One of the topics that generates the most discussion any time I talk about it on social media, is Victorian funeral customs. In particular, a lot of people relate to the covering of mirrors in the house when someone dies. Many comment that this is still a thing in many communities and cultures today. The reasons Victorians did this was so the soul of the deceased didn’t get confused and trapped in the mirror. But this barely scratches the surface of beliefs about mirrors. That’s why I’ve decided to dedicate tonight’s Good Night Snack episode to mirror lore and superstitions.

So far as I’m concerned, spooky season starts in September. Tonight’s story is one that caused Victorians to lose sleep for over 65 years - and is still a mystery to this day.

This is the story of Spring-heeled Jack.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast! My name is Kim, and to accompany episode 42 about Spring-Heeled Jack, a mysterious event in England that had residents just as shook up as Spring-Heeled Jack. In fact, many believed this phenomenon was clear evidence that he did indeed exist!

This is the story of the Devil’s Footprints of Devon.

What would you make of a psychic medium who used their gift to foretell the deaths of those around them? Pretty spooky, right? But, what if they used this gift to take out life insurance policies shortly before those predicted death dates? Now, it feels a little less spooky, and more suspicious. That is exactly what happened in the case we’re covering tonight. This is the story of fortune teller & murderer Louisa Lindloff.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. Thank you so much for supporting the podcast!. My name is Kim, and to accompany episode 41 about con woman Bertha Heyman, I am going to tell you about a case from the Mysterious Murders chapter of NYPD Detective, Thomas Byrnes’ Professional Criminals of America book - the same book that profiles our girl Bertha Heyman from the regular episode this week.
This is the story of Benjamin Nathan.

Tonight’s story is about a Victorian con artist. A female con artist, at that! She was known as the “Confidence Queen” and was considered by the New York City police department to be - quote "the boldest and most expert of the many female adventuresses who infest the country.” Let’s get to know her, shall we?

This is the story of Bertha Heyman.

One of the reasons I started this podcast is because I love getting to the bottom of myths or legends. Some of my favorites are local myths and legends. When I learned that one of my favorite summer thriller films was inspired by events in New Jersey - where I am from - I immediately fell down that rabbit hole. This is the story of the 1916 shark attacks that some say inspired the movie Jaws.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. To accompany episode 40 about The Red Inn Affair, I am going to tell you another story that takes place in the mid-19th century in France. Whereas the Martins may not have murdered any one, the subject of this story certainly did as a serial poisoner with upwards of possibly 30+ victims. This is the story of Helene Jegado.

Tonight’s story takes us to the countryside of France where unspeakable things were said to have taken place at a quaint roadside inn.
This is the story of the Red Inn Affair

Tonight I want to talk about a person who comes up over and over again in the stories I cover, but I’ve never had an opportunity to delve in to their history in a regular episode. This is the story of Madame Tussaud.

The subject of tonight’s story is often cited as “America’s first female serial killer.” Now, whether or not that is true, any story that could make such a claim is a story worth telling. In my opinion though, what we really have here, is the story of a true Victorian era Bonnie and Clyde.

This is the story of Lavinia and John Fisher.

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. To accompany episode 39 about Victorian Bonnie & Clyde: Lavinia and John Fisher, I am going to tell you about further lore and the hauntings associated with the story of Lavinia Fisher.

By the 1830s, an obsession with Egypt had raced across most of Europe and much of the US. The trend became known as Egyptomania, and as one source put it, “A craze for things Egyptian had taken Europeans by storm. Diplomats and tourists, merchants and dukes, all vied with one another to assemble spectacular collections of mummies and other antiquities.”

This is a bonus content episode available exclusively for our Housekeeper and Butler tier Patrons. To accompany episode 38 about Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, I have the story of another bad Victorian doctor.

This is the story of Dr. William Palmer.

In terms of notoriety, this case belongs alongside the likes of HH Holmes and Jack the Ripper. His name usually comes up in both of their stories, but the truth about him is comparatively lesser known.

This is the story of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream.

Hello everyone, welcome to A Good Night for a Murder, a Victorian true crime podcast. My name is Kim, and welcome back for Season 3! This season’s lineup, is a creepy one! I have so many stories for you that come right up against the edge of where Victorian true crime meets Victorian horror, and I can’t wait to share them with you.