Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes

In this episode, Kate and Paul head to 1984 Iowa where a mobile home is engulfed in flames, but the owner's body is found four days later unburnt. As more people turn up murdered, can investigators find enough of a thread between the cases? Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1922 San Francisco to discuss a suspected suicide. When the body is found with several gunshot wounds, the ballistics and circumstances surrounding those involved make this a fascinating case.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, Kate and Paul take us to 1883 Long Island where a murder and a string of robberies confound police. Voice recognition from a blind victim leads police on a manhunt that takes them far from where they first were looking.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this second part of a two-part series, Paul and Kate return to 1936 Boston to complete their analysis of a wealthy heiress and the disappearance of her boyfriend. A violent figure from the victim’s life appears, and the subsequent court case displays some of the more complicated elements of our legal system.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to 1936 Massachusetts to learn about the murder of a woman whose severed legs were discovered in a river. In this first part of a two-part series, we learn about the suspects and the discovery of a crime scene.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, Paul and Kate go to 1967 Scotland where a young woman is found murdered in a small cemetery. Using the unique evidence found at the scene and testimony of some of the locals, a suspect is found. But is it enough for a conviction? Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Kate and Paul are in 1882 Sioux Falls looking at a murder victim within a very suspicious crime scene. With multiple suspects, one person’s character is weighed heavily on the scales of justice. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1891 Lincoln, NE to discuss the case of a murder victim who was notorious city-wide. As the investigation unfolds, the multiple attempts on the victim's life paint a truly remarkable picture that leads to a grueling trial.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate and Paul look to South Carolina in 1961 where a cab driver is shot while behind the wheel. We learn about some fascinating ballistics work and keen crime scene methodology en route to closing the case. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this conclusion of last week's case, Paul and Kate return to 1799 Manhattan for a legal battle involving some of the most famous names of the era. After 75 witnesses take the stand, the outcome of the case is as shocking as the case itself. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Kate and Paul go to Manhattan in 1799 to analyze the curious circumstances of the death of a newlywed woman. In this first part of a two-part story, we learn about boarding houses and how culture and society played a part in this case. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s episode, Paul and Kate go back to 1960 McAllen, Texas where a young churchgoing woman goes missing after attending confession. A suspect is implicated but unique circumstances lead to this case staying open for far too long. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode Kate and Paul go to WWI era France to discuss the case of a prolific conman. While he successfully defrauded many people, forensic evidence and victim statements play a key part in identifying this week's subject. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of the Dr. Sam Sheppard case, Paul and Kate return to 1954 Ohio to examine the police-work and court case of Dr. Sam Sheppard in the murder of his pregnant wife, Marilyn. The twists and turns of the ensuing saga are, to say the least, unexpected.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Kate and Paul cover the case of Dr. Sam Sheppard and his slain wife, Marilyn, in 1954 Ohio. They explore the marriage and analyze the gruesome crime scene in the first part of this two-part episode. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul and Kate head to Montana in 1956 where a young couple is murdered at a remote location. The suspects are plenty but the pool is narrowed down using well preserved evidence from the scene. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode Kate and Paul go to 1889 Pittsburgh where a well-known Black restaurant owner is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. A revolver is found on a table next to several empty beer bottles and two female suspects claim to know nothing. Was he murdered? Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode Paul and Kate are in 1927 Oakland, California as they sort out the cold case of 15-year-old Mabel Mayer. The victim was murdered just a few blocks from her home. Can victimology help solve the mystery?Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate and Paul take us to 1963 rural Idaho, where the owners of a small road-side diner and their son are involved in a murder. Victimology and perspectives of the scene help paint a more complicated picture than you'd expect. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode Paul and Kate head to 1953 Vancouver, BC where two bodies are discovered in a park. Due to nature's toll on the evidence, the bodies remain unidentified until a breakthrough in detective work decades later helps change the outcome. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode Kate and Paul are in 1960's Nashville as they analyze the deaths of three young girls. Their locations and circumstances are similar, but was this a serial killer? Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul and Kate go to 1932 New York to cover the kidnapping of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son. Police track down a suspect, but the case is circumstantial, and the accused is pointing to someone else. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s episode, Kate and Paul take us to 1935 Great Britain to discuss the murders of two women whose bodies were found floating in a creek. The investigation gets aided by some very unusual sources en route to solving a rather grisly case. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of the Jeff MacDonald case, Paul and Kate return to 1970 Fort Bragg to analyze the investigation and court cases that came from the death of McDonald's wife and two children. With the inclusion of over a thousand pieces of evidence, and multiple trials, this saga has a truly harrowing conclusion. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the first half of this two-part episode, Paul and Kate investigate the 1970 military base murder of Jeff MacDonald’s family while he, a Green Beret Surgeon, was found alive at the scene in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Evidence suggests a home invasion, but things aren’t adding up. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s episode, Kate and Paul survey the 1884 Boston case involving a doctor, a Harvard Professor, and a janitor. An unpaid debt and some citizen-led investigation leads to a crack in this case.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today’s episode, Paul and Kate take us to Revolutionary War times where we explore the case of an affluent woman trapped in an unhealthy marriage who meets a young wayward soldier. Adding the politics of the time, multiple hit men, and an American judicial landmark, this case is not to be missed. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate and Paul explore the first ever case to use fingerprinting in court. We travel to 1910s Chicago to learn about a Black man arrested for the killing of a White family in a case that changed detective work forever. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part-two of this two-part episode, Paul and Kate pick up the case of Dr. Crippen in 1910s London where Dr. Crippen and his mistress have now gone missing, his wife is nowhere to be found, and a body has been discovered in the basement.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part-one of this two-part episode, Kate and Paul dive into 1910s London to examine the disappearance of a wealthy doctor’s wife. A body is found in the doctor’s basement…was it his wife’s? Or was someone else murdered? Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Paul and Kate explore the death of 34-year-old Lee Camp from Hanford, CA. In 1924, Camp appears to have fallen from the roof of a windmill on his foster parents’ ranch, but a subsequent autopsy shows that may not be what killed him. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode, Kate and Paul assess the evidence left at the scene of a Fresno, CA murder in 1935. Teenager Mary Louise Stammer is killed at home with her parents absent. But before the killer vanishes, he leaves behind clues. Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode three takes us to 1920s Eureka, CA. Kate and Paul follow the case of Jack Ryan, a Native American accused of murdering a young couple by a notoriously bigoted DA.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode two, Paul and Kate take us to 1930's Utah to figure out how a physician husband, a jilted lover, and a Persian Prince play into the vehicular homicide of Dorothy Moormeister.Buried Bones sources and show notes can be found at www.exactlyrightmedia.com/buriedbonesources.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the first episode of Buried Bones, Kate and Paul cover the death, and potential murder, of Manhattan millionaire William Marsh Rice. A valet, a dubious attorney, and toxicology all loom large in this early 1900's case.Buried Bones sources and show notes can be found at www.exactlyrightmedia.com/buriedbonessources.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Each week, Buried Bones explores some of history’s most dramatic true crime cases from centuries ago. Using their individual expertise, journalist Kate Winkler Dawson and retired cold case investigator Paul Holes bring new insights to old mysteries, like the Lindbergh kidnapping, the assassination of President James Garfield, and the suspected murder of the founder of Rice University.Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: https://bit.ly/4buCoMc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.