H. H. Holmes was an American serial killer and con artist who operated in the early 1890’s and is most well known for luring victims to his “Murder Castle”, a hotel that he built to accommodate guests during the Chicago World’s Fair 1893. A published floor plan of the “Murder Castle” revealed secret torture chambers, trapdoors, gas chambers, and a crematorium in the basement. Though the “Beast of Chicago” only confessed to 27 murders, some reports attribute up to 200 deaths to him between 1886-1894. But how much of what we know about H. H. Holmes was true? Did this so called “Murder Castle” even exist? Today on historically bad we will deep dive into the story of America’s very first serial killer, and how his reign of terror was sensationalized by the media following a shoddy police investigation that left room for speculation by tabloids. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad incuding details of our LIVE SHOW on June 1st! Instagram: ⁠⁠@historicallybadpodcast ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.historicallybadpodcast.ca⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Buy some stickers!: https://historically-bad-podcast.square.site/ Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan. Case Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes https://www.britannica.com/biography/H-H-Holmes https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/#google_vignette https://www.history.com/news/murder-castle-h-h-holmes-chicago https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/enduring-mystery-hh-holmes-americas-first-serial-killer-180977646/ https://thewestendmuseum.org/history/era/immigrant-neighborhood/h-h-holmes/ https://ew.com/tv/devil-in-the-white-city-is-officially-dead-at-hulu/ https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a26340920/leonardo-dicaprio-martin-scorsese-devil-in-the-white-city-series-hulu/ Crighton, J. D., & Mudgett, H. W. (2016). Holmes' Own Story: Confessed 27 Murders, Lied Then Died. Aerobear Classics. Avery, R. (1997). City of Brotherly Mayhem. DIANE Publishing Inc.. Larsen, E. (2003). The Devil in the White City. New York: Vintage. Selzer, A. (2017). HH Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil. Simon and Schuster. Generation Why Podcast episode 164: H. H. Holmes

Josef Mengele is one of the most infamous figures of the Holocaust. Despite being trained as a doctor, Josef spent little time preserving life and instead brought a sadistic cruelty to experiments that ended the lives of many, mainly children. His service at Auschwitz and the medical experiments he conducted there have made him the most widely recognized perpetrator of the crimes committed during the reign of Nazi Germany with his postwar life in hiding represents the international failure to bring Nazi criminals to justice. Mengele has been the subject of numerous popular books, films, and television shows however, many of these portrayals distort the real facts of Mengele’s crimes and take him out of his historical context. Despite the portrayal of him as a mad scientist who conducted sadistic experiments with no scientific basis, the truth about Mengele is even more disturbing earning him the title the "angel of death". Join Carly and Tab this week as they discuss the depraved life of one of the most evil men in history; Josef Mengele. Content Warning: explicit discussions of human experimentation and casualties, violence, genocide and racism. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2's! #baddiesonly Instagram: @historicallybadpodcast Website: www.historicallybadpodcast.ca Patreon: www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Episode Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josef-Mengele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7ssLE3FddY https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/josef-mengele https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auschwitz-gets-a-new-doctor-the-angel-of-death https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/21/magazine/what-made-this-man-mengele.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/11/josef-mengele-bones-brazil-forensic-medicine#:~:text=Nazi%20doctor%20Josef%20Mengele's%20bones%20used%20in%20Brazil%20forensic%20medicine%20courses,-This%20article%20is&text=For%20more%20than%2030%20years,S%C3%A3o%20Paulo's%20Legal%20Medical%20Institute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele

This weeks story takes us back to the late 1870’s in Manhattan, New York, where a seasoned criminal was planning his most daring heist yet – a robbery of The Manhattan Savings Institution on Broadway and Bleecker. Despite several hiccups in over three years of planning, including two actual murders, the team of crooks led by George Leonidas Leslie successfully pulled off what was at the time the highest value criminal heist in history. Join Carly and Tab as they unpack the first ever historically bad bank heist. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2's! #baddiesonly Instagram: ⁠⁠@historicallybadpodcast ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.historicallybadpodcast.ca⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources: https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2009/10/07/fact-tops-fiction-in-story/47310025007/ Conway, J. North. (2009) King of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America. ISBN 978-1-49-304053-7 Walling, George W. (1887) Recollections of a New York Chief of Police. Caxton book concern, limited. ISBN 978-0-60-835831-4 https://www.villagepreservation.org/2022/04/28/the-big-bank-heist-at-broadway-and-bleecker/ https://crimereads.com/the-heist-of-the-century-who-cracked-the-manhattan-savings-and-loan-safe/ https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-york-tribune-manhattan-savings-bank/27936506/ https://www.nytimes.com/1878/10/28/archives/a-great-bank-robbery-the-manhattan-savings-institution-robbed-three.html https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2021/11/historic-heist-the-great-bank-robbery-of-1878.html The Bowery Boys: New York City History Podcast episode #375: The Great Bank Robbery of 1878 https://thehustle.co/the-architect-who-became-the-king-of-bank-robberies https://history.hsbc.com/collections/global-archives/manhattan-savings-institution https://history.hsbc.com/collections/global-archives/manhattan-savings-institution/records-relating-to-financial-crime/notice-issued-by-the-manhattan-savings-institution-to-alert-the-public-about-a-robbery-at-their-head-office-at-644-646-broadway-new-york-city-usa-0 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/12/george-leslie-bank-robber-heist-history.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1927/12/31/when-new-york-was-really-wicked-king-of-the-bank-robbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Savings_Institution_robbery#cite_note-33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Leonidas_Leslie

For 33 months Studio 54 was the place for hedonism, drug consumption and every type of sex you can think of, public and all. Over those months, the club became known as a disco hot house that was infamous for its guest list, its exceeding unrealistic and idealistic entry policies (that led to unbelievable attempts on behalf of patrons to enter), and over the top extravagant events with a plethora of available illegal drugs. The club was closely tied to owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager who kicked off the era of A-list celebrities like Cher, Mick Jagger, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson and even artist Andy Warhol. Join Carly and Tab this week as they unpack the rise and fall of Studio 54; the 70s disco club that became known as an epicenter for pleasure and power which all came to a screeching halt under charges of tax evasion and drug crime. Content Warning: discussions of sex and drug use. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2's! #baddiesonly Instagram: @historicallybadpodcast Website: www.historicallybadpodcast.ca Patreon: www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources: Studio 54 Netflix Documentary, 2018. Studio 54, Right Answers Mostly Podcast https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/studio-54-10-wild-stories-from-clubs-debauched-heyday-198626/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/war-disco-glimpse-glamorous-world-studio-54/ https://nexus.radio/news/studio-54 https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/05/halston-studio-54-real-life https://www.historydefined.net/the-history-of-studio-54/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_54 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rubell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Schrager Ian Schrager Company: https://www.ianschragercompany.com/

Vili Fualaau is a Samoan American man who was just 8 years old when he met his future wife and the mother of his children. From a young age he was gifted, with a particular talent for art. It was this talent for art that first captured the attention of his second grade teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, in 1991 when he first found himself in her classroom. Mary Kay started giving Vili special attention from this moment on – which from the outside appeared to be a well-intended teacher fostering and mentoring a young student – but later the truth was revealed to be much darker. Content warnings: discussions of child sexual assault, statutory rape, abuse of a minor, and suicide. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2's! #baddiesonly Instagram: ⁠⁠@historicallybadpodcast ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.historicallybadpodcast.ca⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/vili-fualaau#who-is-vili-fualaau https://www.historylink.org/File/5727 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-apr-29-ls-45407-story.html https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/letourneau-registers-as-sex-offender-1150919.php https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/02/07/parole-revoked-ex-teacher-sent-to-prison-in-teen-sex-case/ed36067d-b2b7-49f6-962e-241b15ff579b/ https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20010408&slug=brodeur08m1 https://books.google.ca/books?id=ij4Wc-5krxYC&pg=PA114&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Documentary: Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes on a Scandal Biography Presents: Mary Kay Letourneau: Autobiography https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/fualaau-s-suit-says-he-wasn-t-protected-from-1083448.php https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/schools-police-absolved-in-fualaau-case-1087664.php American Scandals - Season 1 Episode 8 ''Mary Kay Letourneau: Forbidden Love'' https://people.com/crime/mary-kay-letourneau-vili-fualaau-relationship-today-source/ https://time.com/6332158/may-december-netflix-true-story-mary-kay-letourneau/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/04/may-december-netflix-movie-vili-fualaau Podcast: Right Answers Mostly episode “Your least favorite teacher: Mary Kay Letourneau” Resources for Victims: https://aasas.ca/contact-us/ https://www.alberta.ca/get-help-for-child-abuse-neglect-and-sexual-exploitation https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-violence/gender-based-violence-its-not-just.html https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors https://www.rainn.org/news/grooming-know-warning-signs https://www.thecyberhelpline.com/guides/online-grooming https://endingviolencecanada.org/sexual-assault-centres-crisis-lines-and-support-services/

The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused, 30 found guilty and 20 whom were publicly executed and remained guilty until some 300 years later. Join Carly and Tab this week as the unpack the story of one town's strange journey from paranoid to pardon and one of the most notorious cased of mass hysteria in American history filled with dubious witch hunting practices and bizarre accounts of "counter-magic". Content Warnings: discussions of violence. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2's! #baddiesonly Instagram: ⁠⁠@historicallybadpodcast ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.historicallybadpodcast.ca⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVd8kuufBhM https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/ https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/02/22/women-arrested-witchcraft-salem/#:~:text=Sarah%20Good%2C%20Sarah%20Osborne%2C%20and,witches%20in%20Salem%20in%201692. https://www.history.com/news/7-bizarre-witch-trial-tests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials#:~:text=The%20Salem%20witch%20trials%20were,fourteen%20women%20and%20five%20men). Right Answers Mostly Podcast, Salem Witch Trials: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gA0V7qGNK6TkquWhQnucl The Crucible, 1996.

Taylor Swift is no stranger to breaking records and making historic moves in the music industry. Whether you are a full-send Swifite or don't listen to her music at all - there is no denying that Taylor is an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. Now more than ever the world is captivated by Taylor Swift as she enters the second year of performing her groundbreaking and breathtaking Eras Tour. There are so many reasons to stan Taylor Swift (and Carly will explain all of them in this episode) - but one of our favourites is her advocacy for artists to own their own work and willingness to use her platform and her power to stand up to toxic masculinity in the music industry and make meaningful change. Join Carly and Tab for Historically Bad (Taylor's Version) as we deep dive into the twisted backstory behind Taylor's history-making decision to re-record her first 6 albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation. PART 2. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2's! #baddiesonly Instagram: ⁠⁠@historicallybadpodcast ⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.historicallybadpodcast.ca⁠⁠ Patreon: ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources: https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-attorney-don-passman-buy-masters-big-machine/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/scooter-braun-acquires-big-machine-label-group-scott-borchetta/ https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-woman-of-the-decade-speech-billboard-women-in-music-8546156/ 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast Episode: Revenge Of The Re-Recordings https://variety.com/2018/music/news/taylor-swift-stands-to-make-music-business-history-as-a-free-agent-1202918336/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-scott-borchetta-explainer-853424/ https://www.umusicpub.com/us/Artists.aspx https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/big-machine-label-group-and-its-taylor-swift-albums-acquired-by-scooter-brauns-ithaca-holdings/ Taylor Swift (Tumblr, Instagram) https://taylorswift.tumblr.com/post/185958366550/for-years-i-asked-pleaded-for-a-chance-to-own-my https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1195123215657508867 https://www.bigmachinelabelgroup.com/taylor-swifts-partner-over-decade-we-were-shocked-see-her-tumblr-statements-yesterday-based/ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/14/taylor-swift-accuses-scott-borchetta-and-scooter-braun-of-blocking-her-from-performing-her-old-music-at-ama.html https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-on-her-haters-you-dont-have-to-forgive-and-you-dont-have-to-forget-131169 https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/taylor-swift-re-recordings-inspiring-contract-changes-labels https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-songs-about-scooter-braun-lyrics-theories-2023-8#my-tears-ricochet-2 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/arts/music/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-masters.html

Taylor Swift is no stranger to breaking records and making historic moves in the music industry. Whether you are a full-send Swifite or don't listen to her music at all - there is no denying that Taylor is an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. Now more than ever the world is captivated by Taylor Swift as she enters the second year of performing her groundbreaking and breathtaking Eras Tour. There are so many reasons to stan Taylor Swift (and Carly will explain all of them in this episode) - but one of our favourites is her advocacy for artists to own their own work and willingness to use her platform and her power to stand up to toxic masculinity in the music industry and make meaningful change. Join Carly and Tab for Historically Bad (Taylor's Version) as we deep dive into the twisted backstory behind Taylor's history-making decision to re-record her first 6 albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, and Reputation. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2! #baddiesonly Instagram: ⁠@historicallybadpodcast ⁠ Website: ⁠www.historicallybadpodcast.ca⁠ Patreon: ⁠www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources: https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-attorney-don-passman-buy-masters-big-machine/ https://www.billboard.com/pro/scooter-braun-acquires-big-machine-label-group-scott-borchetta/ https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-woman-of-the-decade-speech-billboard-women-in-music-8546156/ 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast Episode: Revenge Of The Re-Recordings https://variety.com/2018/music/news/taylor-swift-stands-to-make-music-business-history-as-a-free-agent-1202918336/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-scott-borchetta-explainer-853424/ https://www.umusicpub.com/us/Artists.aspx https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/big-machine-label-group-and-its-taylor-swift-albums-acquired-by-scooter-brauns-ithaca-holdings/ Taylor Swift (Tumblr, Instagram) https://taylorswift.tumblr.com/post/185958366550/for-years-i-asked-pleaded-for-a-chance-to-own-my https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1195123215657508867 https://www.bigmachinelabelgroup.com/taylor-swifts-partner-over-decade-we-were-shocked-see-her-tumblr-statements-yesterday-based/ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/14/taylor-swift-accuses-scott-borchetta-and-scooter-braun-of-blocking-her-from-performing-her-old-music-at-ama.html https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-on-her-haters-you-dont-have-to-forgive-and-you-dont-have-to-forget-131169 https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/taylor-swift-re-recordings-inspiring-contract-changes-labels https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-songs-about-scooter-braun-lyrics-theories-2023-8#my-tears-ricochet-2 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/arts/music/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-masters.html

David Koresh was born Vernon Wayne Howell on August 17, 1959 in Houston Texas and died on April 19, 1993 at age 33 on a momentous day in American history known as the Waco siege, or the Waco massacre; a deadly 51-day standoff against the FBI and the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. Koresh was an American cult leader of the Branch Davidians-a religious sect that received national attention during the aforementioned deadly standoff where Koresh, who believed himself to be a prophet and self-proclaimed messiah, commanded his followers to stockpiled mass amounts of deadly weapons in anticipation of the coming apocalypse that ended in fiery death. Join Carly and Tab this week as the unpack the wacky messiah who looked not like that of a cult leader but rather an odd man in a band with a memorizing personality that allowed him to exert influence over many, mounting an unexpected and deadly stand still with the FBI. - Part 2. Content Warnings: sexual assault against adults and minors, discussions of violence. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2's of future episodes! #baddiesonly Instagram: ⁠@historicallybadpodcast ⁠ Website: ⁠www.historicallybadpodcast.ca⁠ Patreon: ⁠www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon⁠ Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources The book “inside the cult” authored by Marc Breault Documentary “Waco, the big lie” by Linda Thompson “Waco” film starring Taylor Kitsch https://www.biography.com/crime/david-koresh https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/davidkoresh.html https://www.google.com/search?q=biorgraphics+david+koresh&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA904CA904&oq=biorgraphics+david+koresh+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigAdIBCDMxMTlqMGo0qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:892c2b68,vid:yfoCcEWkpDQ,st:0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh

David Koresh was born Vernon Wayne Howell on August 17, 1959 in Houston Texas and died on April 19, 1993 at age 33 on a momentous day in American history known as the Waco siege, or the Waco massacre; a deadly 51-day standoff against the FBI and the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. Koresh was an American cult leader of the Branch Davidians-a religious sect that received national attention during the aforementioned deadly standoff where Koresh, who believed himself to be a prophet and self-proclaimed messiah, commanded his followers to stockpiled mass amounts of deadly weapons in anticipation of the coming apocalypse that ended in fiery death. Join Carly and Tab this week as the unpack the wacky messiah who looked not like that of a cult leader but rather an odd man in a band with a memorizing personality that allowed him to exert influence over many, mounting an unexpected and deadly stand still with the FBI. Content Warnings: sexual assault and violence against adults and minors, discussions of violence. Keep up to date on all things Historically Bad! Become a member of the OG baddy tier on Patreon to access bonus content, additional bloopers and early access to Part 2! #baddiesonly Instagram: @historicallybadpodcast Website: www.historicallybadpodcast.ca Patreon: www.patreon.com/HistoricallyBadPatreon Contact us: [email protected] Historically Bad is created and produced by Tabitha Festa and Carly Sullivan Case Sources The book “inside the cult” authored by Marc Breault Documentary “Waco, the big lie” by Linda Thompson “Waco” film starring Taylor Kitsch https://www.biography.com/crime/david-koresh https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/davidkoresh.html https://www.google.com/search?q=biorgraphics+david+koresh&rlz=1C1CHBF_enCA904CA904&oq=biorgraphics+david+koresh+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigAdIBCDMxMTlqMGo0qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:892c2b68,vid:yfoCcEWkpDQ,st:0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Koresh