1001 True Crime From Another Time with Host Jon Hagadorn

True Crime Episodes

True crime is a non-fiction narrative genre that focuses on real-life criminal events, exploring the details of the crime, the people involved (victims, perpetrators, and investigators), and the circumstances surrounding the event. It encompasses a wide range of media, including books, podcasts, documentaries, and television series.
Aug. 23, 2026

THE HALLS-MILLS CHURCH MURDER MYSTERY (1922)

⭐ 1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME THE HALL–MILLS CHURCH MURDER MYSTERY (1922) Podcast Show Notes ⭐ Episode Summary In the early morning hours of September 16, 1922, two teenagers walking along the Raritan River stumbled upon a scene so bizarre and unsettling that it would ignite one of the most sensational murder investigations of the Jazz Age. Beneath a crabapple tree beside the old Phillips Farm Church lay the bodies of Reverend Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills, the choir singer with whom he h...
Aug. 16, 2026

THE TRUNK MURDERESS OF PHOENIX (1931)

1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME Episode: THE TRUNK MURDERESS OF PHOENIX (1931) In the summer heat of 1931, two battered steamer trunks sat abandoned at the Phoenix train station—unclaimed, unremarkable, and nearly forgotten. But when police finally pried them open, they uncovered a gruesome secret: the dismembered remains of two men, packed away like freight. What followed was a twisting trail of clues that led investigators to a woman no one would ever suspect—a quiet, seemingly ordinary figu...
May 18, 2025

RASCHI AMONG THE CROCODILES andn BLACKBEARD'S 14TH WIFE TRUE CRIME STORIES

CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introduced itself succinctly: "Crime Classics, a series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week, Mr. Thomas Hyland -- connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders." Thomas Hyland was played by Lou Merrill, although you'd never know it was an "actor" doing the part. The great Elliott Lewis...
May 4, 2025

BILLY BONNEY BLOODLETTER and JOHN HAYES, HIS HEAD, AND HOW HE LOST IT

CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introduced itself succinctly: "Crime Classics, a series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land,...
April 27, 2025

THE HANGMAN AND WILLIAM PARKER and THE 7-LAYERED ARSENIC CAKE OF MADAME LAFARGE

Two great episodes from CRIME CLASSICS (SEE " JOHN HAYES" BELOW) CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introduced itself succinctly: "Crime Classics, a series of...
March 30, 2025

THE FINAL DAY OF GENERAL KETCHUM and THE THROWER'S HAMMER TRUE CRIME CLASSICS RADIO

CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introduced itself succinctly: "Crime Classics, a series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week, Mr. Thomas Hyland -- connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders." Thomas Hyland was played by Lou Merrill, although you'd never know it was an "actor" doing the part. The great Elliott Lewis,...
March 16, 2025

THE CHECKERED LIFE AND SUDDEN DEATH OF COL.M JAMES FISK and THE SHRAPNELED BODY OF CHARLES DREW SR.

CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introduced itself succinctly: "Crime Classics, a series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week, Mr. Thomas Hyland -- connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders." Thomas Hyland was played by Lou Merrill, although you'd never know it was an "actor" doing the part. The great Elliott Lewis,...
March 9, 2025

THE CRIME OF BATHSHEBA SPOONER and THE SHOCKINGLY PEACEFUL PASSING OF THOMAS EDWIN BARTLETT

CRIME CLASSICS Crime Classics came to CBS September 30, 1953 and was a neat little series of "true crime stories". The show introduced itself succinctly: "Crime Classics, a series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week, Mr. Thomas Hyland -- connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders." Thomas Hyland was played by Lou Merrill, although you'd never know it was an "actor" doing the part. The great Elliott Lewis,...
Feb. 23, 2025

THE MARIA RUDULPH SOLVED-THEN UNSOLVED MURDER CASE: AMERICA'S OLDEST COLD CASE

This famous kidnapping/murder case made headlines numerous times over a period of 50 years. In December of 1957 young Maria Rudolph was kidnapped from her neighborhood in Illinois by a young man who introduced himself as Johnnie to she and her friend....
Jan. 12, 2025

THE LYNN SCHULZ DISAPPEARANCE 1971 (PT 2)

On Dec 10, 1971, Middelbury College freshman Lynn Kathryn Schulz was last seen at 2:10 pm standing across from a small health food store and bus terminal on Court Street in Middlebury VT. Despite continuing investgation, the killer was never found,...
Jan. 5, 2025

THE LYNNE SCHULZ DISAPPEARANCE DEC 1971

On December 10th, 1971, Middlebury VT college fresman Lynne Schulz failed to attend a final exam and was seen standing across from a health food store on Court Street in Middebury.One witness would later say they saw her walking down the main route...
Dec. 22, 2024

THE RATCLIFFE HWY MURDERS

The Ratcliffe Hwy murders were attacks on two separate families-the Marr and Williamson families-living within a few blocks of each other in the East End of London-that resulted in 7 deaths. The attacks occurred only 7 days apart and were very...
Dec. 15, 2024

THE LIZZIE BORDEN MURDER MYSTERY

The Lizzie Borden trial made a huge splash in the newspapers of the time,not only in Fall river, Massachusetts, where the double axe murder occurred, but across the country.  Police investigations of families with any kid of social status were...
Dec. 8, 2024

THE ROUTE 29 MURDERS

Also called #Route29Slaker and #theshenandoahmurders, the Rte. 29 murders in Virginia terrified citizens and travelers beween 1996 and 2014.According to witnesses on Route 29, the unidentified stalker would flag down womwn who appeared to be driving...
Nov. 30, 2024

JOLLY JANE TOPPAN: AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE SERIAL KILLER

It was the Hearst newspaper story of the new century in 1902. Everybody loved Jolly Jane Toppan- the loving, caring nurse- until her patients, friends, enemies, and relatives started dropping like flies.  When they finally caught up with her, she...