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Crimes of the Centuries podcast

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Crimes of the Centuries

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  Amber Hunt and Audioboom  

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.

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.

 

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#238

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#236

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#235

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24 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:19

24 Nov 2025

#234

S5 Ep34: The Monster in Plain Sight: Jimmy Savile

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17 Nov 2025

58 MINS

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#233

More Like Ancient FAILiens: Underground Aliens with Guest Amber Hunt

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10 Nov 2025

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#232

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03 Nov 2025

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#231

S5 Ep32: Horst Wessel: The Making of a Nazi Martyr

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27 Oct 2025

51 MINS

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#230

S5 Ep31: Murder in the Mews: The Fall of Elvira Barney

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20 Oct 2025

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#229

S5 Ep30: The Prophet of Kirtland, Part 2: Blood Atonement

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#223

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#221

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25 Aug 2025

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