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Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes

Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes

Author: Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network

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On Buried Bones, journalist Kate Winkler Dawson and retired investigator Paul Holes dissect some of history’s most compelling true crime cases from centuries ago. Together, they explore these very old cases through a 21st century lens. With their years of expertise and knowledge of modern forensics, they reflect on how far science has come and bring new insight to old mysteries. 


Together, Kate and Paul have examined many cases including the 1932 Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the first time fingerprinting was used as evidence in a courtroom and a possible serial killer in 1960s Nashville. They ask, was the right person convicted or was someone wrongfully accused?


See pictures, diagrams and evidence from each case on Instagram @buriedbonespod.


Buried Bones is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including true crime, comedic interviews, news, science, pop culture and more. The network is home to My Favorite Murder hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, This Podcast Will Kill You, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, Tenfold More Wicked and more.

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The Christmas Mystery

The Christmas Mystery

2024-12-1801:07:272

On today’s episode, Paul and Kate take us to 1945 West Virginia where a family of 12 is awoken on Christmas Eve by a fire in their home. An investigation of the scene reveals much more than simply what could have started the blaze.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Out of Focus PT 2

Out of Focus PT 2

2024-12-1101:00:45

In this second part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to 1958 Los Angeles where a serial killer is terrorizing local women. After the suspect encounters a truly heroic individual, the tide turns in the investigation.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Out of Focus PT 1

Out of Focus PT 1

2024-12-0401:01:292

In this week’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate take us to late 1950s Los Angeles where a young model goes to a photo shoot and doesn't return. When a body is discovered, a manhunt for a possible serial killer begins.    Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Last Supper

Last Supper

2024-11-2001:02:002

On today’s episode, Kate and Paul head to 1871 Richland Center, Wisconsin where a dinner party held at a doctor’s home sees some of its guests leave in great distress.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Three Emmas

The Three Emmas

2024-11-1301:00:271

In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1914 San Antonio, Texas where a wealthy man's wife has an accident and becomes bedridden. After hiring nurses and caregivers, a murder takes place that has multiple suspects pointing fingers.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vanished PT 2

Vanished PT 2

2024-10-3051:442

On today’s episode, a concluding part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1961 Lincoln, Massachusetts where a stay-at-home mother has disappeared. Digging into the investigation and the blood evidence from the crime scene, our hosts try to piece together what really occurred.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vanished PT 1

Vanished PT 1

2024-10-2351:512

In this week’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate take us to 1961 Lincoln, Massachusetts where an incident in the middle-of-the-day leaves a kitchen covered in blood and a stay-at-home mother missing.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cry For Help

Cry For Help

2024-10-1601:07:42

In this week's episode, Kate and Paul take us to 1917 Springfield, Missouri where a wealthy couple comes home from a night out to find their baby missing. With the help of authorities, the family attempts to have their baby returned safely.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, the concluding part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1929 Detroit and continue with the investigation of a slain family. Assessing the patriarch's personal and business life leads to an unexpected aspect that cannot be understated or ignored.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1929 Detroit, Michigan where a successful Italian businessman is found murdered alongside his entire family. With a bloody fingerprint and some investigation of the victim's business dealings, the case starts to take shape.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bodies in the Bog

Bodies in the Bog

2024-09-2501:03:553

In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to an English bog in 1983 where a human head is found shockingly well preserved. The discovery leads to more exploration of the bog and an astonishing find shines light on the unique nature of the environment in this case.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cold Heart PT 2

Cold Heart PT 2

2024-09-1801:08:11

In this second part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul return to early 1900s Buffalo, and an investigation to find the killer of a man whose wife was cheating on him with his best friend. The authorities build a case based on blood work technology, but is it enough to convict?  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cold Heart PT 1

Cold Heart PT 1

2024-09-1157:341

In this first part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul head to 1903 Buffalo, NY where an affluent man is found dead in his home by his staff. After following the web of his complex social and romantic life, we set off on an investigation into who could have possibly killed him.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Deadly Rendezvous

A Deadly Rendezvous

2024-09-0401:09:331

On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1963 Sydney, Australia where not one but two bodies are found on the shore of a riverbank. After learning about how they’re connected, an impressive investigation spanning decades is launched to find the cause of death.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dead in the Water

Dead in the Water

2024-08-2857:40

In this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to 1935 Bangor, Pennsylvania where a body is found in a cistern, submerged in water. Will determining how long the victim was there help or hurt the investigation to find her killer? Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today’s episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head back to 1974 Washington state where an RV has gone off a cliff and the body of a woman is found near the wreckage site. Many theories arise as to what happened at the scene and ultimately who is at fault.    Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's episode, the first of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1974 Washington state where a wealthy woman falls for a fast-moving businessman. After a quick courtship, their marriage gets complicated when suddenly the woman is nowhere to be found. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Smoke Screen

Smoke Screen

2024-07-3155:112

On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1836 New York where there's a suspicious fire in a brothel and a hyper-vigilant Madam spots a figure in a long coat. With one fatality that night, can the technology and investigative techniques of the time find the culprit?  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Demon of the Belfry

The Demon of the Belfry

2024-07-2401:10:113

In this week's episode Kate and Paul head to 1895 San Francisco where a woman boards a rail car but is never heard from again. After another woman goes missing, investigators hope to find ties between the two cases.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Cigar Girl PT 2

The Cigar Girl PT 2

2024-07-1757:551

On this week's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1841 New York City where they hope to shine some light on an unsolved murder of a 21-year-old woman. Following the analysis of the coroner, the body and the crime scene provide lots of theories on how she met her demise.  Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Anne Kastanis

This was fascinating! I have read and listened to accounts of this crime before but had never heard the theory that Paul posits here.

Oct 11th
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Sue

What happened to Paul? Cut off at the end of the episode..

Sep 26th
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Amy Ulmen

I think Ruth left the Campsite in the RV of her own accord and Tony followed her in the Scout vehicle. He caolught up to her and she parked it, got out and they had an altercation. He killed her, threw her body over the embankment, and then shoved the RV after her to make it look like an accident

Aug 23rd
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Juju Longo

i think if he just wanted to spare the girls, he wouldn't be more vicious with them compared to the boys. sick or not, he's a disgusting chauvinistic asshole.

Jul 20th
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Tyler S

I book marked this podcast because I thought it looked good.... Forgot about it for nearly a year and gave it a try a few months back. I was missing out, it's growing as one of my favorite podcasts. Two thumbs up!

Jul 19th
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Ashley Campbell

buuuutt....he also said "bunny" so what do you expect? he's all of our family now, ma'am.

Jun 27th
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Rosi Cranwell

Love this podcast, bu the random and numerous ads are putting me off. M8ght have to give it a miss in the future.

Jun 7th
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G V

blows my mind when a well known college professor and writer says "all the sudden". smh.

May 12th
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Sayda Pervin Nipa

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Apr 19th
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Art 34

This woman is so woke, she wants to excuse this guy for slaughtering a family because…racism! 🙄

Apr 9th
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Ali Almesbah

Great podcast

Apr 8th
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deirdre jacquot

Great podcast, great stories. Seems like inhalation of the termite treatment is conceivable. Termite tents used to look like circus and were inviting to children. Chlordane could be mixed with hydrocarbons. Uneven pupils and fatige could show seizures.

Apr 7th
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Anne Kastanis

I know this sounds weird, but given that the two girls must have ingested the poison at the time they were swimming with four other children and the fact that they may have been cognitively impaired, it makes me wonder if one of the other children had given the two of them something to drink, thinking it was funny. They might not have realized how dangerous it would be and then been too afraid to admit to it. Kids can get up to some pretty mean stuff.

Apr 5th
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Terriann Tomlin

Horse Thief: We know now about the functions of different parts of the brain. And that there is a part that governs risk assessment & self- restraint. If that was the part of William's brain that was damaged, could that have explained his rageful actions even if part of his brain let him recognize his behavior was not--for our culture & in his time--socially acceptable?

Mar 28th
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HKS

This is terrible. The woman host is TSTL, she clearly has no expertise - or even enough basic curiosity to delve in - in history (she's well below average by any measure) and their analysis is weak at best. Cringeworthy.

Mar 23rd
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RACHAEL BYCE

so many pellows! ❤️

Jan 8th
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Greg Jacobs

q1mdddd

Dec 23rd
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Amy Ulmen

A dirk is a type of Scottish dagger

Dec 20th
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Terriann Tomlin

I think they missed an obvious (and likely) possibility as to why the murders went unreported: In 1950's Georgia, communities of color had every reason to avoid interactions with law enforcement...

Dec 8th
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Kristen Pena

Fetal ejection reflex

Oct 19th
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