Crime And History

About Crime And History

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

Publisher

Creator at Obomedia

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jul 2026

Latest episode

3 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

220 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Nov 2026

   The ledger page tucked in a cap that forced an investigation

   A wool cap with a ledger page tucked in its brim sits atop a trunk in a flooded cellar. How did that ledger page expose them? The ledger page tucked in a cap that forced an investigation In this episode, we follow the discovery that began four months of inquiry in Harwick County: a dry cap, a torn ledger page, and a locked steamer trunk found in a flooded cellar at Grover Falls Mission School. What questions about recordkeeping, disappearance, and institutional omissions did that single page raise? Person: Marvin Cooper Date: October 9, 1914 Location: Grover Falls Mission School boiler-house cellar, Harwick County, eastern Oklahoma Institution: Weston Methodist Mission Society boarding school Witness: Jennifer Mueller, Harwick County gas and electric meter reader - A wool cap, dry atop a locked steamer trunk, was found in two inches of standing water in a cellar flooded for five days. - Tucked in the cap’s brim was a single folded page torn from the school’s student ledger, a document used as the institution’s proof of enrollment. - The ledger showed Marvin Cooper once: year 1904, age twelve, with no prior or subsequent records-no birth certificate, census entry, payroll, or family address. - After aging out, Marvin lived at the school for six years as an informal groundskeeper, paid only in room and board and absent from formal employment records. - Marvin met weekly with groundskeeper Thomas Bright; he told Bright someone had been entering the boiler house at night in the weeks before he disappeared. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

2. 

   2 Nov 2026

   The ledger page that turned murder into espionage

   A wartime ledger found in a murdered bookkeeper’s Harwick Point home points to naval espionage - how did it expose them? The ledger page that turned murder into espionage In this episode, we follow the first days of the Harwick Point inquiry after Alice Hughes is found strangled in her kitchen and a single ledger page is pulled from her desk. The episode traces how ordinary domestic clues - a bowling bag, a pinned badge, an oiled coal-chute hatch - redirected investigators toward her work and raised questions about wartime procurement and secrecy. What did those numbers imply, and who moved the scene to hide the answers? Person: Alice Hughes Date: September 9-11, 1943 Location: Harwick Point; 14 Dunmore Street Investigator: Tracy Duncan, Harwick Point Port Security Command Document: Single ledger page detailing six weeks of invoice discrepancies - Lisa Mueller finds Alice’s body at 8:10 a.m. Saturday; the side door is ajar and the bowling bag sits by the front door. - A wartime badge is pinned to the outside of a kitchen curtain facing the alley, not the room, suggesting deliberate placement. - The coal-chute hatch at the rear is recently oiled and unlatched, indicating silent exterior access that morning. - The ledger page from Alice’s desk shows procurement figures and invoice discrepancies that trigger a counterintelligence review. - Within days the murder inquiry shifts focus from the alley to the naval repair facility and Alice’s bookkeeping records. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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   1 Nov 2026

   The Missing Negative That Hid Who Left Her on the Midway

   A woman vanishes from the Crestola fair midway in thirty-five minutes; a missing negative from a twelve-exposure roll may hold the answer. The Missing Negative That Hid Who Left Her on the Midway In this episode, we follow the evidence and the people tied to Cynthia Casey’s disappearance on August 12, 1937, tracing her last routine Thursday and the narrow window when she went missing. What did the missing film frame show, and who was taking photographs on the midway that night? Person: Cynthia Casey Date: August 12, 1937 Location: Harwick County fairgrounds (Crestola State Fair circuit) Status: Body found August 14, 1937; death between 9:00 PM and midnight on Aug 12 Item: Missing silver brooch; coin purse left with money - Cynthia kept an unbroken three-year Thursday routine of walking four miles to her sister Della’s for dinner and always caught Ray Lund’s Route Nine jitney home. - On August 12 she never arrived at Della’s, never boarded the jitney, and vanished during a thirty-five-minute span at the fairgrounds. - William Farrell submitted a twelve-exposure roll shot between 8:05 and 8:40 PM; only eleven negatives survived because the twelfth frame had been cleanly cut from the strip. - Deputy Gail Wagner and partner Tom Eckert received a body with a precise death window and a puzzling contradiction: Cynthia’s coin purse lay nearby with money intact, but her personal silver brooch was missing. - Witness logs and Ray Lund’s jitney record show Cynthia’s habitual presence on the route-her absence on that night narrows the timeline to between leaving Della’s and the final jitney loop. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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