Old Blood
The historical true-crime podcast that uncovers old blood with each new episode. Join us as a historian investigates history's most fascinating cases of true crime.
Old Blood
Latest Episodes
Blood Atonement: The Salt Lake City Murder of Thomas Coleman
The mutilated body of Thomas Coleman was discovered in 1866 on a hill that would one day be the Utah State Capitol. A sign hung around his neck suggested he was killed for socializing with white women, but evidence proves that the truth was mor...
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'Till Death: Poison and Badmashes in 1911 Agra
Show Notes for 'Til Death: Poison and Badmashes in 1911 AgraThis episode follows Augusta Fullam and Dr. Henry Clark, whose affair leads to a murder plot in colonial India. As their plans unfold, poisoned mea...
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Pickled Heads & Petty Treason: The Hayes Murders of 1726
The internet will tell you that Catherine Hayes was a monster who slept with her son and convinced him to murder her husband, John Hayes, but the internet is wrong. This is the true story of the life and death of Catherine Hayes.
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The Gotham Gobbler: Mrs. Sherlock and the Murder of Ruth Cruger
When Ruth Cruger went missing in 1917 and the New York Police Department failed to search for her adequately, the girl's family hired Grace Humiston, AKA “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes,” to find her. Mrs. Sherlock not only found Ruth, but uncovered a co...
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The Boy in the Pit: Arthur Martinez and the Hall Factory Murder
In 1923, five-year-old Arthur Martinez’s body was discovered in an abandoned Pasadena factory. As detectives dig deeper, two teenage boys become central to a story that is tragic, disturbing, and impossible to ignore. Sources...
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