
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.
Podcasting since 2021 • 44 episodes
Old Blood
Latest Episodes
Sexy Death Mystery: The Death of Starr Faithfull
A sexy death mystery unfolded in 1931 New York City, when a socialite washed up on the shores of Long Island. Was her death an accident, a suicide, or foul play at the hands of the many prominent men she knew?Sources:
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Season 5
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Episode 79
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Whiskey & Arsenic: The First Murder By Mail
The first ‘Murder by Mail’ was sent to Mrs. Josephine Barnaby in 1891 in the form of an arsenic-laced whiskey bottle. When she and a friend drank the whiskey, both fell violently ill. The resulting murder trial would tear families apart for dec...
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Season 5
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Episode 78
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53:42

Murder Pure & Simple: Love and Violence in 1869 New York
A fatal 1869 shooting at the New York Tribune led to a contentious debate about love, divorce, and women’s rights in America. Sources:Cazauran, A. R. The Trial of Daniel McFarland for the Shooting of Albert D. Rich...
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Season 5
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Episode 77
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Death House: The Life & Crimes of George Hassell
Texas authorities arrested George Hassell on Christmas Day of 1926 after his wife and her eight children went missing. George cried, “I did it,” then confessed to the murder of another family ten years prior in California. This is his story.
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Season 5
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Episode 76
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59:04

The Beautiful & The Bestial: A Courtesan, a Prince, and a Murder at the Savoy
A deadly shooting at London’s extravagant Savoy Hotel in 1923 prompted a murder trial that pitted East against West. Was the tragedy the result of a pharaoh’s curse or merely the consequence of a lover’s quarrel?Sources...
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Season 5
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Episode 75
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