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Ye Olde Crime
Hosted by Lindsay Valenty and Madison Savage · EN
Join sisters Lindsay & Madison every other Wednesday as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Proud member of the Colture and Cultiv8 Networks.
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Haunted Hotels: The Mermaid Inn, Rye from Second Guess Everything
2w ago00:17:15Tap to summarizeWhat happened a century ago, may explain what's happening today. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a rating & review on your podcast player. For inquiries and feedback, please email sgepodcast@outlook.com. Resources: Youtube - ‘Most Haunted Unseen - The Mermaid Inn’ - uploaded by most haunted vids - September 17th, 2012 Youtube - ‘Eerie Encounters: Inside Mermaid Inn - World's Scariest Hauntings - S01 EP6 - Paranormal Documentary’ - uploaded by Banijay Documentaries - September 22nd, 2023 The Mermaid Inn website - https://www.mermaidinn.com/ Wikipedia - The Mermaid Inn, Rye - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mermaid_Inn,_Rye Wikipedia - Wattle and daub - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub Historic England - Mermaid House The Mermaid Hotel - https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1251961?section=official-list-entry Wayback Machine - The Mermaid Inn, Rye - https://web.archive.org/web/20110815231924/http://www.mermaidinn.com/history.html Little House of Horrors - THE MERMAID INN - By Sonja - June 14th, 2025 - https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-mermaid-inn/ The History Press - Hawkhurst: The story of smuggling in the 18th Century - by Joseph Dragovich - April 13th, 2023 - https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/hawkhurst-the-story-of-smuggling-in-the-18th-century/ The Novium Museum - ‘The Hawkhurst Gang’ - by Portia Tremlett - https://www.thenovium.org.uk/article/28843/The-Hawkhurst-Gang Rye News - ‘The fascinating history of the Rye’s Mermaid Inn’ - by Michael Montagu - December 19th, 2024 - http://ryenews.org.uk/culture/the-fascinating-history-of-ryes-mermaid-inn Pellicle Magazine website - ‘Cinque Ports - How Medieval Law Shaped the Pubs of Rye, East Sussex’ - by Fred Garratt-Stanley - April 2nd 2025 - https://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/21/cinque-ports-how-medieval-law-shaped-the-pubs-of-rye#:~:text=%22The%20cellars%20here%20are%20nearly,States%20to%20secure%20the%20deal Haunted Rooms - “ALL ENGLAND HOTELS: The Haunted Mermaid Inn, Rye, East Sussex” - https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/product/mermaid-inn-rye-east-sussex Exploring Great Britain - “The Mermaid Inn, Rye: One Of Britain’s Most Haunted Inns” - https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/blog/the-mermaid-inn-rye-haunted Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Betsy McHugh: Convict, Con Artist, or Survivor?
4w ago00:41:38Tap to summarizeLindsay and Madison discuss Betsy McHugh, as well as why it’s good practice not to accept gifts from shady friends, how to survive in a foreign country, and that children are people too. Information pulled from the following sources 2017 Victorian Historical Journal, Issue 288, Volume 88, Number 2 Convicted Records (1) (2) Convict Women's Press Founders and Survivors Wikipedia Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Mattie Blaylock: The Forgotten Wife of the Wild West
Apr 800:31:50Tap to summarizeLindsay and Madison discuss Mattie Blaylock, as well as the dangers of headache cure-alls, how to get a common law wife, and why research is so important to keep people’s memories alive. Information pulled from the following sources 2025 All That’s Interesting article by Marco Margaritoff 2025 Legends of America article by Kathy Alexander 2025 True West article 2024 Pamela Nowak blog post 2019 Just a Gypsy Journal blog post by Nick Russell 2010 True West article by Mark Boardman Find a Grave Wikipedia (1) (2) Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Peter Niers: The Monster of the Holy Roman Empire
Mar 2500:31:38Tap to summarizeLindsay and Madison discuss Peter Niers, as well as various Medieval torture methods, how to make your own Invisibility Cloak, and why you shouldn’t trust your personal belongings to strangers. Information pulled from the following sources 2024 Cult Nation article by Sean Reveron 2023 Gothic Bite Magazine post by Paula 2021 Ranker article by Jen Jeffers 2018 Executed Today post by Headsman 2017 The Raven Report blog post 2010 Spiegel International article by Frank Thadeusz Alchetron article Wikipedia (1) (2) You can download “How We Feel” for Apple and Android. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Shot Heard ’Round the Pigpen: The Pig War of 1859
Mar 1100:45:03Tap to summarizeLindsay and Madison discuss the Great Pig War of 1859, as well as the importance of proper documentation, why you shouldn’t kill out of anger, and how to almost cause a war between two superpowers. Information pulled from the following sources 2025 All That’s Interesting article by Kaleega Fraga 2024 Salish Current blog post by Richard Arlin Walker 2023 The Archive post by Lee D’Amato 2022 A Bit About Britain post by Anne Clare 2022 BBC Travel article by Brendan Sainsbury 2022 Historic Mysteries post by Kurt Readman 2022 PBS post 2022 Tara Ross blog post 2021 The Canadian Encyclopedia article by Taylor C. Noakes 2020 Canadian History Ehx blog post by Craig Baird 2017 Atlas Obscura article by Sarah Laskow 2015 Historic UK post by Ben Johnson 2015 History of War blog post by Frances White 2015 J Mark Powell blog post 2006 History Link Essay by Rebecca Smith 2004 History Link Essay by Kit Oldham Lakedale Resort blog post National Park Service Wikipedia Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"Bianca's Cure" with Gigi Berardi
Feb 2500:52:20Tap to summarizeLindsay is joined by author Gigi Berardi to discuss her newest book, “Bianca’s Cure,” which was released by She Writes Press on February 10th, 2026. Florence, 1563. Forbidden from practicing her herbal cures in Venice, the young noblewoman Bianca Capello flees to Florence, where the ruling Medici family practices alchemy. There, she wins herself an invitation to their palace, and, as well as a path to Duke Regent Francesco’s bed. The impassioned bond between Francesco de Medici and Bianca is at the core of this fact-driven dive into medicine, politics, love, and ultimately death in Renaissance Florence. Gigi Berardi hails from Hollywood, and holds degrees in biology, resources and planning, and dance. A Fulbright scholar in Italy and professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham, she also teaches in Florence, Italy. She’s written more than 400 reviews and articles for print media and been featured on an array of podcasts and broadcast media. Beyond writing, her other passions include dance, cheesemaking, and travel. Purchase a copy in ebook or paperback. Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Johnny Ringo: Ruthless Outlaw or Misunderstood Drunk?
Feb 1100:44:56Tap to summarizeLindsay and Madison discuss the mystery surrounding Johnny Ringo, as well as the dangers of cattle rustling, why you shouldn’t cause a public disturbance in Texas, and how to leave a lasting legacy by dying under unusual circumstances. Information pulled from the following sources 2025 True West article by Bob Boze Bell 2024 All That’s Interesting article by Daniel Rennie 2024 History Net article by Doug Hocking 2024 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal article by Ken Bridges 2024 Old West article by Joseph A. Williams 2023 State 48 A2Z post 2022 EBSCO article by Alvin K. Benson 2019 Cactus Atlas article by Glenn 2018 True West blog post 2016 King FM article by Rick Roddam 2009 The Wild West blog post Atlas Obscura Factual America article Find a Grave bio by Donald Greyfield National Park Service article Southern Arizona Guide article by James Gressinger Texas State Historical Association article by Dave Johnson Wikipedia Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The Wretched Matricide: The Case of Elmer Sharkey
Jan 2800:59:54Tap to summarizeLindsay and Madison discuss the matricide of Caroline Sharkey at the hands of her son, Elmer, as well as how “prolific” insanity was in 1800s Ohio, why you shouldn’t stage a crime scene, and how to die in a way so horrifying that it makes your state’s history. Information pulled from the following sources 2018 Executed Today post by H.M. Fogle 1892 The Cleveland Leader 1890 The Cincinnati Enquirer (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1890 The Cleveland Leader 1890 The Dayton Herald 1890 The Evening Post 1890 The Journal News 1890 The Miami Leader 1890 The Plain Dealer 1890 The Zanesville Signal 1889 Darke County Democratic Advocate 1889 The Dayton Herald 1889 The Greenville Democrat 1889 The Miami Helmet 1889 Richmond Weekly Telegram (1) 1889 The Vincennes Sun-Commercial Find a Grave (1) Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? with Podcast Your Story
Jan 2100:24:14Tap to summarizeLindsay is joined by Dr. Julie Marty-Pearson from The Story of My Pet and Podcast Your Story podcasts to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to one (or both) of her productions wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Mary Surratt: Conspirator, Convenient Villain, or History’s Unluckiest Landlady?
Jan 1400:58:17Tap to summarizeLindsay is joined by Alex from Second Guess Everything to discuss the execution of Mary Surratt, as well as how innocence can be questioned in a court of law, why your boardinghouse shouldn’t be a secret meeting place, and how to be the first at something awful. Information pulled from the following sources 2025 All That’s Interesting article by Austin Harvey 2025 Boundary Stones article by Kira Quintin 2025 History post 2024 Elections Daily article by Sarah Stock 2024 History Extra article by James Osborne 2020 Landmark Events article 2017 The Imaginative Conservative post by Ryan Walters 2015 Shapell article by Benjamin Shapell and Sara Willen 2011 The Arlington Catholic Herald post by Richard Szczepanowski 2011 Women History Blog post Britannica article Digital Georgetown Find a Grave (1) Historical Novel Society post by Susan Higginbotham Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission Lincoln Conspirators post The White House Historical Association Wikipedia (1) Send us your listener questions to bit.ly/AskYOC. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. Get your groceries and essentials delivered in as fast as 1 hour via Instacart. Free delivery on your first 3 orders. Min $10 per order. Terms apply. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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