Vintage Villains
For those who like a little old-time with their true crime, join host Allison Dickson of Ding Dong Darkness Time as she explores the villains of decades and centuries past.
Episodes
21 episodes
20: Person of Interest -- The Lewis-Clark Valley Serial Killer -- Part 1
Allison teams back up with Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook in a four part series to track the footsteps of a suspected serial killer who, in a rarity for this show in particular, is still very much alive. While they begin with the 1...
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19: Fascism -- A Quick Primer
Apropos of nothing, it seemed like a good time to talk about something we've been hearing a lot about in the current age: Fascism. What is it exactly? Find out in under 15 minutes. Oh, and please vote.
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18: Amy Archer Gilligan -- The Real Killer Behind Arsenic and Old Lace
We're joined by Brett from The Prosecutors for a Vintage Villains Halloween special.In 1941, the play Arsenic and Old Lace debuted to rave reviews on Broadway, and a few years later spawned a movie starring Cary Grant. The story, set on ...
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17: The John Dillinger Wrap Up with The Murder Sheet Podcast
The best way to finish a feast is with the perfect digestif, and that comes in the form of a visit from Kevin and Aine of the Murder Sheet Podcast to talk about everything they know about Dillinger and depression era gangsters! In addition to b...
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16: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 4 of 4
This final installment of the John Dillinger series is jam packed with more bank robberies, a major FBI bungle at the Little Bohemia Lodge, painful plastic surgeries, and a trail of mayhem and betrayal that ends at an alleyway on a sweltering J...
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15: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 3 of 4
In the third part of the Dillinger saga, the Terror Gang finds itself being whittled down bit by bit, with the remaining five core members taking to the vast American highways, first to Florida, then a trip back home in Indiana to quickly rob a...
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14: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 2 of 4
In the continuing coverage of Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger, we trace the Terror Gang's steps after the deadly jailbreak in Lima, Ohio, which included daring robberies of police stations for guns and ammo, as well as more banks in I...
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13: John Dillinger: Instant Celebrity Outlaw -- Part 1 of 4
The Great Depression was a desperate time for the US and the world at large, and it spawned a whole host of criminals and gangs looking to take what they couldn't get. John Dillinger's crime spree of robbing banks and shooting back at cops acro...
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12: Gene Leroy Hart and the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders -- Part 3 of 3
Allison and Jayson Blair conclude their series on the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, and they've brought on former FBI profiler Julia Cowley of The Consult podcast to answer questions and go over theories!***In this special three-p...
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11: Gene Leroy Hart and the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders -- Part 2 of 3
In this special three-part series, Allison and friend Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook are back together again to talk about a case that continues to haunt Oklahoma nearly 50 years later.Lori Farmer, Denise Milner, and Michel...
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10: Gene Leroy Hart and the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders -- Part 1 of 3
In this special three-part series, Allison and special guest Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook are back together again to talk about a case that continues to haunt Oklahoma nearly 50 years later.Lori Farmer, Denise Milner, and...
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9: Lloyd Welch and the Disappearance of the Lyon Sisters -- Part 2 of 2
Allison and Jayson last left you in Part 1 with police beginning their questioning of Lloyd Lee Welch, a man who they'd initially thought a witness to the kidnapping of Katherine and Sheila Lyon at the Wheaton Plaza mall in 1975 by their origin...
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8: Lloyd Welch and the Disappearance of the Lyon Sisters -- Part 1 of 2
In this joint episode with the Silver Linings Handbook podcast, Allison and Jayson tackle what is to date the oldest no-body homicide case to receive a conviction in the US.In 1975, sisters Sheila (12) and Katherine (10) Lyon were going ...
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7: Ed Gein
In 1957, Ed Gein's gruesome crimes of murder, grave robbing, and corpse abuse shocked the the tiny town of Plainfield, Wisconsin as well as the rest of the world, giving rise to a cottage industry of horror franchises, and serving as a grim rem...
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6: Patty Hearst: From Heiress to Hostage to Outlaw
In the 50th year since the kidnapping of heiress Patricia Hearst by the Symbionese Liberation Army, and the resulting crime spree that shocked the nation, we can acknowledge the vintage pedigree of the case. But was she truly a villain? She was...
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5: Patty Cannon and the Reverse Underground Railroad
This week, Allison and her guest Jayson Blair unravel the dark saga of Patty Cannon, a mastermind behind the Reverse Underground Railroad, whereby free Blacks were kidnapped in the north and sold to southern plantations desperate for them...
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4: John Wilkes Booth -- Part 2: Sic Semper Tyrannis
In the final act of this grim tale, Allison and Jayson unravel the missteps and ultimate outcomes of John Wilkes Booth and his conspirators, from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater and the attempted assassinations of Vice Pr...
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3: John Wilkes Booth -- Part 1: Setting the Stage
In this two-part historical odyssey, Allison and her guest Jayson Blair of the Silver Linings Handbook podcast weave through the transformative year of 1865, where the final throes of the Civil War and the ratification of the 13th Amendment are...
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2: Vasily Blokhin and the Katyn Massacre
This week's episode is crammed with enough villains to last several lifetimes, but Vasily Blokhin gets the title spot, because he still reigns as the current Guinness World Record holder for most prolific executioner/mass murderer, with more th...
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