88: John Colt’s Fate (Part 4)

An Old Timey Podcast

True Crime, Comedy, History

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

John Colt never denied killing Samuel Adams. As the murder trial wrapped up, the defense argued that John Colt never planned to kill Samuel Adams. He’d acted in self defense. In the finale of this series, the jury returns their verdict. John Colt faces the aftermath.

Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Norm pulled from:
Dunphy, Thomas. Remarkable Trials of All Countries. Diossy & Company, 1870.
Edwards, William. The Story of Colt’s Revolver. Stackpole Co, 1953.
Phelps, M. Devil’’s Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse. Lyons Press, 2013.
Schechter, Harold. Killer Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend. 1st ed. Open Road Integrated Media, Inc, 2010.

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0:00.0	Hear ye, hear ye. You are listening to an old-timey podcast. I'm Norman Caruso.
0:06.6	And I'm Kristen Caruso.
0:08.2	And on this episode, it's the finale of my series on John Colt and the Murder of Samuel Adams.
0:15.3	Norm, your voice.
0:17.3	What did I do?
0:18.3	It just made me pay attention. It's like this guy knows what he's doing.
0:22.1	Did you feel a little tingle in a certain place?
0:24.8	That is none of anyone's business.
0:28.3	The tingles that happen in my elbow.
0:31.1	Yes, welcome, everyone.
0:32.3	This is the finale.
0:33.5	Thank you for listening to our podcast.
0:36.3	We appreciate it.
0:37.2	You have lost steam already.
0:38.9	All the tingles are gone.
0:40.7	Everyone was a tingling and now they're not.
0:44.0	Yep.
0:44.9	But fear not, Norm.
0:46.6	I have a Patreon plug.
0:48.3	Bring this confidence back up, Kristen.
0:50.9	Folks, does the world make you feel anxious, angry, annoyed, and agitated?
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