{"podcast":{"title":"Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast","slug":"foul-play-a-historical-true-crime-podcast-51278","podcast_index_feed_id":51278,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/4cf5f57c-0bea-454e-8dc3-f263c362d278","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/foulplay","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/2/16/21/cbfd1140-ea5b-4393-97e9-8f2f9ac2f953_00-main-artwork-original.jpg","author":"Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins","episode_count":315,"summary":"Foggy gaslit streets. A quiet courtroom. And crimes that history tried to bury. Foul Play is a historical true crime podcast that investigates the most chilling murder cases from the 1800s and early 1900s across the United States and the United Kingdom. Hosted by investigative crime journalists Shane Waters — who pioneered crime podcasting in 2008 — and Wendy Cee, each season unravels one complete criminal case through original research, court records, and primary source material. This isn't sensationalized true crime. Every season of Foul Play puts victims first — their names, their stories, their humanity — before examining how murder investigations unfolded in an era before modern forensics, when justice was far from guaranteed. From Victorian poisoners in London to Gilded Age killers in America, Foul Play brings historical true crime to life with cinematic storytelling and relentless accuracy. Every fact is verified. Every claim is sourced. Every story is told with the gravity it deserves. New seasons of this historical true crime podcast release throughout the year, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays. Hello, friend. Welcome to Foul Play.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foul-play-a-historical-true-crime-podcast-51278"},"episode":{"title":"Silesia: Münsterberg's Forgotten Cannibal","slug":"silesia-m-nsterberg-s-forgotten-cannibal","published_at":"2026-01-09T20:24:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foul-play-a-historical-true-crime-podcast-51278/silesia-m-nsterberg-s-forgotten-cannibal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foul-play-a-historical-true-crime-podcast-51278","url":"http://mythsandmalice.com","audio_url":"https://audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/f3b6aaa3-a7cd-4539-91d8-cf14ad8fffe6/stream.mp3","summary":"Münsterberg's forgotten cannibal terrorized under the veil of normalcy... Enter the darker side of history with Season 36’s exploration of serial killers. During the early 1920s, Münsterberg was unaware of a brutal presence lurking within its town. The victims, often travelers and transient workers, had fallen prey to the townsman who cannibalized beneath accepted societal surfaces. They lived simple lives, stripped of grand narratives, but deserve acknowledgement for their unjust plight. This case offers a reminder of the shadowy perils that can exist within seemingly innocuous communities. It reorients our perception of safety, community trust, and the unpredictable nature of human behavior. The uncovering of these brutal acts sent ripples through Münsterberg, dawning a grim realization of evil cloaked in the ordinary. Details emerged only posthumously, fostering stories that blurred with local folklore. Weimar-era Germany, a time of intense socio-political transformation, rooted this case in an atmosphere of economic strain and shifting moral codes. Within such turbulence, heinous acts easily went unchecked until too late. Listeners will traverse chilling accounts of crime revelations, investigative revelations, and the tragic tale’s melding into forgotten history. This episode provides an unsettling reminder of latent darkness amid familiarity. --- Support Foul Play: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/foulplaypodcast Website: https://www.mythsandmalice.com/show/foul-play/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/foul-play-crime-series/id1525832703 Follow us: Instagram: @foulplaycrimeseries Twitter: @foulplaypod Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https:/…","meta_description":"Münsterberg's forgotten cannibal terrorized under the veil of normalcy... Enter the darker side of history with Season 36’s exploration of serial killers.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1494,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/foul-play-a-historical-true-crime-podcast-51278/episodes/silesia-m-nsterberg-s-forgotten-cannibal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/foul-play-a-historical-true-crime-podcast-51278/silesia-m-nsterberg-s-forgotten-cannibal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}