Dick the Dog – Podcast #111

• Published on April 30, 2018

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast

Jacob Silverman made national headlines in 1922 for the crime of owning a dog named Dick. Pennsylvania's Alien Dog Law forbid unnaturalized residents from owning dogs and required the dogs be killed.

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The Case of the Phantom Vegetable Oil – Podcast #109

• Published on January 30, 2018

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

Tino De Angelis was the salad oil king in the early 1960's until his house of cards came crashing down. A fascinating true story of fraud and deception.

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Pretended to be an Astronaut

• Published on December 15, 2017

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Tidbits

On June 13, 1963, Milton Berle acknowledged the astronaut Jerry Clayton was in the audience. So were four additional astronauts that said he was a fake.

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Le Mars Trilogy: Part 3 – Maybelle Trow Knox – Podcast #105

• Published on September 1, 2017

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

The crazy, true story of Maybelle Trow Knox involves a speakeasy raid, a forged promissory note, a missing mother, and much more.

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Le Mars Trilogy: Part 2 – Farmers in Revolt – Podcast #104

• Published on July 7, 2017

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast

The Great Depression was an awful time for farmers in Iowa, culminating with the near-hanging of Judge Bradley in Le Mars over a farm owned by T.M. Zink.

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Waiter Drugs Non-Tipper

• Published on June 30, 2017

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Tidbits

In 1964 waiter Herbert A. Talmud was accused of poisoning the food of customers at the Occidental Restaurant in Washington, DC.

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Where There’s a Wilby, There’s a Way – Podcast #101

• Published on March 27, 2017

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Money & Financial, Podcast

The story of Ralph M. Wilby is one of international intrigue, deception, financial trickery, and the obligatory beautiful woman...

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Found Out Who Her Husband Really Was…

• Published on October 28, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Halloween 1936: Howard Law of Chicago purchased a box of candy for his wife. He was soon arrested for being an escaped prisoner.

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Dressed Like a Man for Halloween

• Published on October 24, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Tidbits

Back in 1921, New York City resident Etta Caulfield decided to dress up as a man for Halloween. Soon she was arrested for doing so.

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The Trick-or-Treat Dentist – Podcast #98

• Published on October 19, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Law & Order, Podcast

Back in 1959 dentist William V. Shyne was charged with giving laxative pills to trick-or-treaters. Find out what happened next...

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Silent Susan – Podcast #97

• Published on September 14, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

In 1946 Susan Bower was arrested for not revealing her name and was sentenced to 6-months in jail in Hackensack, NJ.

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Thief Becomes Clerk at Drugstore

• Published on August 30, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

In 1923, crooks robbed a pharmacy. As customers entered the store, the thieves pretended like nothing was wrong and continued making sales.

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The Ice Cream Wars – Podcast #96

• Published on August 4, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Money & Financial, Podcast

Ice cream truck drivers have been beaten and robbed, their trucks smashed, burned, and bombed, and death threats have been issued against them.

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Topless Cellist

• Published on July 12, 2016

• Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Entertainment, Law & Order, Tidbits

On May 9, 1967, NYC Judge Milton Shalleck handed down a ruling in the case of 28-year-old Charlotte Moorman who played her cello topless.

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Yonkers Anti-Shorts Law – Podcast #95

• Published on July 12, 2016

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast

Great story about a ban that the city of Yonkers put in place back in 1935 to prevent women from wearing shorts and halter tops.

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