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  • August 31, 2006: Edvard Munch Art Recovered

    August 31, 2022 · 10 min

    Norwegian police proudly announced the recovery of two iconic paintings by Edvard Munch that had been stolen two years earlier. Guest hosted by Greg Polcyn from Serial Killers. NOTE: This is the final episode of Today in True Crime. On…

  • August 30, 1918: Attempted Assassination of Lenin

    August 30, 2022 · 10 min

    A member of the Socialist Revolutionary Party shot and seriously injured Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Russian Soviet Republic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 29, 2019: Child Sacrifice Site Discovered

    August 29, 2022 · 9 min

    What is thought to be the largest child sacrifice mass grave ever discovered was unearthed in a coastal town in northern Peru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 28, 2003: The Collar Bomb Heist

    August 28, 2022 · 12 min

    In what was a robbery plan that went tragically wrong, pizza delivery man named Brian Wells attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania... with a bomb fastened to his neck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 27, 2020: Christchurch Terrorist Sentenced to Life

    August 27, 2022 · 9 min

    Brenton Tarran was the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced to life without parole. More than a year earlier, he live-streamed his attack on two mosques where he killed 51 Muslims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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  • August 26, 1986: The “Preppy Killer” Murder

    August 26, 2022 · 11 min

    After a night at a local bar together, 19-year-old Robert Chambers, also known as the "Preppy Killer," murdered 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in Central Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 25, 1835: The Great Moon Hoax

    August 25, 2022 · 11 min

    An author claiming to be a scientist published the first in a series of articles for the New York Sun about life being discovered on the moon. The public was astonished and later found that the pieces were satirical. Learn more about your…

  • August 24, 1572: Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

    August 24, 2022 · 12 min

    French Catholics slaughtered protestants during the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. It started when troops descended on the home of Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny, a French Huguenot Protestant. Guest hosted by Alastair Murden from Medical…

  • August 23, 1305: William Wallace Executed

    August 23, 2022 · 12 min

    Scottish rebel William Wallace resisted the English occupation in his country, and was charged with high treason. The sentence for such a crime was death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 22, 1962: Charles de Gaulle Escapes Assassination

    August 22, 2022 · 10 min

    Right-wing extremists sprayed more than 140 bullets into French President Charles de Gaulle's motorcade. He and his wife would survive the attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

  • August 21, 1992: The Siege of Ruby Ridge

    August 21, 2022 · 10 min

    U.S. Marshals were tasked with arresting a fugitive named Randy Weaver at his family cabin in the woods of Idaho. As they scouted the property, gunfire erupted, resulting in the deaths of deputy marshal Bill Degan, Randy’s teenage son…

  • August 20, 1619: First Enslaved Africans Arrive In Virginia

    August 20, 2022 · 10 min

    More than 20 Africans, kidnapped from their homes in the Kingdom of Ndongo in Angola, arrived in what is now Hampton, Virginia, marking the beginnings of slavery in England's North American colonies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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There’s never an ordinary day in true crime history. Flip back the calendar and see how one fateful day can ripple through time. Today in True Crime is a Spotify Original from Parcast.