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Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Historical true crime. Seasonal investigations.

Shane WatersWendy Cee

Hosted by Shane Waters & Wendy Cee

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Minnesota & Vermont: Strangers in a Strange Land

Foul Play · Series 40

Minnesota & Vermont: Strangers in a Strange Land

Season 40: America's 250th — fifty states, fifty crimes, two hundred and fifty years of American history. This double-feature takes us to two immigrant communities separated by two decades and a thousand miles. In Minnesota, 1884, a boarding house keeper is murdered by the stranger he nursed back to health. In Vermont, 1903, a nation's greatest granite carver is shot dead during a political brawl in the hall his own community built. Two states. Two crimes. One question: what did it cost to belong? The Victims Joseph Farley ran a saloon and boarding house in Tower, Minnesota, on the Vermilion Iron Range. In 1884, Tower was one of the newest places in America — the Soudan Mine had shipped its first iron ore only months earlier. Men flooded in from Duluth, Michigan, Finland, Sweden, Cornwall, and Germany. Farley fed them, housed them, nursed them when they fell sick. He took in a Finnish immigrant named John Waisenen, who arrived broke and ill. Farley cared for him, then gave him a job. Nothing else survives about Joseph Farley — no age, no birthplace, no family. He is remembered only through his generosity and the murder it invited. Elia Corti was born in Viggiu, Italy, on December 21, 1869, and by his early thirties he was doing things with Barre Grey granite that no one in America could match. The New York Times called him the nation's greatest granite carver. His masterwork: a set of bas-relief panels on the Robert Burns Memorial in Barre, Vermont — an Italian immigrant carving Scottish poetry into Vermont stone. The monument stands twenty-two feet four inches above its foundation, dedicated July 21, 1899. By 1901, Corti had his own firm. He was thirty-three years old, a father of three daughters, and at the height of his craft. The Crimes On November 19, 1884, Farley rode out to Camp Sixty-Two with Waisenen and another Finnish immigrant, John Norland, to collect boards from his cabins. At the camp, the two men turned on him. Farley's skull was crushed. They set fire to the cabin with his body inside. William Varrill and his sons arrived to find the cabin burning and both men standing nearby with Farley's horses. The motive was robbery. Waisenen received thirty dollars for helping kill the man who had saved his life. On the evening of October 3, 1903, Corti stopped at the Socialist Labor Party Hall on Granite Street in Barre on his way home from a funeral dinner. A socialist speaker was scheduled, but he was late. As the crowd waited, anarchists and socialists began fighting — taunts, shoving, then a knife and a chair. At approximately 7:15 PM, Alessandro Garetto, a socialist tool-sharpener, drew a pistol and fired three times. Two shots hit furniture and clothing. The third struck Elia Corti in the stomach. He was carried to Heaton Hospital in Montpelier, where he lingered for thirty hours. Shortly after midnight on October 5, 1903, Corti died. He was thirty-three. ### The Investigations and Aftermath Sheriff McQuade of St. Louis County led the Minnesota case. The evidence was straightforward: Varrill placed both men at the scene, and Waisenen confessed. Norland hanged himself in his jail cell on April 9, 1885, with a blanket. Waisenen went to trial, was convicted, and sentenced to death — the first execution in Minnesota in seventeen years. On August 28, 1885, at 3:02 PM, Sheriff McQuade pulled the lever. Waisenen's hanging broke the state's informal moratorium on executions. Several more followed, culminating in the botched hanging of William Williams on February 13, 1906, where the rope was too long and it took fourteen and a half minutes for him to die. Public horror over the Williams case led to Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart signing the law that abolished capital punishment in Minnesota in 1911. In Vermont, Garetto was convicted of manslaughter — not murder — and sentenced to ten to twelve years at Windsor Prison. The jury accepted that the shooting occurred in a chaotic brawl and that Corti may not have been the intended target. Garetto served his time, returned briefly to Barre, and is believed to have gone back to Italy. On October 6, 1903, fifty-two wagons followed Corti's hearse to Hope Cemetery. Anarchists and socialists walked together. No priest officiated, honoring Corti's dying wish. In the months that followed, his brother William carved a life-size memorial from a single block of Barre Grey granite — Elia seated, tools at his feet, one hand on a broken column, with an expression described as pensive, confused, as if trying to understand what had happened. ### Historical Context The Socialist Labor Party Hall, built in 1900 by Italian community volunteers, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2000 — the only building in the country known to have been constructed by volunteer members of the Socialist Labor Party. Luigi Galleani continued publishing Cronaca Sovversiva, first from Barre, then from Lynn, Massachusetts after 1912, until the paper was suppressed in 1920. His followers carried out bombing attacks across the United States in subsequent years. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

November 10, 2026·32m

About Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Foggy gaslit streets. A quiet courtroom. And crimes that history tried to bury.

Foul Play is a historical true crime podcast that investigates the most chilling murder cases from the 1800s and early 1900s across the United States and the United Kingdom. Hosted by investigative crime journalists Shane Waters — who pioneered crime podcasting in 2008 — and Wendy Cee, each season unravels one complete criminal case through original research, court records, and primary source material.

This isn't sensationalized true crime. Every season of Foul Play puts victims first — their names, their stories, their humanity — before examining how murder investigations unfolded in an era before modern forensics, when justice was far from guaranteed.

From Victorian poisoners in London to Gilded Age killers in America, Foul Play brings historical true crime to life with cinematic storytelling and relentless accuracy. Every fact is verified. Every claim is sourced. Every story is told with the gravity it deserves.

New seasons of this historical true crime podcast release throughout the year, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays.

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Current Series: 40

20 episodes

Maryland & Indiana: Forbidden Desires, 1878-1889

April 7, 2026 · 29m

Idaho & Alaska: Gold Fever and the Men Who Killed for It

April 14, 2026 · 29m

Ohio & Washington: Justice Buried for a Century

April 21, 2026 · 28m

Missouri & North Carolina: Love Songs and Death

April 28, 2026 · 35m

Nevada & Georgia: Women on the Gallows, 1873-1890

May 5, 2026 · 27m

Texas & Philadelphia: When Justice Wore a Price Tag

May 12, 2026 · 31m

Massachusetts & Tennessee: Two Axe Murders, 1893 & 1897

May 19, 2026 · 36m

New Hampshire & Colorado: Two Forgotten Murders, 1886-1897

May 26, 2026 · 40m

California & Alabama: When the Mob Decided to Be the Law

June 2, 2026 · 36m

Paula Angel and Adolphus Monroe: New Mexico & Illinois

September 1, 2026 · 35m

William Freeman and Ella Watson: New York & Wyoming

September 8, 2026 · 34m

Hawaii and Louisiana: The Plantation's Shadow, 1887-1889

September 15, 2026 · 35m

Mollie Korbel and John Gordon: North Dakota & Rhode Island

September 22, 2026 · 34m

The Hamburg Massacre and Cherokee Bill: South Carolina & Indian Territory

September 29, 2026 · 35m

The Bloody Benders and the Lunenburg Women: Kansas & Virginia

October 6, 2026 · 35m

Ella Barham and Albert Molitor: Arkansas & Michigan

October 13, 2026 · 35m

Noah Benson and the Kurtz and Biggs Families: Delaware & Montana

October 20, 2026 · 34m

New Jersey & Kentucky: Industry and Ambition

October 27, 2026 · 31m

Nebraska & Oregon: When the Wrong Man Was Punished

November 3, 2026 · 33m

Minnesota & Vermont: Strangers in a Strange Land

November 10, 2026 · 32m

Recent Series

Series 39

5 episodes · March 3, 2026

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Balham, London: The Priory Poisoning Mystery

March 3, 2026 · 16m

Balham: The Fatal Night at The Priory

March 10, 2026 · 24m

Three Days of Dying

March 17, 2026 · 18m

The Longest Inquest

March 24, 2026 · 20m

Four Suspects, No Justice

March 31, 2026 · 21m

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Series 38 : The Rugeley Poisoner

3 episodes · February 10, 2026

The chilling case of Dr. William Palmer, Victorian England's most prolific poisoner, who used his medical knowledge to murder for insurance money in the Staffordshire town of Rugeley.

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Staffordshire: The Rugeley Poisoner's First Victim

February 10, 2026 · 22m

New York: The Doctor's Care

February 17, 2026 · 20m

London: A Murder Verdict in Victorian Court

February 24, 2026 · 29m

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Series 37 : The Road Hill House Murder

4 episodes · January 13, 2026

A four-part investigation into Victorian England's most notorious family murder: the 1860 killing of three-year-old Francis Saville Kent and the case that birthed modern detective fiction.

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Wiltshire: The 1860 Road Hill House Murder

January 13, 2026 · 35m

Wiltshire: Detective Whicher's Road Hill Mystery

January 20, 2026 · 47m

Brighton: Constance Kent's Five Years of Silence

January 27, 2026 · 24m

Devizes: The Confession of Constance Kent

February 3, 2026 · 20m

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Series 36 : Serial Killers in History

13 episodes · June 5, 2025

From Locusta of ancient Rome to the Marrakesh Shoemaker, tracing the world's most notorious serial killers across centuries and continents.

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Roman Empire: History's First Serial Killer

June 5, 2025 · 21m

France: La Voisin and the Poison Affair

June 12, 2025 · 21m

Jamaica: The Edinburgh Castle Mad Master

June 26, 2025 · 21m

Portugal: The 1772 Foundling Wheel Killer

July 17, 2025 · 37m

India: Thug Behram and the Thuggee Stranglers

October 30, 2025 · 13m

Australia: The 1842 Berrima Axe Murderer

November 4, 2025 · 36m

Philippines: The Priest Who Killed 57 Parishioners

November 11, 2025 · 35m

Geneva: The Poisonous Nurse

November 18, 2025 · 30m

Finland: Matti Haapoja's Famine Murders

December 2, 2025 · 31m

Netherlands: Angel of Death's Many Victims

December 16, 2025 · 32m

Marrakesh: The Shoemaker's 36 Graves

December 23, 2025 · 26m

Hungary: Béla Kiss and the Lonely Hearts

December 30, 2025 · 16m

Silesia: Münsterberg's Forgotten Cannibal

January 9, 2026 · 24m

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Classic Foul Play Archive

252 episodes across 34 series

Series 35

4 episodes · February 5, 2025

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Taiwan: The Chia Children Disappearance

February 5, 2025 · 17m

Taipei: The Chia Children Case Begins

February 22, 2025 · 17m

Taipei: Discovering The Chia Children Remains

March 10, 2025 · 21m

Taipei: Uncovering Evidence in The Chia Case

April 9, 2025 · 22m

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Series 34

10 episodes · October 10, 2024

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Orlando: Where is Caylee Anthony?

October 10, 2024 · 29m

Orlando: Casey Anthony Playing Games

October 16, 2024 · 32m

Orlando: Casey Anthony's 911 Call

October 23, 2024 · 26m

Orlando: Casey Anthony's Crocodile Tears

October 30, 2024 · 24m

Orlando: The Dinner Conversation - Anthony Case

November 19, 2024 · 18m

Orlando: Leonard's Decision in Anthony Case

December 4, 2024 · 22m

Orlando: Casey Anthony Remains Reveal

December 30, 2024 · 30m

Orlando: Casey Anthony Trial Begins

January 8, 2025 · 39m

Orlando: Inside the Anthony Trial

January 15, 2025 · 58m

Orlando: The Verdict on Casey Anthony

January 21, 2025 · 22m

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Series 33

25 episodes · March 6, 2024

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Trailer: San Francisco's Zodiac Killer

March 24, 2024 · 1m

Benicia: Zodiac's Jensen & Faraday Murders

March 6, 2024 · 18m

Vallejo: Zodiac's Ferrin & Mageau Attack

March 13, 2024 · 20m

San Francisco: The Zodiac's First Letters

March 20, 2024 · 20m

Lake Berryessa: The Zodiac's Infamous Attack

March 27, 2024 · 15m

California: Zodiac's Attack on Bryan Hartnell

April 3, 2024 · 21m

San Francisco: Paul Stine's Zodiac Cab Murder

April 10, 2024 · 17m

California: Zodiac's Letters & 340 Cipher

April 17, 2024 · 23m

Riverside: Cheri Jo Bates and The Zodiac Link

April 24, 2024 · 23m

California: The Disappearance of Donna Lass

May 1, 2024 · 18m

Oceanside: Ray Davis' Zodiac Cab Murder

May 10, 2024 · 17m

California: Zodiac's Unsolved Beach Murders

May 16, 2024 · 21m

San Francisco: The Zodiac's Final Letters

May 24, 2024 · 22m

California: The Zodiac's Theories and Evidence

May 29, 2024 · 25m

California: Suspect Arthur Leigh Allen's Zodiac Connection

June 6, 2024 · 27m

California: The Zodiac Case Against Allen

June 17, 2024 · 25m

California: Rick Marshall's Zodiac Investigation

June 25, 2024 · 16m

California: Gaikowski's Zodiac Double Life Allegation

July 10, 2024 · 21m

Brooklyn: Night of Terror , Zodiac's Reach, Pt 1

July 31, 2024 · 16m

Brooklyn: Night of Terror , Zodiac's Reach, Pt 2

August 8, 2024 · 17m

California: Cases Against Kane & Poste, Zodiac Links

August 14, 2024 · 28m

Riverside: Ross Sullivan & Cheri Jo Bates Case

August 27, 2024 · 18m

San Francisco: The Zodiac Movie Overview

September 4, 2024 · 21m

San Francisco: Zodiac Cracking the Code

September 19, 2024 · 23m

San Francisco: Zodiac Hoax Theory

October 2, 2024 · 34m

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Series 32

3 episodes · February 14, 2024

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New York: Just Family Business Unfolds

February 14, 2024 · 19m

New York: Family Business Deepens

February 21, 2024 · 18m

New York: Family Business Revelation

February 28, 2024 · 17m

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Series 31

2 episodes · January 31, 2024

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Seattle: The Vanishing Blonde Mystery

January 31, 2024 · 21m

Seattle: Blonde Disappearance Investigation

February 7, 2024 · 19m

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Series 30

1 episodes · January 10, 2024

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Dallas: What Happened to Tina Milford?

January 10, 2024 · 15m

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Series 28

3 episodes · November 15, 2023

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Texarkana: The Phantom Killer Emerges

November 15, 2023 · 20m

Texarkana: Phantom Killer's Reign of Fear

November 22, 2023 · 23m

Texarkana: Closing in on the Phantom Killer

November 29, 2023 · 20m

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Series 27

2 episodes · November 1, 2023

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Florence: Unmasking the Monster of Florence

November 1, 2023 · 22m

Florence: Monster's Terrors Unveiled

November 8, 2023 · 17m

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Series 26

3 episodes · October 4, 2023

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Midwest USA: The Truck Stop Killer Hunt

October 4, 2023 · 18m

Midwest USA: Truck Stop Killer Pursuit

October 11, 2023 · 20m

Midwest USA: Closing in on Truck Stop Killer

October 18, 2023 · 18m

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Series 25

2 episodes · September 13, 2023

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Melbourne: Phoebe Handsjuk's Case Mystery

September 13, 2023 · 21m

Melbourne: Unraveling Murder of Phoebe Handsjuk

September 20, 2023 · 19m

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Series 24

2 episodes · August 23, 2023

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New York: The Mystery of The Cigar Girl

August 23, 2023 · 24m

New York: The Cigar Girl Case Continues

August 30, 2023 · 20m

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Series 23

2 episodes · August 2, 2023

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Hollywood: Thelma Todd's Tragic Death

August 2, 2023 · 18m

Hollywood: Unraveling Thelma Todd's Case

August 9, 2023 · 21m

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Series 22

3 episodes · July 5, 2023

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New Jersey: The Hall-Mills Murders

July 5, 2023 · 20m

New Jersey: Secrets of Hall-Mills Murders

July 12, 2023 · 16m

New Jersey: Hall-Mills Murders Unveiled

July 19, 2023 · 18m

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Series 21

2 episodes · June 13, 2023

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Los Angeles: The McMartin Family Trials Begin

June 13, 2023 · 19m

Los Angeles: The McMartin Trials Unfold

June 20, 2023 · 21m

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Series 20

4 episodes · May 17, 2023

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Waco: The Lake Waco Murder Mystery

May 17, 2023 · 18m

Waco: Uncovering Lake Waco's Dark Secret

May 24, 2023 · 20m

Waco: Lake Waco Murder Revelations

May 31, 2023 · 19m

Waco: The Lake Waco Case Closed?

June 7, 2023 · 25m

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Series 19

3 episodes · April 12, 2023

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New York: Jesse Strang's Regretful Confession

April 12, 2023 · 15m

New York: Jesse Strang's Story Continues

April 19, 2023 · 17m

New York: Jesse Strang's Fate Revealed

April 26, 2023 · 12m

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Series 18

3 episodes · March 22, 2023

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Denton: The Mysterious Death of Emily Lambert

March 22, 2023 · 17m

Denton: Emily Lambert's Case Deepens

March 29, 2023 · 28m

Denton: Justice for Emily Lambert?

April 1, 2023 · 12m

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Series 17

3 episodes · March 1, 2023

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London: The Camden Town Murder Begins

March 1, 2023 · 9m

London: The Camden Town Murder Continues

March 8, 2023 · 17m

London: Solving the Camden Town Murder

March 15, 2023 · 13m

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Series 16

3 episodes · February 1, 2023

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Windsor: Be-Lo Grocery Store Massacre

February 1, 2023 · 12m

Windsor: Be-Lo Grocery Store Aftermath

February 8, 2023 · 13m

Windsor: Be-Lo Massacre Investigation

February 15, 2023 · 15m

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Series 15

8 episodes · December 4, 2022

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My Aunt and the Hitman: Beyond the Grave

December 4, 2022 · 19m

My Aunt and the Hitman: My Aunt Sharon

December 7, 2022 · 19m

My Aunt and the Hitman: The Motive

December 14, 2022 · 20m

My Aunt and the Hitman: A New Twist

December 21, 2022 · 22m

My Aunt and the Hitman: The Hitman

December 28, 2022 · 22m

My Aunt and the Hitman: The Funeral

January 4, 2023 · 23m

My Aunt and the Hitman: Extradition Drama

January 11, 2023 · 23m

My Aunt and the Hitman: The End

January 18, 2023 · 26m

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Series 14

3 episodes · November 2, 2022

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Elizabeth City: Disappearance of Nell Cropsey

November 2, 2022 · 14m

Elizabeth City: Nell Cropsey's Hidden Secrets

November 9, 2022 · 8m

Elizabeth City: Nell Cropsey's Mysterious Case

November 16, 2022 · 9m

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Series 13

5 episodes · September 28, 2022

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Fall River: The Lizzie Borden Acquittal

September 28, 2022 · 14m

Fall River: Aftermath of Lizzie Borden's Trial

October 5, 2022 · 11m

Fall River: Lizzie Borden's Acquittal

October 12, 2022 · 11m

Fall River: Borden Trial Resolution

October 19, 2022 · 10m

Fall River: Aftermath of Borden Verdict

October 21, 2022 · 13m

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Series 12

4 episodes · August 31, 2022

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New York: Haunted Case of Hazel Drew

August 31, 2022 · 8m

New York: Probing Hazel Drew's Death

September 7, 2022 · 7m

New York: Hazel Drew Murder Mysteries

September 14, 2022 · 8m

New York: Final Thoughts on Hazel Drew

September 21, 2022 · 7m

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Series 11

4 episodes · July 6, 2022

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Boston: Web of Deceit Unfurled

July 6, 2022 · 11m

Boston: Lies Untangled in Murder Plot

July 20, 2022 · 10m

Boston: Revealing the Truth Beneath Lies

August 3, 2022 · 9m

Boston: Conclusion of Deceit Unveiling

August 17, 2022 · 9m

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Series 10

3 episodes · May 25, 2022

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Chicago: Creation of a Predator

May 25, 2022 · 17m

Chicago: Unmasking a Serial Predator

June 8, 2022 · 21m

Chicago: Predator's Legacy Concluded

June 15, 2022 · 26m

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Series 9

4 episodes · April 13, 2022

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Chicago: H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle

April 13, 2022 · 19m

Chicago: Inside H.H. Holmes' Crimes

April 20, 2022 · 19m

Chicago: H.H. Holmes' Reign of Terror

April 27, 2022 · 18m

Chicago: The Darkness of H.H. Holmes

May 18, 2022 · 24m

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Series 8

3 episodes · April 1, 2022

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Garfield Heights: Unsolved Murder of Beverly Jarosz

April 1, 2022 · 56m

Garfield Heights: Mystery Deepens in Beverly Jarosz Case

April 2, 2022 · 36m

Garfield Heights: Persistent Questions in Jarosz Murder

April 3, 2022 · 47m

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Series 7

3 episodes · February 2, 2022

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Suffolk: The Infamous Strangler Begins

February 2, 2022 · 31m

Suffolk: Suffolk Strangler's Trail Continues

February 16, 2022 · 20m

Suffolk: Closing In on the Strangler's Reign

March 2, 2022 · 23m

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Series 6

5 episodes · April 25, 2021

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Across the South: Redhead Murders Begin

April 25, 2021 · 21m

Barbourville: Bible Belt Strangler's Kentucky Strike

April 29, 2021 · 32m

Southern States: The Redhead Murders Press Conference

April 30, 2021 · 36m

Southern States: Redhead Murders' Media Exposure

May 1, 2021 · 25m

Southern States: Redhead Murders Downplaying Evidence

May 2, 2021 · 23m

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Series 5

4 episodes · February 24, 2021

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UK: The Lonely Hearts Killer Strikes

February 24, 2021 · 16m

UK: Inside the Lonely Hearts Killer's Pursuit

March 10, 2021 · 15m

UK: Parsing Clues in Lonely Hearts Murders

March 24, 2021 · 16m

UK: Motive Unraveled in Lonely Hearts Crimes

April 7, 2021 · 12m

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Series 4

2 episodes · January 13, 2021

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London: The Maxwells' Family Secrets

January 13, 2021 · 22m

London: The Maxwells' Mysterious Wealth

January 27, 2021 · 29m

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Series 3

20 episodes · April 7, 2020

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California: The Maps and Shadow of Speed

April 7, 2020 · 29m

California: The Maps and Vanished Voices

April 21, 2020 · 29m

California: The Maps and Chevy's Vanishing

May 5, 2020 · 33m

California: The Disappearance of Cyndi and Phillip

May 19, 2020 · 18m

California: The Maps and Bounty Hunters' Trail

June 2, 2020 · 35m

California: The Maps and Herzog's Tapes Decoded

June 17, 2020 · 39m

California: Unraveling Truth in Herzog's Interrogations

July 1, 2020 · 55m

California: The Trial Against Shermantine

July 15, 2020 · 43m

California: Herzog's Judgment Day

July 29, 2020 · 48m

California: Paul Holes' Insights into The Maps

August 12, 2020 · 46m

California: Unveiling Corruption in The Maps

August 26, 2020 · 44m

California: Herzog's Parole Shock

September 9, 2020 · 39m

California: The Maps and Inked Revelations

September 23, 2020 · 34m

California: Unearthing the Fate of Cyndi and Chevy

October 7, 2020 · 38m

California: Voices Beneath the Badge

October 21, 2020 · 39m

California: Trail of Terror Beyond Linden

November 4, 2020 · 34m

US: Mapping the Quest to Find Others

November 18, 2020 · 33m

US: The Wellsite Witness Tale

December 2, 2020 · 39m

US: Hobson Family's Justice Battle

December 16, 2020 · 25m

US: The Unresolved and Remembered

December 30, 2020 · 31m

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Series 2

95 episodes · September 17, 2018

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Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Silenced Truth

September 17, 2018 · 51m

Baltimore: Schmidt Family Shadows

September 25, 2018 · 35m

Baltimore: Cindy's Courageous Journey

October 3, 2018 · 1h 12m

Baltimore: Unearthing Truths with Erlandson

October 10, 2018 · 1h 28m

Baltimore: Donna's Silent Struggle

October 17, 2018 · 1h 0m

Baltimore: The Shadow Network

October 24, 2018 · 1h 6m

Baltimore: The Courage of Jane Roe

October 31, 2018 · 1h 4m

Baltimore: The Unseen Witness

November 7, 2018 · 41m

Baltimore: The Prosecutor's Puzzle

November 14, 2018 · 38m

Baltimore: Voices From the Void

November 21, 2018 · 29m

Baltimore: Echoes of Silence

November 28, 2018 · 44m

Baltimore: The Maskell Paradox

December 5, 2018 · 52m

Baltimore: Beyond the Blackboard

December 12, 2018 · 47m

Baltimore: The Vigilant Educator

December 19, 2018 · 47m

Baltimore: Insights from the Podcasters

December 22, 2018 · 56m

Baltimore: Unmasking Darkness with Jane Doe

January 9, 2019 · 37m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and The Keepers' Revelation

January 16, 2019 · 32m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Trench Coat Mystery

January 23, 2019 · 34m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Trench Coat Revelation

January 30, 2019 · 49m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Voice of the Archdiocese

February 6, 2019 · 37m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Archdiocese Revelations

February 13, 2019 · 35m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the 1975 Abuse Report

February 20, 2019 · 28m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, The Secretary's Revelation

February 27, 2019 · 24m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Secretary's Confession

March 13, 2019 · 29m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and Decades of Unanswered Queries

March 20, 2019 · 44m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Maskell's Shadow in Maryland

April 3, 2019 · 53m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Plotting the Crime Timeline

April 10, 2019 · 39m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Unraveling the Crime Timeline

April 17, 2019 · 35m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Sacred Grounds' Secrets

April 24, 2019 · 34m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, The Pursuit of Justice

May 1, 2019 · 41m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Evidence Box Mysteries

May 8, 2019 · 36m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Unlocking Evidence Box Secrets

May 15, 2019 · 57m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Haunting Echoes of the Past

May 22, 2019 · 48m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Nightmares Alive in the Night

May 29, 2019 · 51m

Baltimore: The Unsolved Murder of Joyce Malecki

June 5, 2019 · 42m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Premonitions of Tragedy

June 12, 2019 · 34m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Psychology of Abuse 1

June 19, 2019 · 40m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Psychology of Abuse 2

June 26, 2019 · 37m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Psychology of Abuse 3

July 3, 2019 · 32m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Legal Labyrinth 1

July 17, 2019 · 26m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Legal Labyrinth 2

July 24, 2019 · 25m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and MKUltra Doubts 1

July 31, 2019 · 26m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and MKUltra Doubts 2

August 7, 2019 · 45m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's MKUltra Survivor 1

August 28, 2019 · 27m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's MKUltra Survivor 2

September 4, 2019 · 36m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and MKUltra's Children

September 11, 2019 · 13m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Nun's Choice 1

September 18, 2019 · 27m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Nun's Choice 2

September 25, 2019 · 36m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and Tom Nugent's Hunt 1

October 2, 2019 · 38m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and Tom Nugent's Hunt 2

October 9, 2019 · 28m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Unthinkable Hunt

October 30, 2019 · 29m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Legacy Reflections

November 8, 2019 · 23m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Cover-Up Decoded 1

November 20, 2019 · 41m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Cover-Up Decoded 2

December 4, 2019 · 25m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Cover-Up Decoded 3

December 11, 2019 · 38m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Cover-Up Decoded 4

January 1, 2020 · 30m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Forensic Reckoning

January 8, 2020 · 28m

Baltimore: Child Abuse and Recovery Explored

January 15, 2020 · 30m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Listener Q&A Begins

January 22, 2020 · 28m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Listener Q&A Continues

January 29, 2020 · 24m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Listener Q&A Finale

February 12, 2020 · 27m

US: Hidden Predator Act 2020 - Part 1

February 26, 2020 · 1h 11m

US: Hidden Predator Act 2020 - Part 2

March 4, 2020 · 1h 0m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and the Language of Lies

March 11, 2020 · 41m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and Lies Unraveled

March 25, 2020 · 34m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy and Organized Abuse

April 7, 2020 · 1h 12m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Inner Circle Exposed

January 2, 2021 · 1h 15m

Baltimore: Analyze Sister Cathy's Deceit

January 3, 2021 · 35m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Investigation with Gemma

January 4, 2021 · 17m

Baltimore: Learning from Alice's Tragedy

January 5, 2021 · 40m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy, Erin's Light

May 5, 2021 · 45m

Baltimore: Discovering Sister Russell

May 12, 2021 · 29m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Live Q&A Begins

May 19, 2021 · 54m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy Live Q&A Continues

May 26, 2021 · 40m

Baltimore: The Pamela Conyers Case Insights

June 2, 2021 · 31m

Baltimore: Unveiling Richter's Office Findings

June 9, 2021 · 40m

Baltimore: Sister Cathy's Hidden Paths

November 3, 2021 · 37m

Baltimore: Teresa Lancaster's Journey

March 15, 2022 · 28m

Baltimore: Walking with Aletheia in Cathy's Case

June 22, 2022 · 53m

Baltimore: Justice and Faith Crossroads - Part 1

September 23, 2022 · 53m

Baltimore: Justice and Faith Crossroads - Part 2

September 26, 2022 · 45m

Baltimore: The Truth in the Polygraph

October 28, 2022 · 44m

Baltimore: Accountability at the Archdiocese

November 30, 2022 · 26m

Baltimore: Transparency Fight

December 2, 2022 · 48m

Baltimore: Bankruptcy Shields Predators

October 20, 2023 · 1h 6m

Baltimore: Reflecting on Clergy Abuse Report

December 6, 2023 · 58m

Baltimore: Abuse and Cover-Up Tale

December 13, 2023 · 39m

Baltimore: The Jesuit Connection in Cathy's Case

January 14, 2024 · 1h 5m

Baltimore: A Doctor's Quest for Justice

February 12, 2024 · 1h 43m

Baltimore: Events Timeline and Key Insights

November 24, 2024 · 1h 10m

Baltimore: Continuing the Events Timeline

December 7, 2024 · 1h 7m

Baltimore: Lies, Truth, and The Keepers Unveiled

February 3, 2025 · 1h 16m

Who Killed Sister Cathy, The Mary Statue and Unanswered Questions

May 19, 2026 · 1h 22m

The Suspects and the Silence

June 11, 2026 · 50m

The Keepers, Where Are They Now

June 17, 2026 · 46m

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Series 1

9 episodes · January 2, 2014

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N/A: Throwaways - Forgotten Strands

January 2, 2014 · 29m

N/A: Throwaways - Shadows and Crossroads

January 3, 2014 · 23m

N/A: Throwaways - Viral Justice Uncovered

January 4, 2014 · 20m

N/A: Throwaways - Classroom Detectives

January 5, 2014 · 26m

London: Midnight Escape in the Victorian Era

January 6, 2014 · 42m

London: A Mother's Shadow and the 1800s Crimes

January 7, 2014 · 24m

London: Echoes from the Edge in 19th Century Crime

January 8, 2014 · 25m

London: Alibi Ironies of Victorian Crime

January 9, 2014 · 21m

London: Crosses of Remembrance in Victorian Murders

January 10, 2014 · 27m

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Specials & Bonus Episodes

33 episodes

▶

Start Here: Welcome to Foul Play

October 24, 2026 · 2m

Mysteries on the True Crime Express

March 8, 2024 · 1h 29m

Behind the Bloodstains with Jo Millington

October 26, 2023 · 44m

Maze of Secrets

October 24, 2023 · 1h 26m

Deadly Devotion: Motherhood and Mayhem, Part 2

May 10, 2023 · 1h 13m

Deadly Devotion: Motherhood and Mayhem, Part 1

May 9, 2023 · 1h 7m

Deceptions & Resurrections, Part 2

April 4, 2023 · 1h 6m

Deceptions & Resurrections, Part 1

April 3, 2023 · 1h 8m

My Bloody Valentine, Part 2

February 10, 2023 · 1h 7m

My Bloody Valentine, Part 1

February 9, 2023 · 1h 5m

Florida: What Happened to Trenton Duckett?

January 25, 2023 · 14m

The Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 2

October 25, 2022 · 2h 19m

The Nightmare Before Halloween, Part 1

October 24, 2022 · 2h 22m

Los Angeles: The Mitrice Richardson Mystery

April 6, 2022 · 16m

Oklahoma: The Kristie and David Evans Saga

March 30, 2022 · 16m

Maryland: The Ann and Anthony Anastasi Story

March 16, 2022 · 18m

High School: Murderous Soul

March 11, 2022 · 12m

One-Off: The Endless Cycle - David Early and the Tragedy of the Knight Family

January 19, 2022 · 28m

Hong Kong: The Robert Kissel Mystery

January 12, 2022 · 31m

Le Mans: The Papin Sisters' Infamous Crime

December 29, 2021 · 28m

Washington: The Maurin Murders at Christmas

December 22, 2021 · 30m

Fayetteville: The Fire Mystery of the Sodder Family

December 15, 2021 · 34m

Calumet: The Italian Hall Christmas Tragedy

December 8, 2021 · 28m

Chicago: The Real Horror Behind 'Candyman'

December 1, 2021 · 51m

New Jersey: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter's Fight Against Fate

November 10, 2021 · 37m

South Carolina: The Toxic Deception of Lana Clayton

October 20, 2021 · 28m

Chicago: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

October 14, 2021 · 18m

Series Special: April Fools' Day Crimes Explored

February 24, 2021 · 14m

One-Off: The Tragedy in My Family

June 19, 2018 · 34m

Iowa: The Tragic Johnson Family Case

October 11, 2017 · 18m

Edmonton: Gruesome Discovery in Septic Tank

October 2, 2017 · 10m

Indiana: John Hubbard and the Bones in the Basement

September 17, 2017 · 43m

New Castle: Catherine Winters Disappearance 1913

January 22, 2014 · 40m

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