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When she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook, New York, in 1937, Alice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island's wealthy elite. The crime shocked the nation and was front-page news for several months.

Some people amass artwork. For others, it's stamps. But why would you want to collect the possessions of a serial killer?

In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, Go Ask Alice remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: A Real Diary, by Anonymous.

Originally published in 1896, Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle looks at some of the abandoned punishments for crimes, including the whipping-post, the pillory, and the ducking stool.

Everything about Joe seemed perfect, and Alice was the happiest she'd ever been. Then one day Joe saw a message on her phone and discovered something that changed everything. Although it was from an old love, he ignored Alice's explanations and desperate pleas. And soon the violence and abuse began. As she attempted to prove to Joe that he really was her world, Alice gave up everything that mattered to her, including her family, her friends and her job. But still it wasn't enough.

Sean K Ellis was convicted in 1995—at his third trial, after two prior hung juries—of the murder and robbery of controversial Boston detective John J. Mulligan. Age nineteen at the time of the crime, Sean insisted he was innocent. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Sean was a childhood friend of the author’s son. In for life is Murphy’s riveting account of her journey through a corrupt justice system in a quest to free him

Dove abita Satana? Dove risiede il male assoluto? C'è una zona oscura, che si trova tra il carisma di uomini disposti a tutto pur di sentire consenso intorno a loro e le fragilità di persone insospettabili che vengono risucchiate nel cerchio magico dei loro adepti: è lì, da sempre, che si realizza il lato più incomprensibile dell'essere umano e che viene meno la ragione.

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In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn't her crime that shocked the nation - it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell had planned to pass as a man in order to marry her 17-year-old fiancée Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were forbidden from ever speaking again. Freda adjusted to this fate with an ease that stunned a heartbroken Alice. Her desperation grew with each unanswered letter - and her father's razor soon went missing. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancée's throat.

Under a Full Moon: The Last Lynching in Kansas tells of the tragic abduction and death of an eight-year-old girl at the hands of a repeat offender in 1932. This crime stands apart as the last mob lynching in Kansas. Based on true events, this account takes a deep dive into the psycho-social complexities of pioneer times and their impact on this particular crime and the justice meted out to the perpetrator.

Un été caniculaire 1965, dans les grands ensembles du Queens, deux jeunes enfants disparaissent. Ils seront retrouvés assassinés quelques jours plus tard, et à quelques jours de distance, dans des terrains vagues. Aucun indice, aucune preuve. Pourtant, les enquêteurs, catholiques et irlandais en majorité, orientent rapidement leurs pistes autour de la mère des enfants, Alice Crimmins, récemment séparée de leur père.

Questa è la storia di Felice Maniero, faccia d’angelo, il boss della famigerata Mala del Brenta. La vita di Maniero è l’emblema delle parabole criminali. Dai primi colpi da ladro di polli, alle rapine degne di una sceneggiatura hollywoodiana, passando per evasioni da carceri di massima sicurezza, fino a diventare il capofila di un’organizzazione criminale definita come la quinta Mafia italiana. E poi? Felice Maniero è un mosaico contraddittorio, spesso dipinto come un criminale gentiluomo, a tratti un Robin Hood, un Arsenio Lupin. Ma è davvero così?

Join us, intrepid listeners, as we journey through the compelling, odd, and sometimes horrific lengths people will go to in hopes of achieving eternal life. We’ll hear what--and who--the subjects of our stories were willing to sacrifice to possibly gain a few more years of youth and beauty and life. And we’ll all ask the question: how far would you take the hunt if you were chasing immortality? If you enjoy Chasing Immortality and would like to see more episodes, please consider joining our Patreon at patreon.com/chasingimmortality

Etienne, George (Barlow) und Jockl arbeiteten vor rund 25 Jahren gemeinsam bei NBC Giga in Düsseldorf. Ihr Stammpodcast Po(r)N bekommt nun eine sehr spezielle kleine Schwester: Mit Vo(r)N (Verbrechen ohne richtigen Namen) steigen die drei Freunde mutig in die wilde Welt der wahren Verbrechen ein. Mit Alice sprechen sie in ihrem Comedy-True Crime Podcast VorN über Morde, Motive, Mumpitz und den ganzen Rest.Wobei Alice sich extrem tief in die Geschichten eingräbt und für Ihre Recherche auch gerne mal Zeitzeugen anruft.Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle...