True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. had ended in tragedy.Now, the search for the missing child would become a manhunt for his killer.As investigators encountered one dead end after another, the pressure to solve the Crime of the Century continued to grow.Then, in September 1934, a single gold certificate led them to a suspect.Related Reading:The Spirit of St. LouisBy Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of LeadBy Anne Morrow Lindbergh LindberghBy A. Scott BergLindbergh: The CrimeBy Noel Behn Little Lindy Is KidnappedBy Thomas Doherty The Case That Never DiesBy Lloyd C. GardnerThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayBy Lise Pearlman*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. became a story that gripped the nation.As Charles and Anne Lindbergh waited desperately for word of their son, ransom notes arrived, intermediaries stepped forward, and a search stretched from the New Jersey countryside to the streets of New York. For more than two months, hope remained that Charlie would be brought home safely.Then, on May 12, 1932, that hope came to a devastating end.Related Reading:The Spirit of St. LouisBy Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of LeadBy Anne Morrow Lindbergh LindberghBy A. Scott BergLindbergh: The CrimeBy Noel Behn Little Lindy Is KidnappedBy Thomas Doherty The Case That Never DiesBy Lloyd C. GardnerThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayBy Lise Pearlman*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

Charles A. Lindbergh went from international hero to a father facing unimaginable heartbreak.He and his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, were seeking refuge from the relentless public attention that came with fame. The Lindberghs retreated to the New Jersey countryside, where the secluded home they hoped would be their sanctuary would instead become the setting for one of the most infamous crimes in American history.Related Reading:The Spirit of St. LouisBy Charles A. Lindbergh Hour of Gold, Hour of LeadBy Anne Morrow Lindbergh LindberghBy A. Scott BergLindbergh: The CrimeBy Noel Behn Little Lindy Is KidnappedBy Thomas Doherty The Case That Never DiesBy Lloyd C. GardnerThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got AwayBy Lise Pearlman*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

Few figures in history have inspired more myths, rumors, and legends than Grigory Rasputin. To some, he was a holy man blessed with miraculous healing abilities. To others... he was a manipulative fraud whose negative influence helped bring down an empire.The truth, as it often is, lies somewhere in between... Related Reading:Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs By Douglas SmithThe Romanovs: 1613-1918By Simon Sebag MontefioreRasputin: The Untold StoryBy Joseph T. Fuhrmann The Last Days of the RomanovsBy Helen Rappaport*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast

As travelers continued vanishing along the Osage Mission Trail, suspicions slowly began to gather around a lonely cabin on the Kansas prairie.In Part II, we follow the unraveling of the Bloody Bender mystery...from the disappearance of Dr. William York to the manhunt that followed, and the legends that blurred the line between history and folklore.Related Reading:Hell's Half-Acre: The Untold Story of the Benders, a Serial Killer Family on the American Frontier By Susan JonusasAll the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas By Camilla BruceMurder & Mayhem in Southeast Kansas By Larry E. Wood*Listen ad-free on Patreon: True Crime of the Historical Kind Podcast