Not Another True Crime Podcast

This week, Sara and Danny kick off the episode with a brief update on the Madeleine McCann story, for which we might be beginning to get some answers for. Then, they dig into the episode, taking us all the way back to the 1920s to talk about Ruth Snyder. They kick it off with some background facts about Ruth and her husband Albert, and the affair she led with a salesman that was the beginning of the chain of events that would lead to the murder of her husband. They also talk all about the sensational trial that followed it, and the outcome of Ruthless Ruth and her accomplice. RESOURCES: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-new-york-tabloid-captured-the-first-photograph-of-an-execution-by-the-electric-chair-180981432/ https://www.americanheritage.com/she-had-die https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ruthless-ruth-article-1.344029 The Bloody Blonde and the Marble Woman: Gender and Power in the Case of Ruth Snyder by Jessie Ramey https://www.history.com/news/double-indemnity-1920s-murder-crime-tabloids

Sara and Danny take a look at one of the most well-known mysteries from Australia, the death of the Somerton Man. They dive into the unexplained circumstances under which the body of the unidentified man was found, and the few clues that investigators were able to find. They also get into the cryptic piece of paper found in his pocket, which only said "Tamam Shud." Then they discuss the various theories that have been circulated throughout the years about the identity of the man and the cause of his death, and why investigators believe that they finally might be getting some concrete answers to their questions. To end the show, they play a game called "A Milllion Ways To Die On A Beach," where they try to deduce which are the deadliest dangers on a beach. RESOURCES: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/australia/australia-somerton-man-mystery-solved-claim-intl-hnk-dst/index.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-scholars-finally-identified-the-mysterious-somerton-man-180980540/ https://www.smithsonianm

This week, Sara and Danny kick off the episode with a quick update on the Murdaugh trial(updates are moving quick, make sure to follow @notanothertruecrime to stay up to date,) before diving into the main story of the week: the Ozy Media Scandal. They give an overview of the media outlet and the general gist of their operations before diving right into the details of the scanda, which included fake interviews, fasified metrics, and fabricated stories. They also zero in on the main person implicated in all of this: CEO Carlos Watson who was at the heart of all their shady dealings. They round it all out with the precitipous fall of the organization and the consequences of the widespread fraud. RESOURCES: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ozy-media-and-its-founder-carlos-watson-indicted-years-long-multi-million-dollar-fraud https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/business/media/ozy-media-goldman-sachs.html https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2023/02/14/ozy-is-looking-for-advertisers-to-sponsor-ozy-fest-a-two-da

This week, Sara and Danny are joined by Aly Michalka from Aly & AJ to spend a bit of time talking about true crime! They kick things off discussing the recent release from prison of Charles Sobhraj (popularized by the Netflix series "The Serpent"), and the questionable reason behind the decision. Then, they dig into the main topic of the episode, the unsolved murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor in 1922. They start off with some background info on Desmond Taylor and his immigration to the US, and how he began his career in Hollywood after a winding path through Northern America. Then, they cover the circumstances of his murder, and the long list of suspects that have been investigated throughout the years. Make sure to check out Aly & AJ's newest album "With Love From" when it comes out March 15th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny cover the story of Norman Baker, the magician who later claimed to have the cure for cancer. They start off by exploring his background as a vaudeville performer, inventor, and tramp machinist (yes, that’s a real profession). They talk about his time as the original Joe Rogan hosting his own radio broadcasting show called KTNT “Know The Naked Truth” - if only he was born 98 years later. Finally they chat about how he secured fame as well as state and federal prison terms by promoting a supposed cure for cancer. RESOURCES: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-haunting-history-of-a-hucksters-cancer-cure https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/norman-baker-4885/ https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/apr/12/glass-bottles-date-to-38-cancer-elixir-/ http://iagenweb.org/muscatine/obituaries/ba-obit.htm https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=googlescholar&id=GALE|A78177225&v=2.1&it=r&sid=AONE&asid=93dab8fd https://www.thedailybeast.com/madeline-mccann-parents-ok-dna-test-on-julia-wandelt ht

Sara and Danny cover the story of Joe Elwell, a tale of murder, mystery and… bridge! They talk all about the life of the conniving con artist in the early 1900s, whose shady dealings ultimately led to his demise. They dig into the circumstances of his murder, which remains unsolved to this day and has been named the Locked Room Murder. To end the show, they put their lateral thinking skills to the test, as they are presented with a series of puzzles they need to solve in honor of Joe’s ‘impossible’ murder. RESOURCES: https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/the-impossible-locked-room-killing-of-joseph-elwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back to talk all about infamous scammer extraordinaire Victor Lustig, the Austro-Hungarian who once sold the Eiffel Tower. They cover his laundry list of scams he ran throughout his life in the early 1900’s, and the numerous victims he left behind in his wake. They also get into the events that left to his eventual downfall, and how his romp through he United States came to an end. To end the show, they play a game testing their skills at sussing out a fake sale, guessing whether certain bizarre items were actually sold on eBay or not. RESOURCES:  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/man-who-sold-eiffel-tower-twice-180958370/ https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Holy-cow-History-The-man-who-sold-the-Eiffel-17367737.php https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-smoothest-con-man-that-ever-lived-29861908/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny cover the Nolan sisters this week, and the famous Waterford poisoning case that they were invovled in. They start with the story of ther immigration to the United Statates, and along with some interesting facts about their background before diving into the case and everything that happened. They cover the mysterious deaths of mutiplle people around them throughout the years, and the eventua trial that followed the discovery of multiple types of posion in their possesion. To end the show, they test their knowledge of famous siblings throughout history. A huge thanks to Russ Vandervoort for his help on this case! RESOURCES: Russ Vandervoort, Waterford town historian https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2022/07/the-nolan-sisters-a-famous-waterford-poisoning-case/ https://saratogatodaynewspaper.com/history/item/16967-the-trial-of-catherine-and-elizabeth-nolan-part-ii Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny dive in to the disappearance of the Beaumont Children, one of the most infamous cold cases from Australia. They start off with an overview of the Beaumont family from Adelaide, South Australia and quickly get into the circumstances of their disappearance. They also discuss the exhaustive investigation that followed it, and the string of suspects that have been suggested over the years. To end the episode, they play a game of "Six Feet Down Under" to see who will get the advantage in this year's True Crime Trivia Championship! RESOURCES: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105884832 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19660203&id=OYtVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1650,513622 https://www.eonline.com/news/1326603/why-the-unsolved-disappearance-of-the-beaumont-children-remains-one-of-australias-most-haunting-crimes https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/who-took-the-beaumont-children-new-lead-in-iconic-australia-day-abduction/news-story/9421e7f6bf6c96a81ec6e262d65c4137 https://www.t

Sara and Danny are here with a special bonus episode on some updates in the world of true crime! They cover Anna Delvey's upcoming Dinner Party series, Elizabeth Holmes' apparent attempt to flee the country, Alec Baldwin charges, and new information on Brian Walshe's search history. Be sure to follow @notanothertruecrime to stay up to date on all the updates as they develop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Dany are back to cover the story of Kai, the hatchet wielding hitchiker who went viral all the way back in 2013. They talk all about the circumstances of how Kai became involved in the murder of Jett Simmons McBride, who had picked up Kai as he was hitchhiking in Fresno, California. They also get into the media sensation that followed the events, and how Kai became incredibly famous from the ordeal. After that, they discuss Kai's arrest the year after for the murder of Joseph Galfy, and the trial that followed it. To end the show, they take a trip to the world of viral videos, and try to guess the 10 most viewed YouTube videos of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back with a round-up of various updates to the stories of several scammers in the news recently. They kick things of with Jen Shah of Housewives fame, who was recently sentenced to prison for her involvement of various scams throughout the years. Then, they turn to a couple who went viral on with a heart felt story and managed to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars on GoFundMe, which all ended up being one big scam. They also cover the story of Malachi Love-Robinson, a fake doctor from Florida who practiced medicine as a teen with no license, who could've seen that one coming? RESOURCES: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doctor-deception-how-florida-teen-allegedly-faked-being-m-d-n531726 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/fake-teen-doctor-now-25-sentenced-prison-new-scam-rcna64064 https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/live-blog/jen-shah-sentencing-live-updates-rcna64573 https://pagesix.com/2023/01/06/jen-shah-celebrates-sentencing-with-lavish-dinner-party-for-20

This week, Sara and Danny take us all the way back to the 90's, the 1890's. They breakdown the story of the infamous protagonist of a nursery rhyme Lizzie Borden, who took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. They talk all about Borden's life before the events and what led her to commit the murderous acts, and the fallout of the entire ordeal. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny are back with the thrilling conclusion of the Fake Rockefeller story. To end the show, they go through their predictions of the year past and find out who is the winner of the NATCP Trivia Championship of 2022! Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Holidays! Sara are Danny are back with Part 1 of the incredible story of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter AKA The Fake Rockefeller. In this first episode, they take us through the beginnings of Christian's life in West Germany, and his introduction to university life in the USA. They also talk about a few people he met early in his life and how he gained their trust, foreshadowing his later life of lies and deceit. Be sure to tune in next week for the conclusion of the story! Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos RESOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2011/07/10/137624164/30-year-con-from-german-kid-to-rockefeller-scion https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2009/01/fake_rockefeller200901 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sara and Danny take us all the way back to 1920’s Texas for a Christmas themed heist gone wrong. They takes us through all the details of the attempted robbery of the First National Bank in Cisco, and the deranged mad plan the robbers came up with to carry out the heist. They also talk about the manhunt that followed the robbery, which spanned days and took a more than a few left turns. To end the show, they play “Twist In The Case, Or Pulling My Leg?” where they have to say whether various twists in true crime cases are true or false. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sara and Danny did us all a favor by watching “Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies” so we don’t have to. They kick off with some background on the disappearance of Casey’s daughter Caylee, and the details of the events. Then they breakdown the new version of the events Casey outlines in the doc, which are confusing and at times contradictory. They go through her claims and try to make sense of her new “revelations” and give us their thoughts on what’s going on here. They end by giving us their thoughts on the documentary as a whole, which *spoiler alert* are not too positive. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny bring us the story of John Darwin, a British teacher and prison officer who has believed to have died in a canoeing accident. They kick off with some background on him and his family before the "accident" and what lead him to fake his own death. They also cover how he went about his life after the faking, and how it all came crumbling down in Panama five years after. RESOURCES: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/dec/03/aidanjones https://web.archive.org/web/20100813043948/https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/missing-canoeist--wreck-is.611443.jp http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1887151.stm https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/how-canoe-man-john-darwin-12774087 https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/kansas-truck-driver-my-wife-was-not-having-affair-with-lost-canoeist-john-darwin-6644178.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071213040619/http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/johndarwinmissingcanoeist/EXCLUSIVE-Overheard-phone-call-led.3561417.jp Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

Sara and Danny kick off the week with some updates on Elizabeth Holmes before diving into this week's case: The Germond House Murders. They take us back all the way to Thanksgiving in 1930, where a dairy farm in upstate New York was the setting for the murder of an entire family. They walk us through all the details of the case and give us some theories of what could've been the motive behind the murders, which to this day remains a mystery. To end the show, they play a few rounds of some good old fashioned Thanksgiving Day Trivia. RESOURCES: s://www.nydailynews.com/true-crime-justice-story/ny-thanksgiving-eve-murders-20221119-skj6nxxqvndlddaeosnhc2isca-story.html https://modernfarmer.com/2017/10/death-dairy-farm-family-murdered-1930-still-unsolved/ https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/lori-vallow-trial-moves-forward-her-competency-restored Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Danny bring us the story of the murder of Ray McNeil at the hands of Sally McNeil, as covered in the recent documentary ‘Killer Sally’. They start off with some background info on the couple, and their involvement in bodybuilding culture. They also cover their turbulent marriage, which included multiple instances of domestic violence throughout the year. After that, the get into the event in question and the trial that followed it, including the evidence, or lack thereof, of Sally acting in self-defense. To the the show, they play a game called 'Ace In The Swole,' where they dive into the bodybuilding world as they try to explain some obscure workout exercises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices