Ranked #1
Case #002- Mickey Spillane: Writer
Case #002- Mickey Spillane: Writer
He was born on March 9, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Elizabeth, NJ, in a neighborhood he called “grimy, indu... Read more
23 Oct 2015
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Ranked #2
Case #29: George Remus-King of the Bootleggers
Case #29: George Remus-King of the Bootleggers
"He and this Wolfsheim bought up a lot of side-street drug-stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol over the co... Read more
15 May 2017
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21mins
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Case#30: Billie Holiday- Jazz Legend
Case#30: Billie Holiday- Jazz Legend
“Behind me, Billie was on her last song. I picked up the refrain, humming a few bars. Her voice sounded different to me ... Read more
31 May 2017
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Case #33: The Black Sox-Baseball's Most Notorious Scandal
Case #33: The Black Sox-Baseball's Most Notorious Scandal
Case #33: The Black Sox I'm forever blowing ballgames, pretty ballgames in the air. I come from Chi, I hardly try, jus... Read more
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Case #013: Bugsy Siegel-American Gangster
Case #013: Bugsy Siegel-American Gangster
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was born inWilliamsburg, Brooklyn, to a family of poor Jewish immigrants, whocame from Eastern E... Read more
28 Apr 2016
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Case #009: Dame Agatha Christie
Case #009: Dame Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie was the bestselling author of all time, and living in the days of Stephen King and J.K. Rowling, that me... Read more
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Case #32 : Alan Ladd and Box 13
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30 Jun 2017
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Case #005: John Dillinger-Public Enemy Number One
Case #005: John Dillinger-Public Enemy Number One
In the 30's, the FBI used the term “Public Enemy Number One” as a designation of infamy. Although that period in time be... Read more
19 Nov 2015
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Case#012:Mata Hari-Spy
Case#012:Mata Hari-Spy
The name evokes visions of a dancer, slithering through a smoke-filled parlor, wisps of cloth snaking over her as she mo... Read more
10 Apr 2016
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Case #014-Eliot Ness-Untouchable
Case #014-Eliot Ness-Untouchable
Even as a boy Eliot Paul Ness seemed destined for excellence and if you asked his fellow students, probably seemed most... Read more
29 May 2016
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Case# 003-Black Bart: Outlaw Poet
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Life changed quickly for the people of Norfolk County, England in the 1800’s. The large estates were falling. The famili... Read more
23 Oct 2015
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22mins
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Case #34: Joseph Weil-The Yellow Kid
Case #34: Joseph Weil-The Yellow Kid
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27 Jul 2017
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Case #18: The Cotton Club
Case #18: The Cotton Club
NOIR FACTORY PODCAST CASE #18: The Cotton Club-Nightclub “It was infamously racially exclusive. W.C. Handy wished to go ... Read more
11 Aug 2016
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Case #16: The Strand and the Black Mask-Pulp Legends
Case #16: The Strand and the Black Mask-Pulp Legends
“A pulp story without a detective and, obviously, somebody for him to do battle with is unthinkable, and I can't remembe... Read more
7 Jul 2016
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Noir Factory Case #15: Willie Sutton-Bank Robber
Noir Factory Case #15: Willie Sutton-Bank Robber
“It is a rather pleasant experience to be alone in a bank at night.” –Willie Sutton-Bank Robber William Francis “Willie”... Read more
29 Jun 2016
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NF Case #35: Sexton Blake-Pulp Detective
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Noir Factory Podcast Case #35 Sexton Blake-Pulp Detective “If there is a wrong to be righted, an evil to be redressed, o... Read more
2 Dec 2017
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Interrogation #3: Will Viharo-Gonzo Pulp Writer
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10 Aug 2017
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Case #004: A Brief History of the K9 Corp
Case #004: A Brief History of the K9 Corp
The partnership between mankind and canine is one of the oldest and most successful relationships on Earth. Every since ... Read more
4 Nov 2015
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Case #007: The Christmas Bank Heist
Case #007: The Christmas Bank Heist
The Great Santa Claus Bank Robbery-An APB on Old Saint Nick!As a crispness fills the air and the scent of gingerbread be... Read more
23 Dec 2015
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Case #006: The Subject of Fingerprints
Case #006: The Subject of Fingerprints
It’s hard to tell where exactly the story begins because there was no huge discovery. At the tips of your fingers there ... Read more
10 Dec 2015
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