August 31, 2006: Edvard Munch Art Recovered
Norwegian police proudly announced the recovery of two iconic paintings by Edvard Munch that had been stolen two years earlier. Guest hosted...
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Today in True Crime
There’s never an ordinary day in true crime history. Flip back the calendar and see how one fateful day can ripple through time. Today in True Crime is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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20 of 1,108 episodesAugust 30, 1918: Attempted Assassination of Lenin
A member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party shot and seriously injured Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Russian Soviet Republic. Learn mo...
August 29, 2019: Child Sacrifice Site Discovered
What is thought to be the largest child sacrifice mass grave ever discovered was unearthed in a coastal town in northern Peru. Learn more ab...
August 28, 2003: The Collar Bomb Heist
In what was a robbery plan that went tragically wrong, pizza delivery man named Brian Wells attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania... with...
August 27, 2020: Christchurch Terrorist Sentenced to Life
Brenton Tarran was the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced to life without parole. More than a year earlier, he live-streamed his at...
August 26, 1986: The “Preppy Killer” Murder
After a night at a local bar together, 19-year-old Robert Chambers, also known as the "Preppy Killer," murdered 18-year-old Jennifer Levin i...
August 25, 1835: The Great Moon Hoax
An author claiming to be a scientist published the first in a series of articles for the New York Sun about life being discovered on the moo...
August 24, 1572: Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
French Catholics slaughtered protestants during the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. It started when troops descended on the home of Admira...
August 23, 1305: William Wallace Executed
Scottish rebel William Wallace resisted the English occupation in his country, and was charged with high treason. The sentence for such a cr...
August 22, 1962: Charles de Gaulle Escapes Assassination
Right-wing extremists sprayed more than 140 bullets into French President Charles de Gaulle's motorcade. He and his wife would survive the a...
August 21, 1992: The Siege of Ruby Ridge
U.S. Marshals were tasked with arresting a fugitive named Randy Weaver at his family cabin in the woods of Idaho. As they scouted the proper...
August 20, 1619: First Enslaved Africans Arrive In Virginia
More than 20 Africans, kidnapped from their homes in the Kingdom of Ndongo in Angola, arrived in what is now Hampton, Virginia, marking the...
August 19, 1895: John Wesley Hardin Killed
John Wesley Hardin, a notorious Wild West gunslinger, was shot and killed by John Selman, Sr., after he threatened to kill Selman’s son. Lea...
August 18, 1587: Virginia Dare Is Born
Virginia Dare became the first English child born in the Americas. Sometime later, her colony of Roanoke and everyone in it mysteriously van...
August 17, 1980: Azaria Chamberlain Killed
In Australia, a family camping trip turned into a tragedy after nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain was taken from her tent by a dingo. Guest h...
August 16, 1660: The Campden Wonder
Estate manager William Harrison disappeared while out collecting rents. His servant, John Perry, and others in his family were accused of mu...
August 15, 1785: The Diamond Necklace Affair
After gifting a diamond necklace to Queen Marie Antoinette, Cardinal de Rohan was arrested for fraud and treason. As the scandal unfolded, i...
August 14, 1994: Carlos the Jackal Arrested
After trying for over two decades, French agents arrested revolutionary terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal in Khartoum, Sudan. Learn more...
August 13, 1964: Last Execution in the UK
Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans became the last people to be executed in the United Kingdom. Only a year later after they were hanged, the deat...
August 12, 2013: Whitey Bulger Found Guilty
James 'Whitey’ Bulger, the 83-year-old former boss of the Winter Hill Gang, was found guilty on 31 charges, including murder and racketeerin...