History + True Crime UNCOVERED
History + True Crime UNCOVERED: A New Podcast Series is about stories of fascinating facts on various cases and historical figures from history. If you enjoy these, this may be the perfect podcast for you! Hosted by Jayme Peters.
Episodes
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Anna Locascio, missing from her home since the night of July 1, 1918. Check out the podcast, Wicked Words, for more.
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The Sweating Sickness: What Was It?
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In the summer of 1485, the first outbreak of a strange new illness swept through England in what was the be the first of several ‘waves’ over the next seventy years.
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Weird History and the Italian Bride: Julia Petta
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
In Hillside, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, is Mount Carmel Cemetery. In addition to being the final resting place of Al Capone, Dion O'Banion and other notorious Chicago mobsters, the cemetery is also the burial place of a woman named Julia Buccola Petta. While her name may not spring to mind as a part of Chicago history, for those intrigued by the supernatural, she is better known as the "Italian Bride."
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Romanov Family Massacre: The Brutal End to a Dynasty
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
Saturday Aug 17, 2024
In the midst of the Russian Revolution, the imperial family was killed by the Bolsheviks, a horrific execution that ended a 300-year dynasty.
It was July 1918, when Czar Nicholas II of Russia, his wife Alexandra, their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei, and their servants were brutally murdered by the revolutionary Bolsheviks at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. A gruesome incident, the execution of the imperial Romanov family and their associates would change Russian history forever.
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
The Black Dahlia: Hollywood’s Most Infamous Unsolved Case
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, was an American woman found murdered in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1947. Her case became highly publicized owing to the gruesome nature of the crime, which included the mutilation of her corpse, which was bisected at the waist.
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Women of the War of the Roses: Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Cecily Neville (3 May 1415 – 31 May 1495) was an English noblewoman, the wife of Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), and the mother of two kings of England—Edward IV and Richard III. Cecily Neville was known as "the Rose of Raby", because she was born at Raby Castle in Durham, and "Proud Cis", because of her pride and a temper that went with it, although she was also known for her piety. She herself signed her name "Cecylle".
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Women of the War of the Roses: Queen Elizabeth of York
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Elizabeth of York was the eldest daughter of the Yorkist king Edward IV, sister of the princes in the Tower, and niece of Richard III. She symbolized the epitome of the perfect medieval queen. She was beautiful, charitable, and beloved by the people.
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Women of the War of the Roses: Lady, Margaret Beaufort
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Lady Margaret Beaufort was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. A descendant of King Edward III, Lady Margaret passed a disputed claim to the English throne to her son, Henry Tudor.
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
The Women of the War of the Roses: Queen Margaret of Anjou
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Margaret of Anjou was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 1445 to 1453. Remembered for: Helping to end the Hundred Years' War by marrying Henry VI, but becoming embroiled in the Wars of the Roses.