Episode Summary
Crime Junkie OFFICIALLY turns 3 today, and we decided to give ourselves and YOU a little birthday gift…we’re still the same pod, but with a NEW LOOK! And to celebrate we are giving you a very different kind of bonus episode! Join us as we take a look back at some of the most bizarre moments in criminal justice history – Crime Junkie style!
In addition to a new logo, we have a few goodies to share with you here!
We seriously can’t thank you enough for all of your support these past 3 years, we couldn’t have done anything of this without you. Crime Junkie has grown into something much greater than we could’ve ever imagined, and that’s all thanks to YOU!
So Happy Birthday Crime Junkies, we hope you LOVE your presents 🙂
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Episode Info
The Crime Skeleton
Helene Adelaide Shelby's design for the Crime Skeleton
The diagram of the skull on the Crime Skeleton
Phrenology and Physiognomy
A depiction of Phrenology
Franz Joseph Gall
Cesare Lombroso
Physiognomy examples
Severed Head Research
Public Humiliation
Shame masks
A woman being publicly humiliated wearing a shame mask
Scold's bridle
Flute of Shame
Episode Source Material
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Helene Adelaide Shelby’s Patent Application (1927) – Apparatus for obtaining criminal confessions and photographically recording them
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The Surprising A.I. Roots of Early 20th Century Criminal Interrogation
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What Type of Criminal Are You? 19th-Century Doctors Claimed to Know by Your Face
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Fantastically Wrong: The Silly Theory That Almost Kept Darwin From Going on His Famous Voyage
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The Scold’s Bridle — How Men In The Middle Ages Dealt With Gossiping Wives