Spirit Princess
one woman, thirty aliases, forty years and too many crimes to count
The greatest and most notorious Spiritualist swindler of all time was a woman from Kentucky who looked a bit like Lola Montez (if you squinted).
Categories: Biography , Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries , Series 3
Tags: "General" Joseph Hubert Diss Debar
"Prince" Michael Keyfor Mills
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Canada
Chicago, IL
crime
David Livingston Mackay
Detroit, MI
dime museum
Dr. Cyrus Reed Teed "Koresh"
Florida
Fort Myers, FL
Freeman Bernstein
Harmony Society
Illinois
Koreshan Unity
London, England
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York, NY
Presented by #13
religion
Spiritualism
Theosophical Society
Theosophy
United Kingdom
Windsor, ON
Published: March 23, 2020
Goodnight, Irene
an icon finally gets her due
The story of the "weeping icon" has it all - a 102-year-old flying nun, the Gulf War, armed robbery, John Gotti, religious schism, and insurance fraud. Hear the amazing truth in this week's episode, "Goodnight, Irene"!
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown , Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries , Series 2 , Wild Card
Tags: Canada
Chicago, IL
civil law
crime
Mafia
New York, NY
Presented by #13
Published: December 16, 2019
The Ugliest Man in Baseball
big, rugged, and in his way, beautiful
He may have had the best worst nickname in baseball, but "Ugly" Johnny Dickshot was more than just a pretty face. He was also a character.
Categories: Biography , Series 1 , Sports & Leisure
Tags: baseball
Chicago, IL
New York Giants
New York, NY
Pittsburgh, PA
Presented by #13
Published: September 9, 2019