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January 31, 1874. The outlaw Jesse James and his gang pull off one of the most infamous crimes in the American Old West with the Gads Hill Train Robbery.On History Daily, we do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes y ...  Show more

On Halloween morning in 1984, smoke hung over the city of Detroit.Over the previous three nights, firefighters had responded to an astonishing 810 fires.Homes, businesses, and abandoned buildings burned as an annual tradition of Halloween mischief spiraled into something far more ...  Show more

The haunting of the Gray Man, The vengeful Witch of Yazoo, and the man who made a deal with the devil. Today, we're exploring the horrors of the gothic south Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to ad-fr ...  Show more

In this ghost story of the Southern Gothic, a new landowner is rapidly submerged in a relative's murky past. Music: “Deja Reve” by DaniHaDani, “Effoliation” by SEA, and “The Racer” by Tristan Barton, all rights reserved. Patreon members listen ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/sor ...  Show more

In South Carolina, legend tells of a woman who lured weary travelers to their deaths — turning her inn into a murder house. But there’s more to Lavinia Fisher’s story than bodies beneath floorboards. Was she really America’s first female serial killer? Or was she really only guil ...  Show more