Once Upon a Crime
Esther Ludlow
Once Upon A Crime is a weekly true crime podcast that tells “the story behind the story” of real life crime. Told in a storytelling style, host Esther Ludlow digs into the details ...
Episode list
339
December 17, 2024
34 min
The KKK Christmas Day Bombing
Harry Tyson Moore and his wife, Harriette, lived a quiet life but raised their voices for the rights of African Americans beginning in the 1930s. They are two unsung heroes of the ...
moreDecember 10, 2024
1 hr 3 min
The Life and Crimes of Diddy: Part 2
Welcome back to our two-part series on the life and crimes of Sean Diddy Combs. In this explosive second installment, I detail Diddy’s meteoric rise in the music industry, uncover ...
moreDecember 3, 2024
4 min
Listen Now - Hollywood & Crime: The Cotton Club Murder
On June 10th, 1983, the decomposing body of a well-dressed man was found in a desolate canyon near Los Angeles. John Doe #94 would soon be identified as missing variety show produc...
moreDecember 3, 2024
54 min
The Life and Crimes of Diddy - Part 1
American musical producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in September 2024 on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force, and transportation for purposes o...
moreNovember 19, 2024
36 min
Haunted Homicide - The Old Main Prison Riot
Over two days in 1980, prisoners at a New Mexico penitentiary, angry at the conditions they experienced inside its walls, rose up against their jailers and wreaked havoc upon offic...
moreNovember 12, 2024
32 min
Haunted Homicide - The Exorcism of Roland Doe
In this episode, I’ll share a story of an alleged demonic possession of a young boy in the 1940s. While you may be skeptical of such a claim, several sources officially documented ...
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