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Week by week and episode by episode, your hosts, Jordan and Laney give the listeners exactly what they tuned in for: a descent into the most hellish stories history has to offer. Hellbound History is a biweekly podcast hosted by one history fanatic and on

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    • Dec 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Hellbound History

    Krampus And Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022 40:45


    In todays episode, laney explain hellish holiday lore.

    The Despondent Divorcee

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 25:30


    Content warning – this episode discusses suicidal feelingsIn today's episode, we discuss the story behind a photograph that captured one woman's last second alive.

    Conestoga Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 58:37


    In today's episode, Jordan tells Laney the tragic story of the Conestogas.

    Mysterious Death of Mozart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 48:16


    In today's episode, Jordan informs Laney of the bizarre death surrounding one of the world's most famous composers: Wolfgang Mozart. Credit to Markus Staab as the performer for Requiem in D minor, K. 626 - III. Sequence - Lacrymosa (For Piano - Liszt). This audio has been shorten for the podcast production.

    Minik and the Iron Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 60:46


    In today's episode Jordan tells Laney the dark side of a scientific discovery where human beings are treated as exhibits.

    The Chappaquiddick Incident

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 61:06


    In this weeks episode, Laney tells Jordan a tragic incident in which a Kennedy was behind the wheel. 

    Rosemary's Lobotomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 46:16


    In today's episode, Laney tells Jordan a deep dark secret about one of America's most prominent families. 

    Witch Trial of Alison Balfour

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 50:25


    In today's episode,  Jordan tells Laney the harrowing political conspiracy that set Allison Balfour's witch trial.  British Library: King James' book “ Demonology.” https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/king-james-vi-and-is-demonology-1597 Orkneyjar - Earl Patrick Stewart http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/robertstewart/index.html Black Patie: The Life and Times of Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney, Lord of Shetland by Peter D. Anderson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1359124.Black_Patie Orkneyjar - Earl Patrick Stewart http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/historicalfigures/patrickstewart/index.html Witchcraft in the Orkney Isles: The torture of Alesoun Balfour http://www.orkneyjar.com/folklore/witchcraft/balfour.htm Allison Balfour - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Balfour Sinners, deviants, and criminals: Social control in Glasgow and Aberdeen, 1593-1626 https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/24544 A Regional Comparison of the Witch-hunt in the Orkney and Shetland Islands of Scotland in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries https://atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca/xmlui/handle/10214/26438

    The Galvanization of George Foster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 21:01


    Jordan tells Laney the shocking experiment where an Italian scientist attempts to reanimated the corpse of George Foster.

    The Halifax Slasher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 49:31


    This week Jordan tells Laney about a series of attacks that began in the town of Halifax. 

    Children Of Thalidomide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 60:14


    In this week's episode, Laney fills Jordan in on one of the biggest pharmaceutical disasters in history. Listen in as they discuss the "miracle drug" ,Thalidomide, and the repercussions it caused.

    Cult: Aum Supreme Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 61:35


    In this episode, Jordan tells Laney about the Aum Supreme Truth (Aum), a.k.a. Aum Shinrikyo. A Japanese doomsday cult and a terrorist organization.

    St. Agnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 36:40


    In today's episode, Jordan tells Laney the tragic story of St. Agnes.

    Collyer brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 39:35


    In today's episode, Jordan tells Laney the tragic story of two infamous brothers and what led to their hellish demise.

    The Man Who Killed Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 54:44


    In today's episode, Laney tells Jordan the story of the death of a boy who changed Halloween forever.

    The Exploding Pope

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 50:57


    In this episode, Laney tells Jordan the complicated story of Pope Pius XII. Join us for this explosive story you don't want to miss!

    Vlad Dracula

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 64:30


    In this episode, Jordan presents the twisted and brutal story of 14th century Romanian Despot, Vlad III. Better known to most as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula.

    Old Charleston Jail

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 49:40


    In today's episode, Laney explores the history of the Old Charleston Jail. A notable historic site in South Carolina that held more than its fair share of horrid history. Join us in uncovering the mysteries she discovered.

    Saint Maria

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 89:47


    This week Jordan and Laney explore the horrible crimes against a young girl from a corrupted soul and how she became a Saint.

    Chemist's War On Prohibition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 33:10


    This week Laney and Jordan discuss a government betrayal that happened behind the scenes of the prohibition era.

    Lobster Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 27:34


    Lobster Boy is more than just a character you remember from American Horror Story Freak Show - he was a real person with a haunting history behind him. This week Laney and Jordan take you on a descent into the life and reputation of circus performer Grady Stiles Junior; aka the real Lobster Boy.  Welcome back to Hell, we hope you enjoy the wild ride of the life of the man behind the legend.

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