Twisted Roots: A Genealogist’s True Crime Podcast
The Twisted Roots podcast is hosted by genealogist Dale Sheldon. He shares true crime stories with the facts and descriptions coming directly from the original source documentation. From famous unsolved cases, to small town murders lost for a century, here you will discover what really happened. When the truth is stranger than fiction, there is no need to make it up.
Podcasting since 2024 • 26 episodes
Twisted Roots: A Genealogist’s True Crime Podcast
Latest Episodes
Updates (Lizzie Halliday & Pearl Osten)
S2E9: In this episode we will have a brief announcement on the future of Twisted Roots and will explore some interesting updates on some previous episodes about Lizzie Halliday (The Talented Mrs. Halliday), and Pearl Osten.All informati...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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57:14
Killing at the Golden Eagle Hotel
S2E8 - In the true old west of Sacramento, California in 1855 - an abusive father and a desperate daughter - with a gentle but proud young man caught between them. There wasn't room enough for all of them in that town. Was justice r...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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56:04
The Manhattan Murder of Dr. Burdell!
S2E7 - On a cold drizzly night in Manhattan, 1857, the attractive and strong Dr. Burdell returns to his once fashionable marble stooped 4-story home on Bond St, shortly before midnight. He would never be seen alive again. The murder...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:04:49
Jack the Ripper Files: Annie Chapman
S2E6: This episode is the third in our Jack the Ripper Files. Periodic future episodes will be dedicated to each of the victims and suspects of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders that took place in Whitechapel, London in 1888. In ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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47:43