Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories
Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories is a podcast drama with a modern twist on old time radio that delves into the mystery of true cold cases and unsolved murders. With the help of an ensemble cast, follow our hosts as they take you on an entertaining journey through the crime scene, the investigation and attempt to solve the case. With many surprising plot twists, it’s important you start listening from the first episode of a cold case. New episodes are released every Tuesday. Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories is a Spotify Original.
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E303: The Gorse Hall Mystery Pt. 2
35 min
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E302: The Gorse Hall Mystery Pt. 1
29 min
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E301: The Icebox Murders
42 min
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E300: Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders Pt. 2
41 min
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E299: Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders Pt. 1
35 min
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E298: "Legendary Lawman" Pat Garrett Pt. 2
30 min
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E297: "Legendary Lawman" Pat Garrett Pt. 1
37 min
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E296: “The Purple Circle” Shirley Finn Pt. 2
34 min
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E295: “The Purple Circle” Shirley Finn Pt. 1
36 min
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E294: The Debatable Case of Mary Emsley Pt. 2
34 min
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E293: The Debatable Case of Mary Emsley Pt. 1
34 min
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E292: "Long Island Heiress" Alice Parsons Pt. 2
42 min
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E291: "Long Island Heiress" Alice Parsons Pt. 1
37 min
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E290: The Hinterkaifeck Murders Pt. 2
Authorities determined there was only one suspect who had any motive to murder the Grubers. One person with a grudge against the family and who had a history of violent confrontations with them as well. So why weren't authorities able to get a conviction?
38 min
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E289: The Hinterkaifeck Murders Pt. 1
The Gruber family had their share of problems, and the townspeople near their rural German settlement knew it. But nobody could fathom who would want to slaughter five members of the family and the family maid in cold blood.
37 min
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E288: The Rainbow Murders Pt. 2
After Jacob Beard became a suspect in the Rainbow Murders, investigators received word that Joseph Paul Franklin, already in jail in Wisconsin, confessed to the murders. But with little evidence and now multiple suspects, investigators didn't know who to believe.
54 min
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E287: The Rainbow Murders Pt. 1
In 1980, 26-year-old Vicki Durian and 19-year-old Nancy Santomero hitchhiked across the country to attend the Rainbow Gathering in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Their bodies were found just miles from the festival. Years later, a concerned resident came forward with information about the murders but instead became the number one suspect.
51 min
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E286: Clara Olson Pt. 2
Three months after 22-year-old Clara Olson vanished, her body was discovered in a shallow grave. With her were two letters from Erdman Olson.
31 min
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E285: Clara Olson Pt. 1
In May of 1926, 21-year-old Clara Olson realized she was pregnant with her boyfriend Erdman Olson’s child. He felt he was too young to get married and didn't want to tarnish his reputation. So he hatched a plan to make sure nobody in his Wisconsin community would ever find out about his unborn child.
36 min
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E284: “Hollywood's Father Confessor” Paul Bern ...
MGM executives manipulated the crime scene before police arrived, so it was no surprise that investigators ruled Paul Bern's death a suicide. But the more that reporters dug in, the more evident it became that Bern was not alone the night he died.
42 min
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E283: “Hollywood's Father Confessor” Paul Bern ...
He spent the 1920s becoming one of Hollywood's most sought-after filmmakers. His professional success and love for his wife, actress Jean Harlow, were everything he ever wanted.
42 min
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E282: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders Pt. 2
Investigators needed to close the case, so they charged a 27-year-old sailor named John Williams who had loose connections to both murder sites. But when it was time for his trial, Williams didn't show up.
46 min
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E281: The Ratcliffe Highway Murders Pt. 1
On a December morning in 1811, Londoners awoke to news of a massacre at a local linen shop. Twelve days later, another gruesome murder occurred just down the road. With no viable suspects and public pressure increasing, police were desperate to arrest anybody they could build a case around.
39 min
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E280: Maria Ridulph Pt. 2
Over fifty years after Maria Ridulph was kidnapped and murdered, a suspect was put on trial. Jack McCullough faced charges in September 2012, in the oldest cold case trial in American history. His conviction seemingly laid the question of Maria’s killer to rest. But one attorney wasn’t so sure.
46 min
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E279: Maria Ridulph Pt. 1
Two young girls play in their snowy Chicago suburb in December 1957. Only one of them comes home. Even with the FBI on the case, the leads run cold — until a deathbed confession nearly forty years later changes everything.
46 min