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Buried Evidence
by The Crime Desk
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About the show
Is true crime our latest obsession, or just history's oldest guilty pleasure?A brand-new exploration of historical true crime through the ages, exposes why we should be looking over our shoulders to the past with bestselling historian, Rebecca Rideal & Archaeologist, Professor Raksha Dave.Together they will unpack the buried stories of crime and uncover the darkest chapters of criminal history, from victims and investigators to perpetrators and punishments.Using archaeology as a key investigative tool, Raksha and Rebecca will uncover how a dig separates fact from folklore. Such as Otzi the Iceman - a body from 3300BCE discovered in 1991 - where the archeological examination of his bones provided a window into the last 48 hours of someone living thousands of years ago. Or the site discovery of The Salem Witch Trials, where a dig immediately dispelled the stories of gallows at the top of the hill and formal burials. Using archaeology, history and modern forensic science, Buried Evidence reopens some of the world's oldest cold cases to separate folklore from fact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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Here Be Witches: The Salem Witch Trials
October 2, 2026 · 39 minIt’s the 19th of July 1692 and thirty-nine year old Sarah Good, is the youngest of five women being trundled through Salem Village to a hill on the outskirts of the settlement. They are to be hanged as witches. The events in Salem would…
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Lizzie Borden Took An Axe…
September 25, 2026 · 40 minAs the legend of Lizzie Borden comes to Netflix, we visit one of the most notorious murder mysteries in American history. A brutal double murder that inspired one of the darkest nursery rhymes of all time. But what do we really know about…
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Ötzi: Murder on the Mountain
September 18, 2026 · 31 minIt's September 1991, two hikers in the Alps believe they’ve stumbled across the body of a climber who’d lost his way. He lies face-down in the ice. His arm caught awkwardly beneath him. A shoulder protruding from melting snow. Police are…
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The Tragedy of the Titanic
September 11, 2026 · 54 min11.39pm, 14 April 1912: A grand new Ocean liner, the RMS Titanic, cruises across the North Atlantic. It’s 4 days into a weeklong voyage from Southampton to New York. Most of the passengers have returned to their cabins after the evening’s…
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The Original Serial Killer
September 4, 2026 · 39 minWe tend to think about serial killers as being a modern phenomenon, but in France during the Hundred Years War, we find the story of a monster straight out of a horror film. A sadist, who kidnaps and murders young children to sacrifice…
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St. Brice's Day Massacre
September 4, 2026 · 34 minThis story begins not on a battlefield, but beneath one of the most prestigious colleges in the world. In 2008, excavations at St John’s College, Oxford uncovered a mass grave of thirty-five men, buried without ceremony. Nothing about the…
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Coming soon... Buried Evidence
August 26, 2026 · 2 minThe Crime Desk presents Buried Evidence, a new weekly podcast where history meets true crime, unearthing the murders, mysteries and scandals of the past. Hosted by historian and bestselling author Rebecca Rideal, and Time Team…