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

Till Death

17 Dec 2025

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In this week’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1956 Southern California where a home invasion leads to a suspicious death. Wh...

Out Cold PT 2

10 Dec 2025

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In this concluding episode of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to Siberia to analyze the mysterious deaths of a group of experienced hiker...

Out Cold PT 1

03 Dec 2025

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In this week's episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head to frigid 1959 Russia where a team of adventuring students goes missing whi...

The Lady of the Dunes

19 Nov 2025

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul travel to 1974 Cape Cod, Massachusetts where a body is discovered but unidentified. The case becomes well know...

Dead Weight PT 2

12 Nov 2025

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In this concluding half of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to an investigation started by the discovery of two bodies in 1931 Los Angeles. After a ...

Dead Weight PT 1

05 Nov 2025

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On today’s episode, the first of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to a train station in 1931 Los Angeles where a steamer trunk has attracted att...

Buried Bones Halloween Special: The Black Dahlia

31 Oct 2025

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In their first ever LIVE-episode, Paul and Kate take to the high seas to discuss the infamous case of The Black Dahlia, the 1947 murder of 22-year-old...

Horrors on the Homestead

29 Oct 2025

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In this week's episode Kate and Paul travel back to 1871 Kansas where a family goes missing out in the settled plains of the Old West. After a fe...

Last Rites

22 Oct 2025

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1921 Alabama where a Catholic priest is shot while sitting on the porch of a local courthouse. The e...

The Machete Murderer PT 2

15 Oct 2025

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In this second part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul head back to Yuba City, California in the early 1970s to follow up with an investigation of o...

The Machete Murderer PT 1

08 Oct 2025

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In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1971 Yuba City, California where a body is found in an orchard. After another body is found nearby, a la...

Into the Woods

01 Oct 2025

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul travel to 1843 Rhode Island where the richest man in town is found dead out in the woods. After investigating ...

Unusual Suspect

24 Sep 2025

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In this week's episode Paul and Kate head to late 1800s Massachusetts where a husband returns home to find his wife slain.  Through some thorough...

Blood on the Cobblestones PT 2

17 Sep 2025

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In this week's conclusion of an infamous two-parter, Paul and Kate return to Boston in the 1960s as the murders continue but the investigation doesn't...

Blood on the Cobblestones PT 1

10 Sep 2025

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul head to Boston, Massachusetts in 1962 for the first part of a two-parter. Our hosts begin to survey the e...

Northern Skies

03 Sep 2025

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head north of the border to Montreal, Quebec in 1949, where a plane heading to Quebec City goes down shortly a...

Murder on the Range PT 2

27 Aug 2025

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In this week’s conclusion of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to Gold Rush era Colorado where a lone survivor of a series of related attacks h...

Murder on the Range PT 1

20 Aug 2025

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In this week’s episode, the first part of a two-part episode, Paul and Kate head to western expansion era Colorado where a single murder seems t...

Railroad Ties

13 Aug 2025

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul head to late 1899 New York, where a conductor finds, what he thinks, is a small bit of flesh in the front of h...

Portrait of a Predator PT 2

06 Aug 2025

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In this week’s episode, the second part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to the Long Island area in the late 60s / early 70s where a serial...

Portrait of a Predator PT 1

30 Jul 2025

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On today’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul travel to Long Island in the late 1960s.  A series of murders are discove...

Murdered Maiden

23 Jul 2025

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In this week’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1875 New Hampshire, where a young girl doesn't make it home on time, enacting large search parties...

Prime Time Crime PT 2

16 Jul 2025

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In this concluding part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head back to an investigation in 1978 Arizona, where a suspect emerges in a murder case. A look...

Prime Time Crime PT 1

09 Jul 2025

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In this first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate travel to 1978 Scottsdale, Arizona where a woman stumbles upon a murder scene involving her co-star ...

Lethal in the Hay

25 Jun 2025

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul head to 1931 England where a fire in a hayfield causes alarm. When the body of a young local college student i...

Parallels PT 2

18 Jun 2025

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In this week’s conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1970 Sacramento where an open murder case seems to be eerily similar to anoth...

Parallels PT 1

11 Jun 2025

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In this week's episode, the first part of a two-part-episode, Kate and Paul head to 1970 Sacramento, California where a young woman is found dead afte...

Off Track

04 Jun 2025

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1972 Washington where a couple finds a badly injured young woman. Taking in all the elements of the cr...

Paper Trail

21 May 2025

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In this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to 1855 rural Ohio, where a farmer has died under suspicious circumstances. After an investigation and the ...

Take the Wheel PT 2

14 May 2025

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In this concluding episode of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to the Golden Age of Hollywood, California. A young actress's many connections and re...

Take the Wheel PT 1

07 May 2025

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In this first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1935, Los Angeles where we find an enterprising starlet lifeless in her own garage. &nb...

Flew the Coop PT 2

30 Apr 2025

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In this week's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1924 England to the investigation of a disappearance under questionabl...

Flew the Coop PT 1

23 Apr 2025

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On today’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1924 England where a young couple is faced with an unplanned pregnancy...

Confession

16 Apr 2025

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In this week's episode, Paul and Kate investigate a landmark case from 1963. What starts with a woman's abduction ends with an investigation that chan...

Cutthroat

09 Apr 2025

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head to late 1892 Delaware to a scene of a 17-year-old woman who was discovered almost completely decapitated....

The Wolf Family Murder PT 2

02 Apr 2025

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In this week's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head back to 1920 North Dakota where 8 family members are found dead in a farmho...

The Wolf Family Murder PT 1

26 Mar 2025

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In this first of a two-part episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1920 North Dakota where an observant neighbor notices something off with a nearby farmhou...

Missing Pieces PT 2

19 Mar 2025

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In this week's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to the 1945 Canadian investigation of a family that our victim had marrie...

Missing Pieces PT 1

12 Mar 2025

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On today’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head to 1945 Hamilton, Ontario where a limbless and headless torso is found on...

Cut Down

05 Mar 2025

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In this week’s episode, Kate and Paul head across the pond to 1922 London, England where a married couple leaves the theatre and one of them doe...

Beast of Burden

26 Feb 2025

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1889 Iowa where a young boy covered in blood is seen by a neighbor. After discovering where the boy ...

The Hot Seat

12 Feb 2025

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In this week's episode, Kate and Paul go to 1976 Phoenix, AZ where an investigative reporter is targeted while at a hotel. After the attack, what ensu...

Passing Notes PT 2

05 Feb 2025

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In this second part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate pick back up in 1975 England where a kidnapping case lead authorities to a single location. Hoping ...

Passing Notes PT 1

29 Jan 2025

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On today’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate travel to 1975 England where a young heiress is kidnapped. When the ransom ins...

Razor’s Edge

22 Jan 2025

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In this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to 1921 Portland, Oregon where a father is murdered and witness statements paint a confusing picture. With ...

The Nun’s Skeleton PT 2

15 Jan 2025

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On today’s episode, the second half of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1970 Baltimore to discuss the case of a murdered nun and the variou...

The Nun’s Skeleton PT 1

08 Jan 2025

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In this week's first part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul head to 1970 Baltimore where a teacher at an all-girl’s Catholic high school goes...

The Christmas Mystery

18 Dec 2024

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate take us to 1945 West Virginia where a family of 12 is awoken on Christmas Eve by a fire in their home. An inve...

Out of Focus PT 2

11 Dec 2024

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In this second part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to 1958 Los Angeles where a serial killer is terrorizing local women. After the suspect enco...

Out of Focus PT 1

04 Dec 2024

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In this week’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate take us to late 1950s Los Angeles where a young model goes to a photo shoo...

Last Supper

20 Nov 2024

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul head to 1871 Richland Center, Wisconsin where a dinner party held at a doctor’s home sees some of its gu...

The Three Emmas

13 Nov 2024

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In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1914 San Antonio, Texas where a wealthy man's wife has an accident and becomes bedridden. After hiring n...

Vanished PT 2

30 Oct 2024

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On today’s episode, a concluding part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1961 Lincoln, Massachusetts where a stay-at-home mother has disap...

Vanished PT 1

23 Oct 2024

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In this week’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate take us to 1961 Lincoln, Massachusetts where an incident in the middle-of-...

Cry For Help

16 Oct 2024

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In this week's episode, Kate and Paul take us to 1917 Springfield, Missouri where a wealthy couple comes home from a night out to find their baby miss...

St. Aubin Street Massacre PT 2

09 Oct 2024

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In this episode, the concluding part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1929 Detroit and continue with the investigation of a slain family. Asse...

St. Aubin Street Massacre PT 1

02 Oct 2024

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In this first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1929 Detroit, Michigan where a successful Italian businessman is found murdered alongside hi...

Bodies in the Bog

25 Sep 2024

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In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to an English bog in 1983 where a human head is found shockingly well preserved. The discovery leads to mor...

Cold Heart PT 2

18 Sep 2024

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In this second part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul return to early 1900s Buffalo, and an investigation to find the killer of a man whose wife wa...

Cold Heart PT 1

11 Sep 2024

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In this first part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul head to 1903 Buffalo, NY where an affluent man is found dead in his home by his staff. After f...

A Deadly Rendezvous

04 Sep 2024

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1963 Sydney, Australia where not one but two bodies are found on the shore of a riverbank. After learning ...

Dead in the Water

28 Aug 2024

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In this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to 1935 Bangor, Pennsylvania where a body is found in a cistern, submerged in water. Will determining how l...

Gone with the Winnebago PT 2

14 Aug 2024

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On today’s episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head back to 1974 Washington state where an RV has gone off a cliff and the body o...

Gone with the Winnebago PT 1

07 Aug 2024

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In this week's episode, the first of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1974 Washington state where a wealthy woman falls for a fast-moving businessm...

Smoke Screen

31 Jul 2024

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On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1836 New York where there's a suspicious fire in a brothel and a hyper-vigilant Madam spots a figure in a ...

The Demon of the Belfry

24 Jul 2024

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In this week's episode Kate and Paul head to 1895 San Francisco where a woman boards a rail car but is never heard from again. After another woman goe...

The Cigar Girl PT 2

17 Jul 2024

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On this week's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1841 New York City where they hope to shine some light on an unsolved ...

Presenting: Wicked Words - Kate Winkler Dawson's True Crime Talk Show

15 Jul 2024

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Buried Bones presents this episode of Wicked Words, Kate Winkler Dawson's weekly true crime talk show. Every Monday, Kate interviews journalists, podc...

The Cigar Girl PT 1

10 Jul 2024

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On today’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1841 New York City where a young woman has gained attention for her looks....

Sands of Crime

26 Jun 2024

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In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1965 Australia where two young friends go missing on a secluded beach. After the children they were cari...

Roadside Secrets

19 Jun 2024

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On today's episode, Kate and Paul take us to a town outside of Albany, NY in 1959 where a bus driver has spotted the body of a young woman in a ditch ...

The Purrington Family Massacre

12 Jun 2024

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In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1806 Augusta, Maine where neighbors are alerted to an active crime scene but are unable to stop almost a...

Hair of the Dog

05 Jun 2024

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul head to 1978 Washington, D.C. where a cab driver is murdered while finishing his shift. With the dual employments...

Under the Axe PT 2

22 May 2024

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In this week's second part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to rural Iowa where an investigator tries to locate a murder weapon and the family do...

Under the Axe PT 1

15 May 2024

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In today's episode, the first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1900 Iowa where a rural family of 12 experiences a sudden act of violence. U...

The Servant Girl Annihilator PT 2

08 May 2024

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On today's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to Austin, Texas as more bodies are found brutally murdered in an eerily simi...

The Servant Girl Annihilator PT 1

01 May 2024

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In this week's episode, the first of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1884 Austin, Texas. After a string of grisly murders, the entire town is on e...

Calling Bull

24 Apr 2024

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In this week's episode, Paul and Kate head to a farm in Plainfield, New York in 1878 where an escaped bull leads to the discovery of a possible murder...

Death Did Us Part PT 2

17 Apr 2024

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In the second part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to 1870s Connecticut as investigators are weighing crime-scene evidence against the suspect’...

Death Did Us Part PT 1

10 Apr 2024

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In this week's episode, the first half of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head to 1870s Connecticut where a bride-to-be goes missing the day before her Bi...

Concentrate

03 Apr 2024

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On today’s episode, Kate and Paul head back to 1974 Long Island, New York where two sisters fall ill after a 4th of July party. With time ticking aw...

Horse Thief PT 2

27 Mar 2024

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In this second part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1846 upstate NY where a suspect is apprehended. The ensuing court case becomes one that c...

Horse Thief PT 1

20 Mar 2024

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In this week's episode, the first part of a two-parter, Kate and Paul head to 1846 upstate New York where an offender with a knife attacks a family in...

Murder Creek

13 Mar 2024

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On today's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1890 Akron, NY. When two young sisters go missing, a suspect is immediately identified. Looking at the circ...

Place Your Bets PT 2

06 Mar 2024

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In this week’s episode, the second of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to 1937 Chicago. Investigators are baffled by a puzzling ransom note with c...

Place Your Bets PT 1

28 Feb 2024

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On today’s episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head to 1937 Chicago where a wealthy man is abducted from his car. After a ransom ...

Boy Genius

14 Feb 2024

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In this week's episode Kate and Paul take us to a town outside of Pittsburgh in 1902 where multiple murders take place in a single-family home. The su...

Bedside Manner

07 Feb 2024

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On today's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1975 New Jersey where a hospital sees a string of unlikely deaths in their patients. After some interesting ...

High School Sweethearts PT 2

31 Jan 2024

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In this conclusion of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul return to Lane County, Oregon to discuss DNA collection and analysis. Could that possibly be h...

High School Sweethearts PT 1

24 Jan 2024

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In this week's episode, the first part of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head to 1970s rural Oregon where a young couple has gone missing after a trip ...

Smoke and Shadows

17 Jan 2024

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On today's episode, Kate and Paul travel to 1845 Boston where a hysterical man emerges from a burning house leaving behind a single dead body. What sh...

Gone Astray

10 Jan 2024

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On this week's episode, Paul and Kate head back to 1903 Fairfield, CA where a wealthy woman doesn't return home from a hike, alarming her staff. After...

If There's a Will PT 2

13 Dec 2023

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In this second part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul return to 1830 Salem, Massachusetts to unravel the murder of a mogul in his mansion. Those wh...

If There's a Will PT 1

06 Dec 2023

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In this week’s episode Paul and Kate head back to 1830 Salem, Massachusetts for the first part of a two-part episode where an elderly man as wealthy...

A Family Affair

29 Nov 2023

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On today's episode, Kate and Paul begin in Atlanta, Georgia in 1952 where a woman's husband is found dead shortly after the death of her child. Once s...

Manhunt

22 Nov 2023

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In this week's episode Paul and Kate head back to turn-of-the-century Northern California, where a suspicious man enters the picture of a well-off far...

Murder in Notting Hill PT 2

08 Nov 2023

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In the second part of this two-part episode, Kate and Paul are back in 1931 London trying to narrow down suspects in the murder of a 10-year-old girl....

Murder in Notting Hill PT 1

01 Nov 2023

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In this first part of a two-part episode, Paul and Kate head to 1931 London where a 10-year-old girl goes missing after running a quick errand at her ...

Murder on the Menu

25 Oct 2023

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In this week’s episode, Kate and Paul head to 1950s Georgia where a string of deaths seems to surround an industrious young woman. Will the ensuing ...

Check the Fine Print

18 Oct 2023

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Paul and Kate head to early 1900s England where a shopkeeper and his wife are found brutally beaten to death. After the investigation leans heavily on...