Episode
AUDIO EXTRA: Bizarre Crime History
31:33
Published: Fri Dec 18 2020
Description
Crime Junkie OFFICIALLY turns 3 today, and we decided to give ourselves and YOU a little birthday gift...we’re still the same pod, but with a NEW LOOK! And to celebrate we are giving you a very different kind of bonus episode! Join us as we take a look back at some of the most bizarre moments in criminal justice history - Crime Junkie style!In addition to a new logo, we have a few goodies to share with you here!We seriously can’t thank you enough for all of your support these past 3 years, we couldn't have done anything of this without you. Crime Junkie has grown into something much greater than we could’ve ever imagined, and that’s all thanks to YOU!So Happy Birthday Crime Junkies, we hope you LOVE your presents :) For current Fan Club membership options and policies, please visit https://crimejunkieapp.com/library/. Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations, for a full list of sources please visit https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/audio-extra-bizarre-crime-history/
Chapters
Popular true crime podcast, Crime Junkie, celebrates its third anniversary on December 18th, 2020, thanking its fans for allowing them to tell 630 stories and donate over $643,000 to charitable organizations and important causes.
00:00 - 01:37 (01:37)
Summary
Popular true crime podcast, Crime Junkie, celebrates its third anniversary on December 18th, 2020, thanking its fans for allowing them to tell 630 stories and donate over $643,000 to charitable organizations and important causes. They also announced that they plan to establish a nonprofit to fund DNA testing in cold cases and support families advocating for justice.
EpisodeAUDIO EXTRA: Bizarre Crime History
PodcastCrime Junkie
Helene's vision for a truth serum never came to fruition, and her patent may be seen as more of a product of the mysticism era rather than a viable invention for interrogations.
01:37 - 09:01 (07:24)
Summary
Helene's vision for a truth serum never came to fruition, and her patent may be seen as more of a product of the mysticism era rather than a viable invention for interrogations.
EpisodeAUDIO EXTRA: Bizarre Crime History
PodcastCrime Junkie
Phrenology, a belief system that was developed in the 1700s, believed that the shape and size of the human head indicated a person's character and intelligence.
09:01 - 13:55 (04:53)
Summary
Phrenology, a belief system that was developed in the 1700s, believed that the shape and size of the human head indicated a person's character and intelligence. This theory extended into the field of criminal anthropology and aimed to cure criminal tendencies by strengthening good brain organs and starving out the bad.
EpisodeAUDIO EXTRA: Bizarre Crime History
PodcastCrime Junkie
This podcast episode explores the debunked practices of phrenology and examining severed heads for signs of life, as well as their occasional use in modern true crime conversations.
13:55 - 20:35 (06:40)
Summary
This podcast episode explores the debunked practices of phrenology and examining severed heads for signs of life, as well as their occasional use in modern true crime conversations.
EpisodeAUDIO EXTRA: Bizarre Crime History
PodcastCrime Junkie
The use of non-lethal forms of punishment, such as stocks or crime badges, has been present throughout history.
20:35 - 27:36 (07:01)
Summary
The use of non-lethal forms of punishment, such as stocks or crime badges, has been present throughout history. The goal was to not only punish the offender, but also to create a sense of humiliation and deter others from committing the same offense.
EpisodeAUDIO EXTRA: Bizarre Crime History
PodcastCrime Junkie
This episode discusses the history of the Flute of Shame, a punishment used in the medieval times to publicly humiliate and shame individuals who violated social norms.
27:36 - 31:29 (03:52)
Summary
This episode discusses the history of the Flute of Shame, a punishment used in the medieval times to publicly humiliate and shame individuals who violated social norms.