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Android Memory Disclosure / Out-Of-Bounds Write / Double-Free
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Met Opera, ENO To Coproduce Wagner's Ring By Richard Jones
NEW YORK: The Metropolitan Opera is replacing Robert Lepage’s controversial production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle with a new staging by British director Richard Jones. Jones’ version of the four-opera Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) will be a co-production with the English National Opera, which announced Wednesday the cycle will start at the London Coliseum this autumn with The Valkyrie for the English-language company.
The Jean Cocteau Murals
Notre Dame de France, 5 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX Leicester Square or Piccadilly Circus THE ANNUNCIATION, THE CRUCIFIXION AND THE ASSUMPTION By Richard Jones The delightful church of Notre Dame de France is home to a lovely set of murals by French artist, writer, poet and film maker Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963).
Alice Liveing Lockdown Interview And Workout
As a personal trainer by trade; bestselling author, Women’s Health columnist and Women’s Aid ambassador by night (talk about a side hustle), Alice Liveing is a busy woman at the best of times. But as lockdown has the world quite naturally slowing down, Liveing has been speeding up.
Professor Green Shutdown Q&A: 'I Feel a Pyjama Day Coming'
From penning numerous columns on mental health and a mountain of charity work, to a food blog with chef Gizzi Erskine making home-made versions of your favourite takeaways, rapper Professor Green aka Stephen Manderson is a wellness warrior of the highest order. A friend of Form, we checked in on Mr. Green to see how he’s coping during lockdown (he is currently stuck in Morocco), what life lessons he has learned along the way and why the modest kettlebell is keeping him sane.
How To Cook Pollen Street Social's Tomato Tartate
The lack of a commute (and IRL social life) has gifted us a whole lot of free time lately. Lots of you out there are using the extra time to cook grander meals then you have ever done before. But are you ready for your grandest yet? If you’re down for the challenge, this dish from the Michelin-starred Pollen Street Social is a wonderful way to while away your time.
Professor Green Shutdown Q&A: 'I Feel a Pyjama Day's Coming'
From penning numerous columns on mental health and a mountain of charity work, to a food blog with chef Gizzi Erskine making home-made versions of your favourite takeaways, rapper Professor Green aka Stephen Manderson is a wellness warrior of the highest order. A friend of Form, we checked in on Mr. Green to see how he’s coping during shutdown (he is currently stuck in Morocco), what life lessons he has learned along the way and why the modest kettlebell is keeping him sane.
The Bloody Benders
An exploration of some of history’s most prolific murderers. A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Roadhouse Of No Return Episode 40 takes a look at the legend of a Kansas family that killed at least 11 visitors to their roadhouse in the early 1870s.
Murder On The McKenzie Trail
A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring the criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty… The Campfire Cremation Of John Linn Episode 336 is dedicated to True Crime Historian patron Marlene Resch, who wanted to hear a historic case from her hometown of Eugene, Oregon. So I dug around a bit and found this cowboy story which turns out to have been the first execution in Lane County.
Admiral of the Floater Fleet
A reading from America’s historic newspapers during the golden age of yellow journalism A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Billy Gohl And The Sailors Episode 9 unravels the mystery of the infamous “floater fleet” of Aberdeen, Washington.
The Sugar Hollow Memorial Day Murder
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Lumberjack And The Boatman’s Wife Episode 335 tells of another scandalous eternal triangle that ends in murder. The victim this time is the husband, and both his comely wife and the illiterate man who cuckolded him go on trial for his murder.
The Blonde Butcher Trunk Murders
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events.
Battered Bodies In Stetson Pond
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Trial Of Arthur Sargent Episode 334 is a simple tale: Three men go fishing on a boat, one man comes back the next day saying the other two were drowned in an accident on the pond. But was it an accident? We’d let the jury decide but for a rare motion with unusual timing by the prosecuting attorney that makes the outcome a certainty.
Naughty Nellie Bailey, Frontier Temptress
A Reading from the Pioneers of True Crime A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. The Bothamley Murder Mystery Episode 37 is the story of an 1883 murder that appeared in newspapers across the country in 1905 as “The Bothamley Murder Mystery” under the byline of Captain Patrick D.
Drunk Enough For A Fight
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… Emil Sanger’s Rage Like all episodes of True Crime Historian, Episode 333 is a cautionary tale, this time about rage, when a normal businessman gets so heated about a squabble mixing family and business that he lays out his own ruin. I wouldn’t go so far as to say anyone was asking to be murdered, but… I’ll let you be the judge.
Killer Cat Woman
A reading from America’s historic newspapers exploring our most prolific murderers. A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. The Crimes of Winona Green Freeman The centerpiece of this episode is a long report from the St. Louis Post Dispatch reporter Frederick H.
Double Double Murder
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Crimes Of The Citrus King Episode 332 tells the story of a prominent businessman and his relationship with a young woman that gets him in all kinds of hot water. But the remarkable thing about this story is how history repeats itself, and twenty years later, he finds himself in another fine mess.
The Blond Who Pulled the Trigger
Exploring America’s criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events.
A Corpse In The Attic Next Door
A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring the criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty… The $2.35 Murder Episode 331 is dedicated to listener Kalie Jansen who recommended this strange story of a Syracuse, New York woman who came up missing during a brutal snowstorm, and the surprising way in which the mystery unfolded.
The Erstwhile Housekeeper
A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring the criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty… A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. The Botched Execution of Eva Dugan Episode 131 concerns the murky relationship between the mysterious hired wife, a Tuscon rancher, and a young man who came to stay.
The Biddle Brothers Bandit Gang
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… And The Jailer’s Wife’s Betrayal Episode 330 is the exciting story of the Biddle Brothers of Pittsburgh, whose ransack of a humble home turns to homicide, and leads to a line-of-duty death of one of the city’s beloved officers. I was well into recording this episode before I realized that there was a movie based on this story.
Guilty or Not, They Hung Him Twice
Eye for an Eye Edition Exploring America’s Criminal Justice at Its Most Extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. The Botched Execution of George H. Painter Shortly after midnight, the night of May 17, 1891, George H.
The Million Dollar Orphan
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Tragic Typhoid Conspiracy Episode 329 tells of an unusual modus operandi, the use of typhoid germs as a method of poisoning when an Illinois attorney goes on trial for the murder of a young man he raised after the death of his mother, who happened to leave her son a million dollar estate.
The Shocking Death of William Kemmler
A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. The First Electric Execution Following the brutal murder of his common law wife Tillie Ziegler in Buffalo, New York, March, 1889, the rough character William Kemmler said he was glad he did it was was happy to hang for the crime.
Boys and Girls High School Return to Academic Excellence Celebration 4/11
By Richard Jones The road to success has been a long one, but also a steady one for the “High.” Boys and Girls High School (BGHS) has had an historic legacy in sports, academics and career development. Despite its setbacks in recent memory, many of the remarkable men and women who have graced the halls of the “High,” its alumni, parents and supporters in civic, business and the arts have continued to support the school and its progress toward excellence.
Moonlight Murder On Lake Palourde
A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring the criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty… The Laboeuf Triangle Episode 328 revisits one of our favorite tropes, the love triangle gone awry. The people involved here weren’t rich and famous, but ordinary people tragically caught up in their passion.
James Vs. Pinkerton
A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Attack On The Samuels Home Episode 327 takes a deeper look into the legends of the James gang with stories of the tension between the outlaws and detectives of the Pinkerton Agency, including a tragic raid on the home of Mrs. Zerelda Samuels, mother of Frank and Jesse James.
The Assassination of Jesse James
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Exploits Of The Outlaw James Gang Episode 326 finishes off Wild West Month with the epic tale of one of the most notorious bands of outlaws to plague the American frontier. It’s a wild ride, so hang on. A creation Of Pulpular Media Can’t wait for the next episode to drop?
Western Round-Up
A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Good Charley Bassett/Bad Sam Bass Some short stories I encountered while researching Wild West month, one about a deadly good guy, the other a deadly bad guy A creation Of Pulpular Media Can’t wait for the next episode to drop?
The Tall Love Of Laura Bullion
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Thorny Rose Of The Wild Bunch Episode 324 tells the tale of a young woman who would do anything for the man she loves, even go to prison for him. The couple were associated with the gang known as the Wild Bunch, featuring such notorious characters as Black Jack Ketchum, Butch Cassidy, and Harry Longbaugh, also known as the Sundance Kid.
Fourteen Notches on a Colt .45
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The End Of John Wesley Hardin
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Grand Mogul Of The Texas Desperados Episode 322 relates the downfall of one of the most desperate desperados of the Old West, John Wesley Hardin, the man so mean that it is alleged he shot a fellow just for snoring.
Their Secret Died in the Chair
A Short Story by Richard O Jones A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Episode 22 is an exciting story that has many of the elements of classic noir: A deadly robbery, an exhaustive manhunt, a daring escape from the county jail and a tense showdown ending with a clever police ploy.
The Colusa Tragedy
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Capture Of Hong Di Episode 321 continues our exploration of stories from the Old West, this one from a ranch near Colusa when a Chinese cook, a mere boy of 17, opens fire with a rifle during the family meal.
Trouble At Tombstone
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… The Earp Brothers Take A Stand Episode 319 takes us on a journey to one of the most famous gunfights in Old West history, the shoot-out at the OK corral. The first two thirds relates the story from the newspaper accounts of the day, while the third act gives a first-person account from Wyatt Earp himself.
The Mad Barber Of Terre Haute
A celebration of the pioneers of true crime… A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Caught By The Crimson Stamped Cash The first kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder the victim didn’t report; the second, he couldn’t-because he was dead, shot in the head and chest, sawed in two and bundled.
The Hardscrabble Poison Widow
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… She Conversed With The Devil Episode 317 explores the bizarre tale of Martha Wise who becomes so tired of the scorn of her family and their objection to her dating life after the death of her husband, that she starts putting arsenic in their drinking water.
The Farmer’s Drink-Induced Rage
Another story from the dark history of my people A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Leonard Burch Beats His Wife And Family On an isolated farm in rural Butler County, a farmer on a bender makes his final assault on his wife and family. Bad habits are hard to break, unless the whole family turns on the abuser.
The Gun Alley Murder
A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring the criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty… The Mysterious Case Of Alma Tirtschke Episode 315 is Dedicated to Peter Quinn, a listener down under who brought this case to my attention, the sad tale of a 12 year old girl who disappeared while running errands for her family. Her body was found naked and outraged the following morning.
The Basement Butchers
A Celebration Of The Pioneers Of True Crime A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. The Untimely Death Of Bobbi Danks The comely blond paid $200 to bring about her own murder. A creation Of Pulpular Media Can’t wait for the next episode to drop?
No Mercy For The Swashbuckling Scoundrels
A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring the criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty… A Secret Crime Spree Revealed By Murder Episode 313 is the action-packed story of a pair of bands who met in juvenile jail, and embarked on a short-lived but deadly crime spree through the Wyoming Valley of Eastern Pennsylvania that included two murders, a shooting to kill, several home invasions, and a general disregard and disdain for social order and the rule of law.
The Murderous Mania of Jolly Jane
A reading of Yesterday’s News exploring one of History’s most prolific murderers. A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. The Unexpected Crimes of Nurse Toppan Originally presented as two episodes – Numbers 29 and 30, here combined for the first time.
The Incident At Cherry Creek
Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism… Bannon Buries Bodies In The Haven Barn Episode 312 tells the story of a disappearing farming family in North Dakota, who were said to have gone out West for the health of the wife and mother. But the young man left in charge has a strange story to tell, and it keeps changing. When the truth is revealed, if it is revealed, the community seeks its own justice.
The Gatton Murders
A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring one of history’s most baffling murder mysteries. A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events.
The Flypaper Poisoner
A reading of Yesterday’s News exploring one of History’s most prolific murderers. The Lady Bluebeard Lyda Southard Episode 310 finishes off Lady Serial Killers Month with the tale of Lyda Trueblood Meyer Southard, who is credited with killing four husbands, a brother-in-law, and her own baby. Along with a sordid marital history, this tale has the bonus of a daring prison escape and a 15-month flight from justice.
Three Women In Black
A celebration of the pioneers of true crime. A Safe House Exclusive This episode is only available to True Crime Historian patrons. CLICK HERE to get directions to The Safe House and access to this and other commercial-free episodes and special events. Adapted from True Detective, vol. 56 no. 4, February 1952 A midnight walk. A few harsh words. A glint of steel. Murder. A creation Of Pulpular Media Can’t wait for the next episode to drop?
Harvest Time On The Murder Farm
A reading of Yesterday’s News exploring one of History’s most prolific murderers. The Mysteries Of Belle Gunness Episode 308 examines the strange story of Belle Gunness, which came to light only after her house burned down with her body presumably inside and a dozen or so bodies buried in the yard. There’s a lot of conjecture and debate about this case still going on today. Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and other newspapers of the era.
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