A Good Night For a Murder

Tonight’s story comes to us from the US in the 1920s and 30s. It’s one of the stories that actually inspired me to start the podcast in the first place, and one I think a lot of you will be familiar with. So I hope I do it justice, and more importantly treat the victims with the respect and grace they deserve.This is the story of the Radium Girls. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to po...

This is a special bonus episode to celebrate the best night of the year, Halloween! This is the legend of Stingy Jack.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder.This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON.One of the reasons I started this podcast is because as much as I love a ghost story, I always want to know the true story behind the story. And I was often surprised how far the facts of the matter were from the story that got me interested in the first place. Often the tall tales are vilifying someone who did nothin...

Tonight’s story is nothing short of a real life Victorian horror story. It’s what happens when the societal pressure of Victorian era ideals go way, way, WAY too far. One mother’s sense of right and wrong became so monstrously twisted, that she locked away her own child for over two decades. This is the story of Blanche Monnier.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

A GOOD NIGHT SNACK exclusive Patreon series from A Good Night For a Murder.This is an episode PREVIEW. Listen to the full episode in the Housekeeper & Butler tier on PATREON.This episode is dedicated to mirror lore and superstitions! In the Victorian era, it was common practice to cover all of the mirrors in the house when someone in the home died, so the spirit's soul didn't get trapped in the mirror. This barely scratches the surface of superstitions and mirror lore though. In this epis...

So far as I’m concerned, spooky season starts in September. Tonight’s story is one that caused Victorians to lose sleep for over 65 years - and is still a mystery to this day.This is the story of Spring-heeled Jack.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight’s story is about a Victorian con artist. A female con artist, at that! She was known as the “Confidence Queen” and was considered by the New York City police department to be - quote "the boldest and most expert of the many female adventuresses who infest the country.” Let’s get to know her, shall we?This is the story of Bertha Heyman.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight’s story takes us to the countryside of France where unspeakable things were said to have taken place at a quaint roadside inn. This is the story of the Red Inn Affair.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

The subject of tonight’s story is often cited as “America’s first female serial killer.” Now, whether or not that is true, any story that could make such a claim is a story worth telling. In my opinion though, what we really have here, is the story of a true Victorian era Bonnie and Clyde.This is the story of Lavinia and John Fisher.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Welcome back for season 3 of A Good Night For a Murder podcast! In terms of notoriety, this case belongs alongside the likes of HH Holmes and Jack the Ripper. His name usually comes up in both of their stories, but the truth about him is comparatively lesser known. This is the story of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

A good night for a murder is a dark night. It’s a night where things that are usually very familiar to you, suddenly don’t look familiar anymore. In the Victorian era, they didn’t really have street lights, or light flooding the streets from homes or shops. It was just dark. And if there was a steady rain, or fog, or wind howling down the streets - Anything that might make it hard to see down dark allies or hear someone calling for help. That is a good night for a murder.Hello everyone, welco...

This is the Valentines Day episode. If there’s one thing you can count on in A Good Night For a Murder on Valentine’s Day, it’s a love triangle and a poisoning.This is the story of chocolate cream killer, Christana Edmunds.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight’s story is one that left people wondering, “Was there even a crime committed here?” But I think you’ll agree, there most certainly was.As one source describes the case, “She disappeared from one of the busiest streets on earth, at the sunniest hour of a brilliant afternoon, with thousands within sight and reach, men and women who knew her on every side, and officers of the law thickly strewn about her path.”This is the story of missing socialite, Dorothy Harriet Camille Arnold.Follow ...

Tonight’s story may arguably be the one most prolifically retold Victorian true crime stories of all time. It has inspired plays, publications, music, films - I mean it must be a wild story to stand the test of time like that right? It even includes a bit of a supernatural twist.This is the story of the Red Barn Murder. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

A favorite holiday and winter pastime for Victorians, was telling ghost stories. Many Victorians wholeheartedly believed our deceased loved ones remained around us in spirit, just as much as when they were alive. Many were also skeptical, but those who believed, made it their mission to find proof. In tonight’s story, we’re going to talk about one man who, to some, provided concrete proof that our loved ones remained with us just beyond veil.This is the story of spirit photographer, Wil...

Tonight’s story was actually a listener request from a while back. I did not document where this request came in or who sent it, but it’s a good one. It’s got a love triangle, sex scandal and murder, and it was the first execution of a husband and wife in England in nearly 150 years. So thank you to the listener who recommended this case. If you have a case request you can contact me on my website or any of my social media channels. This is the story of the Bermondsey Horror.Follow along...

Tonight’s story takes place on a dark, isolated island off the coast of New England. This is the story of the Smuttynose murders.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

This is a re-release of one of my favorite Victorian ghost stories. I had to take a little break from podcasting for the past couple of weeks, and publishing a re-broadcast for the second episode for this month will really help me continue to get caught up.This is a story that was set in the 17th century and was passed along verbally, but really gained popularity in the 1830s when a song was written about the tale. You may have heard this tale told a little differently but I’m going to relay ...

On this podcast, I cover all sorts of Victorian true crime stories. Many are murder cases, but I’ve also covered the exploits of famous con men and con women - and even a Victorian cult in season 1. While tonight’s case is not something one could have been criminally prosecuted for in the Victorian era, it was something one could bring a civil case against, and that is the crime of adultery. What we’re covering tonight is a highly publicized Victorian era sex scandal involving a hot-shot...

Tonight’s story is a classic arsenic poisoning case… or was it? I think the answer is very clear, but you’ll have to let me know what you decide. This is the story of Eliza Fenning.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

we’ve spent the last few episodes stateside, but for our story tonight we’re headed back to good old London, England for a classic Victorian lodging house scandal and murder. Plot twists and colorful characters abound in tonight’s case. This is the story of the Euston Square murder.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight we’re going back to Fall River, Massachusetts, nearly 60 years before the infamous Lizzie Borden trial would take place. Before the murders of Abbey and Andrew Borden, the town played host to a scandalous case involving murder and a disgraced minister. This is the story of Sarah Maria Cornell.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight we’re actually covering a Victorian-era adjacent story, of one of the most famous con men in history. And I bet a lot of you are familiar with this story, as I was myself when I first set out planning this episode. But through out my research, I was surprised to learn that I made a lot of assumptions about this person that turned out to be not true. I assumed this person was some criminal mastermind, who evaded authorities while hiding in plain sight… But no… they were just a common t...

tonight’s case is about a strong, independent woman - who some might also describe as an enterprising young woman - who also became one of early America’s most prolific female serial killers. This is the story of Belle Gunness.Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight’s case is about an early American serial killer whose crimes and reign of terror rival that of Jack the Ripper. This is the story of the Texas Servant Girl Annihilator.A Good Night for a Murder is now on YouTube!Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight’s story is one where so much has changed in true crime since the Victorian era, but so much also stayed exactly the same. You’ll see what I mean. This is the story of Getter’s Island.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

In this season opener we’re going to cover a case that encompasses something that I think is a lot of people’s worst fears. And if it isn’t a fear you already have, it might become one after hearing this case. Sometimes called Angels of mercy, or angels of death, this story is about what happens when someone trusted with the care of others, abandons their oath to “do no harm.” This is the story of Jane Toppan.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurde...

Hello everyone, my name is Kim and I host a Victorian true crime podcast.In season 1 I covered the true stories behind notorious cases like HH Holmes, Madame Delphine LaLaurie, Jack the Ripper, and more. I also covered lesser known - but equally fascinating cases - such as Dr. Crippen, the first murderer to be caught by the aid of wireless telegraph. And, George C. Parker, the con man who made his living selling the Brooklyn Bridge.And now, A Good Night for a Murder is back for season 2.Join ...

A Good Night For a Murder is currently in between seasons. This episode was initially created only for Housekeeper and Butler tier Patreon subscribers as the bonus content for the Cassie Chadwick episode. In it I cover Victorian mourning customs, clothing, and why Victorians seemed so obsessed with death in the first place.Learn more about Patreon.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

A Good Night For a Murder is currently in between seasons. This episode revisited Victorian Society Tips from season 1 with reactions from host, Kim and guest, Hayley. Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

A Good Night For a Murder is currently in between seasons. This episode was initially created only for Housekeeper and Butler tier Patreon subscribers as the bonus content for the Agapemonites episode. In it I cover Victorian mourning customs, clothing, and why Victorians seemed so obsessed with death in the first place.Learn more about Patreon.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

A Good Night For a Murder is currently in between seasons. This episode revisited Victorian Society Tips from season 1 with reactions from host, Kim and guest, Hayley. Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

In a nod to the wrap up of Mardi Gras this week, we’re headed to New Orleans. This is the story of Madame Delphine LaLaurie.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Welcome to the Valentine’s Day episode! We’re going to be talking about flowers, and chocolate, and murdering your lovers wife... This is the story of Cordelia Botkin.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

To continue with the theme of Victorian true crime firsts in celebration of the new year, tonight’s story covers something that nowadays we just consider to be fact. But in the Victorian era, it was all brand new. And that something is fingerprinting. Tonight’s story is the first murder case solved by the use of fingerprint evidence. This is the story of the Stratton BrothersFollow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you...

Seeing as it’s the first month of 2023, in this month’s episodes I’m covering two Victorian true crime firsts. Tonight’s episode is about the first murderer who was arrested with the aid of wireless telegraphy. This is the story of Dr. Crippen.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Did you know that the first detective mystery story was actually written by Edgar Allan Poe, and that it was inspired by true events? In 1841 there was a murder in New York City that captured the fascination of the public and Poe alike. This is the story of Mary Rogers.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Victorians loved telling ghost stories at Christmas and I’m here to tell you one of their favorite tales. This is a story that was set in the 17th century and was passed along verbally, but really gained popularity in the 1830s when a song was written about the tale. Now you may have heard this tale told a little differently but I’m going to relay it to you as I first heard it, in honor of upholding the tradition of storytelling.This is the legend of Mistletoe Bough.Follow along on Instagram ...

Telling scary stories is a Victorian Christmas tradition. And tonight I have what I’d consider more of a Victorian horror story for you. It comes to us from the cold, snowy forests of North America. This is the story of Swift Runner and the wendigo.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Tonight we have a Christmas Eve murder that was described by one local paper as follows:“Darkness reigned among the shrouded streets of Bloomsbury that sinister Christmas night: as little children lay dreaming of reindeer, sleigh-bells and the delight of Christmas presents, and their parents dreamt of turkey, pudding and the delight of Christmas food, an invisible vortex of Evil, as silent as Death, surrounded the shabby lodging-house at No. 12 Great Coram Street, and the Devil waited, quiver...

Have you ever heard someone say, "If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you?" It’s an expression used to imply someone is very gullible and easy to trick. Because we all know you can’t, in fact, buy the Brooklyn Bridge, right? …Right…? Well, tonight’s story is about the man who “sold” the Brooklyn Bridge over and over for years. True story. This is the story of George C. Parker.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and su...

While I was researching this episode, I found myself spending a lot of time trying to get inside the mind of the person we’re discussing tonight. She was a black widow. And, she was an angel of death. But why? Did she think she was showing mercy to her victims? Was she herself a victim of society’s failures and the lack of support? Or was she just a cold and callous murderer? This is the story of the Derby Poisoner, Lydia Sherman.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder...

A special bonus episode to celebrate Halloween! Initially only available to Patreon subscribers, I'm sharing this episode as a special Halloween treat. We are traveling north along the Appalachian mountain range to the Allegheny mountains in Pennsylvania where another supernatural incident played a part in solving a missing person case. This is the story of the Lost Children of the Alleghenies.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subsc...

It’s another case where ghosts and murder collide. This is the case of the Hammersmith ghost.A Good Night for a Murder is a true crime podcast that does cover stories including death, violence, sexual assault, and other adult themes. Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Whether or not you believe in ghosts, let me tell you… the Victorians sure did. Tonight’s story is famously known as the only case in which testimony from a ghost helped convict a murderer. This is the story of the Greenbrier ghost.A Good Night for a Murder is a true crime podcast that does cover stories including death, violence, sexual assault, and other adult themes. Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you list...

As is often the case with true crime, the facts of a case can turn out stranger than fiction. But in tonight’s story, much of what came to be accepted as fact, did wind up to actually be fiction. Luckily, I am here for you, to separate the fact from the fiction of a very notorious case. And even though we’re going to be overturning some of the myths surrounding this case, it does not make it, in any way, a less compelling story. This is the true story of HH Holmes.A Good Night for a Murder is...

Tonight’s story is a love triangle that ends in murder! This is the story of Mary Pearcey.A Good Night for a Murder is a true crime podcast that does cover stories including death, violence, sexual assault, and other adult themes. Tonight’s episode does mention the death of children.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

There is no introduction needed and we have a lot to talk about. Jack the Ripper is arguably the most notorious serial killer of all time, but for as famous as this case is, there are still a few things that surprised me about it. This is the story of Jack the Ripper.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

True crime can be disturbing to listen to. But occasionally, something good comes from the fallout. For example, before the Pharmacy Act of 1868, there were no rules for storing or dispensing of controlled substances. This story helped right that. This is the story of the Bradford Sweet poisoning.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

By the time you’re done listening to this episode, my hope is that you too will have the same one lingering question circling around in your brain about this case, as I have for weeks. And that question is: Why was no one covered in blood? Because when they make up a rhyme that goes, "Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one." Well, someone ought to be caught red handed for that crime, right? But no one ever was...

While researching stories for this podcast, I realized the content was skewing heavily towards violent crimes against women. And while those are important stories to tell, I wanted to make sure I was bringing a variety of topics to the table, and that is when I came across the story of a Victorian doomsday sex cult. You heard me right! A Victorian cult whose name translates to the Abode of Love. Please settle in for the story of the Agapemonites.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnight...

I know you’re all here for a good Victorian murder story, but buckle up for this one folks, it is not for the faint of heart. The subject of tonight’s story is sometimes referred to as “the female Sweeny Todd.” If you don’t know, Sweeny Todd is a famous fictional character who first appeared in 1846 in penny dreadful publications. The character was a barber that would slit the throats of his clients, so his partner in crime could bake their bodies into pies and sell them to the unexpecting pu...

This is a special bonus episode to celebrate Pride Month! As a show that focuses exclusively on the Victorian era and crime, we cannot gloss over the fact that many facets of LGBTQ+ lifestyles were, in fact, considered criminal during the time period. And as I share this brief history with you, you may find yourself thinking, “Wow, thank goodness things aren’t like that any more…” but do not for a second make the mistake that LGBTQ+ people are safe living in today’s society, okay? There are a...

I know you’re all here for a good Victorian murder story, but buckle up for this one folks, it is not for the faint of heart. The subject of tonight’s story is sometimes referred to as “the female Sweeny Todd.” If you don’t know, Sweeny Todd is a famous fictional character who first appeared in 1846 in penny dreadful publications. The character was a barber that would slit the throats of his clients, so his partner in crime could bake their bodies into pies and sell them to the unexpecting pu...

I want you to think back for just a second about the early days of COVID. It was a scary time! The government responded by mandating schools and businesses to close, they ordered curfews, shelter in place, and stay at home orders. And we all had to get on board too, because you could be spreading it and not even know! But what if the health department, and the police, showed up at your home and said, “We think you’re spreading COVID, and you need to come with us…” Absolutely no one would...

I am excited to share tonight’s story with you because while well known locally where I live, it is not widely known. Also, it combines two of my favorite things to talk about - true crime and hauntings. If ever a murder victim had reason to haunt somewhere, this is it. This is the story of Tillie Smith.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.agoodnightforaurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to Podcasts.

For our first episode, I thought we’d start with a case that has a little bit of everything. A scandal within the upper echelons of Scottish Victorian society, a salacious affair, and of course, a poisoning. This is the case of murderess Madeleine Smith.

Welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast.New episodes are released every other week and cover notorious cases like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, to lesser known (but equally fascinating) cases like Cordelia Botkins, the “death by chocolate” murderer, and con artist Cassie Chadwick who posed as the illegitimate heiress of Andrew Canegie in order to defraud banks out of millions, and so many more.Follow along on Instagram or TikTok @agoodnightforamurder or www.a...