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Crimes of the Centuries

Crimes of the Centuries

By: Amber Hunt and Audioboom
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Crime is so commonplace that it takes something particularly shocking to be labelled the “crime of the century.” Even so, there are a lot of cases that have earned the distinction. In each episode of Crimes of the Centuries, award-winning journalist Amber Hunt will examine a case that’s lesser known today but was huge when it happened. The cases explored span the centuries and each left a mark. Some made history by changing laws. Others were so shocking they changed society.Amber Hunt Biographies & Memoirs Social Sciences True Crime World
Episodes
  • S6 Ep22: The Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers: Future COTC?

    S6 Ep22: The Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers: Future COTC?
    Aug 7 2026
    Three people vanished from a Memphis home in February 1994. A week later, they turned up in a local cemetery, buried in a grave dug for someone else's funeral — held the day after they disappeared, with mourners who had no idea what was beneath the casket. Tony Carruthers was convicted of the murders in 1996, representing himself after burning through six court-appointed attorneys. Thirty years, one botched execution, and one recanted medical examiner later, Tennessee still hasn't tested the DNA that might resolve the crime.
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    47 mins
  • S6 Ep21: The Murder of Leslie Preer

    S6 Ep21: The Murder of Leslie Preer
    Aug 3 2026

    Investigators were certain they knew who killed Leslie Preer. Their main suspect had motive, a suspicious alibi, and a failed polygraph. Investigators had everything they needed — except the right guy. Twenty-three years later with a pair of fresh detectives, a water bottle at Dulles Airport told a very different story.

    Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com

    Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book!

    Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod

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    49 mins
  • S6 Ep20: The Wrong Kind of American

    S6 Ep20: The Wrong Kind of American
    Jul 27 2026

    Twenty-two-year-old Fred Korematsu was parked on a San Francisco hillside with his girlfriend, listening to music on the car radio, when the broadcast stopped on Dec. 7, 1941. In the weeks that followed, the U.S. government imprisoned 120,000 people based solely on their ancestry. Fred, a California-born welder who had tried to register for the draft on the very first day he could, decided he wasn’t going anywhere. His decision would lead to one of the most consequential civil liberties cases in American history, and a decades-long effort to prove something that should never have needed proving.

    Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com

    Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book!

    Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod


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    1 hr and 3 mins
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Stumbled across this podcast last fall and binged the first two seasons. Have been waiting with bated breath for the third! Each show is fascinating and the host does an amazing job. I'm impressed with the research that goes in and her citing of sources.

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I would love more. The only (small) complaint I have is that when they do their advertising the change in voices is kind of jarring. But the stories seem well researched, it's interesting, I like listening.

Love this podcast

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Very good performance, interesting story, well written and researched. Looking forward to more episodes.

interesting

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Really interesting stories told in an an interesting way. I excitedly await reach new episode. I appreciate the thoughtful research and respectful presentation by Amber.

Hooked

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I love the narration of these stories. While it is clear that she does have normal emotions, she's not trying to imbue the facts of the story with her personal feeling aside for the times where she specifically states how she feels about it. There is no hammy manipulation trying to elicit listener reaction with juicy details. there are plenty of details and we are left to our own reactions.

It is clear that the narrator is well read and employs an excellent understanding of grammar.

The stories are quite interesting and I love that she backs them up with where she researched the information. Many of these are new to me and not the same old stuff different day. Full marks all around.

Excellent style and substance

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