Old Blood

About Old Blood

The historical true-crime podcast that uncovers old blood with each new episode. Join us as a historian investigates history's most fascinating cases of true crime.

Publisher

Old Blood

Category

history · science · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Mar 2023

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

52 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Pickled Heads & Petty Treason: The Hayes Murders of 1726

   The internet will tell you that Catherine Hayes was a monster who slept with her son and convinced him to murder her husband, John Hayes, but the internet is wrong. This is the true story of the life and death of Catherine Hayes. Sources: “A Narrative of the barbarous and unheard of murder of John Hayes…” 1726. “Broadside: A true copy of the paper, which Mrs. Catherine Hayes deliver'd to a particular friend, on Sunday last, the 8th day of May, which was the day before her executio...

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   The Gotham Gobbler: Mrs. Sherlock and the Murder of Ruth Cruger

   When Ruth Cruger went missing in 1917 and the New York Police Department failed to search for her adequately, the girl's family hired Grace Humiston, AKA “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes,” to find her. Mrs. Sherlock not only found Ruth, but uncovered a conspiracy that rocked New York City–and America–to its core. Episode 86- The Gotham Gobbler: Mrs. Sherlock and the Murder of Ruth Cruger is now live on all major platforms. Sources: Kahler, Abbott. “‘Mrs. Sherlock Holmes’ Takes on the NYPD.” Sm...

3. 

   31 Aug 2026

   The Boy in the Pit: Arthur Martinez and the Hall Factory Murder

   In 1923, five-year-old Arthur Martinez’s body was discovered in an abandoned Pasadena factory. As detectives dig deeper, two teenage boys become central to a story that is tragic, disturbing, and impossible to ignore. Sources: In the Matter of the Application of PAUL DAEDLER, a Minor, for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Supreme Court of California, Aug 13, 1924 Mares-Tamayo, Michaela Jeanette Lopez. “Chicana/o Historical Counterstories: Documenting the Community Memory of Junipero Serra an...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

109 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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