Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

EN618 episodes

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Foggy gaslit streets. A quiet courtroom. And crimes that history tried to bury.Foul Play is a historical true crime podcast that investigates the most chilling murder cases from the 1800s and early 1900s across the United States and the United Kingdom. Hosted by investigative crime journalists Shane Waters — who pioneered crime podcasting in 2008 — and Wendy Cee, each season unravels one complete criminal case through original research, court records, and primary source material.This isn't sensa...

Notable Guests

CCharles Bravo2×SSister Catherine Ann Cesnik2×CConstance Kent2×MMatti Haapoja1×WWilliam Palmer1×BBilly Wimbish1×LLloyd Magruder1×GGood Mary1×DDetective Inspector Frederick William Whicher1×DDr. William Palmer1×

Episodes (618)

Wyoming and New York: Children in the Dock, 1892

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New Mexico & Illinois: Two Political Murders, No Justice

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The Keepers, Where Are They Now

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The Suspects and the Silence

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California & Alabama: When the Mob Decided to Be the Law

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New Hampshire & Colorado: Two Forgotten Murders, 1886-1897

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Who Killed Sister Cathy, The Mary Statue and Unanswered Questions

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Massachusetts & Tennessee: Two Axe Murders, 1893 & 1897

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Texas & Philadelphia: When Justice Wore a Price Tag

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Nevada & Georgia: Women on the Gallows, 1873-1890

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Missouri & North Carolina: Love Songs and Death

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Ohio & Washington: Justice Buried for a Century

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Idaho & Alaska: Gold Fever and the Men Who Killed for It

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Maryland & Indiana: Forbidden Desires, 1878-1889

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Four Suspects, No Justice

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The Longest Inquest

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Three Days of Dying

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Balham: The Fatal Night at The Priory

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Balham, London: The Priory Poisoning Mystery

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London: A Murder Verdict in Victorian Court

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New York: The Doctor's Care

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Staffordshire: The Rugeley Poisoner's First Victim

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Devizes: The Confession of Constance Kent

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Brighton: Constance Kent's Five Years of Silence

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Wiltshire: Detective Whicher's Road Hill Mystery

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Wiltshire: The 1860 Road Hill House Murder

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Silesia: Münsterberg's Forgotten Cannibal

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Hungary: Béla Kiss and the Lonely Hearts

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Marrakesh: The Shoemaker's 36 Graves

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Netherlands: Angel of Death's Many Victims

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Finland: Matti Haapoja's Famine Murders

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Geneva: The Poisonous Nurse

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Philippines: The Priest Who Killed 57 Parishioners

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Australia: The 1842 Berrima Axe Murderer

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India: Thug Behram and the Thuggee Stranglers

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Portugal: The 1772 Foundling Wheel Killer

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Jamaica: The Edinburgh Castle Mad Master

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France: La Voisin and the Poison Affair

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Roman Empire: History's First Serial Killer

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Taipei: Uncovering Evidence in The Chia Case

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Taipei: Discovering The Chia Children Remains

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Taipei: The Chia Children Case Begins

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Taiwan: The Chia Children Disappearance

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Baltimore: Lies, Truth, and The Keepers Unveiled

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Orlando: The Verdict on Casey Anthony

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Orlando: Inside the Anthony Trial

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Orlando: Casey Anthony Trial Begins

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Orlando: Casey Anthony Remains Reveal

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Baltimore: Continuing the Events Timeline

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Orlando: Leonard's Decision in Anthony Case

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