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The world can be a mysterious place. It can also be a boring place, so let’s focus on the mysterious. Rusty Hinges is a podcast that explores mysteries, hoaxes, natural phenomena, and weird history. Basically, anything that’s a bit… hinky.

Basement Fort Productions


    • Oct 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 52 EPISODES

    4.6 from 412 ratings Listeners of Rusty Hinges that love the show mention: lars, love the sarcasm, rusty, dry humor, cold cases, unusual, snarky, really well done, great voice, sarcastic, delivery, narrator, great story telling, great storytelling, narration, true crime, star review, familiar, sense of humor, clever.



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    Latest episodes from Rusty Hinges

    YAHTZEE... I mean, YogTze

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 13:01


    Thank you for your support over the years. Enjoy an older Patreon episode as we close out the show!

    Another Archived Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 14:11


    Thank you for your support over the years. Enjoy an older Patreon episode as we close out the show!

    The Robsart Affair

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 13:20


    Thank you for your support over the years. Enjoy an older Patreon episode as we close out the show!

    From the archives: The Pollock Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 17:52


    Thank you for your support over the years. Enjoy an older Patreon episode as we close out the show!

    From the Archives: Lost Boy Larry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 8:18


    Thank you for your support over the years. Enjoy an older Patreon episode as we close out the show!

    From the Archives: L'Enfant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 18:42


    Thank you for your support over the years. Enjoy an older Patreon episode as we close out the show!

    From the archives: Ada Constance Kent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 18:00


    Thank you for your support over the years! Enjoy an older Patreon episode as we close out the show.

    The Pimlico Poisoning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 20:54


    ...she should tell us--in the interest of science--how she did it!Hosted by Lars HackingWritten by Charlie Worroll

    Gef, the very ugly mongoose

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 29:51


    For a brief respite from murder, let's get into a ghostly tale! Hosted by Lars HackingWritten by Charlie Worroll

    Jolly Jane Toppan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 26:40


    Jane Toppan was the jolliest nurse around. And her patients were the deadest. (This is February's episode, which you can tell by the release date--February 31, 2022. A March episode is also coming!)

    The Ghost of Russell Colvin Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 33:58


    Many suspected the Boorn brothers killed their brother-in-law, who was missing for 7 years. They couldn't prove it until a ghost visited their uncle and told what happened in this week's episode of CSI: Casper Edition

    The Ballad of Sidd Finch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 22:05


    It's a podcast episode. Charlie wrote it. Lars recorded it. Not much else to say, really. Listen. Don't listen. That's on you.

    Poof Went William and Margaret Patterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 36:54


    Alright, folks. Time to solve another cold case.

    Ambrose Go Poof

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 25:14


    Ambrose Small disappeared. Story over.

    The Black Widows of Liverpool

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 18:32


    The one boarding house in Liverpool you are glad you didn't stay at.

    The Battle of Larry Bader v Fritz Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 27:37


    If you fake your own death, promise me you'll go somewhere cooler than Omaha.Hosted by Lars HackingWritten by Charlie Worroll

    The Durable Mike Malloy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 34:15


    It took four men several tries to kill the Rasputin of the Bronx. Not to brag, but it only would have taken me one.

    Santa's Sleigh is a UFO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 20:02


    I said what I saidHosted by Lars HackingWritten by Charlie Worroll

    Ghost Blimp. Boo!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 25:01


    It's a blimp. It's a ghost. It's a ghost blimp!Thanks to our sponsor Molekule! Go to molekule.com and enter promo code RUSTY10

    The Count of St Germain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 23:09


    What's cheaper than Scientology? This.

    Son of Sam

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 32:15


    A new episode. No one is more shocked than we are. Hosted by Lars HackingWritten by Charlie WorrollListened to by three of our closest friends

    Frank Sinatra: Junior Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 29:46


    Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped. If you want to know more, hit play.

    Warning: Season Three is Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 2:32


    Season 3 is coming. Sorry.

    Charles "Chuck" Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 31:11


    In 1977, Charles Morgan disappeared. Twice. He reappeared once. What happened to the mild mannered escrow agent? Check out our sponsor: Better Help. Go to betterhelp.com/RUSTY

    Lucky? Lord Lucan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 56:57


    Win once, and you're Lucky forever. Lose a bunch of times, and you become one of England's most enduring mysteries. Support our sponsors! molekule.com promo code: RUSTY thegreatcoursesplus.com/RUSTY betterhelp.com/RUSTY

    The Aerial Love Triangle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 43:08


    Love is in the... air. Support our sponsors! https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/rusty https://www.gabi.com/rusty

    May Fosburgh

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 46:11


    A dapper burglar murdered a 24-year-old spinster. Or did he? Thank you to our sponsors! https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/RUSTY for a month free! https://thrivecausemetics.com/RUSTY for 15% off your first purchase

    The Great Mull Air Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 31:22


    Crash, splash, swim, climb, and... then what? Thanks to today's sponsor www.gabi.com/RUSTY to see how much you can save on insurance.

    *That* Alcatraz Escape

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 45:37


    It's time for the big one, folks. (ignore the one that published before this that was completely silent)

    Not *that* Alcatraz Escape

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 49:56


    Why should John Anglin, his brother Clarence, and Frank Morris get all the attention? Here are the stories of the other escape attempts from the Rock. Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll

    The Circleville Letter Writer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 31:12


    America’s favorite pen pal! Thanks to today's sponsors: thrivecausemetics.com/rusty promo code rusty for 15% off thegreatcoursesplus.com/rusty for 3 months for only $30

    The Missing (fake) Empress of Floreana

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 47:34


    Come for the Nietzche, stay for the insufferable island inhabitants.  Thank you to Native, our sponsor! For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use promo code RUSTY.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Additional music by Kevin MacLeod

    The Bennington Triangle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 27:25


    Spoiler alert: it isn't a triangle  This week's sponsor is StoryWorth. Get $20 off your first purchase at storyworth.com/rusty

    Carnegie's daughter: Cassie Chadwick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 36:58


    Oh, look. Another con artist!  Thank you to today's sponsors: Nativedeodorant.com promo code RUSTY thrivecausemetics.com promo code RUSTY

    Balloon Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 36:22


    Up, up, and away. Support our sponsors! nativedeodorant.com Promo Code: Rusty for 20% off your first purchase thrivecausemetics.com/rusty for 15% off your first purchase   Hosted and produced by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Research assistance by Kait Morris

    The Lusty Lord Darnley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 25:48


    Once upon a time, a young Queen met the lustiest and best-proportioned tall dude she had ever seen. She fell in love, but it didn't last. History has been left wondering: did Mary, Queen of Scots blow up her husband? Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll

    Mr. Owen and Room 1046: The Case Everyone Does

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 32:36


    Is this even a mystery show if we don't cover Mr. Owen. Obviously not.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Free plug goes to the truecrimepodcastfestival.com

    Isidor Fink and Laetitia Toureaux

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 32:50


    Isidor Fink was murdered in a locked room. Laetitia Toureaux was murdered while alone in a train car. How? Why? Who? I don't know. But listen anyway. Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll  Research assistance by Kait Morris

    The Moon Hoax

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 28:09


    Isn't it cool when we publish episodes, even when we're two weeks late with it? Glad you appreciate us! Hosted and edited by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Special thanks to Himalaya for being awesome. 

    Myrtle Bennett's Bridge Playing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 24:30


    You always thought playing cards were bad because they led to gambling. They're actually bad because they lead to murder.   Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll

    The Cult of Thierry Tilly

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 30:09


    When one family was conned by a man named Thierry Tilly, he didn't just swindle and run. He stayed as their protector and guru until they became more of a cult than a family.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Listened to by a few of our friends

    The Erdington Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 22:58


    Look, Virginia! Coincidences really do exist!  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Made possible by giving it a google Get in touch on social media by searching for Rusty Hinges podcast

    The 3X Murders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 36:08


    Guy kills people. No one knows who he is. You know, the usual.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Brought to you off schedule by Charlie, who wrote too slowly this week

    Taured and Woolpit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 20:55


    The country of Taured has a population of one. St. Martin's Land is full of green people. Learn the stories of their people.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Thanks to the Taured Tourism Board for their assistance. We will be sure to visit, as soon as we can find it. 

    The Green Bicycle Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2019 25:33


    Once upon a time, a green bicycle murdered someone. Wait, no. Someone on a green bicycle maybe murdered someone. Click play to hear more.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Listened to by you

    The Un-Jolly Cargo of the Herbert Fuller

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 38:30


    On July 21, 1896, a ship named the Herbert Fuller was 6 miles from Devil’s Island in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada flying the black flag of distress. Behind them, they were towing the ship’s jolly boat with unusual cargo. In the boat were the bodies of the captain, his wife, and the second-mate, all murdered by an unknown person while out at sea. There were only 9 other people on board. One of them was the murderer but the question was which one? Promo for Targeted True Crime Domestic Violence. Go check it out!  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll

    Where is Kennedy's Brain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 26:39


    The brain of President John F. Kennedy is missing. Hopefully not because someone Konmari'd it.  Get in touch! rustyhingespodcast@gmail.com Twitter @rustyhingespod Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll

    The Dancing Sun and the Secrets at Fatima

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 31:13


    The sun danced. Maybe. Kids saw stuff. Maybe. I dunno.  Get in touch! rustyhingespodcast@gmail.com @rustyhingespod on Twitter On Facebook somewhere. Just search it.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll

    The Vanished Act of Barbara Follett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 32:33


    From child prodigy to missing person, the life of Barbara Follett is a one-of-a-kind story that has left us with questions for nearly 80 years.  Get in touch! rustyhingespodcast@gmail.com @rustyhingespod on Twitter On Facebook somewhere. Just search it.  Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Additional music by Dee Yan-Key

    The Tale of Conman Count Victor Lustig

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2018 42:32


    He sold the Eiffel Tower. He turned a lawman into a crook. He was a rabbi, priest, birthday party clown, blind beggar on the street, and a bellhop. He mingled with society and the underworld. And he spent his last years on the Rock. Get in touch: rustyhingespodcast@gmail.com Twitter @rustyhingespod Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll Additional music by Dee Yan-Key

    The Maybe Kidnapping of June Robles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2018 34:52


    On April 25, 1934, six year old June Robles was kidnapped for ransom from outside her school. She was later found in a cage in the desert and the truth of who kidnapped her has never been uncovered. Some believe this kidnapping was actually an elaborate hoax. Get in touch (if you want... no pressure) rustyhingespodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @RustyHingesPod Carrier pigeon: trust me, he knows how to find me Hosted by Lars Hacking Written by Charlie Worroll

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