Part 2! It’s 1924 and 23-year-old, Winona Green, has confessed to murder. Join us in this two-part case as we follow this woman through her next fifty years. Will we ever know how many people she scammed? Or how many people she killed? Tea of the Day: Empath’s Tea Theme Music by Brad Frank Sources: “Police Seek Missing Man.” The Californian, Wed, D…

It’s 1924 and 23-year-old, Winona Green, has confessed to murder. Join us in this two-part case as we follow this woman through her next fifty years. Will we ever know how many people she scammed? Or how many people she killed? Tea of the Day: Prince of Wales Theme Music by Brad Frank Sources: Posted by Janie Jones, Apr 1, 2016, Blog, Murder Myster…

Week 2 of our break: enjoy going back in time to re-listen to some of our favorite episodes. This week is Alana’s pick. Leonarda Cianciulli, a caring mother in late 1930s Italy, believed in magic. Her life had not been an easy one, made worse by the curse her spiteful mother put on her at a young age. So after endless heartache, Leonarda is despera…

As we take a small break, enjoy going back in time to re-listen to some of our favorite episodes. This week is Meagan's pick. Join us as we go over the infamous Lizzie Borden case. Was Lizzie truly responsible for the death of her father and step-mother, or is it possible she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Tea of the Day: Duke & Duc…

Tune in for the sister episode to last week. This case covers another woman sentenced to death via electric chair in New York, just like Martha Place. Meet Maria Barbella, who walked up to her lover, Dominico Cataldo, and slit his throat from ear to ear because he refused to marry her. However, there is much more to this story than the newspapers a…

On the evening of February 7th, 1898, William W. Place returned to his Brooklyn home, only to be brutally attacked by his wife, Martha Place. When police arrive at the scene, they discover that William is not Martha’s only victim. Charged with murder, Martha faces the death penalty in a way no woman has before. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 8…

It’s 1800s Australia and Ellen Thomson has found her husband, William “Billy” Thomson, in a pool of his own blood. At first, no questions are asked, but once a second bullet is found, the case starts to unravel. Ellen is at the center of it all. Discover what happened to Ellen at the hands of the law and decide whether she received true justice or …

It’s 1700s England and all Mary Blandy wants is to find a husband and start a family. But no man is good enough for Mary’s father, who’s desperate to move up in the world. So when he discovers that his prospective pick for his daughter may be already married, his well-laid plans start to unravel. Grab a warm cup and try to follow along with this di…

Today, Meagan brings the fun for our 100th episode! Meet Grace O’Malley, Irish pirate from the 1500s, and Ching Shih, Chinese pirate from the 1800s. They redefine the word, ‘badass,’ and take the world by storm. Buckle in for this head-turning adventure following two extraordinary women. Tea of the Day: Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Theme Music by B…

It’s 1939 and we’re covering a spirited woman with many nicknames: The Untamed Wildcat, Gun Girl, and 90 Pounds of Nitro. But her real name was Isabelle Messmer and she was from a small town in Indiana. Craving excitement, Isabelle was constantly in trouble, ending up on the run, hated by the police, and on trial for murder. Strap in for an adventu…

It’s Freaky Friday (Twisted Tuesday??) and Alana is taking over the mic. Buckle in for a wild ride through 1850s New Orleans where we meet all kinds of characters, most especially Mary Jane “Bricktop” Jackson. Mary was a sex worker who didn’t put up with any nonsense or disrespect. Those that dared found themselves on the wrong side of her blade. D…

PART THREE. In Canada there is a stretch of highway between the cities of Prince Rupert and Prince George that covers 725 km (or 450 miles). For over 50 years, this dark, isolated road has swallowed up women and girls in the night from 1969 to present. Because of the despair that has happened along this corridor, it is now known as the Highway of T…

PART TWO. In Canada, there is a stretch of highway between the cities of Prince Rupert and Prince George that covers 725 km (or 450 miles). For over 50 years, this dark, isolated road has swallowed up women and girls in the night from 1969 to present. Because of the despair that has happened along this corridor, it is now known as the Highway of Te…

In Canada, there is a stretch of highway between the cities of Prince Rupert and Prince George that covers 725 km (or 450 miles). For over 50 years, this dark, isolated road has swallowed up women and girls in the night from 1969 to present. Because of the despair that has happened along this corridor, it is now known as the Highway of Tears. In th…

Imagine a world where simply hiding your pregnancy could lead to a death sentence. Unfortunately, that’s the world Anne Greene must face in 1600s England, when she’s falsely charged with concealing a pregnancy and infanticide. Grab a cuppa and discover more about this infuriating time period and the unbelievable horrors Anne had to face. Content wa…

Leigh Ann Sabine had a reputation for being eccentric and larger than life. But after her death, friends and neighbors, who had come to care for Leigh Ann over the last 18 years, would realize her past was made up of nothing but dark secrets. Tea of the Day: Sweet Orange Spice Theme Music by Brad Frank Sources: BBC, “John and Leigh Ann Sabine Inves…

Anjette Lyles is the picture of a hardworking, independent business owner and mother. However, suspicions arise when those closest to her start becoming violently ill. Join us in Macon, Georgia to explore how this southern peach isn’t as sweet as she seems. Content warning: This episode contains the harming of a child Tea of the Day: Soot Spice Spi…

Caroline Walsh supports herself selling threads, tapes, and lace on the streets of London. Carrying all her possessions with her, she finds lodging the night of August 19, 1831, with an old neighbor, Eliza Ross. Sadly, Caroline is never seen again. Join us as we follow the search for Caroline and discover the sinister, vile motive behind this crime…

On October 19, 1931, two trunks arrived on the platform of the Los Angeles Central Station, leaking blood. It was no mystery who the trunks belonged to: Winnie Ruth Judd had already been to the depot to collect her luggage. However, when pressured to open them on site, she quickly found an excuse to leave and did not return. It’s not long before th…

In the summer of 1895, London was horrified by rumors of infants found dead in the River Thames. Authorities feared these murders may be the cause of a baby farming operation and began searching within the city and surrounding towns. What unravels before them is nothing short of horrific. Amelia Dyer is captured and charged with the death of three …

Tea Time Crimes is home for the holidays, which means no crime but still plenty of mayhem with our all-time favorite name drop, Mary Kate. We will cover favorite episodes, the cases that keep us up at night, Alana’s job application to the local funeral home, and so much more. Grab the eggnog and relax with this bonus episode. *We will be back Janua…

Young Pearl Lusk has just lost her job and her dating life. So when handsome Allen La Rue offers her a very cool spy gig, she jumps on the opportunity. Her first assignment is to trail and photograph a supposed jewel thief, Olga Rocco. And that’s where everything goes wrong. Grab your favorite holiday drink while you listen to this captivating case…

On November 1, 1958, a body was found approximately 50 yards from the shore of Cowan Lake in Ohio. The remains had been burned beyond recognition, from the knees up. It doesn’t take long for investigators to connect this discovery to a missing 32-year-old mother, Louise Bergen. Many stories will surface of what happened to poor Louise, but each ver…

24-year-old Ocey Snead was found dead in a bathtub in her East Orange, NJ home. A note near her body points to a suicide, but a simple visual inspection of the house says otherwise. As investigators dig deeper into Ocey’s past, they quickly discover that the three women closest to her, her mother, aunt, and mother-in-law, seem to have a strange hol…

24-year-old Ocey Snead was found dead in a bathtub in her East Orange, NJ home. A note near her body points to a suicide, but a simple visual inspection of the house says otherwise. As investigators dig deeper into Ocey’s past, they quickly discover that the three women closest to her, her mother, aunt, and mother-in-law, seem to have a strange hol…

Meet Marie Joniaux, a beautiful, charming woman in 1895 Belgium, who loves to spend francs faster than she can make them. And when she moves to a town where her charm no longer pays her bills, she finds darker ways to make her money. Grab a cup of tea and settle in with a Tea Time Crimes case as old as time… Tea of the Day: Plots & Thoughts Theme M…

In the summer of 1959, a torso was discovered off Route 11 near Gadsden, Alabama. As investigators attempt to uncover the identity of the victim, they stumble upon one gruesome discovery after another. Ultimately, they are led to the Hyatt farm, where Martin Hyatt lives with his 30-year-old daughter, Viola. Join us as we dissect this curious and gr…

The Bell Witch Cave has been haunted for hundreds of years and today we bring you back to the start of it. We’ll walk through the disturbing history and try to understand what really happened for the patriarch of the Bell family. Was he really murdered by a spirit as the legend claims, or did someone of flesh and blood have reason to want him dead?…

We’re sure you’ve heard of the Winchester Rifle, but have you ever heard of the Winchester Curse? Heiress Sarah Winchester built the Winchester Mansion in the late 1800s, an endless building of over 160 rooms containing architectural oddities said to appease the spirits haunting her. Today, the ghost stories have grown to legend, making the Winches…

When Lottie A. Bernard checks into the Hotel Del Coronado in November of 1892, the staff is mesmerized by the mysterious woman they call “the beautiful stranger.” She appears in the lobby alone, without any luggage, anxiously awaiting the arrival of her brother. A few days later her body is found on the steps leading to the Pacific Ocean, her death…

It’s 1800s England and Maria Marten does not have good luck with men. Twice, she’s been led on by men who never intend to marry her, not even after she had their child. But when William Corder appears, it finally seems a wedding is in her future. The two run away to elope, but Maria is never seen again. That is, not until the ghost of Maria haunts …

Halloween season is here! We’re sure you’ve heard about Salem Witch Trials, but have you ever heard of the Hartford Witch Panic? It’s the mid-to-late 1600s in Connecticut and it doesn’t take much to be accused of being a witch. With a history of executions in their past, it takes one sick child to kickstart a panic that caused chaos in colonial Ame…

Get ready for this story because Alana can’t stop fangirling over Kate Warne. Decades before women were part of the police force, Kate Warne walked into the Pinkerton Detective Agency to apply to be a detective. Assuming Kate was there to work as a secretary, Allan Pinkerton was taken aback but ultimately swayed by Kate’s persuasive argument and ag…

Eva Dugan did not have an easy life: from a childhood in rural Missouri, to a gold rush in Alaska, ending with a bare existence in Arizona. Along the way, she is accused of murdering her employer, Andrew Mathis, a wealthy chicken rancher. If convicted, Eva Dugan would become the first woman to be executed in the state of Arizona. No matter what the…

In 1876 in Pickens County, Georgia, ladies were expected to marry as soon as possible to avoid becoming spinsters. So when Bob Southern chooses Kate Hamrick over Narcissa Fowler, a rivalry fueled by gossip and jealousy erupts in the small town, leaving one woman dead and another on the run. Tune in to hear what led up to that fateful day and the ar…

Meet Kelly Brennan and Sheila Trott, two women whose lives intersect for nearly 20 years before exploding in violence. Living in the same small town, the two share dreams and successes, heartbreaks and failures, but their friendship comes under investigation when one of the women ends up missing. Join us as we try to decipher dreams from reality. T…

In 1936, young widow, Florence Ransom, finds love again with successful London publisher, Laurence Fisher. The only hitch? He’s married. But Laurence and his wife, Dorothy, have an understanding that accommodates everyone…until it doesn’t. Grab a big-bodied tea to deal with this one! Tea of the Day: Vanilla Pear White Tea Check out Bite-Sized Crime…

In July of 1843, two bodies were found in the cellar of a farmhouse outside of Toronto, Canada. The owner of the home, Thomas Kinnear, was found shot once in the chest, his housekeeper, Nancy Montgomery had been struck on the skull and then strangled. The two primary suspects, Grace Marks and James McDermott, were domestic servants (because, of cou…

Content warning: This episode contains suicide ideation and mentions of suicide. It’s the turn of the twentieth century in North Carolina and Nell Cropsey has gone missing. All fingers point to Jim Wilcox, her ex-boyfriend who was the last person to see her alive. But the story isn’t that simple: there are fake letters, strange sightings, and too m…

On the night of July 30, 1970, Loretta Jones was brutally murdered, but not before doing everything in her power to save her four-year-old daughter, Heidi. Despite strong investigative theories, no arrest is made and the sad case of Loretta Jones officially becomes a cold case. As Heidi grows up without her mother, she learns that 99% of cold cases…

In 1935, Mary Frances Creighton was accused of murder. The ensuing trial revealed twisted motives and a dark past full of victims. Although you may have empathy for some of the ladies here on Tea Time Crimes, we’re willing to bet that is not the case with the Pernicious Poisoner. Tea of the Day: Tropical Passion Tea Theme Music by Brad Frank Source…

In February of 1887, a decapitated, limbless torso was found on the Bristol Turnpike in Pennsylvania. Panic rose and everyone was a suspect until a tip led investigators to Hannah Mary Tabbs and her complicated web of relationships. Follow along this week as we try to untangle the lies from the probabilities. Tea of the Day: Baroness Grey Theme Mus…

On December 8th, 1905, Mary Mabel Rogers became the last woman executed in the state of Vermont. Separated from her husband, Marcus Rogers, Mary had become pregnant and needed to escape one marriage in order to enter another. Murder was her solution. Despite her guilt, thousands rallied for Mary’s sentence to be commuted to life in prison and revol…

The Stiles family toured the country as carnival performers, with Grady Stiles Jr. as the main attraction under the big tent. Charismatic and charming to the crowds who came to see him, no one could have guessed the horror that was going on behind closed doors, especially for his wife, Mary Teresa Stiles. It all came to light the night of November …

In 1977, Mary Gillispie, a married mother of two, received a threatening anonymous letter. This would be the first letter of thousands to pollute the town of Circleville, Ohio. To this day, no one knows who is responsible for the letters that led to the death of one man and the attempted murder of Mary herself. Follow along with us to try and make …

In 1906, a trunk was found on the platform of the Southern Pacific Depot in Stockton, California. The smell led employees to wonder what, or who, might be inside. Within hours, the police were on the hunt for Emma LeDoux, a woman with a trail of (mostly living) men behind her. Though she was the last person to see the unfortunate victim, Albert McV…

Sarah Malcolm made very poor decisions: decisions that ultimately lead to her execution. However, it’s not clear what crimes she actually committed. So, we want YOU to tell us what happened based on the evidence we present. Grab a cuppa and jump into 1733 London with us. Tea of the Day: Dreamy Tea Theme Music by Brad Frank Sources: https://murderpe…

In this Tea Time Crimes episode, hear the amazing stories of Pauline Cushman and Cathay Williams: two women who broke the law and risked their lives to serve their country. Grab a tea with a full body and settle in for these heroic tales. Tea of the Day: Throat Coat Theme Music by Brad Frank Sources: Cathay Williams: From Slave to Buffalo Soldier b…

Gesche Gottfried was known as the “Angel of Bremen,” before it was discovered she had killed at least 16 people. How does such a heinous individual obtain such a lovely title? Charm, deception, and a whole lot of Mäusebutter. Gesche played on the prevalence of diseases, primitive medicine, and abundant sympathy to get away with murder. Jump into 19…

In 1960, 25-year-old second grade teacher, Irene Garza, vanished. Her family knew it was foul play, but no arrest was made. Irene became a cold case and the family’s hope dwindled, but they never gave up. Listen to the sad tale of Irene Garza and the family that fought for her through the decades. Tea of the Day: Butterfly Pea Tea Theme Music by Br…