Was he a holy man, a con artist, or just an (almost) unkillable weirdo? Grigori Rasputin rose from obscurity to become one of the most infamous figures in Russian history, managing to charm a royal family while leaving behind a trail of scandals. But how did he pull it off? And more importantly—how did he actually die?

Join us as we unpack the absolutely bizarre life of Rasputin and his legendary assassination attempt(s).

STORY STARTS at 00:06:12

🦇Wikipedia: List of Fictional Bats (feat. the baddest bat of all, Bartok)

🎪Learn more about Rasputin’s daughter Maria

📚Books discussed in the intro

• The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie
• The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean (trigger warning, read with caution)
• Room by Emma Donoghue (trigger warning, read with caution)
• My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
• A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley

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Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying Cherry Garcia while we dish about poison.

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

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A series of mysterious sudden deaths swept across the Chicagoland area in the fall of 1982, leaving the nation in a panic. We’d come to learn that a batch of Extra Strength Tylenol containing well above the lethal dose of potassium cyanide was to blame, forever changing the way consumers purchased over-the-counter medicine.

One of the most infamous police task forces in American history would set out to investigate the heartbreaking loss of 8 innocent victims, running into one obstacle after the other the entire way.

STORY STARTS at 00:06:06

✨Helpful links:

• Chicago Tribune 6-Part Investigative series
• NBC interview with Adam Janus’s daughter, Kasia Novak-Janus

👻Send us your haunting experience!

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying Cherry Garcia while we dish about poison.

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

💌Contact: iscreamyouscreampod@gmail.com

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five-star rating wherever you listen/watch!

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

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If you were a woman in 17th-century Italy, your options were limited…to say the absolute least.

Enter Giulia Tofana, the infamous mastermind behind a Roman poisoning ring. With a few drops of her flagship product, Aqua Tofana, Giulia helped hundreds of women escape abusive marriages—one dead husband at a time.

Join us as we unravel the legends of Aqua Tofana, its mysterious maker, and the legacy we know today.

STORY STARTS at 00:12:07

👻Send us your haunting experience!

Welcome to I Scream, You Scream, a podcast with your weekly scoop of the most chilling histories, mysteries & true crime! Every month, long-distance besties Gina & Kathryn choose a new flavour of the month: for both topic and ice cream! This month we’re enjoying Cherry Garcia while we dish about poison.

New episodes drop every Tuesday morning!

Join our I Scream socials! https://linktr.ee/iscreamyouscreampod

💌Contact: iscreamyouscreampod@gmaill.com

⭐Don’t forget to hit us with a five star rating wherever you listen/watch!

Keep it cool🍦And keep it creepy💀

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.