Exploring the detectives, the cases, and the crimes that made forensic science and investigation what they are today.
An unaired episode I had laying around. Happy Holidays! Check out Old Timey Crimey and Short Story Short Podcast Sources: Douglas MacGowan on CrimeLibrary Arsenic Act. Not Proven. Edinburgh News. Undiscovered Scotland. Li, J., Guo, Y., Duan, X. et al. Biological Trace Element Research. Bill Greenwell Ian the Pict. Kristy Dorsey. Insider. Joseph M. Barbato. Indiana International & Comparative Law Review. Atlas Obscura. Cheshire Observer. The Glasgow Herald. The Observer. The Caledonian Mercury. Music Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Elegant Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7938-elegant-classical-piano-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Emotional Romantic Classical Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7667-emotional-romantic-classical-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Background Sensible Waltz Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7285-background-sensible-waltz-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Season 2 Episode 10: What, in the end, is this seminal detective’s legacy? Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by Scott Mort. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean-License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Plans in Motion by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4225-plans-in-motion License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Crusade Heavy Industry by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4678-crusade-heavy-industry License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The Builder by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4484-the-builder License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: Allan Pinkerton. Strikers, Communists, Tramps, and Detectives. Allan Pinkerton Describes the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Strikers_Communists_Tramps_and_Detective/aHizEr_P3acC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22At+noon+of+Thursday,+July+19th,+the+unexpected+blow+was+struck%22&pg=PA219&printsec=frontcover Sarah Jones. “Pinkertons Still Never Sleep.” https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep Boston Globe via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/430668231/?terms=pinkerton%20strike%20dead&match=1 PBS. Allan Pinkerton’s Detective Agency | American Experience Ari Shapiro, Lauren Kaori Gurley. All Things Considered. Amazon Reportedly Has Pinkerton Agents Surveil Workers Who Try To Form Unions
Season 2 Episode 9: An inauguration and a president-elect are threatened. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: Somber And Ominous Waltz Piano Solo by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6295-somber-and-ominous-waltz-piano-solo License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dramatic Interlude by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4868-dramatic-interlude License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4890-nightmare License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources Used: Brad Meltzer. The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America’s 16th President—and Why it Failed Allan Pinkerton. A Spy of the Rebellion. Baltimore Sun. https://www.newspapers.com/image/372496959 White House History. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-willard-hotel Ted Widmer. New York Times. https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/nuts/ (GOOD PICS) Daniel Stashower. Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-unsuccessful-plot-to-kill-abraham-lincoln-2013956/ Paul Martin. Smithsonian. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lincolns-missing-bodyguard-12932069/ Thomas Allen. Federation of American Scientists. https://fas.org/irp/cia/product/civilwar.pdf Secret Service.gov. secretservice.gov/about/history/timeline
Season 2 Episode 8: America's first lady detective makes a name for herself. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Sources: Chris Enss. The Pinks: The First Women Detectives, Operatives, and Spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. google.com/books/edition/The_Pinks/rP0oDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq="kate+warne"&printsec=frontcover Allan Pinkerton. The Expressman and the Detective. shorturl.at/huRS2 Allan Pinkerton. The Greatest Cases of Pinkerton Detective Agency. shorturl.at/tyNQ6 Republican Banner. St. Johnsbury Caledonian. https://www.newspapers.com Robert Walsh. The Archive. https://explorethearchive.com/kate-warne-first-female-detective The Pinkerton Agency. https://pinkerton.com/our-insights/blog/unsung-heroes-first-female-detective-kate-warne Chris Enss. Cowgirl Magazine. https://cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-wednesday-r-c-potter/ Democratic Enquirer, Wheeling Daily Intelligencer via LOC. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Soft Classical Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7332-soft-classical-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Five Card Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3763-five-card-shuffle License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Porch Blues by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4232-porch-blues License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The old clock shop by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Iron Horse - Distressed by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3926-iron-horse---distressed License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Bad Ideas (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3411-bad-ideas-clean- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Amazing Plan - Distressed by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3357-amazing-plan---distressed License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Season 2 Episode 7: An introduction to the life and exploits of Allan Pinkerton. Other shows you should check out: Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Music: The old clock shop by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7101-the-old-clock-shop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Air Of Mystery by chilledmusic Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7119-air-of-mystery- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Waltz of Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4606-waltz-of-treachery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Amazing Plan - Distressed by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3357-amazing-plan---distressed License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Sources: https://aflcio.org/about/history/labor-history-events/1892-homestead-strike https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegie-strike-homestead-mill/ Sarah Jones. The New Republic. “The Pinkertons Still Never Sleep.” https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pinkerton_Labor_Spy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Pinkerton https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-agency/ https://www.nps.gov/people/allan-pinkerton.htm https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/august-25/ https://pinkerton.com/our-story/history Alton Weekly Courier, Chicago Tribune, Rock Island Argus. https://www.newspapers.com/image/612856722/?terms=pinkerton&match=1
Season 2 Episode 6: Alfred Swaine Taylor's reputation loses some of its sheen when he crosses paths with Dr. Thomas Smethurst, a man whose wealthy wife was conveniently ill. Other shows you should check out! Old Timey Crimey: linktr.ee/oldtimeycrimey Short Story, Short Podcast: https://spoti.fi/3qwlV2z Social media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, & Instagram! Sources: British Medical Journal. “The Trial of Thomas Smethurst.” Written in Blood. Colin Wilson Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science. Nigel McCrery. Strange Company. NY herald, Evening Star accessed via LOC Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mystery Palace by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7257-mystery-palace License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Lively Classical Piano Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7167-lively-classical-piano-waltz License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Autumn Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Background Sensible Waltz Piano by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7285-background-sensible-waltz-piano License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Mister Exposition by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4061-mister-exposition License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Season 2 Episode 5: Smoking Gun. Jean Servais Stas, Belgian chemist extraordinaire, finds a way to prove a murder featuring an unusual poison. Other shows you should check out! Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Social Media: Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram! Sources: Nigel McCrery. Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science. David E. Newton. Forensic Chemistry. "Types of Poison." Britannica. "Jean Servais Stas." Wikipedia. D. Thorbun Burns, Henrik Deelstra. "Some aspects of the rise of analytical chemistry in Belgium." Analytical Bioanalytical Chemistry. Deborah Blum. "Nicotine and the Chemistry of Murder." Wired. Nene Adams. "Hippolyte Visart de Bocarme." Murderpedia. Music Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean- Inspiring Chopin Nocturne by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6937-inspiring-chopin-nocturne License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Dance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3604-dark-dance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Season 2 Episode 4: The Prince of Poisoners, Dr. William Palmer, meets his match in Albert Swaine Taylor. Cheers! Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram! Sources Dave Lewis. “William Palmer: the infamous Rugely Poisoiner.” http://staffscc.net/wppalmer/ Office for National Statistics. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/lifeexpectancies/articles/howhaslifeexpectancychangedovertime/2015-09-09 Kenneth Gibson. “Killer Doctors: The ultimate betrayal of trust.” Winnipeg Free Press. Tom Oleson. https://newspaperarchive.com/winnipeg-free-press-oct-25-1969-p-17/ https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/palmer-william.htm Rose Stavely-Wadham. British Newspaper Archive Blog https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/03/25/william-palmer-the-rugeley-poisoner/ N.G. Coley. Medical History. Nat’l library of medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1036419/pdf/medhist00049-0027.pdf L. Rosenfeld. Clinical Chemistry. https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article-abstract/31/7/1235/5651875 Corinne Hogan. Royal College of Surgeons of England. https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/alfred-swaine-taylor/ Music Plans in Motion by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4225-plans-in-motion FamilialCrises by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846- Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68- Mysterious Fear by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7108-mysterious-fear Inspiring Chopin Nocturne by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6937-inspiring-chopin-nocturne TheTutor by Lilo Sound Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6938-thetutor Licenses for all music: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Season 2 Episode 3: Marie and Frederick Manning shock England with a brutal crime. Charles Dickens has Things to Say. My other shows: Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram! Sources Murderpedia/Capitalpunishment.org. https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/manning-maria.htm Headstuff.org by Ciaran Conliffe. “Fred And Maria Manning, A Murderous Married Couple.” https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/fred-maria-manning-victorian-murderers/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Manning_(murderer) Tavistock Books Blog. http://blog.tavbooks.com/?p=953 Amanda Foreman. Smithsonian Magazine. “The Heartbreaking History of Divorce.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/heartbreaking-history-of-divorce-180949439/ Written in Blood by Colin Wilson. Kate Meyers Emery. Bones Don’t Lie. https://bonesdontlie.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/new-morbid-terminology-quicklime/#:~:text=Quicklime%20is%20a%20chemical%20compound,and%20the%20remains%20are%20quicklime. MUSIC Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Hallway (clean) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3607-dark-hallway-clean- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Waltz Of The Rising Daylight by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6346-waltz-of-the-rising-daylight License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Machinations by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4011-machinations License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Foam Rubber by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4783-foam-rubber License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Umbrella Pants by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Season 2 Episode 2: The Parkman-Webster murder trial scandalizes the upper class in Boston and becomes a landmark in the history of forensic anthropology. My other shows: Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Come chat with me on Twitter, FB, or Instagram! Sources: Jim Fisher. “The Webster-Parkman Case.” http://jimfisher.edinboro.edu/forensics/webster1.html Wikipedia. “George Parkman.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Parkman Wilmington Journal; Vermont Watchman and State Journal; https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Dolly Stoltze. Strange Remains. “Discovering the pieces of Dr. George Parkman.” https://strangeremains.com/2015/03/19/discovering-the-pieces-of-dr-george-parkman/ Our First Men: A calendar of wealth, fashion, and gentility. Richard Hildreth. https://archive.org/details/ourfirstmenacal01hildgoog/page/n48/mode/2up Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCrery. Elizabeth Watts Pope. Vignettes @ AAS: The Gentleman in the Purple Waistcoat. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711050628/http://www.americanantiquarian.org/vignettes110107.htm Music: Our Story Begins by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4181-our-story-begins License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Prelude in C (BWV 846) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4237-prelude-in-c-bwv-846- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Classical Piano Waltz Of Birds by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6238-classical-piano-waltz-of-birds License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Season 2 Episode 1: How criminals kept the crime rate down in 18th century London—eventually leading to the formation of an actual crime-fighting organization. Other shows: Old Timey Crimey: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RT0RA9i9kV7ldhWu04FcU?si=DiD_SV7ETwuo2ef77bV5Zg Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Voice acting by Scott Mort. Sources: Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection by Colin Wilson History by the Yard. http://www.historybytheyard.co.uk/pc_gutteridge.htm John Dashney. National Federation of the Blind. “The Blind Beak of Bow Street.” https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/books/kernel1/kern0808.htm Wikipedia. ‘Bow St Runners.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_Street_Runners“Henry Fielding.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fielding. “Thomas de Veil.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Veil Esther Fearn. Britannica. “Moll Cutpurse.” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Moll-Cutpurse Jenn Jeffers. The Raven Report. “Remembering Old London And Its Epic Battle With Modern Crime.” https://theravenreport.com/2017/11/11/remembering-old-london-and-its-epic-battle-with-modern-crime/ https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/j/Jonathan_Wild.htm Jessica Brain. “Bow Street Runners.” Historic UK. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Bow-Street-Runners/ Naomi Clifford. NaomiClifford.com. “Henry Fielding’s attempted abduction of Sarah Andrew.” https://www.naomiclifford.com/henry-fielding-abduction-sarah-andrew/ Gerard Edward Jensen. “The Covent Garden Journal.” https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044004495362&view=1up&seq=30 https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Paper-Blum.pdf Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Northern Path by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6841-the-northern-path License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Season 1 Episode 15: We may not be able to use a microscope to figure out just what was going on between this family and their governess, but that doesn't mean a microscope won't come in handy eventually. This is the tale of the Duke and Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin; their governess, Henriette Deluzy; and forensic expert Auguste Tardieu. Find us on FB, IG, and Twitter. Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by the dandy Scott Mort and the nifty Amber Gaunt. Music by Kevin McLeod and MusicLFiles. Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Parisian by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisia Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking Laendler in C Minor (Hess 68) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3961-laendler-in-c-minor-hess-68- The Bandit by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4483-the-bandit License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Autumn Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Elisa Bergslien. An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience. https://bit.ly/2GlheH8 Wikipedia. “Francoise, duchess de Praslin.” “Auguste Tardieu.” “Charles de Choiseul-Praslin.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Choiseul-Praslin Geri Walton. “Duchess de Choiseul-Praslin: Her Murder in 1847.” https://www.geriwalton.com/murder-of-duchess-de-choiseul-praslin/ The Daily National Whig. Accessed via Library of Congress. Norman Ball and Philippa Campsie. Parisian Fields. “A vile business clumsily done.” Albert Savine. The assassination of the Duchess de Praslin. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45176/45176-h/45176-h.htm Katherine Ramsland. “Auguste Ambroise Tardeau: Investigator’s Methods Become the Standard for Future Forensic Scientists.” https://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/pommerais-edmond.htm Colin and Damon Wilson. “Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection.”
A collection of stories about forensic science long before forensics was a thing. Voice acting by Scott Mort. Music: Deadly Roulette by KevinMacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3770-folk-round License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Royal Coupling by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5743-royal-coupling License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Dolly Stoltze. “A 13th Century Guide to Forensic Anthropology.” Strange Remains. https://strangeremains.com/2016/01/16/a-13th-century-guide-to-forensic-anthropology/ Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliphoridae#Forensic_importance World Digital Library. “Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.” https://www.wdl.org/en/item/17865/ Michael Kurland. “Irrefutable Evidence: A History of Forensic Science.” Ivan R. Dee, 2009. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollia_Paulina Richard Cavendish. History Today. “Death of the Emperor Claudius.” https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-emperor-claudius Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science. Nigel McCrery. Chicago Review Press, 2014. Martina Vicianova. “Historical Techniques of Lie Detection.” Europe’s Journal of Pscyhology. Found on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873061/ William Garrett Cothran. “CSI: Rome - a dive into ancient forensics.” Sea Lion Press. https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/csi-rome-a-dive-into-ancient-forensics William C. Summers. “The Chinese Nail Murders: Forensic Medicine in Imperial Chine.” Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. http://rt4rf9qn2y.scholar.serialssolutions.com/?sid=google&auinit=WC&aulast=Summers&atitle=The+Chinese+Nail+Murders:+forensic+medicine+in+Imperial+China.&id=pmid:11138936
Season 1 Episode 13: The sordid story of John Tawell, a man whose public and private lives were in constant conflict with each other—but one piece of emerging technology would serve to make everything public. Find us on FB, IG, and Twitter. Dbtd is researched, written, and produced by me, Kristy Baxter. Voice acting by the imperturbable Scott Mort. Music by Kevin McLeod and MusicLFiles. Music Kevin Macleod: Deadly Roulette Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Waltz of Treachery Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4606-waltz-of-treachery Umbrella Pants Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants Hidden Agenda Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda Wagner Bridal Chorus Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4599-wagner-bridal-chorus Comic Plodding Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding MusicLFiles: Somber And Ominous Waltz Piano Solo Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6295-somber-and-ominous-waltz-piano-solo Melancholic Sentimental Piano Solo Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6328-melancholic-sentimental-piano-solo Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources Watford Observer. https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/nostalgia/crimelibrary/johntawell/ BBC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/quakers_1.shtml Ciaran Conliffe. Headstuff.org. https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/terrible-people-from-history/john-tawell-forger-murderer/ Old Bailey Online. https://bit.ly/3c4GjSi The Trove. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2179294 Wikipedia. “Electrical Telegraph.” “Slough.” British Transport Police. https://www.btp.police.uk/about_us/our_history/crime_history/murder_of_sarah_hart_1845.aspx The Glebe Society. https://www.glebesociety.org.au/street/john-tawell-1784-1845/ NY Post. Jacob Passy. https://bit.ly/33BQh9P Journal of the Statistical Society of London. v.4 (1841-42). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044105223697&view=1up&seq=330 Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MMG/MMG.asp?id=1141&tid=249#bookmark02 Jennifer Chaussee. Wired.· https://www.wired.com/2016/09/heres-many-apple-cores-take-poison/ John Tawell and R. Astill. Harvard Library. https://bit.ly/3kqiyaa
Season 1 Episode 12: How a pair of stolen pants led to the creation of a renowned detective division. Find us on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Sources: True Crime Library. "Daniel Good." https://www.truecrimelibrary.com/crimearticle/daniel-good/ "1842: A Criminal Caught." http://www.tonbridgehistory.org.uk/events/a-criminal-caught.htm The Times Archive. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/archive/ British Library. Broadside on the Apprehension of Daniel Good. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/broadside-apprehension-of-good-for-the-barbarous-murder-of-jane-jones Robert Walsh on Crimescribe. "Watching the Detectives." https://crimescribe.com/2018/04/25/watching-the-detectives-the-arrest-of-the-inappropriately-named-daniel-good/amp/ "Scotland Yard." Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Scotland-Yard Rachel Griffin. University of Western Ontario. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4896&context=etd Smithsonian Magazine. Jess Blumberg. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-scotland-yard-172669755/ Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Season 1 Episode 11: I swear these aren't actual Christmas episodes. This week we look at the case that made the Marsh test a thing. Marie Lafarge is put on trial, and things are looking pretty good for her--until Mathieu Orfila shows up. Find us on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Voice acting by Amber Gaunt, Lynne Kearney, and Scott Mort. Music by Kevin McLeod, LiloSound, and MusicLFiles. Sources: Mary S. Hartman. Victorian Murderesses: A True History of Thirteen Respectable French and English Women Accused of Unspeakable Crimes Elisa Bergslien. An Introduction to Forensic Geoscience Jess Romeo on JStor daily. “The Arsenic Cake of Madame Lafarge.” Jose Ramon Bertomeu-Sanchez. Isis: a journal of the history of science society. “Managing Uncertainty in the Academy and the Courtroom." Jose Ramon Bertomeu-Sanchez. “Popularizing Controversial Science” Medical History. Joan Acocella on The New Yorker. “Murder by Poison.” “Marie Lafarge.” Wikipedia. Martin Lynch. Provincial Medical & Surgical Journal. “Analysis of Madame Lafarge's Trial, with Remarks on the Medical Evidence.” France Info.fr “The Chartreuse du Glandier in Beyssac in Corrèze is for sale.” Music: Kevin McLeod: Deadly Roulette https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette, The Snow Queen https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen, Sneaky Snitch https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch, Umbrella Pants https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4559-umbrella-pants, Improbable https://filmmusic.io/song/4069-improbable, Thinking Music https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music MusicLFiles: Autumn Waltz https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz, Melancholic Sentimental Piano https://filmmusic.io/song/6328-melancholic-sentimental-piano-solo, Classical Piano Waltz of Birds https://filmmusic.io/song/6238-classical-piano-waltz-of-birds LiloSound: FamilialCrises https://filmmusic.io/song/6536-familialcrises Licenses: License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Season 1 Episode 10: Examining the life of a young French woman through her own memoirs, this week we look at everything that led up to one of the most famous toxicological forensic cases. Find us on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Check out our other show, Old Timey Crimey, wherever you get podcasts. Voice Acting: Amber Gaunt, Scott Mort, and Lynne Kearney Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Autumn Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6487-autumn-waltz License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Summer Waltz by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6333-summer-waltz License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Melancholic Sentimental Piano Solo by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6328-melancholic-sentimental-piano-solo License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Waltz Of The Kindness by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6283-the-waltz-of-the-kindness License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Classical Piano Waltz Of Birds by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6238-classical-piano-waltz-of-birds License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Somber And Ominous Waltz Piano Solo by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6295-somber-and-ominous-waltz-piano-solo License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources Blood & Ink: An International Guide to Fact-based Crime Literature by Albert Borowitz Memoirs of Madame Lafarge by Marie Lafarge. Encyclopedia.com. “Lafarge, Marie.” Wikipedia. “Marie Lafarge.” “Gum Arabic.” “Cholera.” “Le Glandier.” Tabea Tietz on SciHi Blog. “Madame Marie Lafarge – The first “Victim” of the Marsh Test.” Joan Acocella on The New Yorker. “Murder by Poison.” Titres, anoblissements et pairies de la restauration 1814-1830, Volume 2 by vicomte Albert Révérend
Season 1 Episode 9: Using the case of Francois Courvoisier, a valet who was neither good at his job nor good at crime, we explore the development of phrenology as a "science." But what, pray tell, did this case have to do with Jack the Ripper? Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Check out my other show, Old Timey Crimey, wherever you get podcasts. Voice Acting: Scott Mort Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette The Bandit by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4483-the-bandit Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music Villainous Treachery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4588-villainous-treachery Improbable by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4069-improbable Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Umbrella Pants by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sound Effects: Chewiesmissus, Tom McCann, and JohnsonBrandEditing on freesound.org Sources Irrefutable Evidence: Adventures in the History of Forensic Science by Micahael Kurland Sotheby’s “Russell, Lord William--Hobler, Francis.” Roland Arkell. Antiques Trade Gazette. “Pick of the Week: Crime, punishment and phrenology.” Phrenological Journal and Magazine of Moral Science, volumes 13 and 14. John Van Wyhe. Historyofphrenology.org.uk. “The History of Phrenology on the Web.” Lord William Russell. Wikipedia. The Newgate Calendar, accessed on the Ex Classics Website. Wendigogrison Urban Dictionary. “Francois Benjamin Courvoisier.” Capitalpunishmentuk.org. Dalya Alberge on The Independent. “Vital clue ignored for 50 years.” Minna Scherlinder Morse on Smithsonian Magazine. “Facing a Bumpy History.”
Season 1 Episode 8: Inspector Canler tracks down Lacenaire through detection and determination. Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Check out Old Timey Crimey wherever you get podcasts. Voice Acting: Scott Mort Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Duet Musette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3685-duet-musette Parisian by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian Heartbreaking by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3863-heartbreaking Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3965-lamentation License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Written in Blood by Colin Wilson Erenow.net. “Science vs. Crime.” Ginette Guitard-Auviste. Le Monde. The Crimes of Paris: A True Story of Murder, Theft, and Detection By Thomas Hoobler, Dorothy Hoobler Benoit Pivert. Review of Art and Literature, Music. “The ‘antiphysitics’ or homosexuals in the Memoirs of Canler, former head of the security service.” Marilyn Brouwer. Bonjour Paris. “Pierre François Lacenaire: The Murderous Poet Dandy who Inspired ‘Crime and Punishment.’” Robert Schwartz. Mt. Holyoke.edu. “The France of Victor Hugo.”
Season 1 Episode 7: Sometimes the forensics just aren't there, and justice is. But sometimes the forensics are all there, and justice isn't. Segment 1: Dr.Samuel Jackson and Elizabeth Logan Segment 2: James Marsh and Young John Bodle Voice Acting: Scott Mort Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod. Umbrella Pants Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sources: David S. Caudill. Stories About Science in Law: Literary and Historical Images of Acquired Expertise. https://books.google.com/books?id=mZXeCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22william+logan%22+%22samuel+jackson%22+arsenic&source=gbs_navlinks_s David S. Caudill. Prefiguring the Arsenic Wars. ScienceHistory.org. https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/prefiguring-the-arsenic-wars David S. Caudill. “Arsenic And Old Chemistry: Images Of Mad Alchemists, Experts Attacking Experts, And The Crisis In Forensic Science.” Irrefutable Evidence: Adventures in the History of Forensic Science by Michael Kurland Dr. Stephanie S. Dillon. Chemistry for Liberal Studies. “Chemistry & Crime - A Brief History.” https://www.chem.fsu.edu/chemlab/chm1020c/01-1.php Ben. Dark Histories Podcast. “The Death of George Bodle and the Birth of Forensic Toxicology.” https://www.darkhistories.com/the-death-of-george-bodle-the-birth-of-forensic-toxicology/ “Bodle and LaFarge: Sensational Arsenic Cases.” Case Western Reserve University. https://artsci.case.edu/dittrick/2014/03/04/bodle-and-lafarge-sensational-arsenic-cases/ Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCreary Sandra Hempel. The Inheritor’s Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science. James Morton. Justice Denied: Extraordinary miscarriages of Justice
Season 1 Episode 6: She had one true friend, and it came in powder form. Voice acting: Lynne Kearney and Scott Mort Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette To the Ends by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4532-to-the-ends Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4546-trio-for-piano-violin-and-viola Wagner Bridal Chorus by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4599-wagner-bridal-chorus The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4511-the-snow-queen Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: World Famous Gaslight Murders by Colin and Damon Wilson, accessed via murderpedia. The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers by Harold Schechter. The North American Review. United States, University of Northern Iowa, 1895. Written in Blood: A History of Forensic Detection. Colin and Damon Wilson. Narratives of Remarkable Criminal Trials. Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach and Lady Lucie Duff Gordon. Alexa R. Shipman on Science Direct.com
Season 1 Episode 5: Vidocq puts his education, as it were, and his reputation to good use. Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter and tell me what you think of Vidocq's amazing life and accomplishments. Check out Old Timey Crimey wherever you get podcasts. Music: Divertissement - Pizzicato (from the ballet Sylvia) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3664-divertissement---pizzicato-from-the-ballet-sylvia- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-rouletteLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Parisian by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Ashley, Mike. “The Great Detectives: Vidoqc.” The Strand Magazine. Issue 4. https://strandmag.com/the-magazine/articles/the-great-detectives-vidocq/ Blazeski, Goran “Eugene Vidocq: The ex-convict who became the world’s first private investigator.” The Vintage News. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/03/eugene-vidocq-the-ex-convict-who-became-the-worlds-first-private-investigator/ “Eugene Francois Vidocq.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vidocq FlourishingAnyway. “Eugène Vidocq: The Convict Who Became the Father of Modern Criminal Investigation.” Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Eugne-Franois-Vidocq-The-Convict-Who-Became-the-Father-of-Modern-Criminal-Investigation Friendly, Michael “A.-M. Guerry’s Moral Statistics of France: Challenges for Multivariable Spatial Analysis” by https://arxiv.org/pdf/0801.4263.pdf#page=31&zoom=100,0,657 “Galley Slave.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave Memoirs of Vidocq by Eugene Francois Vidocq. 5v
Season 1 Episode 4: A man who loved to escape so much, he'd put Houdini to shame. Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter and let me know what you think of Vidocq and some of his wilder tales! Or just pop by and say hello. Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette Duet Musette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3685-duet-musette Parisian by Kevin MacLeon https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4194-parisian Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Ashley, Mike. “The Great Detectives: Vidoqc.” The Strand Magazine. Issue 4. https://strandmag.com/the-magazine/articles/the-great-detectives-vidocq/ Blazeski, Goran “Eugene Vidocq: The ex-convict who became the world’s first private investigator.” The Vintage News. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/03/eugene-vidocq-the-ex-convict-who-became-the-worlds-first-private-investigator/ “Eugene Francois Vidocq.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Fran%C3%A7ois_Vidocq FlourishingAnyway. “Eugène Vidocq: The Convict Who Became the Father of Modern Criminal Investigation.” Owlcation. https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Eugne-Franois-Vidocq-The-Convict-Who-Became-the-Father-of-Modern-Criminal-Investigation Friendly, Michael “A.-M. Guerry’s Moral Statistics of France: Challenges for Multivariable Spatial Analysis” by https://arxiv.org/pdf/0801.4263.pdf#page=31&zoom=100,0,657 “Galley Slave.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_slave
Episode 3: Bite marks and witches. Bullets and ballad sheets. Warren and walrus teeth. Footprints and a foolish man. Find the show on FB, Insta, and Twitter. Come by and say hi! ____ Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCrery Irrefutable Evidence: A History of Forensic Science by Michael Kurland William and Robert Chambers. Chambers Edinburgh Journal. “Discovery and Punishment of Murder by Circumstantial Evidence.” https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/NYc3AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA41&dq=%E2%80%9CDiscovery+and+Punishment+of+Murder+by+Circumstantial+Evidence%22+%22chambers+edinburgh+journal%22 Dwane S. Hilderbrande. International Association for Identification: Iowa Division. “Four Basic Components of a Footwear Examination.” http://www.iowaiai.org/four-basic-components-of-a-footwear-examination-2/ William J. Bodziak. Forensic Footwear Evidence: Detection, Recovery, and Examination. https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/DghEDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT30&dq=1786+richardson+case Radley Balko. Washington Post. “It Literally Started with a witch Hunt: A history of Bite Mark Evidence.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/02/17/it-literally-started-with-a- witch-hunt-a-history-of-bite-mark-evidence/ “George Burroughs.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burroughs Rebecca Beatrice Brooks. “The Witchcraft Trial of Reverend George Burroughs.” History of Massachusetts Blog. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/reverend-george-burroughs-salem/ Jone Johnson Lewis. Thoughtco. “Rev. George Burroughs and the Salem Witch Trials.” https://www.thoughtco.com/george-burroughs-3529133 Barbara J. Starmans. The Social Historian. “CSI: The Prologue.” https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/csi-the-prologue/ “General Joseph Warren.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Warren#Legacy Leeds Intelligencer. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000236/17840127/012/0003
Episode 2: Mary Blandy falls in love at last, but there are no happy endings here. There are, however, a scientifically-minded doctor and a housemaid whose first name by all rights should have been Sherlock. Find me on FB, Insta, and Twitter and let me know what you think of Mary's culpability. Was she blinded by love or lucre? Did she know what she was doing? And what happened to the kitty?! ----- Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science by Nigel McCrery http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/blandy.html https://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/blandy-mary.htm Amy Watkin. McSweeneys. “Mary Blandy:The O.J. Simpson Of The 18th Century.” https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mary-blandy-the-oj-simpson-of-the-18th-century David Nash Ford. “Dr. Anthony Addington.” http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/aaddington.html “Mary Blandy.” http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/mblandy.html The Tryal of Mary Bandy, Spinster: For the Murder of Her Father, Francis Blandy, Gentleman. https://bit.ly/2XvT8Q9 Mary Blandy. Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun. https://bit.ly/2MuN3Na Wikipedia. “Arsenic Poisoning.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_poisoning Bank of England Inflation Calculator. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator
Episode 1: The murder of Thomas Arden and how the ensuing investigation made forensic history. _____ Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: Irrefutable Evidence: Adventures in the History of Forensic Science by Michael Kurland “The 1551 Murder of Thomas Arden - Faversham, Kent, UK.” Waymarking. https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WME733_The_1551_Murder_of_Thomas_Arden_Faversham_Kent_UK “Thomas Arden.” Faversham.org. https://www.faversham.org/history/people/thomas-arden Edward Jacob. “The history of the town and port of Faversham: in the county of Kent.” Alice Arden. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Arden Petty Treason. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petty_treason Catherine Belsey. “Alice Arden’s Crime.” University of Chicago Press. https://www-journals-uchicago-edu.pitt.idm.oclc.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/rd.13.43264630 Anonymous. “Arden of Faversham.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43440/43440-h/43440-h.htm
A podcast exploring the history of forensic science, tracing the timeline from primitive toxicology to DNA. Host Kristy Baxter discusses the scientists, detectives, and cases that drove the development of investigative techniques from the 1500s to the 21st century. Premiering June 25, 2020. New episodes release every Thursday wherever you listen to podcasts. ____ Music: Deadly Roulette by Kevin MacLeod. Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: “Forensics in antiquity.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensics_in_antiquity “Lollia Paulina.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollia_Paulina Kristina Killgrove. “These Three Forensic Science Techniques From Ancient Rome Reveal Shocking Gaps In Modern Methods.” Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinakillgrove/2018/11/28/these-three-forensic-science-techniques-from-ancient-rome-reveal-shocking-gaps-in-modern-methods/#22a754df58fe William Garrett Cothran. “CSI: Rome - a dive into ancient forensics.” Sea Lion Press. https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/csi-rome-a-dive-into-ancient-forensics