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    The Boogeyman Was Real (And His Name Was Albert Fish)

    22/06/2026 | 33 mins.
    This is one of the scariest serial killers you've never heard of! 
    0:00 - Intro
    1:13 - The Budd Family
    2:48 - Hamilton Fish
    4:54 - Criminal Behavior
    9:52 - Mental Illness
    12:11 -  Stalking Victims
    15:04 - Grace Budd
    18:02 - Suspects 
    24:21 - The Letter
    28:39 - Other Victims
    29:57 - The Trial 
    32:10 - Last Effects
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    The Blackout Ripper: The Serial Killer Who Hunted London During WWII-PART 2

    15/06/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
    PART 2!!!
    In 1942 as World War II raged, the citizens of London began to realize that their greatest threat no longer came from distant enemies. But from one of their own, as a serial killer was stalking women throughout the city's blackout-darkened streets. A killer who the newspapers had dubbed, the Blackout Ripper.  This is part 2 of that story!
    Sources:
    https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-blackout-ripper-a-serial-killer-in-wartime-london
    https://robertwalshwriter.wpcomstaging.com/2024/01/23/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper-hanged-during-an-air-raid/ 
    https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-27-the-blackout-ripper-part-three-margaret-florence-lowe 
    https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm 
    https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-serial-killer-worse-ripper-21267680 
    http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=635&termRef=Gordon Frederick Cummins 
    https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/documents_relating_to_the_case_o 
    Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins 
    https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/07/24/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper/ 
    Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins 
    https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-25-the-blackout-ripper-part-1-evelyn-margaret-hamilton 
    https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/11/30/blackout-crime-in-the-second-world-war/ 
    Did they get it wrong? https://theblackoutripper.com/ (Haven’t read it myself)
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    The Blackout Ripper: The Serial Killer Who Hunted London During WWII (Part 1)

    08/06/2026 | 40 mins.
    The Serial Killer was one of the most terrifying Serial Killer London had ever seen!
    0:00 -Intro
    0:58 - Shout out 
    1:58 - Content Warning 
    2:35 - Blackouts & The Blitz
    4:53 - Evelyn Hamilton
    9:44 - Horrific Discovery # 1 
    13:34 - Evelyn Oatley
    20:43 - Horrific Discovery # 2
    25:07 -  Frederick Cherrill 
    26:47 - Margaret Florence Lowe
    33:37 - Horrific Discovery # 3
    38:49 -  To be continued… 

    Sources:
    https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-blackout-ripper-a-serial-killer-in-wartime-london
    https://robertwalshwriter.wpcomstaging.com/2024/01/23/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper-hanged-during-an-air-raid/ 
    https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-27-the-blackout-ripper-part-three-margaret-florence-lowe 
    https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm 
    https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-serial-killer-worse-ripper-21267680 
    http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=635&termRef=Gordon Frederick Cummins 
    https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/documents_relating_to_the_case_o 
    Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins 
    https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/07/24/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper/ 
    Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins 
    https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-25-the-blackout-ripper-part-1-evelyn-margaret-hamilton 
    Did they get it wrong? https://theblackoutripper.com/
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    Code Girls - How American Women Helped Win World War II

    18/05/2026 | 36 mins.
    #history #codebreakers #womeninWWII
    In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the American women who worked as Codebreakers during WWII
    ►Sources:https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/10/the-secret-history-of-the-women-code-breakers-who-helped-defeat-the-nazis-215694/ Waves: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/manning-the-us-navy/waves.html Book Recommendation: Code Girls - The true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II - By Liza Mundy / https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316352543/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_X84PKGTMKDYTV1X5M7CG?linkCode=ml1&tag=christinadepi-20&linkId=4a9029646f4b46112e6bf5b718ec7511 https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/code-girls-records https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2020-03-11-presentation.pdf Code Breaker -Fran Pearlmutter: https://www.bu.edu/cas/arts-sciences/2018/she-was-a-world-war-ii-codebreaker/ Code Breaker -Dorothy Ramale: https://www.iup.edu/news-events/news/2021/03/code-cracker.html https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/10/the-secret-history-of-the-women-code-breakers-who-helped-defeat-the-nazis-215694/ Link to many other sources -bottom of page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Girls https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2019/03/reflections-on-the-code-girls-reunion-and-my-mothers-story/ Code Girls Presentation: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2020-03-11-presentation.pdf https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-women-codebreakers-of-world-war-ii Recruitment Brochure: http://www.lizamundy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/brochure.pdf Interviews with some Code Girls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTM50T_Liog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScbvDz0ANdY
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    "No One Saw a Thing” - The Man Killed By An Entire Town

    08/05/2026 | 26 mins.
    In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the "unsolved" case of Ken McElroy.Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - The Murder 3:08 - Early Life 5:26 - Ken and the Ladies11:28 - Intimidation & Romaine Henry18:21 - Revenge & Vigilante Justice22:02 - The Aftermath ► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events. ►Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/ken-rex-mcelroy https://patch.com/us/across-america/who-killed-ken-rex-mcelroy-town-keeps-its-secret-38-years https://www.harrymaclean.com/post/no-death-bed-confession https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2019/11/14/ken-rex-mcelroy https://morbidology.com/the-town-that-got-away-with-murder/ https://missourilife.com/skidmore-revisited-part-1-death-ken-mcelroy-2/ https://www.bustle.com/p/13-things-about-ken-mcelroys-shooting-you-need-to-know-before-watching-no-one-saw-a-thing-18497585 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/us/16bully.html https://www.everand.com/read/508809614/In-Broad-Daylight-A-murder-in-Skidmore-Missouri https://www.harrymaclean.com/in-broad-daylight
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About History and Hearsay
On this podcast we discuss lesser known characters and events from history. Some of the details of these historical accounts may be debated and on this show YOU get to decided: Is it History? Or is it Hearsay?
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