Dark Histories tells the stories of some of humanities darkest moments, deepest mysteries and strangest events. I aim to tell the stories in an interesting, horror tale-esque way, but maintain integrity to the facts and be as informative as possible. The stories are all based on credible, sources, try to avoid conjecture and work to act as short introductions, offering a springboard for viewers to delve deeper if they find something particularly interesting.
Of course, I hope they're entertaining too.. please enjoy and sleep tight x
Love the book recommendation, just order David Grann's The Wager. I also recommend another of Ben's stories and accompanying book: The Wreck of the Medusa. Just edge of your seat stuff and the book is amazing!
Ben is the best channel out there for just being carried away by brilliant story-telling. I cook amazing meals listening to his shipwreck tales! BTW Ben, I’ve been with you since S1. What began as an anti-anxiety hobby has turned into my favorite story channel.❤❤
Have you ever done 1 on The Hinterflacken farm incident that happened in 1920s Germany?Bavaria i think,a most interesting,strange+spooky tale,please do it if not(going to have to check now) Edit; Just checked+yes you did the Hinterkaiflak murders in Season 1(going to give it a listen again now) well done sir,you truly have your "finger on the pulse"
As brutal, horrendous+ prolific case as I've ever heard,the polizei "dropped the ball" massively, perhaps ignoring the rumours(until it hit the fan)perhaps because he made a useful "snitch",which surprises me how he managed this with immunity from the criminal class as everyone seemed to know+Fritz was seemingly very proud of his collusion. Please don't apologise Ben for telling us "how it was" with the details,they are wha happened+we should never shy from "shining a light" on the nature+depravity mankind is capable of,we have become so wishy washy when it comes to such things these days,it deprives us of witnessing the true horror+thus learning from it.Great work Ben as always
Yes, it's because she's in the US. At least if it's an ebook. All the Amazon's in different countries are different companies. I'm in Canada and I run a book blog. For prizes (gift cards)I need to buy it from the Amazon of the country the winner is in.
Weird to complain about the cops beating a confession out of him while at the same time agreeing he's 100% guilty. The alternative would be that without the confession, he may have gone free. Most of us have a moral blindspot, where we don't mind if a guilty person is wronged in the pursuit of justice. Those who don't believe his guilt would be the only ones to criticize the coercion.
Lucy Clark, the lady you mention in the very beginning who had just retired at 50 from a life in service (read: a house servant in some capacity) was supposed to be opening a dressmaker's shop and was found dead in the space she planned shortly to open as one. She was a 50 yr old lady. Sounded unmarried with no children as they weren't listed as suspects & I would guess they would be natural ones - instead, her nephews were suspected but not convicted of killing her. In her case I believe someone figured out she had money. She wasn't retiring from service at 50 and opening a dressmaker's shop without any capital. She had had plenty of time to save. Perhaps she was a lady who didn't believe in banks and kept all her money hidden at home or someplace only she could access...I expect someone might have thought so...maybe she let a piece of info slip by accident to someone...or was observed hiding money on her person unawares. THAT would have prompted someone to kill her. I suspect that one was financially motivated.
I've been so looking forward to your latest uploads! I often listen to the older ones over and over again. I especially like the victorian murder mysteries! Thank you!
I heard David Grann discuss his book on the Most Notorious podcast a year or so ago and had forgotten the story until now. Your telling had a good personal quality to this complicated and awful tale. Kudos to those Patagonian natives for arriving with help more than once!
I have to wonder if he was paid to 'dispose' of older children/undesirables (perhaps by the gentry - villagers used euphemism in a hush). TY, Ben! Cheers!!!
I agree with you about the skulls. Those were probably just the victims of more " normal " crime ; people with gambling debts , those who knew too much , etc... And I'll bet you could dam up and search any river in any city and find skulls. If you searched the Anacostia river , which is near where I live , you'd find enough skulls to rival the Paris catacombs .
American here - you did a great job of covering the relevant information around President Lincoln! No American school teaches about the near abduction of Lincoln’s remains, so this was a fun new piece of history to listen to. I hope I get to teach about this or share it with my students one day.
Excellent, as usual. I really appreciate the level of detail you included. You made some excellent points, but I can't help but wonder if some of their illegal activies were tied to the motive. It doesn't appear the authorities were able to entirely unraveled where the money was coming from. Bennett was cleary a con-artist and possibly needed to get rid of his wife since she could act as a witness.?.?.? Absolutely right, anyone's guess. Great Work!
Thank you for all your great stories. In 1804 the weapon would have been a single shot muzzle loading flintlock. Much depends on the size and quality of the powder. Heated or unburned powder could have gone maybe a couple of meters. In my mind it is very likely that the shooter did not call out at all. That sounds like something he thought he should have done but did not. Shooting with a handgun is not easy. The fact that he shot the victim in the head with that weapon makes me think he was quite close. I think he was nervous in the dark and fired with no warning.
I agree, we could almost flip a coin on this! I think my coin lands on guilty but Hall was such a skilled and persuasive speaker, it's hard to be sure... Another excellent video.
Pretty wild you did a story on this subject without even mentioning the Global Consciousness Project. Also, it's not a moral failing to simply say you believe something is happening you don't fully understand.
So I personally see the abusive husbands as mercy. There was no way out for them. I see the premature or severely disabled babies the same way. There was nothing for them back then. No medical treatment no quality of life nothing. Fully that was mercy. I had a preemie. Without modern medical care they live brief horrific lives
