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True Crime Chronicles

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Tonight, we're diving into some of the darkest corners of true crime history with returning guest and former detective Mike Rothmiller. His book True Crime Chronicles: Volume One unearths the grisly tales that haunted front pages in a bygone era—from the savage slayings of Belle Gunness, who fed her suitors to her hogs, to the twisted legacy of H.H. Holmes and his infamous "Murder Castle." We’ll also uncover the chilling truths about the Bloody Benders, Amelia Dyer the “baby farmer,” and the early days of American organized crime through the shadowy rise of The Black Hand.

This isn't just true crime—it’s historical true crime at its most raw and unfiltered. Imagine standing beside 19th-century journalists as they walk bloodstained streets, interrogate shell-shocked witnesses, and chronicle the horrors of lynchings, frontier justice, and unimaginable evil.

We'll also confront the disturbing phenomenon of baby farming—a now-largely forgotten yet horrifying practice that gripped late-Victorian Britain and America. In a society burdened by the stigma of illegitimacy, women would pay strangers to care for their unwanted or secret children. But behind closed doors, some of these so-called "baby carers" became monsters, neglecting, starving, or outright murdering the children in their care for profit.

Names like Amelia Dyer, Margaret Waters, and Rhoda Willis became synonymous with infanticide and criminal neglect, ultimately facing the gallows for their heinous crimes. As we explore these chilling stories, you’ll hear how social shame, poverty, and unchecked greed turned motherhood into murder—and how these early child care horror stories shaped laws that still impact foster care and adoption today.

Join our exclusive Patreon community and become a Mysterian—a truth-seeker devoted to uncovering the world’s most astonishing and suppressed secrets. As a member, you’ll gain access to a vault of hidden knowledge and unfiltered truth that few will ever see.

🔓 As a Mysterian, you’ll receive:

  • Ad-free episodes so nothing interrupts your descent into the unknown
  • Bonus shows buried too deep for the public
  • A rare and growing collection of declassified case files, vintage paranormal magazines, and obscure books
  • Access to archived episodes covering jaw-dropping encounters with the paranormal, conspiracies, alien abductions, ancient civilizations, and true crime cases they don’t want you to hear
  • Eyewitness accounts of Bigfoot sightings, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained phenomena from around the globe

This is more than a membership—it’s a calling.

Step into the shadows. Lift the veil. We are many, we are Mysterian.
Become a Mysterian today.

  continue reading

270 episodes

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Tonight, we're diving into some of the darkest corners of true crime history with returning guest and former detective Mike Rothmiller. His book True Crime Chronicles: Volume One unearths the grisly tales that haunted front pages in a bygone era—from the savage slayings of Belle Gunness, who fed her suitors to her hogs, to the twisted legacy of H.H. Holmes and his infamous "Murder Castle." We’ll also uncover the chilling truths about the Bloody Benders, Amelia Dyer the “baby farmer,” and the early days of American organized crime through the shadowy rise of The Black Hand.

This isn't just true crime—it’s historical true crime at its most raw and unfiltered. Imagine standing beside 19th-century journalists as they walk bloodstained streets, interrogate shell-shocked witnesses, and chronicle the horrors of lynchings, frontier justice, and unimaginable evil.

We'll also confront the disturbing phenomenon of baby farming—a now-largely forgotten yet horrifying practice that gripped late-Victorian Britain and America. In a society burdened by the stigma of illegitimacy, women would pay strangers to care for their unwanted or secret children. But behind closed doors, some of these so-called "baby carers" became monsters, neglecting, starving, or outright murdering the children in their care for profit.

Names like Amelia Dyer, Margaret Waters, and Rhoda Willis became synonymous with infanticide and criminal neglect, ultimately facing the gallows for their heinous crimes. As we explore these chilling stories, you’ll hear how social shame, poverty, and unchecked greed turned motherhood into murder—and how these early child care horror stories shaped laws that still impact foster care and adoption today.

Join our exclusive Patreon community and become a Mysterian—a truth-seeker devoted to uncovering the world’s most astonishing and suppressed secrets. As a member, you’ll gain access to a vault of hidden knowledge and unfiltered truth that few will ever see.

🔓 As a Mysterian, you’ll receive:

  • Ad-free episodes so nothing interrupts your descent into the unknown
  • Bonus shows buried too deep for the public
  • A rare and growing collection of declassified case files, vintage paranormal magazines, and obscure books
  • Access to archived episodes covering jaw-dropping encounters with the paranormal, conspiracies, alien abductions, ancient civilizations, and true crime cases they don’t want you to hear
  • Eyewitness accounts of Bigfoot sightings, mysterious disappearances, and unexplained phenomena from around the globe

This is more than a membership—it’s a calling.

Step into the shadows. Lift the veil. We are many, we are Mysterian.
Become a Mysterian today.

  continue reading

270 episodes

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