Best John Wilks Booth Podcasts (2025)

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John Wilkes Booth: Assassin In The Spotlight 43:39

27d ago43:39

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🎭🔫 "UNMASKING BOOTH: The Secret Plot, Blood Betrayals & the Conspiracy That Almost Killed America 🔥🗡️ | A Riveting Dive into History’s Most Notorious Assassin—and the Lies That Hid His Allies." The bullet that killed Lincoln was just the beginning. 🔥 This episode explodes the myth of John Wilkes Booth as a lone wolf, exposing the shadow network of …

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“Robert Lee Yates Jr: The Family Man Who Hunted Women” 41:50

8d ago41:50

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He served in the military. He was a husband. A father of five. And for years, no one suspected that Robert Lee Yates Jr. was secretly murdering sex workers and dumping their bodies around Spokane like disposable trash. In this episode of Devil’s DNA, we uncover the double life of America’s forgotten family-man killer. While coaching Little League a…

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“Bobby Joe Long: The Man Who Hunted Women” 44:23

8d ago44:23

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He used personal ads to lure his victims. He stalked the streets of Tampa in a stolen car. And in less than a year, he raped and murdered 10 women. Bobby Joe Long was more than a killer—he was a predator who combined charm with brutality, planning with sadism. In this episode of Devil’s DNA, we dissect his terrifying spree, the trauma that twisted …

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“Motor City Hitman: Nate Boone Craft’s 27 Kills for Hire” 27:32

8d ago27:32

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Detroit in the ‘90s was bleeding, and Nate Boone Craft was holding the knife. With a confirmed 27 kills—and many more suspected—Boone was the muscle behind drug wars, street executions, and gangland assassinations that turned the city into a battlefield. In this episode of Devil’s DNA, we enter the dark mind of a killer who treated murder like work…

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“The Iceman Speaks: Richard Kuklinski’s Cold Confessions” 47:00

8d ago47:00

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He poisoned, shot, froze, and strangled his victims. Some were business deals. Some were just for fun. Richard Kuklinski, aka The Iceman, was a Mafia hitman who claimed to have killed over 100 people—and he never blinked while saying it. In this disturbing episode of Devil’s DNA, we dive into The Iceman Tapes, interviews that reveal a man who enjoy…

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“Roy DeMeo: The Gambino Family’s Human Slaughterhouse” 2:30:33

8d ago2:30:33

2:30:33

He didn’t just kill. He dismembered, drained blood, and packed bodies like butchered meat. Roy DeMeo, a mob enforcer for the Gambino crime family, turned murder into a business. Running out of the infamous DeMeo Crew in Brooklyn, this killer led a team that carried out hundreds of hits—so many that even the Mafia feared him. In this episode of Devi…

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“The Green River Killer: 19 Years of Death by the Water” 1:28:37

8d ago1:28:37

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For nearly two decades, Gary Ridgway hunted sex workers and young runaways—dumping their lifeless bodies along Washington’s Green River like garbage. What made him even more terrifying? He blended in. He had a wife. A job. And while the bodies piled up, he went unnoticed. In this episode of Devil’s DNA, we follow the blood-soaked trail of The Green…

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“The Butcher Baker: Robert Hansen’s Human Hunting Ground” 34:50

8d ago34:50

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He owned a bakery. He seemed shy, almost forgettable. But behind that mild exterior was a predator unlike anything Alaska had ever seen. Robert Hansen, known as The Butcher Baker, kidnapped women from the streets of Anchorage, flew them into the remote Alaskan wilderness... and hunted them like animals. Armed with a rifle and a psychotic need for c…

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“The Monster of the Andes: Pedro López’s Forgotten Victims” 43:32

8d ago43:32

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His name is rarely mentioned. But his kill count may be the highest in history. Pedro Alonso López, The Monster of the Andes, confessed to the rape and murder of over 300 young girls across Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Yet somehow, this demon walked free. In this episode, Devil’s DNA exposes one of the most horrific—and underreported—mass murderers…

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“The Rostov Ripper: Andrei Chikatilo’s Soviet Slaughter” 1:15:45

8d ago1:15:45

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He was a schoolteacher. A father. A quiet man. But beneath the gray Soviet exterior, Andrei Chikatilo was something far more sinister—a predator who murdered children and young women with ritualistic cruelty for over a decade. Known as The Rostov Ripper, Chikatilo operated in the shadows of a collapsing Soviet system, exploiting bureaucratic dysfun…

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“Letters From Hell: Catching the BTK Killer” 42:48

8d ago42:48

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He called himself “Bind, Torture, Kill.” He mailed letters to the police—daring them to catch him. For 30 years, they failed. This episode of Devil’s DNA tracks the cold, calculating horror of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer—a family man by day, and a sadistic predator by night. He bound his victims. He tortured them. He killed without remorse. And th…

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“Trail of Bones: The Donner Party’s Cannibal Descent” 1:15:49

8d ago1:15:49

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Before serial killers, there was starvation. And sometimes, the result was far worse. This is the horrifying true story of the Donner Party, a group of pioneers who set out for California—and ended up devouring each other to survive. But this isn’t the version you heard in history class. In this Devil’s DNA special, we strip back the myths and unco…

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“Buried in Silence: The Hunt for Israel Keyes” 42:38

8d ago42:38

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He didn’t want fame. He didn’t want headlines. He wanted complete control over life and death—and that made him far more terrifying. Israel Keyes is one of the most chilling killers you’ve never heard of. He built "kill kits" and buried them across the U.S. like nightmarish treasure chests—waiting, sometimes for years, to strike. His victims were r…

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“The Co-Ed Killer: Edmund Kemper’s Blood-Soaked Intellect” 45:09

8d ago45:09

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By Jolly West

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“The Lost Tapes: Son of Sam’s Voice from the Void” 51:16

8d ago51:16

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What if you could hear evil speak for itself? What if the words of a serial killer weren’t relayed—but recorded? In this chilling archival episode of Devil’s DNA, we explore the never-before-heard tapes of David Berkowitz—the Son of Sam. From prison confessions to cryptic audio diaries, this episode reveals the mind of a man who believed he was cho…

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“Son of Sam: David Berkowitz and the Demon’s Command” 5:37

8d ago5:37

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He claimed a demon spoke through a dog. He said he was only the servant. But six people died, dozens were injured, and a city spiraled into fear. David Berkowitz, aka the Son of Sam, wasn’t just a killer—he was a living nightmare. In this Devil’s DNA episode, we unravel the heat-soaked madness of 1970s New York, when lovers feared the dark and the …

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“City in Fear: Richard Ramirez and the Night Stalker’s Killing Spree” 43:28

8d ago43:28

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He struck at night. Broke into homes. Left blood, symbols, and corpses in his wake. Richard Ramirez didn’t just murder—he invaded people’s lives and etched terror into the soul of Los Angeles. In this blood-chilling episode of Devil’s DNA, we track the dark journey of the Night Stalker, a killer driven by violence, Satanism, and chaos. With victims…

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“Skin and Bones: Ed Gein’s House of Death” 40:34

8d ago40:34

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Deep in the woods of Plainfield, Wisconsin, police found something out of a nightmare—furniture stitched from skin, skulls turned into bowls, and a woman’s face worn as a mask. This episode of Devil’s DNA unlocks the doors to Ed Gein’s house of horrors, the man who turned his mother’s death into a lifelong obsession with corpses and human taxidermy…

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“Inside the Fridge: Jeffrey Dahmer and the House of Horror” 56:19

8d ago56:19

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The smell was the first clue. When police entered his apartment, they expected a disturbance. What they found was a human head in the fridge… and body parts arranged like trophies. This episode of Devil’s DNA descends into the grotesque life and mind of Jeffrey Dahmer, the “Milwaukee Monster.” We walk through each layer of his terror—from the cold …

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"Aileen Wuornos: Monster or Made?" 1:32:49

8d ago1:32:49

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She claimed it was self-defense. The world called her a monster. In this harrowing deep-dive documentary episode of Devil’s DNA: Serial Killers, we unearth the fractured psyche and violent legacy of Aileen Wuornos—America’s first convicted female serial killer who was dubbed “the damsel of death” by the media. From a brutal upbringing riddled with …

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"Blood-Stained Monikers: 3 Hours With the Killers Who Terrorized Headlines" 2:52:21

8d ago2:52:21

2:52:21

Step into the darkest corners of infamy. In this gripping 3-hour marathon, Devil’s DNA: Serial Killers dissects the disturbing legacies of history's most gruesome murderers—those branded with chilling media nicknames that haunted headlines and scorched public memory. From “The Night Stalker” to “The Butcher of Plainfield,” we unravel what made them…

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🎙️ Inside the Mind of Madness: Charles Manson Speaks 🧠🔪 2:02:48

16d ago2:02:48

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Step into the chilling world of one of America's most notorious figures in this exclusive episode, Inside the Mind of Madness: Charles Manson Speaks. 🕵️‍♂️💀 Delve deep into the psyche of Charles Manson through rare and unfiltered interviews conducted during his incarceration. These conversations reveal the disturbing charisma and manipulative prowe…

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🕵️‍♂️🩸 ZODIAC: Inside the 50-Year Hunt for America’s Most Elusive Serial Killer 🔎🔪 50:04

16d ago50:04

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👁️ One of the darkest legends in American crime history still breathes in the shadows. From the streets of San Francisco to the mailrooms of terrified newspapers, the Zodiac Killer taunted a nation — and vanished. In this chilling true crime episode, ZODIAC: Inside the 50-Year Hunt for America’s Most Elusive Serial Killer, we dissect every haunting…

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Yaël Eisenstat: Democracy’s Cyber Defendant 43:00

18d ago43:00

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In 2018, the tech and democracy activist Yaël Eisenstat joined Facebook as the head of Global Elections Integrity for political ads. Six months later, she left. She was disappointed and disillusioned at how Facebook financially profits from voter manipulation. This, of course, was years before Mark Zuckerberg's recent announcement that Facebook’s p…

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"Teenage Terror: The Starkweather Killing Spree" 45:10

23d ago45:10

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Before Bundy, before Manson — there was Charles Starkweather, a teenage killer who painted the Midwest in blood. 🔪🩸 In this chilling deep-dive episode, we unravel the twisted true story of a 19-year-old spree killer whose murder rampage with 14-year-old Caril Ann Fugate left 11 victims dead and America in shock. 🚨💔 From their troubled romance to th…

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How I Caught Ted Bundy: Capturing a Serial Killer 50:20

27d ago50:20

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🔪🕵️♂️ "HUNTING THE BEAST: The Untold Story of Ted Bundy’s Downfall—Chilling Interrogations, Forensic Breakthroughs & the Relentless Pursuit That Ended a Killing Spree ⚖️🚨 | A Blood-Curdling Masterclass in Catching a Monster." Step into the nerve-shredding mind game between America’s most notorious serial killer and the detectives who outsmarted him…

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🤡🔪 *"GACY UNMASKED: The Killer Clown’s Chilling Confessions, 33 Buried Truths & the Police Failures 42:55

27d ago42:55

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a Murder Spree 🩸🕳️ | A Bone-Chilling Descent into America’s Most Twisted True Crime Nightmare. Beneath the greasepaint and clown shoes lurked a predator who turned suburbia into a graveyard. 🎪⚰️ This episode unearths the depraved double life of John Wayne Gacy—respected contractor, Pogo the Clown, and one of history’s most prolific serial killers. …

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Toni Morrison: A Mercy (re-release) 1:01:16

2M ago1:01:16

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A gem rescued from the archives! We are re-releasing the Toni Morrison episode after cleaning up the audio. Toni Morrison writes about history, slavery, racism, resilience and survival with an unflinching voice. Her novels, once a staple of every American school bookshelf, are now the targets of politically motivated reviews and book bannings. Desp…

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The King Of The Escape Artists: The Life & Crimes of Roy Gardner 17:59

2M ago17:59

17:59

A closer look at one of the greatest train robbers--and prison escapees--in US history, Roy Gardner.

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“Manson’s Mad Symphony: Music, Murder, and the Unsound Mind” 1:48:22

2M ago1:48:22

1:48:22

What if Charles Manson’s most dangerous weapon wasn’t a knife… but a guitar? “Manson’s Mad Symphony” unearths the chilling, untold intersection of music and madness in the life of America’s most infamous cult leader. This explosive documentary-style podcast dives into Manson’s delusional rockstar ambitions, his warped folk anthems, and the eerie so…

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“Manson Murders: Born in Blood – The Killer Gene Exposed” 45:04

2M ago45:04

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Was Charles Manson a product of his twisted DNA, or a monster forged by a broken world? “Manson Murders: Born in Blood” shatters the true crime mold with a forensic deep-dive into the most infamous cult leader in history. This isn’t another rehash of the Tate-LaBianca massacres—it’s a psychological time bomb that detonates the myth of Manson to exp…

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“Manson’s Murder Cult: The Bloodline of Helter Skelter” 1:31:25

2M ago1:31:25

1:31:25

Dare to stare into the void where humanity’s darkest secrets fester. "Devil’s DNA: Bloodlines of Brutality" isn’t just a podcast—it’s a forensic excavation into the twisted minds of history’s most notorious serial killers. Hosted by a former FBI profiler and a forensic psychologist with a razor-sharp knack for storytelling, this show strips away th…

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"Creepy" Karpis & the Barker Gang-- The Last Public Enemy #1 15:01

2M ago15:01

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The wild--and enduring--gangster life of Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, and his affiliation with the infamous Barker Gang. The Last Public Enemy #1. Longest Serving Inmate at Alcatraz.

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Madalyn Murray O'Hair: "The Most Hated Woman in America" 20:10

3M ago20:10

20:10

The wild story of the trials, tribulations, and brutal end of Madalyn Murray O'Hair.

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Ivo Daalder: The Future of NATO 1:02:08

3M ago1:02:08

1:02:08

Ivo Daalder is a Dutch born American citizen, who became the U.S. representative to NATO from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama and was a foreign policy advisor for his 2008 presidential campaign. He also served in the United States Security Council during the Clinton administration. He’s now the CEO of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs…

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Kim Wehle: What to Make of the U.S. Constitution? 1:02:50

4M ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Super Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020. Professor of law, a constitutional scholar, commentator and author Kim Wehle joined the John Adams to lay out exactly what was at stake in the election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The constitutional issues were, and still are, enormous. In her book How to Read the Constitution – and Why Kim Wehle describes in…

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Tarred and Feathered 21:40

4M ago21:40

21:40

Come and join us as we explore this ancient practice that is most remembered during the American colonial era.

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Getting Off: The Exonerated 18:05

4M ago18:05

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A look at a few of the inmates who have been exonerated over the years.

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Execution Volunteers: They Asked For It 19:33

4M ago19:33

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A closer look at the phenomenon of "execution volunteers", and some of the cases of those of the condemned that have chosen to hasten their own end.

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George Lincoln Rockwell: Forgotten Fuhrer 17:03

4M ago17:03

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This is the story of George Lincoln Rockwell, the forgotten leader of the American Nazi Party.

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Karen Joy Fowler: The Family Saga of John Wilkes Booth 55:22

5M ago55:22

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It’s April 14th, 1865. The actor John Wilkes Booth pulls a gun and assassinates President Lincoln who is sitting in a balcony of the Ford Theatre in Washington DC. Booth becomes one of the most infamous men in American history. But what about his family? Who were they? What did they believe? Did they have any role in the killing? These are question…

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Wyatt Earp- An Oklahoma Outlaw 11:56

5M ago11:56

11:56

Wyatt Earp, wanted in Missouri for stealing public funds, resurfaces in Indian Territory to continue his outlaw ways.

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Francis Fukuyama: The Future of Liberalism 53:57

6M ago53:57

53:57

History is entering a new phase, where old forms and ideas clash with present realities. The John Adams Institute was excited to welcome Francis Fukuyama back to Amsterdam to discuss his findings in his book, Liberalism and Its Discontents. In this rigorous and trim volume, Fukuyama returns to liberalism, arguing that it cannot grow complacent. Lib…

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Bret Easton Ellis: At the Edge of Fact and Fiction - The Shards 1:03:39

7M ago1:03:39

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Bret Easton Ellis took 13 years to write The Shards. It’s a horror novel. Or maybe it’s an autobiography. In fact, it’s both. The Shards is a fictionalized retelling of Mr. Ellis’s 18th year. It tells the story of a group of superficially sophisticated teens have their lives shattered by a series of terrible events. It’s 1981 Los Angeles and a loca…

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Well Hung History -- TRAILER 1:01

7M ago1:01

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A one minute preview of everything we're about.By Terence Allen

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History of the Guillotine 20:43

7M ago20:43

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From the Reign of Terror in France, with which it is virtually synonymous, to its prevalent use by the Nazi regime during WWII, this is the history of the guillotine.By Terence Allen

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The Swingers Club: Hanging At the Tyburn Tree 23:57

7M ago23:57

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Learn the history of the "tree" where thousands of England's most notorious criminals went to meet their maker for over 400 years.By Terence Allen

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Truly Shocking: The History of the Electric Chair 41:31

7M ago41:31

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Come along with us as we delve into the gruesome device that has claimed the lives of more than 5,000 Americans since its advent in the late 19th century.By Terence Allen

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The Legend of John Brown 28:21

7M ago28:21

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The radical abolitionist John Brown is one of the more colorful and controversial characters in American history. We discuss his life, his motivations, his deadly deeds, and his ultimate demise at the end of the noose.By Terence Allen