A Good Night For a Murder

A Good Night For a Murder

Welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast. New episodes are released every month and cover notorious cases like Jack the Ripper and Lizzie Borden, to lesser known, but equally fascinating cases like chocolate cream poisoner Christiana Edmunds, missing socialite Dorothy Arnold, spirit photographer/scam artist William Mumler, and so many more. Check out Patreon for bonus content and Patreon exclusive series, A Good Night Snack. Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @agoodnightforamurder, and www.agoodnightforamurder.com, and subscribe where ever you listen to podcasts.

Episodes

July 25, 2025 35 mins

Linda Hazzard developed her own fasting protocol that she said was a “panacea for all manner of illnesses, ridding the body of toxins that caused imbalances in the body." She said all disease was caused by “impure blood” brought on by “impaired digestion,” and that her method could cure anything from toothache to tuberculosis. In 1898 Linda decided her husband the the two children they’d had together were holding her back, and...

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Hello everyone, welcome to season 4 of A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast.

 My name is Kim, tonight’s story might leave you a little uneasy as you prepare to climb in to bed tonight. 

This is the story of Sally Cochran, who was murdered by sleepwalker.

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This season you can expect more mysterious poisoning plots, strangers with top hats lurking about dark alleys, house staff bent on revenge, and more.

Be sure to follow and subscribe to A Good Night For a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast, where ever you listen to podcasts, and I will talk to you again soon. 

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What would you make of a psychic medium who used their gift to foretell the deaths of those around them? Pretty spooky, right? But, what if they used this gift to take out life insurance policies shortly before those predicted death dates? Now, it feels a little less spooky, and more suspicious. That is exactly what happened in the case we’re covering tonight. 

This is the story of fortune teller & murderer Louisa Lindloff.

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When I sit down to do episode planning, I do often try to align with the seasons and the holidays, but February, which includes Valentines Day, can be a challenge when one covers historic true crime. So, I had to do it in my own way, which is...

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February 15, 2025 22 mins

At the end of every episode, I usually ask you, the listening audience, to let me know what you thought about the the story I just told… But tonight, I really want to know what you think. On the surface, it’s a “black widow” story. Or is it? I’m not so sure, but, as usual, I have done my best to separate fact from fiction and give you the full story.

This is the story of black widow, Louise Vermilya.

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I realized there’s this entire sub genre of Victorian era true crime that I’ve never really covered before, which is the American Old West! And I wanted to learn more about it! One of my favorite things to do when it comes to historic true cr...

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January 15, 2025 24 mins

Towards the end of 2024, I released a lot of fun bonus content, a compilation episode covering multiple stories, and even strayed in to the Edwardian era a little bit. But tonight, for the first episode of the new year, I want to get back to the show’s roots with a classic Victorian murder case, where some very interesting investigation methods were deployed. 

This is the story of Sarah Jane Roberts.

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This is a special bonus episode to celebrate Christmas the Victorian way.
In the winter and especially during the Christmas season, Victorian’s enjoyed gathering with the family around the fire at night and telling ghost stories.
So tonight, I am going to tell you, in my own words, one of my favorite Victorian era ghost stories. This story was first published in in 1902 by W. W. Jacobs. It is called “The Monkey’s Paw.”
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Similar to the regular episode and bonus content earlier this month where I covered a handful of Victorian Christmas true crime stories in one episode, this is also going to be a compilation episode. Since Victorians loved telling ghost stori...

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December 4, 2024 39 mins

This is the Christmas episode! Nothing says holly and jolly like the Victorian macabre after all. Tonight, as my holiday season gift to you, I don’t have one story to tell you, I have FOUR Victorian era Christmastime murders to share with you. And they get crazier as we go. So be sure to stick around and listen to all four.

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I invited a guest on the podcast to talk about something I find super interesting, which is cemeteries and gravestone conservation.

We talked about what a grave conservator does, how to get in to the line of work, things you should and should not do as an aspiring grave conservator, views on cemeteries and mourning then and now, mourning traditions we think should come back, has she ever encountered anything spooky? And, b...

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November 20, 2024 8 mins

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Earlier this month, I covered the Radium Girls on the regular podcast feed, then the Matchstick Girls as bonus content here on Patreon. In keeping with that theme, tonight’s Good Night Snack is about another brave set of women that sacrificed...

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November 6, 2024 44 mins

Tonight’s story comes to us from the US in the 1920s and 30s. It’s one of the stories that actually inspired me to start the podcast in the first place, and one I think a lot of you will be familiar with. So I hope I do it justice, and more importantly treat the victims with the respect and grace they deserve.

This is the story of the Radium Girls. 

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October 31, 2024 10 mins

This is a special bonus episode to celebrate the best night of the year, Halloween!

This is the legend of Stingy Jack.

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One of the reasons I started this podcast is because as much as I love a ghost story, I always want to know the true story behind the story. And I was often surprised how far the facts of the matter were from the story that got me interested ...

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October 2, 2024 20 mins

Tonight’s story is nothing short of a real life Victorian horror story. It’s what happens when the societal pressure of Victorian era ideals go way, way, WAY too far. One mother’s sense of right and wrong became so monstrously twisted, that she locked away her own child for over two decades. 

This is the story of Blanche Monnier.

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This episode is dedicated to mirror lore and superstitions! In the Victorian era, it was common practice to cover all of the mirrors in the house when someone in the home died, so the spirit's soul didn't get trapped in the mirror. ...

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September 4, 2024 30 mins

So far as I’m concerned, spooky season starts in September. Tonight’s story is one that caused Victorians to lose sleep for over 65 years - and is still a mystery to this day.

This is the story of Spring-heeled Jack.

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August 7, 2024 28 mins

Tonight’s story is about a Victorian con artist. A female con artist, at that! She was known as the “Confidence Queen” and was considered by the New York City police department to be - quote "the boldest and most expert of the many female adventuresses who infest the country.” Let’s get to know her, shall we?

This is the story of Bertha Heyman.

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