The tragic tale of a beautiful French Socialite has captivated audiences for over a century. But was she really just a victim, or is there a twist in the story that no one saw coming? Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:25 - The Discovery 2:08 - NOT Blanche 3:03 - Back Story 5:16 - Why? 8:20 - The Aftermath 10:40 - The Trial & Marcel's Side Of The Story 13:…

SOURCES: https://mummipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Edith_Howard_Cook https://www.gardenofinnocence.org/miranda-eve-childs-casket-found-under-home https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Howard_Cook https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/farewell-girl-buried-100-years-ago/ https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/girl-found-buried-in-sf-backyard-identified/article_9…

A brief history of how drugs came over to America and some of the ways they were used in the Old West. SOURCES: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-drugs/By Christina

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & The incident 1:15 - Other related Incidents 4:01 - UFO Sightings in 1947 7:07 - The Roswell Crash 12:00 - The Investigation & A Cover up? 14:48 - Alien Bodies & Hoaxes 17:32 - The Government ADMITS to lying! 19:33 - Frankie Rowe -The Firefighters Daughter 23:38 - The Military & The FBI have conflicting stories 27:40 - Dec…

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:27 - What was a Knocker Upper? 1:58 - How did they stop waking the Neighbors? 2:50 - Mary Smith 4:09 - Who woke up, the Knocker Uppers? 5:20 - Knocking up as a second job 6:27 - Getting Knocked up means something different today! 7:14 - When did getting 'Knocked Up' start meaning: Getting pregnant? 9:01 - Helping the Poli…

► In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing suffragette hunger strikes AND force feeding! TIME STAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 0:21 - Women’s Suffrage Unions/Groups 2:24 - From Peaceful to Militant 3:10 - Hunger Strikes & Forced Feedings 5:52 - Lady Constance Lytton 10:48 - The Cat & Mouse Act 13:30 - WWI changes minds 18:09 - The 1918 Act …

Valentina Vassilyeva was born in Russia in 1707 in the city of Shula, which is northeast of Moscow. She was a peasant and is said that between the years of 1725 and 1765 Valentina & her husband Feodor Vassilyeva had 69 children! There were 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets. That means she had 27 pregnancies and deliver…

Ya’ll, this lady not only stole children to sell them, but she would also RE-POSSESS them, if the adoptive parents couldn’t pay. She would RE-POSSESS BABIES?!? Timestamps: 00:38 - Early Life and Career 5:33 - Georgia’s Reputation & The Truth 10:16 - Opportunity for BIG Money! 11:55 - Co-Conspirators 13:05 - Norma Sue & her 5 siblings 13:45 - How sh…

The Butterbox Babies refers to a dark chapter in Canadian history involving the Ideal Maternity Home in East Chester, Nova Scotia. Run by William and Lila Young in the 1920s to 1940s, it presented itself as a sanctuary for unwed mothers. However, behind closed doors, the Youngs operated a black-market adoption scheme, selling babies born at the hom…

Did you know that the 1800's the United States acquired camels from Egypt, in order to use them in the Military? And that some of them ended up severing in the American Civil War? Learn all about the Army Camel Corp in today's Episode! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - The Camel idea to solve a problem for American Pioneers 2:50 - Congress approves t…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing crazy laws in all 50 states! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Mississippi - No Cursing! 1:30 - Missouri - No Bear Wrestling! 2:00 - Montana - Dirty Wheels? No Rockets at City Council meetings? 2:35 - Nebraska - STD? You can’t marry! 2:56 - Nevada - No riding Camels on the hwy! 4:21 - New H…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing Crazy laws in all 50 states, I only got to half of them in PART 1. Stay tuned for PART 2 -COMING SOON! ~ Christina Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - Alabama - Putting Salt on the Tracks 2:26 - Alabama - Fake Mustache / Moustache 3:26- Alaska - Wake a sleeping bear for a selfie 3:53 - Arkans…

The incredible and tragic true-story of how Austrian doctor, Ignaz Semmelweis, discovered that washing hands could save lives, and why he was ultimately murdered for it. SOURCES: https://flashbak.com/a-brief-history-of-hand-washing-how-a-basic-hygienic-practice-took-decades-to-catch-on-426044/ http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2009/05/internal-medi…

#bluepeopleofkentucky #bluefugates #inbredfamily In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the BLUE people of Kentucky! How did this happen. why was it so common AND why don't we see blue people anymore? All that and more in todays episode! =) ~ Christina Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - Martin Fugate 1:38 - Blue Children? 6:30 - …

Lately we have been discussing deadly fashion during the Victorian Era but it turns out history, is FULL of examples of deadly fashion in pretty much every century. From headdresses to bird hats, tall shoes and wide skirts, they thought they looked great, but these styles were deadly! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Deadly Fashion 0:26 - Fotange 2:43 - Crinolin…

A viral photo shows a housewife in 1947. She spent $12.50 to buy all of her family’s groceries for the week, not including milk. BUT there is a LOT more to this story! SOURCES: Original Article:https://books.google.com/books?id=p1EEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq="if+all+american+housewives+had+the+spunk+and+ingenuity+of+the+woman+on+this+page"&source…

Women don't have a monopoly on dangerous fashion trends. Edwardian men also sacrificed their health for the sake of wearing popular stiff collars. The collars were detachable, so they could be worn with different shirts, making them practical. But they also were so stiff that they choked numerous men when they fell asleep wearing them. As they doze…

Valentine’s Day is known as a time for people to send love notes. IN THE 1840S lacy valentines with cursive flourishes and lofty poems were sent by the thousands. But what do you do, if you didn’t love the person who had set their eyes on you? Well, you could send that unlucky person a “vinegar valentine” Back then, they were called “mocking,” “ins…

During the Victorian Era the home began to be seen as a safe haven from the world. Unfortunately for the Victorians, many of the comfort items with which they filled their homes, turned it into a death trap. SOURCES: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/ https://ls2pac.lapl.org/?section=r…

🍼 In today’s episode, we will uncover the terrifying truth behind the Victorian Era ‘Murder Bottles.’ We will learn all about how the designs used in these bottles often lead to dangerous toxins with fatal consequences. SOURCES: https://www.babybottle-museum.co.uk/murder-bottles/ https://1890swriters.blogspot.com/2015/10/three-common-victorian-baby…

A cold case that ignites every parent’s worst fears: on Christmas morning, 1945, five siblings vanish from their family home in West Virginia during a raging fire. The devastated Sodder family spends the rest of their lives trying to find out what happened. Despite the work of dozens of investigators and thousands of amateur sleuths, the mystery re…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the Blinking Mummy another girl in a glass coffin! Rosalia Lombardo She's known by many names: the Girl in the Glass Coffin, Sleeping Beauty, the World's Most Beautiful Mummy, and the Best Preserved Mummy in the World. In death, she's became larger than life. Thousands of visitors each ye…

TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 00:21 - Accusations against Nestle 2:11 - DISCLAIMER 2:27 - Henri Nestle 3:53 - The invention of Baby Formula & Nestle 7:20 - Nestle’s new owners 9:44 - Baby Formula Marketing changes 15:15 - People start finding out & New changes 20:54 - Nestle and Water! 24:21 - Outro SOURCES: https://waronwant.org/sites/default/files/THE…

For decades, McDonald's Monopoly enticed customers with the promise of winning prizes that ranged from free meals, extravagant vacations or even $1 million dollars. But from 1989 to 2001, there were almost NO legitimate winners of the high-value game pieces! Little did we know, the game was tainted by a web of deceit and organized crime. https://ww…

What about that time that Quaker Oats & MIT Fed children Radioactive Oatmeal? Today we discuss the sad story of children at the Walter E. Fernald School. SOURCES: Consent letters sent to the parents - https://bioethicsarchive.georgetown.edu/achre/final/chap7_5.html https://www.quakeroats.com/about-quaker-oats/quaker-history https://bioethicsarchive…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing how and WHY cornflakes were invented, we will be discussing the life of John Harvey Kellogg, Will Keith Kellogg and the creation of Corn Flakes Breakfast Cereal. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Who was John Kellogg? 2:36 - Dr. John's Career at the Sanitarium 4:50 - John's Medical Treatmen…

"Up the close and down the stair, in the house with Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the boy that buys the beef!" This Scottish Childrens Rhyme has haunted young children for decades. Today we will be discussing 2 Serial Killers who don’t fit the mold, they were not killing for the love of it, but simply to turn a profit.…

After the tragic assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 his body traveled for 3 weeks on a train from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois. Where his remains rested undisturbed - that is until 1876, when a gang of criminals hatched a plot to try and steal the president's remains!?! SOURCES: https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/body-s…

In the 1800’s Medical research and training was expanding rapidly, and along with this increased understanding of the human body and the growing interest in further developing the medical field, came the need for BODIES… lots and lots of bodies … More Specifically dead bodies. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 00:40 - 1800's Medical advancements & The need …

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the beginning of Medical History and Human Dissection. NEXT EPISODE we will be talking about how the need for BODIES for medical research lead to the rise of body snatchers! This is Episode 1 EPISODE 2: Coming - 10/13 EPISODE 3: Coming 10/20 EPISODE 4: Coming 10/27 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intr…

The term eugenics is basically a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population, historically by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior. But the Germans did not invent eugenics. In fact they were inspired by the founder of the taxpayer funded Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger. The truth behin…

Bloody Benders SOURCES: http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2012/08/a-bender-family-album.html http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2010/11/bloody-benders.html https://nypost.com/2022/03/26/how-a-serial-killer-family-murdered-8-and-got-away-with-it/ Free Soilers: https://civilwaronthewesternborder.org/encyclopedia/free-state-party#:~:text= https://en.wikipe…

In 1919 a Tsunami of Molasses flooded the streets in Boston, causing mass distractions and killing 21 people! In today's episode we explore this tragedy and what lead to it happening in the first place. SOURCES: https://www.brighthub.com/education/homework-tips/articles/86176/ http://beaconhilltimes.com/2018/04/06/molasses-disaster-featured-at-even…

In 1861 an amateur photographer named William Mumler took a self-portrait. Later, when he developed the photograph he was astonished to find, that he was not the only person visible in the portrait.Sitting in the chair next to him, was the hazy, translucent figure of his cousin who had died twelve years earlier. SOURCES: VOX VIDEO: https://www.yout…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the strange tale of Walburga “Dolly” Oesterreich her secret attic lover and her husbands death. Let me know what you think! ~ Christina #history #historystories #historyandhearsay #truecrime #didtheygetawaywithmurder ► Listen on the go - You can find the History & Hearsay PODCAST on Apple…

Sources: Video about how terribly this submersible was built: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odLJ0dSLxmc LETTER OF WARNING ABOUT SUB: https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/marine-technology-society-committee-2018-letter-to-ocean-gate/eddb63615a7b3764/full.pdf https://titanic.fandom.com/wiki/Futility,_or_the_Wreck_of_the_Titan https://patents.goog…

In 1834, a new law went into effect that shattered the lives of single mothers, forcing them into unimaginable circumstances. Many of these desperate women faced the heart-wrenching choice of surrendering their beloved children to the care of Baby Farmers. What awaited these innocent souls was beyond comprehension, a nightmare that no parent should…

On May 20th 1947, The body of 22 year old Christina Kettlewell was found 150 feet from her honeymoon cottage, drown in only 9 inches of water. An inquest into her death unravelled a confounding tale of elopement, life insurance policies, suicide letters, and an attempted murder. More than 75 years later, we still have more questions than answers. T…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the case of 11 year old Virginia Tokin who died suddenly. Striken with grief her family kept her body for over a year! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Tokin Family Tragedy 1:44 - Victorian Era Death & Funeral Customs 11:23 - Superstitions in the Victorian Era 12:11 - The Tokin Family's st…

Flight attendants over 9 decades. WATCH this episode on YouTube to see more =) - Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/historyhearsay - SOURCES: https://aviationvoice.com/breaking-stereotypes-who-was-worlds-first-flight-attendant-202005311000/ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/01/ellen-church-the-first-stewardesses-was-a-…

- Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/historyhearsay - Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Bernays https://tubitv.com/movies/678012/propaganda-the-manufacture-of-consent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/08/16/specials/bernays-obit.html?_r=2 htt…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing that time women marched for the right to smoke and the REAL story behind it! ~ Christina - Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/historyhearsay - * Watch the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/RrQ55iLxA_Q Sources: https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/o…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing Guilia Tofana, perhaps the more prolific female serial killer of all time and the Deadly Makeup she sold to battered women! I hope you enjoy this episode! ~ Christina - Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/historyhearsay - **WATCH video of the episode here: https://…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing Julia Ann Marcum who fought a confederate solider at the age of 16 and lost and EYE and a FINGER & lived to tell the tale! Come along on this wild wild of American bravery and one families faith against all odds! ~ Christina Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/hist…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing Mexico’s most legendary female Narco, Sandra Aviles Beltran. She claims she is the "real" queen of the south, she got botox in prison, and NOW she's a tiktok star!?! ~ Christina - Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc.link/historyhearsay - *WATCH the video of today episod…

What if I told you some of the most dangerous narcos in South America were actually women? In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing some of the most dangerous female narcos in history. Here are a few of their stories! ~ Christina **WATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/tHThXcUdWdY - Enjoy my content? Buy me a co…

This is the incredible story of one of the most skilled code breakers of all time! She was a mom who hunted Natzi Spies! This is the INCREDIBLE story of Elizabeth Smith Freedman WATCH the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/LniQ6-DopyY Hope you enjoy & leave me a review!! ~ Christina - Enjoy my content? Buy me a coffee =) here: https://bmc…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing who REALLY invented the bra and how wearing a bra can kill you? The person who is reported as having invented the bra, may not BE THE FIRST person to actually come up with this idea! In today's video we discuss a brief history of the bra! ~ Christina =) WATCH the episode here: https://you…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the 1982 Tylenol Murders that took place in chicago! This is such an interesting case and is STILL unsolved after over 40 years! Was it a random mad man or a cover up by one of americas largest corporations? Let me know what you think of this one! * WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://youtu.be/…

In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the history of haunted houses and how the depression gave us haunted houses. We even take it WAY back and talk about the influence that Marie Tussaud had on horror and how that became part of American halloween traditions. Did you know that The Great Depression started Haunted houses? Did…