Aghast at the Past
Travel back in time to the darkest depths of the Gilded Age with a show that chronicles the strangest and most terrifying true crime tales of yesteryear. Each story you hear, penned during the golden age of yellow journalism, is ripped straight from period newspapers.
From Erik Rivenes, creator of Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast.
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"Poor Tena Davis"
A mining disaster in Oklahoma, a double killing in Missouri, and the investigation into Tena Davis's disappearance takes a tragic turn.
29 min
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"Tena Davis' Whereabouts Still a Mystery"
On this episode of Aghast at the Past: 1892, mysterious wheel tracks found near a Mystic River bridge provide new information on the Deltena Davis mystery. Plus, a Tong War murder in San Francisco's Chinatown, and other grisly goings-on.
27 min
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"Unfortunate Tena Davis"
On this episode of Aghast at the Past: 1892, A strange letter arrives for Mrs. Davis, deepening her anxiety about her missing daughter Tena. Also, a San Francisco girl is stabbed in the head by a deranged stranger (plus other distressing tales yanked...
24 min
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"A Mysterious Case" ( & Other True Crime Tales)
Happy New Year! Stories include a young woman who attempts escape from a convent in Saint Louis MO, a Pennsylvania man dies from swallowing lizards, a convicted wife-killer readies for execution in Vermont, and a Massachusetts girl who had told her...
35 min
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Introducing Aghast at the Past: 1892
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....
2 min