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.
Episodes
26 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
The Origin of Sweeney Todd
S2E5 - The tale of Sweeney Todd that most of us are familiar with today takes place on Fleet Street in London in about 1846. The murderous barber serviced dozens of the citizens of that grand city, sent them falling through a trap door in...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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37:38
The Handsome Thrill Killers of 1928
S2E4: In Atlanta, Georgia in the Fall of 1928, a brief crime spree leads to the death of two young clerks. The story of the handsome young killer will take us through an unexpected journey of wealth and privilege that will end in a surpri...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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56:37
The Midnight Murder of Pearl Osten
S2E3: On a brisk October's night in 1927, the smell of rain in the air, a fashionable young lady had recently arrived in the city of Minneapolis to attend college for piano. After finishing a long night attending to a party at the Jolly P...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:15:19
Jack the Ripper Files: Martha Tabram
S2E2: This episode is the second 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 2
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49:01
The Fainting Widow, or the Murder of Heinrich Werner
S2E1: In this new format episode of Twisted Roots, genealogist Dale Sheldon tells the true story of a murder within his own family. In the barn of a secluded ranch in Washington State in 1914, a man is brutally murdered by persons unknown...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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44:22
1692, Salem Files: Susannah Sheldon
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E16: In this episode we discover the lost origins of Susannah Sheldon, never before discovered or shared....
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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53:25
The Tulsa Murder of Charles Reuter, Never Underestimate a Stenographer!
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E15: At just an hour past midnight, on a cool pleasant evening in an opulent neighborhood that edged alon...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:23:16
Jack the Ripper Files: Mary Ann Nichols
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E14: This episode marks the beginning of our Jack the Ripper Files. Periodic future episodes will be dedi...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:13:10
The "Mother" Who Out-Barnumed Barnum
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E13: In this episode we explore a new story and reveal information that has not been discovered in well over a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:41:05
The Muffin Man: A Serial Killer?
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E12: In this episode of Twisted Roots, Dale and CT explore the truth behind the famous nursery rhyme "The Muffi...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:00:08
To Hear the Angels Sing
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E11: After decades of unfair treatment, hardship, and imprisonment - a grandfather must face the tragic death o...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:10:22
Oscar Wilde: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E10: In 1895 the literary genius Oscar Wilde was confronted and publicly antagonized by the brutish John Sholto...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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2:01:04
The Murder of David Dinberg
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E9: On a snowy evening in 1926, in the North Country of New York State on the Canadian border - the city of Ogd...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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57:47
The Basement Murder of Kate Conroy
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E8: On a Spring morning in 1896, while her young daughters were at school, Kate Conroy was confronted by her es...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:15:24
The Talented Mrs. Halliday (Part 3)
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E7: Murderess! Arsonist! Con-woman! (Part 3 of 3)Are you ready to meet the talented Mrs. Halliday?...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:12:18
The Talented Mrs. Halliday (Part 2)
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E6: Murderess! Arsonist! Con-woman! (Part 2 of 3)Are you ready to meet the talented Mrs. Halliday?...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:18:44
The Talented Mrs. Halliday (Part 1)
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E5: Murderess! Arsonist! Con-woman! (Part 1 of 3)Are you ready to meet the talented Mrs. Halliday?...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:09:55
The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Part 3
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E4: The conclusion of The Beautiful Cigar Girl (Part 3)! In the summer of 1841, a beautiful shop g...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:10:23
The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Part 2
[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]S1E3: In the summer of 1841, a beautiful shop girl from the heart of Manhattan went missing. A few days lat...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:11:28