Tag: true crime
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The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Zealot and the Emancipator: The Civil War era was crazy. Glad politics got so much better since then. Quick synopsis: A dual biography of John Brown and Abraham Lincoln. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: John Brown was seriously deranged, and we all are pretty clear about that today. But…
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Mommy Dead and Dearest (HBO Max)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Mommy Dead and Dearest: Be ready to be creeped out for oh so many reasons. Quick synopsis: The murder of Dee Dee Blanchard by her daughter, Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her boyfriend. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: 95% of Munchausen syndrome by proxy cases are by the mother of a…
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Murder on Middle Beach (HBO)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Murder on Middle Beach: Come for the murder, stay for the amazing amounts of family drama. Quick synopsis: A documentary by Madison Hamburg about the unsolved murder of his mother, Barbara Hamburg. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Well, if you are the type of person who thinks police are either…
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American Fire by Monica Hesse
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for American Fire: Bad sex life? Let’s burn down buildings. Quick synopsis: The story of an arsonist couple in rural Virginia. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The arson spree the couple committed ended in a tally of 70 fires. Fun Fact for History Nerds: There are about 17,000 residential arson fires…
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The Bounty by Caroline Alexander
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Bounty: All of this over a plant. Quick synopsis: The story of the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789 in the middle of the South Pacific. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: The mutineers who ended up at Pitcairn Island created a society that today comes from only 4 family…
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The Axeman of New Orleans by Miriam Davis
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Axeman of New Orleans: I guess this guy didn’t like Italian food. Quick synopsis: A true crime story from the early 1900s. The Axeman murdered 6 people and assaulted 6 more while they slept in New Orleans from 1918 to 1919 (maybe as early as 1910). Fun Fact Non-History People…
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Uncover Season 1: Escaping NXIVM
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Escaping NXIVM: If I have to be branded to join a group, then I am not joining said group. Quick synopsis: A woman discusses her involvement with NXIVM, a now notorious cult known for branding women and making them sex slaves. Yes, it happened in the United States. Fun Fact Non-History…
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The Faithful Executioner by Joel Harrington
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Faithful Executioner: Who knew being an executioner for 45 years would be depressing? Quick synopsis: A biography of Frantz Schmidt of Nuremberg who was an executioner for 45 years and executed 394 people. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Executing was a family affair, literally. If you were an executioner,…
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The Gateway (Podcast)
Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Gateway: A woman named Teal Swan is a nutjob? Get out of town! Quick synopsis: A look at the cult-like following of Teal Swan, a new age YouTube life guru. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Why is she dangerous? For one thing, she teaches people to “visualize their suicide,”…