Part 1 of 4 - The Life, Death, and Conspiracy of Jesse James

Mysterious Circumstances

EpisodeMar 18, 20181h 12m

Part 1 of 4 - The Life, Death, and Conspiracy of Jesse James

Mysterious Circumstances

EpisodeMar 18, 20181h 12m

A teenager when he rode off to join Confederate guerrillas in 1864, Jesse James never really stopped fighting the Civil War. Unable to accept the defeat of the secessionist cause, Jesse trained his fury on banks, trains and stagecoaches. He fancied himself a modern Robin Hood, robbing from Radical Republicans and giving to the poor. But the myth hid the darker reality of a repeat murderer whose need for attention kept him committing crimes long after the cause he championed was gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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***EXPLICIT LANGUAGE***-Crime/Mysteries/Paranormal/History-- A podcast that dives deep into the unsolved and interesting, with an unpolished and unscripted “pirate radio” style. If you like a conversational style podcast about mysterious stuff, you'll love this!!From 'PODCAST MAGAZINE' : Host Justin Rimmel does a solid job of making listeners feel like we are in the room with him while he shares particularly weird cases he comes across. If old-fashioned true-crime stories are your thing, you will certainly find them on Mysterious Circumstances, too. Justin also does a good job of being a bit skeptical when covering cases. While he does...

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