Buried Bones - a historical true crime podcast with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes
Episodes
The Sausage King
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Kate and Paul head to 1897 Chicago where a sausage kingpin has engaged in some risky business and his wife has gone missing....
The Meeks Family Murder
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1894 Lynn County, Missouri where a young girl's story of survival after the murder of her family sets th...
No Reservations
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to Soho, NY in 1885 where a restaurant owner is found dead in the middle of the day. Beyond a very robust c...
The Dayton Strangler
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode Paul and Kate go to early 1900s Ohio where a young girl sneaks out of a family gathering and doesn't return. After her body is...
House Calls PT 2
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of a two-part episode set in the Northeast in 1937, Kate and Paul explore the investigation that sees a suspect apprehended AND TH...
House Calls PT 1
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Kate travel all over the Northeast in 1937 for the first part of a double-header. A man is awoken in his car and soon after not one, but two...
Bugged
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kate and Paul go to 1958 Canada where a young girl doesn't come home when expected and soon after is found dead. An equally young sus...
Hannah Mary Tabbs
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Paul and Kate travel to late 1897 Pennsylvania where a torso is discovered on a shore and a suspect is named soon after. But...
Look Out
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Paul head way back to 1700s London where a robbery gone wrong ends up becoming a triple homicide. When someone involved confesses limited in...
Off to the Races
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1840s England where a man with a winning ticket at the racetrack dies suddenly under very suspicious circumst...
The Somerton Man
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Kate and Paul go to 1948 Australia where a man is discovered alive one day and dead the next in the very same place. After quit...
Crumbles Beach
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Paul and Kate head to 1920 England where a 17-year-old typist has taken herself on vacation and subsequently goes missing. ...
Warning Bell
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Kate and Paul go back to late 1800s Virginia where a farmer finds his wife murdered. After ringing the bell to alert the neighbo...
The Black Widows of Liverpool
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paul and Kate head to Liverpool in the late 1800s where guests at a boarding house are dying in suspiciously similar circumstances....
A Bridge Too Far PT 2
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's conclusion of a two-part series, Kate and Paul return to Dayton, Ohio in 1896 for the complicated investigation around an alleged suici...
A Bridge Too Far PT 1
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Paul and Kate head to 1896 Dayton, Ohio for the first part of a two-part series. A woman is found in the river after a suspected s...
Family Ties
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Make it a Double
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 wound...
Sounds Guilty
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 blin...
The Game's Afoot PT 2
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Game's Afoot PT 1
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
The Ties That Bind
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Bad Reputation
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 pe...
The Great Sheedy Murder Trial
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 un...
Fare Shot
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 k...
The Woman in the Well PT 2
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
The Woman in the Well PT 1
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Sacred Heart
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 susp...
The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, forens...
The Bushy-Haired Man PT 2
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 murde...
The Bushy-Haired Man PT 1
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Lover's Lane
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 us...
Close to the Chest
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 rev...
The Trolley Problem
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Wayside Café
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 perspe...
Northern Exposure
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Coincidence or Connection?
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 si...
An Aviator King’s Ransom
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Bad Wrap
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Overkill PT 2
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Overkill PT 1
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ber...
An Unsettled Debt
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Soldiers of Fortune
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 marriag...
The Windowsill
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 kill...
Mrs. Dr. Crippen PT 2
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
Mrs. Dr. Crippen PT 1
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Death at the Windmill
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 wi...
Stalked
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Coyote Flat
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 not...
Overdrive
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 vehicul...
The Valet Did It?
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 dub...
Introducing: Buried Bones
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Each week, Buried Bones explores some of history’s most dramatic true crime cases from centuries ago. Using their individual expertise, journalist ...