In the first few months of 1931, Francis "Two Gun" Crowley, an illiterate, psychopathic nineteen-year-old kid, went on a violent New York crime spree, which included murdering a Nassau county cop named Fred Hirsch. Things culminated in an intense gun-battle against between Crowley and over two hundred police officers, who had surrounded his Manhattan apartment building.  My guest is Jerry Aylward, a retired New York detective of thirty two years, who has written the definitive book on the subject, entitled "Francis 'Two Gun' Crowley's Killings in New York City & Long Island".  More information can be found about him and his book at his website: jerryaylward.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

New York Gangster Francis "Two Gun" Crowley w/ Jerry Aylward - A True Crime History Podcast

Enjoy this sneak-peak of Aghast at the Past: 1892, a brand-new podcast from the creator of Most Notorious. Ghastly true-crime stories culled from newspapers published in the dark heart of America's Gilded-Age and the golden era of yellow journalism. Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to ensure immediate delivery of new episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Aghast at the Past: 1892

In February of 1903, wealthy businessman Ed Burdick was beaten to death in the den of his Buffalo, New York mansion. Investigators were faced with a strange crime scene and a multitude of suspects. Among them was his own wife Alice and her lover, a close family friend named Arthur Pennell.  My guest, Kimberly Tilley, author of "Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery of Turn of the Century Buffalo," comes on Most Notorious to share the salacious details of a scandal and murder that rocked the city to its core.  More information about Kimberly Tilley's book can be found at her website: www.oldspirituals.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mysterious 1903 Murder of Ed Burdick w/ Kimberly Tilley - A True Crime History Podcast

My guest, historian and author Tui Snider shares the wild story of the ill-fated Helms-Ratliff gang, who held up the First National Bank in Cisco, Texas on December 23rd, 1927. Eager to collect a $5000 "Dead Bank Robber Reward", townspeople converged on the bank, and during an intense gun battle the police chief, his deputy and one of the gang members were slain. Eventually Marshall Ratliff, who famously wore a Santa Claus suit to the botched robbery, would be lynched after murdering a jailer as he awaited execution. Tui Snider's book is called "Santa Claus Bank Robbery: A True Crime Saga in Texas", her website is tuisnider.com, and she can be found on YouTube under the name "Tui Snider Exploring Historic Cemeteries".  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1927 Texas's "Santa Claus Bank Robbery" w/ Tui Snider - A True Crime History Podcast

In March of 1950, a young woman named JoAnn Dewey, trying to get home, was beaten and kidnapped on a Vancouver, Washington street corner, in full view of witnesses. None lifted a finger to help. A week later her body would turn up in a river a few miles away.  My guest is Pat Jollota, author of "The Murder of JoAnn Dewey in Vancouver, Washington". She joins me to share the tragic story of JoAnn's murder, and how investigators finally found her killers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1950 Murder of JoAnn Dewey w/ Pat Jollota - A True Crime History Podcast

1840s America produced some colorful characters, and none more so than James Jesse Strang. After declaring himself a Mormon prophet, Strang moved his small congregation to Michigan's Beaver Island, proclaimed himself king, and created a criminal enterprise, before finally meeting his death at the hands of his own followers.  My guest, bestselling author Miles Harvey, shares some astonishing stories about one of America's very first confidence men. His book is called "The King of Confidence: A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch".   More information on the author and his book can be found at his website: milesharvey.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Jesse Strang: Con Man, Mormon Prophet and the "King of Heaven & Earth" w/ Miles Harvey - A True Crime History Podcast

On the morning of June 10, 1937, New York heiress Alice Parsons disappeared off the face of the earth.  Investigators almost immediately suspected that Anna Kupryanova, the Russian housekeeper, and Alice's husband, William Parsons, knew more than they were letting on.  My guest is former NYPD detective and Hot Zone Attribution specialist Steven C. Drielak, and his book is called "Long Island’s Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping". He shares his research and personal theories about one of New York's greatest unsolved mysteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sensational 1937 Disappearance of Alice Parsons w/ Steven C. Drielak - A True Crime History Podcast

On February 10, 1918, the Power family, holed up in their cabin in Arizona's isolated Galiuro Mountains, suddenly found themselves surrounded by a small posse. Lawmen were there to arrest two of the Power sons for draft evasion. After a few minutes of confusion, a shootout ensued, tragically ending with four casualties. Adding to the drama, the only daughter of the family had died under mysterious circumstances two months earlier.  My guest is Heidi Osselaer, retired professor and author. Her book is called "Arizona's Deadliest Gunfight: Draft Resistance & Tragedy at the Power Cabin, 1918". She was also a consultant on the award-winning documentary, Powers War. Become a Most Notorious patron! Go to www.patreon.com/mostnotorious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1918 Arizona's Deadly Power Cabin Shootout w/ Heidi Osselaer - A True Crime History Podcast

My guest on this episode has a very personal connection to the subject of his many decades of research. His great-grandfather was a member of one of the Peaky Blinders gangs that terrorized the city of Birmingham in the late 1800s.  British historian Carl Chinn, author of "Peaky Blinders: The Real Story" and its sequel, "Peaky Blinders: The Legacy", joins me not only to share some of the history of the many gangs that battled each other in turn of the twentieth century England, but also to dispel many of the historical inaccuracies from the popular Peaky Blinders television series.  Become a Most Notorious patron! Go to www.patreon.com/mostnotorious for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Peaky Blinders: Fact Vs. Fiction w/ Carl Chinn - A True Crime History Podcast

Bruno Richard Hauptmann was tried, convicted and executed for the kidnapping and murder of Charlie Lindbergh, son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne. However my guest, Lise Pearlman, author of "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No. 1: The Man Who Got Away" believes that not only was Hauptmann innocent, but something far more sinister likely happened to the little boy, at the hands of someone inside the Lindbergh's New Jersey farmhouse on that fateful night of March 1st, 1932.  More information on Lise and her books can be found at her website here: www.lisepearlman.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Shocking New Look at the 1932 Lindbergh Kidnapping & Murder w/ Lise Pearlman - A True Crime History Podcast

In October of 1943, socialite and heiress Patricia Burton Lonergan was brutally beaten with a candelabra by her estranged husband Wayne Lonergan in her New York City apartment. The case exploded onto the front pages of New York papers, in large part because of rumors that Wayne Lonergan was secretly homosexual, living a lifestyle considered highly taboo in the 1940s.  My guest is author Allan Levine, and he shares fascinating details from his newly published book, "Details Are Unprintable: Wayne Lonergan and the Sensational Cafe Society Murder." More information about the case and his other books can be found at his website: www.allanlevinebooks.com Support Most Notorious at www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 1943 "Cafe Society Murder" of Patricia Burton w/ Allan Levine - A True Crime History Podcast

In the late 1960s, a serial killer terrorized the city of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Once John Norman Collins lured young women into his car or onto the back of his motorcycle, they would never be seen alive again. My guest, Gregory A. Fournier, has a personal connection to this case. Collins tried to abduct his girlfriend, right in front of him, over fifty years ago. He shares the tragic stories of the seven women brutally murdered by Collins, and how the killer was finally caught. His book is called "Terror In Ypsilanti: John Norman Collins Unmasked", and his website is gregoryafournier.com . Support Most Notorious at www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Original "Co-Ed Killer", John Norman Collins w/ Gregory A. Fournier - A True Crime History Podcast

Arguably the most corrupt politician in American history, William "Boss" Tweed bilked New York City for millions of dollars in the 1860s, before finally suffering a spectacular downfall.  Attorney and historian Kenneth D. Ackerman, author of "BOSS TWEED: The Corrupt Pol who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York" talk about this notorious and often misunderstood giant in American political history.  Kenneth Ackerman's website is www.kennethackerman.com Support Most Notorious at www.patreon.com/mostnotorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tammany Hall's Boss Tweed w/ Kenneth Ackerman - A True Crime History Podcast

In the southeastern corner of 1901 Wyoming, cattle ranchers were furious that sheep were destroying valuable range land.  When Willie Nickell, the son of a local sheep rancher was found murdered near his home, legendary gunman Tom Horn was one of the first men suspected of the lowdown crime.  My guest is John W. Davis - retired Wyoming attorney, historian and author, who  joins me to share stories  about the arrest, trial and execution of one of the Old West's most fascinating and dangerous characters.  His book is called "The Trial of Tom Horn".  Go to www.patreon.com/mostnotorious to support the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gunfighter-For-Hire Tom Horn's 1902 Murder Trial w/ John W. Davis - A True Crime History Podcast

Through most of the 1920s the Bernstein Brothers, known more colorfully as the Purple Gang, ran Detroit's underworld with an iron fist. Partnering with Chicago's Al Capone, they were responsible for much of the liquor that came into the United States from Canada. They were involved in other shady rackets as well, and didn't hesitate to murder any rivals who stepped on their toes.   Gregory Fournier, author of "The Elusive Purple Gang: Detroit's Kosher Nostra", joins me to talk about this notorious Jewish gang, and shares some of the stories that have become legendary in Michigan true crime history lore.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Detroit's Notorious Purple Gang w/ Gregory Fournier - A True Crime History Podcast

Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features true-life tales of crime, criminals and tragedies throughout history. Host Erik Rivenes interviews authors and historians who have studied their subjects for years, and the stories are offered with unique insight, detail, and historical accuracy.

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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

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