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Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay 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

Lindsay is joined by Pete Turner from The Break It Down Show to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen now wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss the murder of Narcissa Cowart, as well as the dangers of courting two women at the same time, why you should never trust your kid with a pocket knife, and how to get away with murder. Information pulled from the following sources 2022 Murder by Gaslight blog post by Robert Wilhelm 1878 The Atlanta Constitution (1) (2) (3) (4) 1878 The Ellijay Courier 1878 Georgia Weekly Telegraph, Journal and Messenger 1878 Ledger-Enquirer (1) (2) (3) 1878 The Valdosta Times 1878 The Weekly Columbus Enquirer-Sun Find a Grave (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

Lindsay is joined by author Stephanie Cowell to discuss her book, “The Man in The Stone Cottage.” In 1846, Yorkshire, the Brontë sisters— Charlotte, Anne, and Emily— navigate precarious lives marked by heartbreak and struggle. Charlotte faces rejection from the man she loves, while their blind father and troubled brother add to their burdens. Despite their immense talent, no one will publish their poetry or novels. Amidst this turmoil, Emily encounters a charming shepherd during her solitary walks on the moors, yet he remains unseen by anyone else. After Emily’s untimely death, Charlotte— now a successful author with Jane Eyre— stumbles upon hidden letters and a mysterious map. As she stands on the brink of her own marriage, Charlotte is determined to uncover the truth about her sister’s secret relationship. The Man in the Stone Cottage is a poignant exploration of sisterly bonds and the complexities of perception, asking whether what feels real to one person can truly be real to another. STEPHANIE COWELL is the author of 7 novels, including Nicholas Cooke, The Physician of London, The Players: a novel of the young Shakespeare, Marrying Mozart, Claude & Camille: a novel of Monet, and The Boy in the Rain. Her work has been translated into several languages, optioned for film, and adapted into an opera. Cowell has been awarded an American Book Award. She has also been an opera singer, balladeer, and founder of the Strawberry Opera and an outdoor performance series in NYC. Fun facts include auditioning before Richard Rodgers, the Rodgers of Rodgers and Hammerstein fame, and performing in places like the famous Harvard Club and even mental institutions and prisons. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. 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

Lindsay and Madison discuss Corgarff Castle, as well as how to construct a kick-ass castle, that the Jacobites liked to eff shit up, and why you shouldn’t play a drinking game to this episode every time there’s a fire. Information pulled from the following sources Atlas Obscura Britain Express Castle Finders The Castles of Scotland Great Castles (1) Hidden Scotland post by Graeme Johncock Stravaiging Around Scotland Undiscovered Scotland 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

Lindsay is joined by author Cinda Gault to discuss her book, “A Small Compass.” In 1806, Isobel Gunn is staring down the inevitability of a spinster’s farm life in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, often referred to as the Island of Women.  At the same time and across the ocean in Maskinongé, Quebec, Marie-Anne Gaboury is facing the prospect that her dashing new coureur de bois husband will leave her a fur trade widow when he returns west to the wilderness. Both women launch themselves on perilous voyages that will change them forever and transform them into legends. A Small Compass is the story of the first two women to venture into the Canadian wilderness, where they meet and must help each other battle what they know and what they don't to defend all they love. Cinda Gault holds a Ph.D. in English, specializing in Canadian national identity issues in women’s writing of the 1960s and 1970s. She teaches and writes about Canadian literature and lives in Toronto, Ontario.  Her fiction includes This Godforsaken Place, a historical novel set in 1885 against a background of the Louis Riel rebellion with appearances by Riel’s general, Gabriel Dumont, and Wild Bill Cody’s Wild West Show star Annie Oakley. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. 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

Lindsay and Madison discuss Giacomo Casanova, as well as how to win and lose it all gambling, that blasphemy is no joke, and how to be both charming and also a horrible human being. Information pulled from the following sources 2025 Kiss From Italy blog post 2025 Walks of Italy blog post 2024 The Article post by Jeffrey Meyers 2024 The Collector article by Stephanie Jelks 2023 Yale University Press blog post by Leo Damrosch 2022 History Hit article by Lucy Davidson 2019 All That’s Interesting article by Andrew Milne 2018 The Vintage News article by Taryn Smee Britannica Find a Grave Goodreads Venice Explorer 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