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A Recast of ‘Criminalia’

Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?

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Recastable Episodes (258)

1. Introducing Criminalia Season 1: Lady Poisoners Aug. 10, 2020
2. Tillie Klimek, the 'Black Widow' of Chicago Aug. 18, 2020
3. Julia Agrippina: Mother to Nero and Ambitious Broad Aug. 25, 2020
4. Marie LaFarge: Pretty Little Poisoner Sept. 1, 2020
5. Giulia Tofana: World's Most Dangerous Apothecary Sept. 8, 2020
6. Sally Bassett: Symbol of Resistance or Murderer? Sept. 15, 2020
7. Marie Besnard: Undertaker's Best Friend? Sept. 22, 2020
8. Catherine de Medici: We Heard She Ate Babies for Breakfast Sept. 29, 2020
9. Madam de Brinvilliers: The 'Wickedest Woman in the World' Oct. 6, 2020
10. La Voisin: Poisoner-for-Hire and Provider of Alleged Sorcery Oct. 13, 2020
11. Did 'Sally Arsenic' Really Poison Her Family? Oct. 20, 2020
12. Roberta Elder, Atlanta’s Rare Black Female Serial Killer Oct. 27, 2020
13. Yes, You CAN Drink Charcoal: Happy Halloween From Criminalia Oct. 30, 2020
14. Lydia Sherman: Connecticut's 'Lucrezia Borgia' Nov. 3, 2020
15. Lucrezia Borgia: Depraved Murderess, or Political Pawn? Nov. 10, 2020
16. Locusta: Ancient Assassin-for-Hire Nov. 17, 2020
17. Velma Barfield: Death Row Granny or Just Mama Margie? Nov. 24, 2020
18. Bertha Gifford: Angel of Mercy or Good Samaritan? Dec. 1, 2020
19. Hieronyma Spara and Her Secret Society of Poisoners Dec. 8, 2020
20. Belle Gunness: Comely Widow Who Wants You to Stay Forever Dec. 16, 2020
21. Mary Ann Cotton: 'She's Dead and She's Rotten' Dec. 22, 2020
22. Amy Archer-Gilligan: Sometimes Predators Look Like Pious Grandmas Dec. 29, 2020
23. "The Poisoner's Handbook" with Author Deborah Blum Pt. 1 Jan. 5, 2021
24. "The Poisoner's Handbook" with Author Deborah Blum Pt. 2 Jan. 12, 2021
25. Arsenic and ... Arsenic: Criminalia's Season 1 Final Episode Jan. 19, 2021
26. Rufus Griswold: Poe’s Petty Stalker Jan. 26, 2021
27. Lady Caroline Lamb: “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” Feb. 2, 2021
28. Edward Jones: “The First Celebrity Stalker” Feb. 9, 2021
29. Erotomania: Stalking for Love Feb. 12, 2021
30. Léa-Anna B.: King George V’s Admirer Feb. 16, 2021
31. Georgiana Fane: “The High Society Stalker” Feb. 23, 2021
32. Alexander Main and Edith Simcox: The Passionate Worshipers March 2, 2021
33. Jane Bigelow: “The Bigelow Terror” March 9, 2021
34. Adele Hugo: “La Misérable” March 16, 2021
35. Olga Janina: “La Cosaque” March 30, 2021
36. My Guitar Gently Weeps: George Harrison's Stalkers April 6, 2021
37. Welcome to Season 3 of Criminalia: Imposters April 13, 2021
38. Every Breath You Take: The Season of Stalkers April 13, 2021
39. I know You're a Fraud, But What Am I? April 20, 2021
40. Who Wears the Pants? Sarah Emma Edmonds, That's Who April 27, 2021
41. Meet the Real 'Wolf of Wall Street': David Lamar May 4, 2021
42. Christian Gerhartsreiter: The Man They Called 'Crockefeller' May 11, 2021
43. Barry Bremen, 'The Great Imposter': No Guts, No Glory May 18, 2021
44. FRED DEMARA, Known for His 'Rascality, Pure Rascality' May 25, 2021
45. Elizabeth 'Betty' Bigley: The Lady of the Hypnotic Eye June 1, 2021
46. A Victorian Mystery: Was Arthur Orton the Tichborne Claimant? June 8, 2021
47. Was Perkin Warbeck a 'Sham' Duke, or the Real Thing? June 15, 2021
48. Will the Real Anastasia Romanov Please Stand Up? June 22, 2021
49. Stephen Weinberg: The Man With So Many Aliases We Couldn't Count Them All June 29, 2021
50. Frédéric Bourdin: The Chameleon from Nantes July 6, 2021
51. Was Queen Elizabeth I a Man? July 13, 2021
52. False Dmitry: False, or Heir to the Russian Throne? July 20, 2021
53. Princess or Pretender? The Curious Story of Princess Olive of Cumberland July 27, 2021
54. How Frederick Emerson Peters Charmed the Rich and Naive Aug. 3, 2021
55. When Norway's Infamous 'False Margaret' Claimed the Throne Aug. 10, 2021
56. Welcome to Season 4 of Criminalia: Pirates Aug. 17, 2021
57. The Pseudo-Nero: When One Nero Isn't Enough Aug. 17, 2021
58. Season Finale: The Greatest Imposters of All Aug. 24, 2021
59. Grace O’Malley: The Sea Queen of Connacht Aug. 31, 2021
60. Queen Teuta the Untameable Sept. 7, 2021
61. Pirate Talk And Other Falsehoods About Pirates Sept. 14, 2021
62. Rachel Wall: New England’s Only 'Lady' Pirate Sept. 21, 2021
63. Was Lagertha the Female Viking Pirate Real? Sept. 28, 2021
64. The Tale Of The Barbarossa Brothers Oct. 5, 2021
65. Captain Henry Every: The Pirate Who Got Away With It Oct. 12, 2021
66. Was Sir Francis Drake Just In It For Revenge? Oct. 19, 2021
67. Trick or Treat: A Pirate in Sheep's Clothing Oct. 26, 2021
68. Fab Four: The Only Real Female Pirates of the Golden Age Nov. 2, 2021
69. Meet Lady Killigrew, the Aristocratic Pirate Nov. 9, 2021
70. A Pirate’s Life for Gentleman Stede Bonnet Nov. 16, 2021
71. Sayyida al-Hurra, the Muslim Pirate Queen Nov. 23, 2021
72. Lioness of Brittany: Jeanne de Clisson and Her Bloodthirsty Revenge Nov. 30, 2021
73. The Unrepentant and Really Good Pirate, Charles Vane Dec. 7, 2021
74. Season 4 Finale: Walking the Plank Dec. 14, 2021
75. Welcome to Season 5 of Criminalia: Witches and Alchemists Dec. 14, 2021
76. Ursula Kemp and the St Osyth Witches Dec. 21, 2021
77. Stedelen: Swiss Sorcerer or Village Scapegoat? Dec. 28, 2021
78. Agnes Waterhouse and Her Cat, Satan Jan. 4, 2022
79. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, the 'Scientific Swindler' Jan. 11, 2022
80. Matteuccia di Francesco: The Woman Who Could Fly Jan. 18, 2022
81. Georg Honauer and the Counterfeit Gold Jan. 25, 2022
82. The Extreme and Brutal Pappenheimer Witch Trial Feb. 1, 2022
83. The Tale of William Butler and the Fake Philosopher’s Stone Feb. 8, 2022
84. Did Mother Shipton Predict the Internet? Feb. 15, 2022
85. Theoris of Lemnos, and the Criminalization of Magic Feb. 22, 2022
86. Dee, John Dee: Codename 007? March 1, 2022
87. How Mary the Jewess Helped Your Hollandaise March 8, 2022
88. Agnes Sampson and the Plot to Assassinate the King March 15, 2022
89. Aristotle, al-Fārābī, and the Dawn of Arabic Alchemy March 22, 2022
90. April Fools' Day: Did Alchemy Prank the Modern Sciences? March 29, 2022
91. Defamation and the Devil: False Accusations of Witchcraft April 5, 2022
92. Welcome to the Season 5 Finale of Criminalia: Top 3s April 12, 2022
93. Welcome to Season 6 of Criminalia: The Resurrectionists April 12, 2022
94. The Body-Snatching ‘Borough Gang’ of London April 19, 2022
95. William Jansen, a King Among Ghouls April 26, 2022
96. Burke, Hare, and the Anatomy Murders of Edinburgh May 3, 2022
97. Meet John Hunter, the Patron Saint of Body Snatchers May 10, 2022
98. Cranioklepty, Skulduggery, and the Time of Phrenology May 17, 2022
99. William Cunningham, the Ghoul of Cincinnati May 24, 2022
100. Meet the So-Called Night Doctors: Chris Baker and Grandison Harris May 30, 2022
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