Lost Crime History

About Lost Crime History

Lost Crime History peels back the dust on the world’s most baffling historical crimes and the forgotten threads that tie them together. Each episode uncovers overlooked evidence, period detail, and the cultural context that turned ordinary deeds into enduring mysteries. You’ll hear carefully narrated reconstructions, archival research, and clear explanations that separate myth from fact — all rooted in true crime history and forensic insight. New episodes drop every day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 9:00 AM, so you can follow investigations and patterns as they unfold across eras. Expect episodes that range from short investigative dossiers to longer narrative deep-dives; every installment focuses on a single case or theme with sources cited and theories weighed. This podcast is for listeners who crave rigorous historical research, fans of true crime who want more context than sensationalism, and anyone interested in how past crimes shaped law, society, and storytelling. If you want mysteries explained with evidence, chronology, and respect for victims and sources, Lost Crime History is your weekly—actually daily—companion. Subscribe now and listen at 9:00 AM daily to never miss a revelation. keywords SEO: true crime, historical crimes, cold cases, forensic history, archival research

Publisher

Creator at Obomedia

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jul 2026

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

139 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   A Body at the Door: The Murder of Amanda Nelson

   A Body at the Door: The Murder of Amanda Nelson An Albuquerque wool broker's agent is found face-down on the caliche step of a small freight office on February 11, 1947, her handbag untouched with $41 and a letter of introduction still clasped inside - yet the medical evidence shows she was killed inside and carried out. The single anomaly in her passport - two U.S. entry stamps from Mexico on February 4 and February 7, 1947, with no exit between them - becomes the thread that unravels who staged the scene and why. Who used that impossible passport stamp to hide a motive for murder? In this episode, you will hear the facts of the case as recorded at the scene, learn the professional role Amanda Nelson occupied in the Southwest wool trade, and follow the initial investigation led by Special Investigator Christine Fisher that pivots on ledger discrepancies and an odd passport. How did a sixty-two-year-old who read freight contracts like newspapers end up murdered after confronting a local freight agent? Person: Amanda Nelson Date: February 11, 1947 Location: Corda Falls, New Mexico Person: Paul Ward Person: Christine Fisher - Amanda Nelson was 62 years old and worked as a wool broker's agent. - Nelson's handbag contained $41 and a letter of introduction and was found fastened and undisturbed. - She was struck once at the base of the skull with a heavy smooth object between 10:00 PM on February 10 and 2:00 AM on February 11, 1947. - Amanda's passport, issued in 1943, bore two U.S. entry stamps from Mexico dated February 4 and February 7, 1947, with no recorded departure. - Paul Ward, 38, the Vega Transit manager in Corda Falls, was confronted by Nelson on February 7 about systematic over-declaration of wool bale weights. 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. 

   26 Oct 2026

   The Cold Brand in the Mud: Why Did He Press It?

   The Cold Brand in the Mud: Why Did He Press It? A cattle brand was pressed four inches deep into frozen mud at Garnet Creek without any scorch, smell, or heat - the double-bar J sat there like a deliberate question. A twenty-four-year-old bookkeeper named Emily Casey was found face-down in eighteen inches of water ten feet away; the county physician ruled accidental drowning, but that ruling sat unread for eight days. Who pressed the cold iron into the mud, and why did that mark outlive every easy explanation? In this episode, we tell the events that unfolded after Emily Casey's death and how a clerical dispute revealed inconsistencies in land transfers tied to Thomas Hale's north-fork consolidation. You will hear how Marcia Rogers discovered forged signatures and the notary common to multiple suspicious lease transfers, and the unanswered puzzle that haunted confessions and investigators alike. Person: Emily Casey Date: January 8, 1883 Location: Garnet Creek, Harlan Flat, Kansas Age: 24 Case: Accidental drowning ruled by county physician - The brand iron impression was pressed four inches deep into frozen mud with a perfectly formed double-bar J and no signs of heat. - Emily Casey was found face-down in eighteen inches of water approximately ten feet from the brand impression. - The county physician Dr. Albert Voss ruled her death accidental and his report remained unread at the sheriff's office for eight days. - Marcia Rogers discovered a lease transfer signed September 14, 1882, for Frank Dodd despite his recorded presence in Topeka on September 13 and 15, 110 miles away. - Three separate lease transfers within a sixty-day window in autumn 1882 all bore the same notary stamp of William Cope, mercantile, First Street. 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.

3. 

   25 Oct 2026

   The Ivory Glove: How a Dockhand's Notes Unmasked Aconite Murder

   The Ivory Glove: How a Dockhand's Notes Unmasked Aconite Murder A meticulously placed ivory silk glove on a dead clerk's chest and a ceramic bowl that didn't belong to the shop hint at a planned poisoning that went unchallenged for fifty years; who arranged the glove, who brought the bowl, and why did the official ruling call it a cardiac episode? The case pivots on a dropped syllable, a green notebook and a dying man's written confession-what did those notes reveal that the coroner did not? In this episode, we lay out the sequence of discoveries: the scene on Peking Alley, the missing Thursdays that broke a four‑year routine, the ledger and laboratory records that pointed in different directions, and the single trace alkaloid found in degraded remains-what question finally forced the original ruling to be rethought? Person: John Casey, age 47 Date: December 9, 1923 Location: Pacific Herb and Tea storeroom, Peking Alley Person: Theodore Voss, consulting chemist (laboratory notes in University of California archive) Event: Human remains reported at Pier 38 on December 28, 1923 (trace alkaloid found) - The body of John Casey, age 47, was found December 9, 1923, in the back storeroom of Pacific Herb and Tea on Peking Alley. - An ivory silk evening glove was placed on Casey’s chest with fingers pointing toward his chin and the wrist cuffed back. - Casey had missed his weekly Thursday visit to Albert Nance on November 22 and November 29 after attending on November 15; he had kept that Thursday ritual for four years. - A ceramic bowl not belonging to the shop was found near the body and carried a smell noted by Detective Brian Miller as matching restricted plant preparations. - Remains reported December 28, 1923 at Pier 38 yielded a trace alkaloid per consulting chemist Theodore Voss, while the coroner initially ruled Casey’s death a cardiac episode linked to an herbal preparation. 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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