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Trueish Crime

Aug 29, 2019

Today we are talking about a robbery and eventual court case that were influenced by the 2010 Ben Affleck film The Town. We also talk about the history of robberies in pop culture starting with the 1903 film The Great Train Robbery

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Aug 15, 2019

Warning: Graphic details of crime and violence in this episode. Don't listen if you have a queasy stomach or soft teeth.

This week’s episode bookends the brutal and tragic tale of real-life vampire, Allan Menzies.  Because vampires are such a staple of our culture, and have been for centuries, we’re talking about 4...


Aug 8, 2019

On today's episode, we talk about the tragic murder of Thomas McKendrick by his friend Allan Menzies who believed the vampire god Akosha had ordered him to kill after he had watched the film Queen of the Damned over 100 times. 

We also talk about the making of the film, our strange histories with it and how great...


Aug 1, 2019

Today we are talking about death on movie sets. We go into Martha Mansfield who was killed after her costume lit on fire by a passing tossed cigarette, rising TV star and model Jon-Erik Hexum put a pistol to his head and pulled the trigger—but this was no suicide, The cameraman behind some of the best Bond scenes, and...