Ep 221 is loose! And we're off to Bavaria, to hear the story of 'Mad' King Ludwig II, and his mysterious death...

Why was Ludwig labelled a madman? Why did he love Wagner's music so much? And was it the swans?

The secret ingredient is...a castle!

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Sources this week include Histories, Mysteries and Conspiracies, Neuschwanstein Castle website, Der Spiegel International, Ludwig II by Hans Nohbauer, My Dear Boy by Rictor Norton, History.com, Ancient Origins, The Mad Monarch by Werner Richter, Forbidden History and online interviews with Dr Gerhard Immler of the Bavarian State Archives and historian Guy Walters.

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Ep 220 is loose! And we're aboard the Herbert Fuller cargo ship where murder most foul has been committed...

Who was aboard this vessel? Could any of the crew be trusted? And how quickly would you start crying during a murder investigation?

The secret ingredient is...timber!

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Ep 219 is loose! And it's a truly bizarre and sometimes disgusting story of a man with a huge appetite that got him into a fair amount of trouble.

Who was the mysterious Tarrare? Why could he eat literally anything? And was this the worst spying plan in history?

The secret ingredient is...a baby!

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Sources this week include: https://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare

https://cvltnation.com/tarrare-man-ate-toddler/

https://www.wiltons.org.uk/news/155

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39074/pg39074-images.html , CURIOSITIES OF

MEDICAL EXPERIENCE.

https://web.archive.org/web/20090521072202/http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/260/the_cat_eaters.html

https://www.dailygrail.com/2020/01/forbidden-flesh-an-appetite-never-to-be-sated/

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Ep 218 is loose! And we have a bizarre mystery on our hands, with a man being very shifty in a hotel in the 1930s...

Who was the man in room 1046? Why did he have no luggage? And what IS the formal greeting for a potential crime boss?

The secret ingredient is...a president!

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Sources include

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Artemus_Ogletree

https://allthatsinteresting.com/room-1046-murder-roland-t-owen

https://www.ranker.com/list/room-1046-mystery/orrin-grey

https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2023/04/the-baffling-case-of-roland-t-owens-mysterious-death/

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanbergara/the-ogletree-murder-is-one-of-the-creepiest-unsolved-cases

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Ep 217 is loose and we have a woman accused of murder and - much worse - accused of being ugly!

Who was Nancy Farrer? Was she insane or a calculating killer? And can your head tell you how mirthful you really are?

The secret ingredient is...a skull!

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Sources this week include Murderpedia, Homicidal Insanity:The Case of Nancy Farrer in the American Journal of Psychiatry, The Lancet, The Life Public Service and Select Speeches of Rutherford B Hayes, Unknown Gendre History, collected writings on Phrenology, Craniology and the Edinburgh Phrenological Society

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Ep 216 is loose! And a man stalks the streets of Denver armed with a club, looking for victims...

Why were women being attacked in the streets? Who was the culprit? And why were the police so bad at everything?

The secret ingredient is...a soul!

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Sources this week include Jason Morrow. Famous Crimes the World Forgot: Ten Vintage True Crime Stories Rescued from Obscurity

https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/denvers-capitol-hill-thug/

https://steemit.com/history/@donkeypong/the-thug-case-how-captain-armstrong-earned-a-promotion-to-police-chief-of-denver-colorado

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Ep 215 is loose! And we have the story of John and Hannah Peck of Grand Rapids and their sudden deaths...

Who would want these very wealthy people dead? What was Arthur Waite's real story? And are germs the greatest poison of them all?

The secret ingredient is...marmalade!

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Sources this week include Poisoning the Pecks of Grand Rapids by Tobin T. Buhk, Michigan Live, AimeeCrocker.com, FindAGrave.com, Grand River Realty,Little Book of Forensics by David Owen, US Ghost Adventures.

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Ep 214 is loose! And it's the tale of one Frenchman whose quest for freedom was legendary...

Who was Henri? Did he commit the crimes he was accused of? And were all the jungle animals working in teams?

The secret ingredient is....a butterfly!

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