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The Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case (Part One)

June 18, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence.

After almost fifty years of litigation, the McDonald murders remain among America’s most controversial murder cases.

Jeffrey and Collette MacDonald on their wedding day

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The Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case (Part Two)

June 18, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

Warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and one example of profanity.

After almost fifty years of litigation, the Macdonald murder case still remains one of America’s most controversial crimes.

Recent photo of Jeffrey Macdonald, still in prison

Brian Murtaugh, immediately after the trial.

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The Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case (Book and Music Information)

June 18, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“Fatal Vision,” by Joe McGinnis, and

“Wilderness of Error,” by Errol Morris.

The music included in this podcast featured for the intro: “Heaven and Hell,” by Jeremy Blake and for the outro: “Event Departure,” by Silent Partner.

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Bobby Sands and the IRA Plot To Kill Margaret Thatcher (Part One)

May 9, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

Some major players and events from Ireland’s “Troubles”

Bobby Sands, from a Northern Irish mural

Bobby Sands Grave, and two other hunger strikers.

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Bobby Sands and the IRA Plot To Kill Margaret Thatcher (Part Two)

May 9, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

Some major players and events from Ireland’s “Troubles”

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, Oval Office, 1988.

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Bobby Sands and the IRA Plot To Kill Margaret Thatcher (Book and Music Information)

May 9, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

The books used in this podcast included:

“Nothing But An Unfinished Song,” by Denis O’Hearn, and

“Killing Thatcher,” by Rory Carroll.

The intro music is “Celtic Impulse.” by Kevin MacLeod, and

the outro music is “Wistful Harp,” by Andrew Huang.

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Jan Baalsrud and World War II’s Greatest Escape (Part One)

March 17, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

Some men just refuse to die.

Jan Baalsrud’s escape route from Norway to Sweden

A replica of the Hotel Savoy, the original was burnt by vandals, this sits on the same spot as the original

View from the Hotel Savoy towards Furuflaten, Norway

Incline behind the Hotel Savoy to the Maggdalen plateau

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Jan Baalsrud and World War II’s Greatest Escape (Part Two)

March 17, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

Some men just refuse to die.

Map of Jan Baalsrud’s escape from Norway to Sweden

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Jan Baalsrud and World War II’s Greatest Escape (Book and Music Information)

March 17, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

The books included in producing this podcast were:

“Defiant Courage,” by Astrid Karlsen Scott, and,

“We Die Alone,” by David Howarth.

The music used in this podcast consisted of “The Awakening,” in the part one intro and part two outro, and “The Battle of 1066,” in the part one outro and part two intro. both were composed by Patrick Patrikios.

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