Ep. 136 - The Bluebeards

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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The story of Bluebeard, the wealthy man how murdered his wives, has become so lasting it's actually become a recognized term in true crime lore. In this episode I tell you about two such Bluebeard killers, Henri Landru, one of the most infamous French serial killers in history, and Joe Ball, who legend has it murdered his girlfriends and fed them to his pet alligators. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Merchandise Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-conspirators-podcast?ref_id=13696&utm_campaign=13696&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=The%2BConspirators%2BPodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QCPGCKF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/12/28/the-breton-bluebeard/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/henri-landru https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/two-barmaids-five-alligators-and-the-butcher-of-elmendorf/ Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Four by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3991-long-note-four License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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