The Vintage Murders Podcast

Outrageous & Sickening Workhouse Scandals

During the Victorian era the poor and unemployed had to resort to a workhouse, their only option. Most were run well, but some flouted the rules. The YouTube video version is available here.

Case 80 The Deadly Mystery Red Barn Murder Of Maria Marten. Suffolk 1827

A shallow grave discovered in a barn outside a quiet village reveals the remains of a young woman who supposedly left months earlier to get married. The YouTube video version is available here.

Case 79 The Forbidding Crossdresser Killer Margaret Allen. Lancashire 1948

A woman from a difficult upbringing self identifies as being a man and falls foul of expected societal norms of the time and eventually falls into debt. A spur of the moment decision results in a tragic outcome. The YouTube video version is available here.

Case 78 The Sinister Blood Princess Hungary 1600

Known as perhaps the most prolific female serial killer of all time, this untouchable aristocrat wreaked murder & torture on countless innocent victims until the authorities finally stepped in to halt her blood lust. The YouTube video version is available here.

Case 77.The Valet Who Murdered His Master London 1840

A disgruntled Peer upsets his valet which leads to a bloody killing, a staged robbery and a houseful of staff under suspicion. And a killer at large. The YouTube video version is available here.

The Radioactive Quaker Oats Scandal 1949 USA

A secret long term experiment between Quaker Oats, MIT and a school for disadvantaged children, all in the name of profit. There were inevitable consequences. The YouTube video version can be found here.

Case 76 Murder Of Sweet Fanny Adams 1867 Hampshire, England

A lazy hot summers day and three children are playing in a field near where they live, where they run into a strange man. One of them is forced into an adjacent hop field and brutally slayed and dismembered. The YouTube video version can be found here.

Case 75 The Prince Of Poisoners Dr Palmer

Greed, accumulated debt and a wayward lifestyle led to a catalogue of premature & unexplained deaths. His desperate acts finally exposed, it all ended with a famous trial, and the gallows. The YouTube video version is available here.

The Yelverton Marriage Scandal 1857

A couples scandalous romance, two marriages, abandonment & recriminations lead to years of court cases and a change in the law. The YouTube video version is available here.

Case 74 The Disturbing Murderers Leopold & Loeb Chicago 1924

Two teenage friends decide to find out what it would be like to kidnap and murder an innocent victim as a social experiment. The YouTube video version is available here.