Lindsay is joined by Ashley from Studying Scarlet and Emily from Drink, Drunk, Dead to discuss the 1st U.S. Cremation, as well as why you should never drink wine next to an open-air crematory, explore the merits of using your ashes to grow a tree, and enjoy the image of a flaming sheep (you’ll have to listen to understand that one).

Lindsay and Madison discuss the mysteries of the Miniature Fairy Coffins of Edinburgh, as well as the merits of a Tiny Coffin/Hot Potato hybrid game, explore the various theories, and enjoy the mystery of a listener story. Information pulled from the following sources:https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/524144/enigma-edinburghs-miniature-coffins (2018 Mental Floss article by Allison C Meier)https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/09/the-miniature-coffins-of-arthurs-seat.html (2018 Amusing Planet article by Kaushik Patowary)https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/author-claims-have-solved-edinburgh-coffin-doll-mystery-1430490 (2018 The Scotsman article)https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edinburghs-mysterious-miniature-coffins-22371426/ (2013 Smithsonian article by Mike Dash)https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/mystery-of-the-miniature-coffins/ (National Museums of Scotland)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GbNqPrg-K0andfeature=youtu.be (2015 video by the National Museums Scotland)https://youtu.be/pQ5Cz98KpuE (2020 video by Simon Ray, Edinburgh Film Company)Be sure to listen to and follow our friend Jules from the https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/riddle-me-that-true-crime/id1522402746 (Riddle Me That!) podcast.Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss the history of going Dutch, question why you would ever call someone a “butterbox,” explore how Pennsylvania Dutch broke the stigma, and go on a long tangent about their dogs. Information pulled from the following sources:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-does-going-dutch-come-from (2018 Atlas Obscura article by Anne Ewbank)http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/07/origin-phrase-going-dutch/ (2017 Today I Found Out article by Melissa)https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-to-go-Dutch-/articleshow/8908790.cms#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20the%20phrase%20%E2%80%9Cto%20go%20Dutch%E2%80%9D%20is%20traced,trade%20routes%20and%20political%20boundaries.andtext=To%20%E2%80%9Cgo%20Dutch%E2%80%9D%20implies%20an,own%20expenses%20during%20a%20date. (2011 The Times of India article by Hadley Shemaiah)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Dutch (Wikipedia)Be sure to listen to and follow our friend John from the https://murmurmurders.buzzsprout.com/ (Murmur Murders) podcast.Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss Tombland Alley—one of Norwich’s most haunted streets—as well as the importance of double-checking before you board up a plague house, why you should diversify your perfume choices before you die, and that acting like Severus Snape isn’t gonna garner you any new followers. Information pulled from the following sources:https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weird-norfolk-ghost-tombland-norwich-1-5913574 (2019 Eastern Daily Press article by Stacia Briggs and Siofra Connor)https://www.spookyisles.com/maids-head-hotel/ (2019 Spooky Isles article by Rick Hale)http://www.outlineonline.co.uk/content/things-that-go-bump-in-tombland/i-love-norwich/111657/2477 (2020 Outline Online article by Jessikart)https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/norfolk/norwich/augustine-stewards-house.htm (Britain Express)https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tombland-alley (Atlas Obscura)https://www.norwich360.com/tomblandalley.html (Norwich 360)https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/hotspots/norwich.php (Paranormal Database)Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_Steward (1)) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich (2)) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Church,_Tombland,_Norwich (3))Be sure to listen to and follow our friends Kim and Lark of the http://kudzukillers.blogspot.com (Kudzu Killers) podcast.Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison are joined by Emily from the Drink, Drunk, Dead podcast. Together they discuss two Doomsday cults - Heaven’s Gate and The Hermits of the Wissahickon - as well as the importance of last meal selection, that the Book of Revelations is a great how-to manual, and that living with a bunch of dudes in the woods isn’t as cool as people make it out to be. Information pulled from the following sources:https://hiddencityphila.org/2011/11/doomsday-cult-on-the-wissahickon/ (2011 Hidden City article by John Vidumsky)https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/2015/04/22/the-rapture-that-never-came-the-story-of-the-hermits-of-the-wissahickon/ (2015 Chestnut Hill Local article by Kevin Dicciani)https://www.ushistory.org/oddities/kelpius.htm (Philadelphia Oddities)http://www.philaplace.org/story/987/ (Article on the Historical Society of Pennsylvania website by David Ahern)https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cave-of-kelpius (Atlas Obscura)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kelpius (Wikipedia)Be sure to listen to and follow our friends Emily and Joel of the https://t.co/x7i0MgzWvm?amp=1 (Drink, Drunk, Dead) podcast.Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

$20,000 Dollar Reward to Help bring her home Hear the story from the family that is actively looking for her, the struggle to get help from their local police, and what you can do to help bring Ashley Morin Home https://www.facebook.com/bringashleymorinhome/ Tipline Email: shorturl.at/pHKMX Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-8477 https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=206# https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yeoldecrime (Support the show) (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yeoldecrime) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss the most fearsome female pirate of all time - Ching Shih - as well as how she invented the prenup, that seducing your adopted son can have far-reaching benefits (even if it toes the line of being squicky), and that we love listener stories. Information pulled from the following sources:https://www.thoughtco.com/zheng-shi-pirate-lady-of-china-195617 (2019 ThoughtCo. article by Kallie Szczepanski)https://historydaily.org/ching-shih-the-pirate-queen (2019 History Daily article)https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/ching-shih-prostitute-pirate-lord-002582 (2018 Ancient Origins article by user MR Reese)http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/06/the-female-prostitute-that-rose-to-become-one-of-the-most-powerful-pirates-in-history-and-whose-armada-took-on-the-chinese-british-and-portuguese-navies-and-won/ (2012 Today I Found Out article by Daven Hiskey)http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/ching-shih/ (The Way of the Pirates)https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/ching-shih (Rejected Princesses website)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih (Wikipedia)Be sure to listen to and follow our friends Ashley Rosewood and Jessica Cerise of the https://linktr.ee/StudyIngScarlet (Studying Scarlet) podcast.Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss the demonic history of ventriloquism, as well as why you should never assume something is “implied,” that dummies have always been creepy, and that you should check Steam to see if your childhood lives on the internet. Information pulled from the following sources:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/spirit-trumpets-dead-speak (2019 Atlas Obscura article by Sabrina Imbler)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-demonic-origins-of-ventriloquism (2016 Atlas Obscura article by Andy Wright)https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/01/19/vintage-ventriloquist-dummies-to-creep-you-out/ (2016 Vintage News article by David Goran)https://historythings.com/take-look-dark-history-ventriloquism/ (2016 History Things article by Hannah)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventriloquism (Wikipedia)Be sure to listen to and follow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-movie-chef-podcast/id1517306854 (The Movie Chef Podcast) by our friends Tebbs and Corm in the UK.Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss Mary Ann Cotton — who murdered up to 21 people — as well as why you should always question stomach problems, never introduce your widowed friends to your brother, and that having numerous children with the same name is confusing and weird. Information pulled from the following sources:https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72351/12-female-poisoners-who-killed-arsenic (2015 Mental Floss article by Miss Celania)https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6807881/Female-serial-killers-shocked-Victorian-Britain.html (2019 Daily Mail article by Mark Duell)https://www.bustle.com/p/who-was-mary-ann-cotton-the-17th-century-serial-killer-is-one-of-the-most-infamous-in-british-history-17989538 (2019 Bustle article by Aoife Hanna)https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/who-was-mary-ann-cotton-11503447 (2019 Chronicle Live article by David Morton)http://www.maryanncotton.co.uk/ (Mary Ann Cotton website)https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Ann-Cotton (Article on Encyclopedia Britannica by Amy Tikkanen)http://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cotton-mary-ann.htm (Murderpedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Cotton (Wikipedia)You can purchase your own https://store.nationalcowboymuseum.org/collections/thanks-tim/products/tim-mustache-bandanna (#HashtagTheCowboy bandanna) or https://murderapparel.com/collections/all/products/plague-doctor-face-mask (Plague Doctor face mask) so you can be twinsies with Lindsay, should you be so inclined.Be sure to listen to and follow https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-murder-up-north/id1493727239 (It’s Murder Up North) by our friend Jenny in the UK.Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss Alferd G. Packer — the Colorado Cannibal — as well as the merits of knowing where you’re going when selling yourself as a mountain man, why it’s important to keep your story straight (especially when you, ya know, ATE PEOPLE), and the insanity that was the justice system in regards to this case. Source material for this episode can be found at:https://www.museumtrail.org/alferd-packer.html (Museums of the San Luis Valley)https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/alfred-packer (Colorado State Archives)https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49414/cannibals-old-west (2013 Mental Floss article by Miss Celania)http://southparkwillie.com/Treats/Cannibalfacts.htm (Things to Learn from the Life and Crimes of Alferd Packer)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alferd_Packer (Wikipedia)http://murderpedia.org/male.P/p/packer-alfred.htm (Murderpedia)You can find the candle that Lindsay mentioned at https://www.target.com/p/7-8oz-astrological-glass-jar-candle-project-62/-/A-78015405?preselect=54527938#lnk=sametab (Target).Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss Lavinia Fisher — the “first female serial killer” — as well as the merits of double-checking your knotwork, creative naming conventions, and why you should never trust a ghost bed.Source material for this episode can be found at:http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/10/legend-of-lavinia-fisher.html (2010 article on Murder by Gaslight)https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/behind-urban-legends/too-good-to-be-true-mayhem-on-the-highway-turns-into-a-ghost-story-from-old-charleston-and-the-legend-of-lavina-fisher/ (2012 article on Gothic Horror Stories .com)https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63949/4-women-murderers-and-another-who-might-have-been (2015 article on Mental Floss by Miss Celania)https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-laviniafisher/ (2019 article on Legends of America by Kathy Weiser)https://murderpedia.org/female.F/f/fisher-lavinia.htm (Murderpedia)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavinia_Fisher (Wikipedia)You can learn more about Jenny Lawson (https://thebloggess.com/ (The Bloggess))’s https://nowherebookshop.indiecommerce.com/fantastic-strangelings-book-club (Book Club) and also order the book “Follow Me To Ground” that was mentioned in this week’s episode on her bookshop website: https://www.nowherebookshop.com/book/9781982133634 (Nowhere Bookshop).Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss the erotic art of ancient Rome, as well as the prolific sex trade in Pompeii, the prudish kings of the 16th and 17th Centuries, and the magical protective properties of an old-fashioned penis amulet.Source material for this episode can be found at:https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/houses-pleasure-ancient-pompeii-001925 (2014 Ancient Origins article)https://holeinthedonut.com/2014/06/24/erotic-art-of-pompeii-herculaneum-italy/ (2014 Hole in the Donut article by Barbara Weibel)https://theconversation.com/the-grim-reality-of-the-brothels-of-pompeii-88853 (2017 The Conversation article by Marguerite Johnson)https://allthatsinteresting.com/ancient-romans-penises (2018 All That’s Interesting article by Andrew Milne)https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-ancient-brothels-of-pompeii-pompei-italy (Atlas Obscura)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss Sarah Howe’s Ladies’ Deposit Company, as well as why you should never accept tea and compliments from an older woman, that if it sounds too good to be true you should always throw money at it, and that fortune-telling guarantees you won’t be quarterless.Source material for this episode can be found at: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-ladies-deposit-created-by-women-for-ripping-off-wo-5915425 (2012 Gizmodo article by Keith Veronese)https://www.neatorama.com/2018/05/15/The-Ladies-Deposit-The-19th-Century-Ponzi-Scheme-by-Women-for-Women/ (2018 Neatorama article by Miss Cellania)http://mentalfloss.com/article/542689/ladies-deposit-19th-century-ponzi-scheme-women-women (2018 Mental Floss article by Alana Mohamed)https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/before-charles-ponzi-there-was-sarah-howe (2019 Mel Magazine article by Isabelle Kohn)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Howe_(fraudster) (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison explore the fascinating history of the Nain Rouge — the “Red Dwarf” of Detroit (yes, THAT Detroit), as well as why it’s important to listen to fortunetellers who look like Jack Sparrow, the Mothman bromance that never was, and how white people ruin everything.Source material for this episode can be found at:https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/the-legend-of-the-legend-of-detroits-nain-rouge/Content?oid=2404384 (Metro Times - 2016 article by Lee DeVito)https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/3/21/18274917/marche-du-nain-rouge-10th-anniversary-midtown (Curbed Detroit - 2019 article by Aaron Mondry)https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/12/strange-encounters-with-the-mysterious-little-people-of-detroit/ (Mysterious Universe - 2017 article by Brent Swancer)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nain-rouge-detroit (Atlas Obscura - 2019 article by Jessica Leigh Hester)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nain_Rouge (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, as well as how to move large slabs of stone, why dumbwaiters always lead to murder, and a possible post-mortem love story.Source material for this episode can be found at:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-tour-mental-hospital (Atlas Obscura - 2019 article by Troy Rondinone)http://trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/ (Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum website)https://allthatsinteresting.com/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum (All That’s Interesting - 2018 article by Katie Serena)https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/in-west-virginia-a-moving-respectful-tour-of-the-trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/2018/05/24/03d476e6-5937-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html (Washington Post - 2018 article by Jim Barnes)https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2019/01/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/ (Thought Catalog - 2019 article by Jerome London)https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/ (Road Unraveled - 2018 article by Stephanie Hubka)http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2008/12/125-reasons-youll-get-sent-to-lunatic.html (Appalachian History - 2008 article by Dave Tabler)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Allegheny_Lunatic_Asylum (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Join Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl on Wednesdays as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yeoldecrime (Support the show) (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yeoldecrime)This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy