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Historical True Crime

Historical True Crime

By: Lizzie
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 Step into the shadows of the past with "Historical True Crime," the podcast that takes you on a gripping journey through some of history's most captivating and chilling criminal stories. Each episode is a meticulously researched exploration into the depths of history, where true crime meets the intriguing backdrop of different eras. From legendary criminals and unsolved mysteries to the groundbreaking investigations that shaped the course of justice, our narratives paint a vivid picture of the darker side of humanity throughout time.Lizzie True Crime
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  • Curses, Powwowing, and Murder: The Hex Hollow Case

    Curses, Powwowing, and Murder: The Hex Hollow Case
    Jul 18 2025

    In 1928, deep in Pennsylvania’s Hex Hollow, three men believed they were cursed by a local powwow doctor – a folk healer named Nelson Rehmeyer. What followed blurred the line between old-world magic and modern crime, ending in murder, a sensational trial, and a legacy that still haunts the region today. This is the story of superstition, fear, and the killing that made Hex Hollow infamous.


    Source Materials:

    Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch: A Traditional Medical Practice in ... - David W. Kriebel - Google Books

    Dark Magic: The 1928 Hex Hollow Murder of Nelson Rehmeyer

    Rehmeyer's Hollow, York County, Pa.: Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Murder — Top Ten Haunted Places — Crime Library

    THE "HEX HOUSE" MURDER — American Hauntings

    Witchcraft and Murder in Hex Hollow – Uncharted Lancaster

    The Hex Murder Case: Witchcraft in Pennsylvania

    Rehmeyer's Hollow - Atlas Obscura
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    22 mins
  • The Abode of Love: A Victorian Sex Cult

    The Abode of Love: A Victorian Sex Cult
    Jul 11 2025

    A Victorian cult of love, prophecy, and scandal. When Henry James Prince declared himself divine, he founded a religious sect that promised salvation—but delivered something far stranger. Decades later, a new messiah would rise. Thisis the story of the Agapemonites, from spiritual awakening to final collapse.


    SourceMaterials

    Henry Prince and John Smyth-Pigott, Agapemonite Messiahs - HeadStuff

    Henry James Prince and the Agapemonites

    The Agapemonites: Victorian Britain's premiere sex cult

    The Agapemone – WRSP

    The mid-1800s sex cult in the heart of Spaxton | Bridgwater Mercury

    Agapemonites Vicar's sex cult excites buyers' interest in rustic Abode of Love | The Independent | The Independent
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    21 mins
  • Secrets and Silence: William Morgan and the Freemasons

    Secrets and Silence: William Morgan and the Freemasons
    Jul 4 2025

    When William Morgan vanished in 1826, he left behind a manuscript—and a firestorm. This episode explores the man who took on the Freemasons, the mystery of his disappearance, and how his fate sparked America’s first third party.

    Source Materials:

    The Masonic Murder That Inspired the First Third Party in American Politics

    One Man Exposed the Secrets of the Freemasons. His Disappearance Led to Their Downfall | HISTORY

    Masons and American history: The 1826 kidnapping, allegedly by freemasons, that changed American politics forever.

    Murder by Gaslight: William Morgan - Revenge of the Freemasons

    Killed by the Freemasons? The Secrets of William Morgan - Historic Mysteries
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    25 mins

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