In Episode 04 where Kristin takes us back to Asgard for The Binding of Fenrir or Tyr’s Sacrifice.  Our featured tea is Winter Wonderland Roobios from Tea Runners. Check out their subscription service at http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code: murderandmyths for $10 off your first box. Find us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/murderandmyths) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/murderandmyths/) @murderandmyths Music Credits: Murder & Myths Season theme music “Doomed Romance”...

Join Kimberly for the True Crime case of the Montana Cowgirl - Nellie May Madison. Shots rang out all throughout the day because a local movie studio was filming a gangster movie "Midnight Alibi", but, shots coming from the apartment across the street seemed a little too real. Was Nellies marriage really all it was cracked up to be?  Tea: Tea Runners (http://www.tearunners.com/) - Tangerine Pear Green  - check out www.tearunners.com (http://www.tearunners.com/) and use promo code...

Join us for Episode 02 where Kristin rides through Norse mythology for The Birth of Sleipnir or How the Gods Got Their Wall (by making Jotunheim pay for it).  Our featured tea is Loki’s Blend - Black from The Northern Herbalist. Check out this and other Norse mythology-inspired tea blends at https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheNorthernHerbalist Find us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/murderandmyths) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/murderandmyths/) @murderandmyths Episode transcripts...

Join Kimberly for True Crime case - When a mysterious trunk is left behind on a train platform in Stockton, CA the police make a gruesome discovery. This discovery would lead to a twisted tail of bigamy, lies & the largest reported on trial of the 1900s. Tea: Tea Runners (http://www.tearunners.com) - Sweet Kisses - check out www.tearunners.com and use promo code MURDERANDMYTHS for 10% off your first box. Promo: 10ish Podcast (https://www.10ishpod.com/) Twitter...

Join us for a new series of episodes presented by Murder & Myths, Wisdom Wednesday. In this episode we set up the new series, give a brief overview of the text, The Maxims of Ptahhotep (available here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30508/30508-h/30508-h.htm), discuss how we are coping with COVID-19, and get into the first six instructions and how they can be applied in a modern context. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths Visit our website:...

Join us for Season 02 Episode 07 where Kimberly tells us about Elvira Barney. Then Kristin takes us to Ancient Greece for the Life and Death of Orion. Our featured tea is Sweet Bee from Tea Runners. Visit http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code murderandmyths for $10 off your first tea box.  0:28 – Murder – Elvira Barney 09:33 - Myth – The Life and Death of Orion Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths Join our Patreon http://www.patreon.com/murderandmythsEpisode transcripts...

Join us for a return to our Season 01 roots, with a bonus “Reaction Segment” episode. In addition to discussing the murder of Francis Rattenbury and Thor’s Duel with Hrungnir from Season 02 Episode 06, we also catch up on what Kimberly & Kristin have been doing during the COVID-19  pandemic, plagues in myth, Sekhmet and magical amulets, germ theory, mythological horse names, Thor, Odin, and Tyr as Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid: Phantom Pain (see image here...

Join us for Season 02 Episode 06 where Kimberly tells us about the murder of Francis Rattenbury. Then Kristin takes us into Norse mythology for Thor’s Duel with Hrungnir. Our featured tea is Turmeric Ginger from Tea Runners. Visit http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code murderandmyths for $10 off your first tea box.  0:28 – Murder – The Murder of Francis Rattenbury 07:25 - Myth – Thor’s Duel with Hrungnir Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths Join our Patreon...

In Season 02 Episode 05 Kimberly discusses the poisoner Giulia Tofana. Then Kristin will tell the tale of La Llorona from Mexican Folklore. Our featured tea is Blue Black Mountain from Tea Runners. Visit http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code murderandmyths for $10 off your first tea box.  0:28 – Murder – Giulia Tofana 04:37 - Myth – La Llorona Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths Join our Patreon http://www.patreon.com/murderandmythsEpisode transcripts available at...

In Season 02 Episode 04 Kimberly tells us about the case of Joseph Kallinger. Then Kristin will tell the tale of The Treasure Thieves from Ancient Egypt. Our featured tea is Evening in Missoula from Tea Runners. Visit http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code “MURDERANDMYTHS” for $10 off your first tea box.  0:28 – Murder – Joseph Kallinger 10:50 - Myth – The Treasure Thieves Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths Join our Patreon http://www.patreon.com/murderandmyths Episode...

In Season 02 Episode 02, We told the myth of the Princess and the Demon from Ancient Egypt. That story was adapted for the episode from its source material, the Bentresh Stele. As a thank you to our patrons, we recorded a special episode of the English translation of the stele. We are now releasing that episode to the public as a way of saying thank you for your continued support of the podcast. Consider joining us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Murderandmyths Music Credits: Murder...

Join us for Season 02 Episode 03. Kimberly discusses the Winnie Ruth Judd case. Then Kristin will take us into Norse mythology with the story of Queen Gudrun’s revenge. Our featured tea is Sweet Kisses from Tea Runners. Visit http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code murderandmyths for $10 off your first tea box.  0:28 – Murder – Winne Ruth Judd 13:37 - Myth – Queen Gudrun’s Revenge Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths (https://twitter.com/murderandmyths) Join our Patreon...

Join us for Season 02 Episode 02. Kimberly will discuss the case of the poisoner William Palmer. Then Kristin will follow with the story of The Princess and the Demon from Ancient Egypt. Our featured tea is Cold Comfort from Tea Runners. Visit http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code murderandmyths for $10 off your first tea box.  0:28 – Murder – William Palmer 12:25 - Myth – The Princess and the Demon Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths...

Join us for Season 02 Premier. In Episode 01 Kimberly will discuss the case of Bible John from Scotland. Kristin will follow up with a discussion of threefold deaths and the sacrifices of Odin from Norse Myth. Our featured tea is Majestic Earl Grey from Tea Runners. Visit http://www.tearunners.com and use promo code murderandmyths for $10 off your first tea box.  0:26 – Murder – Bible John 15:00 - Myth – Odin’s Sacrifices Find us on Twitter and Instagram @murderandmyths Join our Patreon...

Join Kimberly & Kristin for the season one finale where they will close out with some winter holiday discussion. Kimberly will discuss Charles Dickens's role in true crime reporting, and Kristin will tell how the Ancient Egyptian's explanation of the diminishing sun leading up to the winter solstice in the Tale of the Wandering Goddess. 

Join us for episode 20 – Fine Grounds, where Kimberly will discuss the case of Helle Crafts, which inspired the film Fargo. Kristin will then follow up with another story about murder and dismemberment from the Norse mythology. 0:13 – Quote – Agatha Christie  0:39 - Cold Open – The Witness Joseph Hine 1:46 - Murder – Helle Crafts 8:26 - Myth – The Death of Ymir Music Credits: Murder & Myths theme music created by Castro Vania Intro and background music:  Music from https://filmmusic.io...

Join us for episode 19 – A Royal Affair where Kimberly tells the true-crime of the death of Egyptian Prince Fahmy by the hands of his wife, Marguerite Alibert. Kristin will then follow up with a story about an illegitimate love child from Greek Mythology in The Birth of Heracles.  0:21 – Quote 0:43 - Cold Open – The Death of Prince Fahmy 1:26 - Murder – The trial of Marguerite Alibert 11:44 - Myth – The Birth of Heracles 19:38 – Promo – Small Town Secrets Podcast (https://www.stscast.com/)...

Something to Sink Your Teeth Into features Kimberly covering the case of Richard Chase, The Vampire of Sacramento, and Kristin telling the story from Egyptian mythology of the Destruction of Mankind.  0:20 – Quote – Clive Barker  0:46 - Cold Open – The Macdonald Triad  2:45 - Murder – Richard Chase  15:57 - Myth – The Destruction of Mankind  17:43 – Promo – Mouthful of Madness  44:05 - Reaction Segment – We discuss Richard Chase, Kim’s personal serial killer connection, Mindhunter, bloodlust,...

In Cheers to You we tell the true story of Harry Kendall Thaw and the murder of Stanford White, then follow up with a story from Arthurian Legend; Tristan and Isoude.   0:17 – Quote – Tristan & Isoude – Bullfinch’s Mythology 0:46 - Cold Open – Rooftop Murder 2:07 - Murder – Harry Kendall  14:10 - Myth – Tristan & Isoude 43:40 – Promo – Quickbites Podcast 44:05 - Reaction Segment – We discuss affluenza, silly ways to Thaw spent money, Pennsylvania pugs and what the men in the crime...

Join us for this Extended Murder Episode – A Hitchhikers Guide to Murder, where we discuss a number of unsolved cases related to hitchhiking.    Music Credits:    Murder & Myths theme music created by Castro Vania    Intro and background music: Music from https://filmmusic.io (https://filmmusic.io/) "Oppressive Gloom” and “Plaint" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com (https://incompetech.com/) ) (Edited by Kristin) License: CC BY...

Encountering strangers always comes with an element of the unknown and can sometimes be dangerous. Listen as we give you two examples of Stranger Danger in the true crime story of the I-70 Killer, and the tale of Antaeus the Wrestler from Greek mythology.  00:24 – Quote – Mark Twain 0:46 - Cold Open 1:48 - Murder –The I-70 Killer 7:06 - Myth – Antaeus the Wrestler 14:20 – Promo – Dark Histories Podcast (https://www.darkhistories.com/) 15:07 - Reaction Segment – Kimberly and Kristin discuss...

In Island Fever we tell the true story of the Smuttynose Island Murders, then follow up with a story from Russian Folklore involving the mythological Buyan island in the Tsarevna Frog.   0:11 – Quote – Unknown 0:33 - Cold Open – Isolation 1:20 - Murder – Smuttynose Murders 10:24 - Myth – The Tsarevna Frog 25:45 – Promo – 10ish Pod (https://www.10ishpod.com/) 28:38 - Reaction Segment – Alternate theories for the Smuttynose Murders, Frog Prom wear, the Raver Lifestyle, diagnosing Ivan’s mental...

We follow up our birds in true crime episode with another bird-themed installment of the podcast. Caw & Order - Bird Myths looks at the roles played by these feathered creatures in traditions from around the world. We'll finish up with the Maori story of How Kiwi Lost His Wings. Music Credits: Murder & Myths theme music created by Castro Vania Intro and background music: Music from https://filmmusic.io "Oppressive Gloom" and "White Lotus" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com...

Join us for this Extended Murder Episode – Caw & Order: Bird Edition, where we discuss the strange role birds have played in true crime, including whether an owl could be responsible for the death of Michael Peterson’s wife, Kathleen, whose case featured in a Netflix documentary, The Staircase.    Music Credits:    Murder & Myths theme music created by Castro Vania    Intro and background music: Music from https://filmmusic.io (https://filmmusic.io/) "Oppressive Gloom” and “Plaint" by...