n today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the "supposed" 1st female serial killer in the United States Lavinia Fisher! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Six Mile Wayfarer House 3:47 - Law Enforcement in the 1800’s5:33 - Crimes at the 6 mile house7:13 - Lynch’s Law9:30 - David Ross & John Peeples12:55 - The Law Steps In14:57 - The Trial17:00 - The Execution19:46 - Lavinia’s Ghost21:37 - Truth Vs Legend ► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events. ►Sources:https://ghostcitytours.com/charleston/lavinia-fisher/ https://charlestonterrors.com/lavinia-fisher-the-first-female-us-serial-killer/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-laviniafisher/ https://www.counton2.com/haunted-history/haunted-history-the-legend-of-lavinia-fisher/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WCBD_News_2&fbclid=IwY2xjawS45ldleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFIUnhxT3E0eUZ2Z1c0bG1Sc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmjxX9p0UrNteHXwm3DsmEUoZzQh_TNCHhlM1RChMHCSBiPXeU9M4FqHuduQ_aem_oevjjlALJqvE_yvCJYQ9sw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavinia_Fisher https://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-laviniafisher/https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/lavinia-fisherhttps://styleblueprint.com/everyday/lavinia-fisher-first-female-serial-killer/https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/charlestons-most-inhospitable-hosts-the-story-of-john-and-lavinia-fisher/ https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/charlestons-most-inhospitable-hosts-the-story-of-john-and-lavinia-fisher/

This is one of the scariest serial killers you've never heard of! 0:00 - Intro1:13 - The Budd Family2:48 - Hamilton Fish4:54 - Criminal Behavior9:52 - Mental Illness12:11 -  Stalking Victims15:04 - Grace Budd18:02 - Suspects 24:21 - The Letter28:39 - Other Victims29:57 - The Trial 32:10 - Last Effects 

PART 2!!! In 1942 as World War II raged, the citizens of London began to realize that their greatest threat no longer came from distant enemies. But from one of their own, as a serial killer was stalking women throughout the city's blackout-darkened streets. A killer who the newspapers had dubbed, the Blackout Ripper.  This is part 2 of that story!Sources:https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-blackout-ripper-a-serial-killer-in-wartime-londonhttps://robertwalshwriter.wpcomstaging.com/2024/01/23/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper-hanged-during-an-air-raid/ https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-27-the-blackout-ripper-part-three-margaret-florence-lowe https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-serial-killer-worse-ripper-21267680 http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=635&termRef=Gordon Frederick Cummins https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/documents_relating_to_the_case_o Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/07/24/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper/ Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-25-the-blackout-ripper-part-1-evelyn-margaret-hamilton https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/11/30/blackout-crime-in-the-second-world-war/ Did they get it wrong? https://theblackoutripper.com/ (Haven’t read it myself) 

The Serial Killer was one of the most terrifying Serial Killer London had ever seen!0:00 -Intro0:58 - Shout out 1:58 - Content Warning 2:35 - Blackouts & The Blitz4:53 - Evelyn Hamilton9:44 - Horrific Discovery # 1 13:34 - Evelyn Oatley20:43 - Horrific Discovery # 225:07 -  Frederick Cherrill 26:47 - Margaret Florence Lowe33:37 - Horrific Discovery # 338:49 -  To be continued… Sources:https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-blackout-ripper-a-serial-killer-in-wartime-londonhttps://robertwalshwriter.wpcomstaging.com/2024/01/23/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper-hanged-during-an-air-raid/ https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-27-the-blackout-ripper-part-three-margaret-florence-lowe https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cummins-gordon.htm https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/london-serial-killer-worse-ripper-21267680 http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=635&termRef=Gordon Frederick Cummins https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/documents_relating_to_the_case_o Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins https://dirkdeklein.net/2016/07/24/gordon-cummins-the-blackout-ripper/ Additional Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cummins https://www.murdermiletours.com/blog/murder-mile-true-crime-podcast-25-the-blackout-ripper-part-1-evelyn-margaret-hamilton Did they get it wrong? https://theblackoutripper.com/ 

#history #codebreakers #womeninWWII In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the American women who worked as Codebreakers during WWII ►Sources:https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/10/the-secret-history-of-the-women-code-breakers-who-helped-defeat-the-nazis-215694/ Waves: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/manning-the-us-navy/waves.html Book Recommendation: Code Girls - The true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II - By Liza Mundy / https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316352543/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_X84PKGTMKDYTV1X5M7CG?linkCode=ml1&tag=christinadepi-20&linkId=4a9029646f4b46112e6bf5b718ec7511 https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/code-girls-records https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2020-03-11-presentation.pdf Code Breaker -Fran Pearlmutter: https://www.bu.edu/cas/arts-sciences/2018/she-was-a-world-war-ii-codebreaker/ Code Breaker -Dorothy Ramale: https://www.iup.edu/news-events/news/2021/03/code-cracker.html https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/10/the-secret-history-of-the-women-code-breakers-who-helped-defeat-the-nazis-215694/ Link to many other sources -bottom of page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Girls https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2019/03/reflections-on-the-code-girls-reunion-and-my-mothers-story/ Code Girls Presentation: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2020-03-11-presentation.pdf https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-women-codebreakers-of-world-war-ii Recruitment Brochure: http://www.lizamundy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/brochure.pdf Interviews with some Code Girls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTM50T_Liog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScbvDz0ANdY

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the "unsolved" case of Ken McElroy.Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - The Murder 3:08 - Early Life 5:26 - Ken and the Ladies11:28 - Intimidation & Romaine Henry18:21 - Revenge & Vigilante Justice22:02 - The Aftermath ► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events. ►Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/ken-rex-mcelroy https://patch.com/us/across-america/who-killed-ken-rex-mcelroy-town-keeps-its-secret-38-years https://www.harrymaclean.com/post/no-death-bed-confession https://www.talkmurderwithme.com/blog/2019/11/14/ken-rex-mcelroy https://morbidology.com/the-town-that-got-away-with-murder/ https://missourilife.com/skidmore-revisited-part-1-death-ken-mcelroy-2/ https://www.bustle.com/p/13-things-about-ken-mcelroys-shooting-you-need-to-know-before-watching-no-one-saw-a-thing-18497585 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/16/us/16bully.html https://www.everand.com/read/508809614/In-Broad-Daylight-A-murder-in-Skidmore-Missouri https://www.harrymaclean.com/in-broad-daylight

0:00 - Intro 0:24 - Hershey PA5:49 - Hershey School8:03 - WWI & Cuba10:04 - Bill Murrie & M&M’s14:57 - The Great Depression & Stikes24:01 -  WWII30:10 - Milton Hershey’s LegacySources: Hershey’s Cuba: https://www.mhskids.org/blog/built-sugar-hershey-cuba/#:~:text=Did you know Milton Hershey,of the Deed of Trust. Cuba: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/cuba-central-hershey-1916-1946/ Lots of info on Hershey the place: https://www.hersheypa.com  Is Hershey really a town? https://www.hersheypa.com/about-hershey/faqs.php#:~:text=Although we are known to,known as Hershey ever since. Milton Hershey: https://hersheystory.org/milton-hershey-history/ Strike? https://www.history.com/articles/hersheys-once-violently-suppressed-a-strike-by-chocolate-workers Hershey School: https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/ https://www.biography.com/business-figure/milton-hershey Milton in Cuba: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/cuba-central-hershey-1916-1946/ Milton Hershey: https://www.hersheypa.com/about-hershey/milton-hershey.php https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/about-us/milton-hershey.html https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/milton-s-hershey/ Chocolate during the War: https://corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/newsroom/news-releases/how-sweet-it-us-troops-have-savored-taste-chocolates-their Chocolate in WWII: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/serving-the-country-hershey-chocolates-contributions-to-wwii/ Hershey ration bars: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hersheys-military-chocolate-troops-wwii-180983065/ Ration Bar Stuff: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/ration-d-bars/ 

0:00 - Intro0:42 - Humble beginnings3:24 -Early Career6:20 - Starting his own business14:45 - Things take a turn17:11 - Discovering the world of chocolate 21:30 - Hershey’s Kisses 27:44 -What did Wilbur think?29:19 - Taste testing Wilbur vs Kisses32:43 - 1st Class Tickets on the Titanic Sources: Milton Hershey: https://hersheystory.org/milton-hershey-history/ Hershey School: https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/ https://www.biography.com/business-figure/milton-hershey Milton Hershey: https://www.hersheypa.com/about-hershey/milton-hershey.php https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/about-us/milton-hershey.html https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/milton-s-hershey/ Wilbur Buds VS Kisses: https://candyprofessor.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/kissing-cousins-the-hershey’s-kiss-and-the-wilbur-bud/ Chocolate during the War: https://corp.commissaries.com/our-agency/newsroom/news-releases/how-sweet-it-us-troops-have-savored-taste-chocolates-their Chocolate in WWII: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/serving-the-country-hershey-chocolates-contributions-to-wwii/ Hershey ration bars: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hersheys-military-chocolate-troops-wwii-180983065/ Kisses packaging: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/hersheyarchives30-18-only-hersheys-kisses-are-kisses/ Kisses: https://time.com/3707086/hershey-kiss-history-valentines/ Buds: https://www.wilburbuds.com/wilbur-history?srsltid=AfmBOoqNKc5SGydjNB18oAM1ya0ah6A5NA3poawqNbs5rAq1YGOap7rW Kisses & Buds: https://www.tastingtable.com/1191819/hersheys-chocolate-kisses-have-been-around-longer-than-you-might-expect/ Supposed to have been on the titanic: https://www.mhskids.org/blog/milton-hershey-school-hershey-titanic/#:~:text=In late 1911, the Hersheys,sinking of the big steamer. Close call Titanic: https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/milton-s-hershey-and-the-rms-titanic/#:~:text=Posted March 18, 2020,to reserve such a room. Wilbur’s Beef with Hershey: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91212832/henry-oscar-wilbur 

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the history of M&M's and how they changed the candy industry! ~ Christina Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Frank Mars5:33 - Forrest Mars10:55 - M&Ms18:52 - Secrecy ►Sources:https://www.mars.com/about/history https://www.history.com/articles/the-wartime-origins-of-the-mm https://www.allrecipes.com/the-real-reason-m-and-ms-were-invented-8680298 https://www.mms.com/en-gb/explore/about-us https://missionrollcall.org/veteran-voices/articles/mms-and-the-military/ https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/murrie-william-f-r-1873-1950/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/08/mm-vs-smarties/ https://www.mashed.com/1281792/unlikely-similarity-between-smarties-m-ms/ Additional sources listed at the bottom of the webpage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M&M's Red M&M Whoas: https://www.livescience.com/33017-why-were-red-mms-discontinued-for-a-decade.html https://www.bargainboxed.com/blogs/articles/when-were-m-ms-created-the-history-of-m-m-candies?srsltid=AfmBOoomotEkGsLtKXQ8cpKObwiU2C1fmv-GnwK8ilDVB77pM_zVhXMT Ration D Bars: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/hersheys-military-chocolate-troops-wwii-180983065/ Candy in War time: https://www.popsci.com/health/hershey-mars-wwii/#:~:text=From sugar shortages to military,2025 9:00 AM EDT

In the ancient world, Crucifixion was more than just an execution method —it was a calculated display of power - a public spectacle meant to break the will of anyone who dared to resist.”0:00 - Intro0:19 - Good Friday1:23 - The Origins of Crucifixion4:27 - The Process of Crucifixion12:11 - Crucifixion Remains Found 14:20 - Cause of death18:41 - An end of Crucifixion20:31 - Conclusion Sources:Crucifixion -Capital punishment: https://www.britannica.com/topic/crucifixion-capital-punishment New info on how nails were placed, etc: https://openurl.ebsco.com/EPDB:gcd:10:38300490/detailv2?sid=ebsco:plink:scholar&id=ebsco:gcd:191907420&crl=f&link_origin=www.google.com Remains found: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/crucifixion/a-tomb-in-jerusalem-reveals-the-history-of-crucifixion-and-roman-crucifixion-methods/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehohanan Video human made animations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG0CSEpqQCI T Shaped Cross: https://cbn.com/article/suffering/physicians-view-crucifixion-jesus-christ The history and pathology of crucifixion: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14750495/ Crucifixion in the Ancient World: A Historical Analysis: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1188&context=eleu Roman Crucifixion Methods: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/crucifixion/roman-crucifixion-methods-reveal-the-history-of-crucifixion/ Crucifixion in the Roman World: https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/crucifixion-in-the-roman-world/#google_vignette History of Crucifixion: https://www.gotquestions.org/crucifixion.html Sketch drawings gotten from here:: https://tragoviproslosti.eu/2023/05/09/crucifixion-in-the-roman-world-ideology-behind-the-brutal-practice/