

The Investigation (S5E2)
In 1934, police were initially baffled by the murder of Elliott Speer. Then, one day, while an investigator was combing over the...
Gavin Whitehead
Jun 724 min read


The Life and Death of Elliott Speer (S5E1)
The son of an internationally renowned Presbyterian preacher, Elliott Speer became headmaster of the Mount Hermon School for Boys, a...
Gavin Whitehead
Jun 729 min read


Introducing Murder by the Book (S5E0)
It's not unusual for real-life crimes ot inspire murder mysteries. But it is unusual for a murdery mystery to inspire a real-life crime....
Gavin Whitehead
Jun 72 min read


Theft and the Met (S4E12)
Today, we're joined by the fabulous Amanda Matta, host of the Art of History podcast, to talk about theft and New York's Metropolitan...
Gavin Whitehead
Apr 21 min read


Wig Heist! (S4E11)
One Monday morning in 1958, Nina Lawson, Mistress of Wigs at the Metropolitan Opera, came into work to discover that someone had stolen...
Gavin Whitehead
Mar 1822 min read