“The Queen of Mean” - Leona Helmsley

Over the ages, arsenic has had many lives — beauty fad, household product, medical prescription… and weapon of choice wielded by killers everywhere from Alabama to ancient Rome. Brine your turkey, knead your dough, and listen to our Thanksgiving Special on the regime-changing, as ...  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

The only question bigger than “Who is the Isdal Woman?” is “Who’s keeping her identity secret?” Found in 1970, her body was burned beyond recognition. And what started as a murder case quickly led to a web of international crime rings, espionage, and conspiracy. Learn more about ...  Show more

When a torso washed up on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in 1937, the police initially assumed a crime of passion. But when the next torso was found, they knew they had a serial murderer on their hands. Nicknamed the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, a notorious killer stalked the s ...  Show more

After her college best friend is murdered in 1968, Linda Tomaszewski devotes her life to cracking the case. What follows is a decades-long hunt for a killer who dangles cryptic clues and near-confessions — but is never truly caught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast ...  Show more

Priscilla Biggadike was a mother and wife in 19th-century England who found herself at the heart of a scandal. Accused of being at the centre of a lethal love triangle, she vehemently protested her innocence. But was she as wrongly accused as she made out, or was there some truth ...  Show more