Coffee With Jeff

In Chicago of the early 20th century, there were all kinds of new wealth. Many people had large amounts of money; sometimes people who never had money before. Naturally, there were many ready to take advantage of them as well. One such man is rumored to have made over eight million dollars in, well, … not-so-legitimate means. His most famous crime was made famous in a very successful film from the 1970s. His name was Joseph “Yellow Kid” Weil and I have his story on the 163 episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff. Show notes and links: 10 Wacky Vintage Cures Con Artists Sold To The Masses (listverse.com) Modern Television Conmen and The Yellow Kid (geekpittsburgh.com) “Yellow Kid” Weil; the autobiography of America’s master swindler : Weil, Joseph R : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (archive.org) Hoaxers and Hustlers – Thomas Streissguth (google.com) King of the con men (chicagotribune.com) This link has no title (livinghistoryofillinois.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon

Do you believe in ghosts? In this episode; I will tell you the story of a specter that roams the Hollywood Hills, a hotel that many flee in terror, and a mysterious woman who dances and disappears. It is three ghost stories that many say are real! All this, and more, on the 163rd episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff. Show notes and links: The Story Of Peg Entwistle, The Most Infamous Hollywood Haunting (ranker.com) Is the Hollywood Sign Haunted? (vanityfair.com) Peg Entwistle – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) The truth about Peg Entwistle, the young actress who committed suicide by jumping off the Hollywood Sign (thevintagenews.com) The Mysterious Legend of Resurrection Mary (unsolved.com) Resurrection Mary (hauntdetective.com) Resurrection Cemetery (ghostresearch.org) The Stanley Hotel – Historic Stanley Estes Park Hotel (stanleyhotel.com) The Stanley Hotel – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) StephenKing.com – The Shining Inspiration (stephenking.com) Colorado Experience: The Stanley Hotel (youtube.com)

Welcome to Jeff’s house of horror and coffee! This show contains a description of a murder that might not be suitable for young and more sensitive listeners. You have been warned! This is the tale of a couple of maids in 1833 that, well, went a little off the handle. It is one most famous cases of homicide in France for its bizarre and ghastly nature. So prepare yourself for the take of the Papin Sisters on the 161st episode of Sunday Morning with Jeff. Show notes and links: When Sisters Kill (Part 1) (typepad.com) Insanity Or Class Warfare? The Gruesome Case Of The Papin Sisters (allthatsinteresting.com) The Crimes of the Papin Sisters (Full Documentary) Real Stories (youtube.com) THE CRIME OF (tripod.com) Christine and Léa Papin – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) The Papin Sisters and the murder case that still haunts France after more than 80 years (thevintagenews.com) Papin Sisters Facts (murderpedia.org) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Chloroform is a colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid that is a powerful anesthetic, euphoriant, anxiolytic and sedative when inhaled or ingested. It can also be used to kill. 40-year-old Thomas Edwin Bartlett found that out in 1886, when he never woke to enjoy New Years Day! A lethal dose of Chloroform was found in his stomach and it was believed his young wife was responsible. Today I tell the take of the Pimlico Mystery on the 160th episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff. Show notes and links: Pimlico Mystery – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) The Mammoth Book of Women Who Kill by Richard Glyn Jones (goodreads.com) The Trial of Adelaide Bartlett for Murder, Held at the Central Criminal … – Adelaide Blanche de la Tremoille Bartlett (google.com) Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases by John Emsley (goodreads.com) Victorian murderesses: a true history of thirteen respectable French and … – Mary S. Hartman (google.com) The Language of Newspapers: Socio-Historical Perspectives – Martin Conboy (google.com)

She was barely an adult, had a unique hairstyle, waz a heavy drinker, diagnosed with a mental illness and – for a few years in the early 1940s – was a huge star in Hollywood. Within less than 10 years, even while starring in a few huge films, she disappeared from Hollywood. Years later, she would be discovered working as a waitress in a hotel in New York City. Today, I tell the story of the actress Veronica Lake on the 159 episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff. Show notes and links: Veronica Lake – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) The Story of Veronica Lake by Jeff Lenburg (goodreads.com) Flesh Feast (1970) – Full Cast & Crew (imdb.com) Veronica Lake, former ’40s Hollywood star, appeared ‘very damaged’ in her later years (foxnews.com) Veronica Lake–Rare 1971 TV Interview, William Saroyan (youtube.com) Veronica Lake interview 1952 – Eloise Salutes The Stars (youtube.com) “FLESH FEAST”, (1970) BIZARRE HORROR FILM! PART 1 (youtube.com) Veronica Lake, Peek-a-Boo Star of the ’40s, Dies at 51 (latimes.co

Jeff is on vacation this week and made the brave decision to hand over his show to Gordon and Nancy from The History Files and Gordon’s Gun Closet. The result is a collection of stories from a character named “Chooch”, who actually has some pretty interesting tales to tell of days gone by.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ever since the invention of money, there have always been people looking for ways to make it both quickly and easily. Promises of quick profits are often very temping to anyone dreaming of a better life – so imagine a chance to double your money in as little as three months? That is what one man pledged in the early 20th century, getting thousands of people to give him his hard earned cash. Today I have the tale of Charles Ponzi and his Scheme. Show notes and links: Charles Ponzi – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) In Search Of History – Charles Ponzi & His Scheme (History Channel Documentary) (youtube.com) The Ultimate Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: Charles Ponzi & the True Story of a Financial Legend (2005) (youtube.com) Charles Ponzi – Criminal – Biography (biography.com) Carlo Bianchi and the Nurse (infogumshoe.com) Handbook of frauds, scams, and swindles : failures of ethics in leadership / edited by Serge Matulich, David M. Currie. (princeton.edu) History’s Greatest Deceptions and Confidence Scams by St

Once upon a time, in 1872, Captain David Reed Morehouse and the crew of the brigantine Dei Gratia were sailing from New York to Gibraltar when that happened spot on unusual site in the middle of the ocean. It was the ship captained by his friend Benjamin Spooner Briggs, whom he had just seen a month earlier! Briggs, his wife, daughter and crew were missing, never to be seen again! Here is story of the Mary Celeste! Show notes and links: Mary Celeste – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Mary Celeste – Full Documentary (youtube.com) The World’s Greatest Unsolved Mysteries – Lionel Fanthorpe, Patricia Fanthorpe (google.com) This link has no title (amazon.com) The Mystery Of The Mary Celeste (americanheritage.com) The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (ucl.ac.uk) Mary Celeste | BOOK OF DAYS TALES (bookofdaystales.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Once upon a time, the world trembled at the thought of Nuclear war. Between the 1950 and the 1970s, every child was taught what to do in case the big one fell. We were all told that the bombs would come from an evil enemy many miles away. Little did we know we were all in danger of our own government dropping one on its own people. Today we have 5 stories of atomic bombs dropped on American soil. Show notes and links: 9 Tales of Broken Arrows: Thermonuclear Near Misses Throughout History (history.com) 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash – Nuclear catastrophe narrowly averted (youtube.com) 8 Nuclear Weapons the U.S. Has Lost (mentalfloss.com) Accident Convair B-36B-15-CF Peacemaker 44-92075, 14 Feb 1950 (aviation-safety.net) 1950 British Columbia B-36 crash (wikipedia.org) U.S. soldier buried six decades after his bomber crashed while carrying a ‘nuclear bomb’ on top secret Cold War mission (dailymail.co.uk) Accidental Mars Bluff bombing survivor dies at 92 | Local News (scnow.com) 1958 Mars Bluff B-47 nuclear

One upon a time, in the early part of the 20th century, a detective who had once failed to find Jack the Ripper was investigating a missing person. While searching the home she once lived in, she found something gruesome in the basement. It was a body – but without a head, limbs or even bones. Was it the body of the missing women and was the killer her husband? Find out on the true story of the Dr. Crippen Murder case! Show notes and links: The Infamous London Cellar Murder of 1910 by Nicholas Connell (goodreads.com) Dr Crippen – Miscarriage of Justice – Part 1 (youtube.com) The London Cellar Murder of 1910: (Dr Crippen). (youtube.com) Full text of “The trial of Hawley Harvey Crippen, ed. with notes and an introduction” (archive.org) Dr Crippen and wireless telegraphy | Police, Crime, Prevention and Punishment (oldpolicecellsmuseum.org.uk) Executed in Error | Hawley Crippen | Secrets of the Dead (pbs.org) Was Dr Crippen innocent of his wife’s murder? (bbc.com) The Execution of Dr Crippen (historytoda

One upon a time, a four legged beast mysterious beast was sighted again and again in the western United States. It was described as being red, much larger than a horse, and carrying a rider who looked like it might have been the Devil – or at least a headless man! What were the people of Arizona seeing in the late 19th century? Today we have the story of the Red Ghost of Arizona! Show notes and links: Solway Firth Spaceman – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Whatever Happened to the Wild Camels of the American West? | History (smithsonianmag.com) The Legend of Red Ghost (arizonaoddities.com) The Red Ghost | AMERICAN HERITAGE (americanheritage.com) The Red Ghost, Parts 1 & 2 (Paranormal Ecto News Flash, K101) (youtube.com) The U.S. Army’s “Camel Corps” Experiment (armyhistory.org) The Short Life of the Camel Corps (nytimes.com) The Evening Independent – Google News Archive Search (google.com) That Time the U.S. Military Had a Camel Corps (todayifoundout.com) Your Travel Guide to Arizona’s Local Legends

Once upon a time in Vienna, pregnant women begged on thier knees not to have their babies delivered by doctors. They would rather have their babies in the street than the hospital – since there was a good chance they wouldn’t leave the hospital alive. One man figured out why. Unfortunately, no one listened, and it all came at the cost of hundreds of lives. Today we have the story of Ignaz Semmelweis. Show notes and links: Ivor Tymchak tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweis (youtube.com) Ignaz Semmelweiss – YouTube (youtube.com) Ignaz Semmelweis – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) The Doctor Who Championed Hand-Washing And Briefly Saved Lives : Shots (npr.org) Puerperal Fever (mcgill.ca) Genius Belabored: Childbed Fever and the Tragic Life of Ignaz Semmelweis by Theodore G. Obenchain | NOOK Book (eBook) (barnesandnoble.com) Moments of Truth: Four Creators of Modern Medicine (amazon.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Once upon a time he was the hottest filmmaker in Hollywood, making a string of highly successful films. He married a beautiful and talented actress. When studio heads began messing with his work, he became frustrated and depressed and he decided to take out all his anger in a new film, one that would take 10 years to get make. The film was S.O.B. and his name was Blake Edwards and I have his story. Show notes and links: The Village Voice – Google News Archive Search (google.com) Blake Edwards talking about Julie Andrews (youtube.com) Blake Edwards: Interviews (amazon.com) Blake Edwards – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Blake Edwards obituary | Film (theguardian.com) Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards’ Love Story (countryliving.com) S.O.B. (film) – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

He was a follower of Aleister Crowley who put him in charge of the Ordo Templi Orientis. He worked with L. Ron Hubbard and attempted to create a moonchild. He was also a brilliant and handsome rocket engineer who help start the United States space program. Today, on the 150th episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff, I present the story of Jack Parsons. Show notes and links: Occultist father of rocketry ‘written out’ of Nasa’s history (wired.co.uk) PROPULSION EPISODE 3: “Malina & Von Karman” (youtube.com) Occultism, Magic and the Birth of NASA JPL (spacesafetymagazine.com) Jack Parsons (rocket engineer) – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) What is Thelema? (thelema101.com) Hooky Spooky Dumb Shit — Babalon Working and The Moonchild Rituals (tumblr.com) Jack Parsons by Dr John Bluth, JPLOral Historian and Archivist (youtube.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

She is 116 years old. In her life she has helped millions of tourists see New York, has taken hundreds of people – thousands maybe! – on fishing voyages, been in a pop music video, and served in two separate world wars. She began as a plaything for a wealthy family and now she is left to slowly die – all alone. Today we have the story of the ghost ship in Boone County, Kentucky. Show notes and links: This link has no title (the-sachem-project.org) The Ghost Ship | Creepy Cincinnati (creepycincinnati.com) Ohio’s legendary 113-year-old Ghost Ship (thevintagenews.com) Explore Ohio’s Legendary 110-year-old Ghost Ship (huffingtonpost.com) USS Phenakite (historycentral.com) USS Phenakite – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) SACHEM, Brooklyn, NY – 1934 (mels-place.com) Storied ‘Sachem’ wasting away in Petersburg | Test (madison.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In the early 18th century, some women found ways to help out with the family income. Mary Peck Butterworth did what she could – she made her own money in her kitchen! She was a counterfeiter who had a team in 1716 and this is her story. Show notes and links: Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical dictionary – Radcliffe College (google.com) Mary Peck Butterworth –Colonial Counterfeiter (pluckywomen.blogspot.com) Mary Butterworth – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Counterfeiting in Colonial America – Kenneth Scott (google.com) Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia … (google.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The perfect crime; is there such a thing? In 1950, eleven men thought they had committed the perfect one, the biggest ever, and they were just days away from getting away with it but – at the last moment – it would all come crashing down. Today I have the story what is called The Great Brink’s Robbery. Show notes and links: Great Brink’s Robbery – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Almanac of World Crime by Jay Robert Nash (goodreads.com) Incredible Stories, Facts and Trivia from the World of Murder and Mayhem by Tom Philbin (goodreads.com) The Great Brinks Robbery of 1950: Not Quite the Perfect Crime (newenglandhistoricalsociety.com) The Brink’s Heist: How A Guy Called ‘Specs’ Spoiled The Perfect Crime (wgbh.org) Brink’s Robbery — FBI (fbi.gov) JANUARY 17 = The Great “Brinks” Robbery (wordpress.com) The Great Brinks Robbery Crime Magazine (crimemagazine.com) The State’s Most Notorious Criminal Cases by Eric Ethier (goodreads.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

There is a rock and roll band you may have heard of called the Beatles. They had a few hit recorders in the 1960s. I think they may have had a few numbers ones. In my youth I was obsessed with the band and have resisted doing an episode about John, Paul George and Ringo for years, until today. Today I tell the story of the making of the 1968 album titled, The Beatles. Show notes and links: The Making of The Beatles’ White Album by David Quantick (goodreads.com) The Beatles in India – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Beatles history – 1968 year (dmbeatles.com) The Beatles Bible | Not quite as popular as Jesus… (beatlesbible.com) The Beatles – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) The Beatles’ White Album. The in-depth story behind the Beatles’ first Apple album. Recording History. Origin of the Album. Cover Art. (beatlesebooks.com) The Beatles “White Album:” The Untold Story (forbes.com) Flashback: The Beatles release ‘The White Album’ (kshe95.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Imaging being on a wooden ship for over a year – a wooden ship with limited resources in sub freezing temperatures. You survive, only to do it a second time, and finding yourself trapped in the ice for even longer – over two years. That is the tale of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane. Show notes and links: Elisha Kane – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Biography – KANE, ELISHA KENT – Volume VIII (1851-1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography (biographi.ca) Philly explorer Elisha Kent Kane to be honored at Laurel Hill Cemetery (phillyvoice.com) The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (youtube.com) Elisha Kent Kane (1820-1857) (ucalgary.ca) This link has no title (amazon.com) The Life of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane: And Other Distinguished American Explorers – Samuel M. Smucker (google.com.uy) Biography of Elisha Kent Kane – William Elder (google.com) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Imaging driving home after unsuccessfully looking for a bingo game, only to be stopped by a alien ship in the road. Imagine trading water for a space pancake with a visitor from another world! Or imagine being taken aboard a spaceship when all you wanted to do was fish. We have three tales of alien encounters with no judgement from me! We have the Cash-Landrum incident, Joe Simonton’s Space Pancakes and the Pascagoula Abduction! Show notes and links: 1980: The Cash-Landrum Case – Think AboutIt (thinkaboutitdocs.com) the “Classic” Cash-Landrum Case Unravels (badufos.blogspot.com) High Strangeness: Space Pancakes (anomalist.com) Joe Simonton / Eagle River Case – from Coral Lorenzen, APRO (ufoevidence.org) UFO Sighting The Joe Simonton Story (youtube.com) Joe Simonton and the “Pancakes from Space” ! – Extraterrestrial Life & The UFO Phenomenon (unexplained-mysteries.com) Pascagoula Abduction – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) Pascagoula Abduction Incident with Charles Hickson & Calvin Parker in 1973 –