Episode 35: Murder Factory

In 1939, playwright Joseph Kesselring wrote a play, a dark comedy called Arsenic and Old Lace. The play would prove to be such a hit on Broadway that film director Frank Capra would adapt it for the screen. In 1944, the movie Arsenic and Old Lace was released starring Cary Grant. What many didn’t know at the time was that the movie was partially inspired by the real-life home of Amy Archer-Gilligan.

In this episode, listen as Zelda describes the what happened at her home in Windsor, Connecticut. Next, Denise explores a family tree which leads them to Ireland, the battlefield of Gettysburg, and leads them to a hospital for the mentally insane. Joining them on this episode is Cathie Curtis from Haunting History Podcast.

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Episode 34: The Wichita Nightmare

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Preview: The Wichita Nightmare

We have no new episode this week, but we will be back with The Wichita Nightmare next week, on March 10. This week we have a call to action for our listeners and a short preview of next week’s episode.

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Episode 33: Found in a Cave

In this episode. listen as we discuss the events leading to disappearance, including the murder of his wife, Agnes Octavia Caldwell Loveless. Our guest this week, Julie Dixon Jackson, genetic genealogist and podcast host of Cut-Off Genes, helps us understand how Loveless was identified using forensic genealogy. Then, of course, Denise discusses Loveless’s family history, tied to the history of the Mormon church, and what happened to his children after his disappearance.

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Episode 32: Spokane Serial Killer

Robert Lee Yates, Jr. grew up an idyllic life on Whidbey Island in Washington. But then one day, he decided it was time to start killing. And he didn’t stop until the police caught him. Why did Yates kill? We may never know for certain, but Denise and Zelda explore his family tree to see if there are any clues. What they found left them stunned. He wasn’t the only murderer in his family.

Listen to our latest episode, Spokane Serial Killer, detailing the crimes of Robert Lee Yates, Jr. and a family tree that helped to create a serial killer.

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Episode 31: Revisiting Black Dahlia

We planned to share a holiday special we recorded with a few others, but technical difficulties prevented that from happening. Instead, we are sharing one of our favorite episodes, from August 20, 2020, Episode 5: Black Dahlia. In this episode we discussed the unsolved murder and family tree of Elizabeth Short. And boy, was her tree amazing!

We hope you enjoy the episode. We will be back with new episodes at the end of January 2021.

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Episode 30: The Disappearance of Barbara

On the evening of December 7, 1939, after an argument with her husband, Nickerson Rogers, Barbara Newhall Follett left their home in Brookline, Massachusetts with $30 and a notebook. She would never be seen from again.

In this episode, Denise and Zelda discuss the intriguing life of a young woman who found success as an author at the young age of 13. Then we get into her disappearance before examining her family tree, a tree with deep, deep roots in Massachusetts and led to some historical figures as well as a historical events in United States history.

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Episode 29: Drinking the Kool-Aid

Happy Thanksgiving! For Thanksgiving, we thought it might be interesting to revisit and combine the two parts of our Jim Jones episodes from October 2020. We discuss the events in Jonestown, Jones himself, then his fascinating family tree and even a slight connection to the Black Dahlia.

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Who are we? We are a true crime podcast with a familial twist, where we explore the family tree of a killer. Want to know more? Take a listen to our trailer.

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Episode 28: The Lone Shooter

At 12:30 p.m. on November 22, 1963, as people lined the streets of Elm Street in Dallas, Texas to watch the presidential motorcade drive by, shots rang out. Shots that would kill the 35th President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Who could possibly do this to a beloved president and a new Camelot? Before the day was up, the world would know the answer, the lone shooter was Lee Harvey Oswald. 48 hours after the death of Kennedy, Oswald would be shot and killed by Jack Ruby.

But who was Oswald? In this episode, we explore what is known about the events leading up to the assassination of Kennedy and Oswald himself. Then, we go one step further. We discuss his fascinating family tree, including his French, German, and Dutch roots, a family history of slavery, and much more.

Listen to The Lone Shooter to learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald and his genealogy. Then, we’d appreciate it if you leave us a rating, review, and subscribe to the podcast.

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