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Crime And History

Crime And History

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Crime and History peels back the layers of the world's most consequential crimes and the historical shifts they quietly set in motion. Each episode traces documented testimony, primary sources, and the political context that turned single acts into turning points. You'll hear meticulously researched narratives, expert commentary, and clear analysis that connects crime to consequence — all grounded in verified history and criminal investigation. New episodes drop every day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 7:00 PM, so you can follow how one crime after another reshaped the record. Expect episodes that range from focused case studies to sweeping historical narratives; every installment examines a single crime or era with documented sources and competing accounts weighed fairly. This podcast is for listeners who crave well-researched history, fans of true crime who want historical depth over shock value, and anyone curious about how crime has quietly shaped nations and institutions. If you want history told through its crimes, with evidence, context, and respect for those involved, Crime and History is your weekly—actually daily—companion. Subscribe now and listen at 7:00 PM daily to catch history's next turning point. keywords SEO: true crime, historical crimes, criminal history, political intrigue, primary sources© 2026 OBOMEDIA Creators Crimini reali
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  • A Torn Page Condemns Him: The Murder of Marilyn Patterson

    A Torn Page Condemns Him: The Murder of Marilyn Patterson
    Aug 19 2026
    A Torn Page Condemns Him: The Murder of Marilyn Patterson

    A young bookkeeper is found dead on a frozen embankment with no wounds and her coat buttoned to the collar, but tucked in her breast pocket is the left half of a Chinese pharmacy ledger she could not read. That torn page linked her to a nearby dispensary, a colleague’s wardrobe, and a confession that would not appear for twelve years - how did a ledger page condemn her killer?

    In this episode, we lay out the timeline from the morning Marilyn Patterson’s body was found through the discovery of the torn ledger page, the witnesses and suspects interviewed, and the trail that tied the fragment to a local herbal dispensary - a question remains: where was the other half of the page, and what did it prove?

    Person: Marilyn Patterson
    Date: December 11, 1923
    Location: Meridian Canal embankment near Calder Street footbridge
    Age: 22
    Occupation: Bookkeeper

    - Marilyn Patterson was found at 6:30 a.m. on December 11, 1923, lying on her back near the Calder Street footbridge.
    - Her gloves were on and her handbag was looped over her forearm; her coat was buttoned to the collar against the December cold.
    - Folded once and tucked into the left breast pocket of her coat was the left half of a page torn from a Chinese-language pharmacy ledger.
    - Marilyn had arrived in San Francisco in spring 1922 with forty dollars and rented a room at Arden Row for $4.50 a week.
    - Colleague Stanley Hicks was 29 years old and had been hired eight months before Marilyn; he had invited her to dinner twice that autumn, both times declined.

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    26 min
  • The Dry Shoe at Whitmore Bluff: Murder Hidden by a Sanatorium Note

    The Dry Shoe at Whitmore Bluff: Murder Hidden by a Sanatorium Note
    Aug 18 2026
    The Dry Shoe at Whitmore Bluff: Murder Hidden by a Sanatorium Note

    Wet cliffs, a dry dress shoe with sand from the cove 140 feet below, and a man whose final letter planned Christmas pudding-what single detail the coroner missed kept this death open for decades. Who left a carefully double-knotted shoe at the cliff's edge, and why did an intake note about being followed vanish into a record that no one acted on?

    In this episode, we tell the story contained in the surviving documents and testimony: the timeline of Jerry Harrison’s admission to Whitmore Bluff Sanatorium, his routine walks and returned letters, the coroner’s suicide verdict, and the later discovery in the archives that suggested he'd reported being followed. Could a ledger entry, a dry shoe, and one overlooked intake form point to murder over a small debt?

    Person: Jerry Harrison
    Date: November 4, 1911 (shoe found), admitted September 21, 1911
    Location: Whitmore Bluff (cliff and sanatorium), body recovered at base of cliff 140 feet below promenade
    Status: Coroner Douglas Vane recorded death as probable suicide; case closed same day
    Event: Intake form found in Regional Archive of Aldermere in 1968 noting Harrison felt he was being followed

    - The shoe was found on the morning of November 4, 1911, with only fine, dry sand on its heel matching the protected cove 140 feet below.
    - Jerry Harrison was 38 years old and had been a patient at Whitmore Bluff Sanatorium for six weeks, admitted September 21, 1911.
    - He mailed a letter to Patricia Wills on October 31, 1911, which she received on November 3 describing light on the water and Christmas pudding plans.
    - Coroner Douglas Vane examined the body the afternoon of November 4 and attributed death to blunt-force trauma consistent with a fall, ruling probable suicide and closing the case the same day.
    - In 1968, an intake form signed by Harrison was discovered in the Regional Archive of Aldermere recording that he felt he was being followed at his lodgings, a note the admitting physician dismissed at the time.

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    25 min
  • The Woman in the Ditch: Poison, Punctures, and a Handwritten Policy

    The Woman in the Ditch: Poison, Punctures, and a Handwritten Policy
    Aug 17 2026
    The Woman in the Ditch: Poison, Punctures, and a Handwritten Policy

    A sixty-two-year-old picker found with her arms folded in an irrigation ditch, a deputy's single-word report-heatstroke-and two tiny puncture marks that went unnoticed until a labor officer broke into the county cold storage. What really killed Linda Stein, and why did the official record close while key physical evidence waited eleven days in cold storage?

    In this episode, we follow how a Thursday-evening volunteer at a mission turned a routine death certificate into a reopened inquiry, tracing the scene, the missing medical examination, and the first forensic observations that challenged the official story: was this heatstroke, an injection, or something else?

    Person: Linda Stein
    Date: October 9, 1934, 6:15 a.m.
    Location: Danner Brothers labor camp, seven miles southeast of Fresno, eastern fence irrigation ditch
    Witness: Carol Watson (found the body); Deputy (wrote "heatstroke")
    Medical opinion: Dr. Howard Neff (examined puncture marks on October 16; consistent with injection)

    - Body found with arms folded at elbows, not splayed, at 6:15 a.m, on October 9, 1934.
    - Deputy's report consisted of six lines and one written word: "heatstroke."
    - Death certificate signed by a county doctor who did not examine the body and relied on the deputy's written report.
    - Two small puncture marks under a bruise on the inside of Linda's left elbow were present when found and still visible eleven days later.
    - Labor compliance officer Marvin Peterson entered county cold storage without authorization and prompted further examination on October 16 by Dr. Howard Neff.

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