Episode 2: The Gesualdo Murders

In 1791 a masked figure knocked at Mozart’s door. He wanted to commission a piece from the great composer – a mass for the dead. There was one condition, Mozart could never know who his client was. Mozart agreed and started work on the piece. But he soon became ill – had he been ...  Show more

How did the tomb of Austria's great composer come to contain not one skull, but two? The story of Haydn's head leads us into the murky world of 19th-century medicine, complete with grave robbing and some gruesome pseudo-science. Be warned, this episode contains descriptions that ...  Show more

To this day, no one is quite certain of how composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died. He was well-liked by the public, but had enemies all around. Was he poisoned by his rival, Antonio Salieri? Or did his connections to the Freemasons get him killed? Learn more about your ad choices ...  Show more

After a gloomy metaphysics student moves into a strange neighborhood, he’s entranced by the music he hears every night. When he seeks its source, he finds a terrified virtuoso with a bizarre story to tell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

A musician is murdered. A new romantic partner and her ex quickly become suspects. A farm and a fire lead to a gruesome discovery no one expected.

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A murder mystery theater performance turns into a real life whodunit when a badly burned body is discovered after the performance.To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Host ...  Show more