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam ...  Show more