Crimes of the Centuries

Crime is so commonplace that it takes something particularly shocking to be labelled the “crime of the century.” Even so, there are a lot of cases that have earned the distinction. In each episode of Crimes of the Centuries, award-winning journalist Amber Hunt will examine a case that’s lesser known today but was huge when it happened. The cases explored span the centuries and each left a mark. Some made history by changing laws. Others were so shocking they changed society.

Crimes of the Centuries is a history podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 282 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Crimes of the Centuries, a history show with 282 episodes published.

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  Episode #22

  S6 Ep22: Joseph Paul Franklin and the Three-Year Race War

  Aug 10, 20261 hourS6

  For three years in the late 1970s and into 1980 — before shared databases and DNA evidence — one man moved freely across 11 states trying to start a race war. He changed his name to honor a Nazi propagandist and a founding father. He bombed synagogues, gunned down interracial couples, shot a magazine publisher in broad daylight, and left whole communities living in fear of a killer they couldn't identify. Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book ! Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod Episode Sponsors: Vinted . A secondhand marketplace app to sell clothes you no longer wear with no seller fees, free to download at Vinted. ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol . The world's first genetically engineered probiotic, made to be your first drink of the night, at ZBiotics.com/COTC with code COTC for 15% off. Quince . Elevated bedding, apparel, and home essentials priced 50-80% less than similar brands, at Quince.com/CENTURIES . Talkiatry . 100% online psychiatry with in-network insurance coverage and appointments in days, not months, at Talkiatry.com/COTC .

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  Episode #22

  S6 Ep22: The Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers: Future COTC?

  Aug 7, 202647 minS6

  Three people vanished from a Memphis home in February 1994. A week later, they turned up in a local cemetery, buried in a grave dug for someone else's funeral — held the day after they disappeared, with mourners who had no idea what was beneath the casket. Tony Carruthers was convicted of the murders in 1996, representing himself after burning through six court-appointed attorneys. Thirty years, one botched execution, and one recanted medical examiner later, Tennessee still hasn't tested the DNA that might resolve the crime.

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  Episode #21

  S6 Ep21: The Murder of Leslie Preer

  Aug 3, 202649 minS6

  Investigators were certain they knew who killed Leslie Preer. Their main suspect had motive, a suspicious alibi, and a failed polygraph. Investigators had everything they needed — except the right guy. Twenty-three years later with a pair of fresh detectives, a water bottle at Dulles Airport told a very different story. Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book ! Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod EPISODE SPONSORS: Rula: Affordable, insurance-covered therapy with average $15 copays and licensed in-network providers, at Rula.com/COTC . Hims. Simple, 100% online access to affordable ED treatment through licensed providers, at Hims.com/COTC . Home Chef. Fresh ingredients and easy recipes delivered weekly, with 50% off and free shipping on your first box plus free dessert for life at HomeChef.com/COTC . Boll & Branch: Breathable, organic cotton bedding designed to keep you cool all summer, with 15% off your first order at BollAndBranch.com/COTC using code COTC.

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  Episode #20

  S6 Ep20: The Wrong Kind of American

  Jul 27, 20261h 3mS6

  Twenty-two-year-old Fred Korematsu was parked on a San Francisco hillside with his girlfriend, listening to music on the car radio, when the broadcast stopped on Dec. 7, 1941. In the weeks that followed, the U.S. government imprisoned 120,000 people based solely on their ancestry. Fred, a California-born welder who had tried to register for the draft on the very first day he could, decided he wasn’t going anywhere. His decision would lead to one of the most consequential civil liberties cases in American history, and a decades-long effort to prove something that should never have needed proving.

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  Episode #19

  S6 Ep19: "Goodnight, Sweet Wife:" Murder in Mission Hill

  Jul 20, 202658 minS6

  On the night of Oct. 23, 1989, Chuck Stuart called 911 from a car phone in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood, his voice strained with panic. He said he and his wife Carol had been shot by a Black man. Within hours, Boston police had launched the most intensive manhunt in the city's history — tearing through a predominantly Black neighborhood, stopping and searching anyone who dared answer their door or walk the streets. They were certain they knew what had happened. They were wrong in ways that would take decades to reckon with. Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book ! Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod EPISODE SPONSORS: Home Chef: Get 50% off your first box, free shipping, and free dessert for life at HomeChef.com/COTC . AquaTru: Go to AquaTru.com now for 20% off your purifier using promo code COTC. AquaTru even comes with a 30-day best-tasting water guarantee. That’s AquaTru.com — A-Q-U-A-T-R-U dot com — promo code C-O-T-C. Talkiatry: Get matched with an in-network psychiatrist at Talkiatry.com/COTC . Mint Mobile: Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month at MintMobile.com/COTC .

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