Tag: true crime
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Con Mum (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Con Mum: Mama knows best (how to rob you blind). Quick synopsis: The story of a chef and the long-lost mother who showed up and took him for everything he had. Fact for Non-History People: Con artist Victor Lustig sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. Fact for History Nerds: Bernie Madoff tops…
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Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Story of a Murder: A story finally fully told. Quick synopsis: The story of murderer Dr. Hawley Crippen, his victims, and maybe an accomplice. Fact for Non-History People: Between 1891 and 1901, the number of female clerks in England and Wales went from 18,947 to 57,736. Fact for History Nerds: A…
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The Next One Is For You by Ali Watkins
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Next One Is For You: First, you get the guns. Quick synopsis: The story of how a group of Philadelphia gunrunners supplied the IRA during the Troubles. Fact for Non-History People: In the six months following Bloody Sunday, NORAID sent over $300,000 in donations to Northern Ireland. Fact for History…
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Trespassers at the Golden Gate by Gary Krist
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for A History of Trespassers at the Golden Gate: Live bold, die bold. Quick synopsis: The story of Gilded-Age San Francisco and a wild murder. Fact for Non-History People: San Francisco’s population was so young in the 1850s that the death of a 47-year-old carried the byline “Death of the Oldest Inhabitant…
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American Murder: Gabby Petito (Netflix)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for American Murder: Vanlife is not for me. Quick synopsis: The story of Gabby Petito and her murder by her fiancé on a cross-country trip. Fact for Non-History People: There are approximately 3 million vanlifers (people who live exclusively out of their vehicles, voluntarily) in the U.S. Fact for History Nerds: YouTubers…
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Blood and the Badge by Michael Cannell
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Blood and the Badge: Sometimes the apple falls right next to the damn tree. Quick synopsis: The story of two corrupt NYPD detectives in the 1980s. Fact for Non-History People: When an internal police trial is conducted there is no fifth amendment protections or appeals. Fact for History Nerds: Actual mafia…
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The Sinners All Bow by Kate Winkler Dawson
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Sinners All Bow: Truth is more tragic than fiction. Quick synopsis: The story of the death of Sarah Cornell in 1832, who did it, and the connection to The Scarlet Letter. Fact for Non-History People: Not only does this story include a connection to Nathaniel Hawthorne, but also the ancestors…
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Morningside by Aran Shetterly
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Morningside: Bet you can’t guess the ending. Quick synopsis: The story of the 1979 Greensboro, N.C. massacre. Fact for Non-History People: Greensboro is named after Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene. Fact for History Nerds: James Gardner was a N.C. congressman around this time along with being a co-founder of the Hardee’s…
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Raised by a Serial Killer by April Balascio
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Raised by a Serial Killer: Father does NOT know best. Quick synopsis: The story of April Balascio being raised by her father and serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards. Fact for Non-History People: The U.S. leads the world in the number of documented serial killers and have more than the next ten…