On July 9th, 1864, a driver of a locomotive noticed the broken and bloodied body of banker Thomas Briggs. With the help of some key witnesses, authorities identified a suspect. But when they arrived at his home, Franz Müller was already aboard a ship to America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anybody investigating the mysterious death of Anna Brown, or any of the other suspicious deaths in the Osage Nation, had either been threatened or killed. But with new FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in charge, solving these murders became a priority. The deeper they dug into the case, the more they realized how vast the conspiracy was. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the 1920s, the people of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma were the wealthiest people per capita in the entire world because their land sat on one of the largest oil reserves ever discovered. But even with all this money, they were powerless. So when Anna Brown and others from the Osage Nation turned up dead, authorities felt little motivation to solve the cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By the time NYPD detectives learned the identity of the "Easter Sunday Killer," Robert Irwin had long since left the city. But a tip from a pantry maid in Cleveland and an unexpected headline in a Chicago newspaper led authorities straight to their suspect. But was he fit to stand trial? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the early hours of Easter Sunday in 1937, model Ronnie Gedeon, her mother Mary, and their boarder Frank Byrnes were brutally murdered inside their apartment. After many leads fell through, authorities found the best clue came from Ronnie's diary and a bar of soap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After the death of Irene Garza in a small Texas town, a massive cover-up ensued, headed by one of the most powerful institutions in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the evening of April 16, 1960, Irene Garza went to church in the peaceful town of McAllen, Texas but never came home. Less than a week later, her body was found in a canal. Residents were terrified. Had a predator come to town to prey on them, or was one of their own a murderer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Captain Schaack was dismissed for withholding that his partner, Dan Coughlin, was connected to the murder of Patrick Cronin. New detectives on the case uncovered an elaborate scheme involving a secret group of Irish revolutionaries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In May of 1889, in the Lake View area of Chicago, well-known and respected doctor Patrick Henry Cronin disappeared. Police Captain Michael Schaack investigated a variety of leads. Unfortunately, one of them pointed directly to a suspect Schaack saw almost daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When human remains washed up on Palmyra Island, authorities confirmed they belonged to Muff Graham who had disappeared along with her husband seven years earlier. Immediately, the FBI had suspects in mind. But when they went to serve indictments, they learned some shocking news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a couple goes missing from a tiny, uninhabited ring of islands in the Pacific, their yacht is discovered in Hawaii with the last people who ever saw them alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On September 25th, 1937, 72-year-old businessman Charles Sherman Ross was kidnapped. His wife wanted to pay the ransom, so the FBI took down the serial numbers of every bill she used. Weeks later, a single 20 dollar bill on the other side of the country broke the case wide open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After LAPD officer Ian Campbell was shot at close range, officer Karl Hettinger ran into the onion field to try to escape. He heard more shots go off, but had no idea which of the two kidnappers was firing. And the ensuing murder case would depend on his testimony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In March of 1963, two LAPD officers were kidnapped at gunpoint by two men. They were forced to drive two hours north of Los Angeles to an onion field. After being ordered out of the car, shots rang out. And chaos ensued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In January 2012, the body of 56-year-old Jane Bashara was found in the back of her SUV. Almost immediately, police start zeroing in on her husband – known as “Big Bob” around the neighborhood, and “Master Bob” in his underground sex dungeon. As the details of Bob’s secret life come to light, a twist in the case marks it as one of Michigan’s most sordid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When an aging yacht is shipwrecked in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the crew will do anything to survive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When Dean Corll’s crimes finally came to light in 1973, grief and outrage flooded the community. The trials of his two teenage accomplices would paint a picture of one of the most gruesome serial killers in American history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When teen boys start disappearing in Houston in the 1970s, they’re mostly written off as runaways by local police. Their true fate is only revealed after Dean Corll, known around town as “the Candyman,” is shot and killed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When a plane crashed in Canada in 1949, investigators uncovered a conspiracy that had 29-year-old Rita Morel at its center. The full plot became clear only after they tracked down a woman known around town as “The Raven.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In late 1946, police zeroed in on the primary suspect in Dagmar Petrzywalski's murder. He said his name was Sidney Sinclair — but officers soon realized he was living under a secret identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 1940s England, an unlucky passerby found a woman's body on the side of a busy roadway. With a knitted bag as their primary clue, local police teamed up with Scotland Yard to solve the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Every Halloween, an urban legend makes the rounds about a child dying after eating poisoned candy. The reality is that it rarely happens. But in 1974, 8-year old Timothy O'Bryan died after eating a tainted Pixie stick. It's where he got it that makes this story so scary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About a month after her disappearance, two fishermen found Nell Cropsey's body in a nearby river. With Jim Wilcox the last to see her alive, he was already convicted in the court of public opinion. While he maintained his innocence, the townspeople vowed that no matter the verdict, Jim Wilcox would pay for his crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Within two hours of 19-year-old Nell Cropsey’s disappearance on November 20th, 1901, the town of Elizabeth City began the search for her. Her 25-year-old boyfriend, Jim Wilcox, was the last to be seen with her and insisted she was alive when they parted ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The only chance John George Haigh stood to avoid hanging for the murder of Olive Durand-Deacon was to plead insanity. While he claimed to drink the blood of his murder victims, would it be enough to convince the jury? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
69-year-old Olive Durand-Deacon disappeared from a London hotel in 1949. The investigation led police to one of the most infamous serial killers in British history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By August of 1933, everyone in Paris knew 18-year-old Violette Nozière was a murderer. But the real question wasn't if she killed her father — it was why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who would want to poison an engine driver in Paris? The 1933 murder of Jean-Baptiste Nozière set police on the trail of a surprising killer, with a devastating motive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In 1860, two Scotland Yard detectives raced to find evidence that would confirm a hunch… But Saville Kent’s killer was shrewd and calculating, and the case went cold. Five years later, a startling confession changed everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the middle of the night, 3-year-old Francis "Saville" Kent disappeared from the room he slept in with his baby sister. His body was found hours later. The murder investigation by the Wiltshire police was incompetent at best. So when Detective Inspector Jonathan Whicher from Scotland Yard arrived, everybody who lived in the home was a suspect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
