Travel back in time to the darkest depths of the Gilded Age with a show that chronicles the strangest and most terrifying true crime tales of yesteryear. Each story you hear, penned during the golden age of yellow journalism, is ripped straight from period newspapers. From Erik Rivenes, creator of Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast.
Latest episodes
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1 min
Aghast at the Past Update
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8 min
"Trefethen Innocent"
In this final episode of Aghast at the Past:1892, we skip to September of 1893 for the conclusion of the Tena Davis case. Also some reflection from me on the show in general, inclu…
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17 min
"Ten Years Old and a Murderer"
New news on the Lizzy Borden and James Trefethen trials. A ten year old boy commits murder over a pocket watch, and other tales of true crime.This show is part of the Spreaker Prim…
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10 min
"A New Trial"
Unfortunate new developments for Tena Davis's family in James Trefethen's murder trial.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this…
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21 min
"Their Last Raid"
The final fate of the notorious Dalton Gang, plus selected true crime stories from the first week of October, 1892.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are inter…
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16 min
"Looking For Her Child"
Lizzie Borden news, plus new true crime stories from September.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at…
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33 min
"Sent to Jail"
Lizzie Borden becomes the primary suspect in the murder of her father and step-mother.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this…
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26 min
"No Clue As Yet"
The Borden murder case continues to baffle investigators. Andrew Borden's brother-in-law, John Morse, tells his story about his visit hours before their death.This show is part of…
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13 min
"A. J. Borden and Wife Butchered"
Lizzie Borden's father and step-mother are discovered murdered at their Fall River, Massachusetts home on August 4th, 1892.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you a…
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22 min
"The Work of Fiends"
A handful of disturbing crime stories from the week of July 25th, 1892.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contac…
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15 min
"Bob Ford's Death"
The assassin of Jesse James is killed in Colorado, and the volatile Homestead Strike leads to dozens dead and wounded in Pennsylvania.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Networ…
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45 min
"Life in the Balance"
Attorney General Pillsbury gives the prosecution's closing remarks in the Tena Davis Murder Case, and the jury delivers a verdict.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, i…
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57 min
"Long Begins"
James Trefethen and William Smith's defense team, Marcellus Coggan and John Long, make the case that their clients had nothing to do with the murder of Deltena Davis.This show is p…
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48 min
"He Shed Tears"
The prosecution lays down it's case in the highly anticipated and sensational Tena Davis murder trial against James Trefethen and William Smith...This show is part of the Spreaker…
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27 min
"A Frontier Fight"
On this episode of Aghast at the Past:1892, we examine how the murder of Nathan Champion, accused but never proven cattle rustler, sparked Wyoming's infamous Johnson County War.Thi…
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32 min
"The Doctor and the Devil"
The honorable Dr. Charles Parkhurst, esteemed pastor of New York City's Madison Square Presbyterian Church, was on a mission in 1892 to clean up municipal vice and corruption. From…
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23 min
"Beaten And Left for Dead."
Three disturbing murders and one attempted one, all taking place in the first week of April,1892, make this episode one of the darkest yet...This show is part of the Spreaker Prime…
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35 min
"Extra Five Shocks"
On this episode of Aghast at the Past: 1892, we explore the murder of Louis Franklosa by Jeremiah Cotto, and his eventual execution. And more tales of true crime, of course.This sh…
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3 min
An Update
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18 min
"Horror in a House"
In this episode, the wife and four children of Jack the Ripper suspect Frederick Bailey Deeming are found buried under cement in a Liverpool home...This show is part of the Spreake…