Ash WoodsBecause people want to read about women mass-murdering their husbandsI like getting paid. But I have to say at first I was mildly… disturbed.Sep 23, 20181Sep 23, 20181
Ash WoodsinThe Crime HistorianThe deadly angel makers of Nagyrév who mass murdered their husbands and poisoned 300 peopleMadame Julius Fazekas was stewing arsenic fly-paper on the stove.Sep 19, 201812Sep 19, 201812
Ash WoodsinThe Crime HistorianMeet the man who survived 5 murder attempts (to the frustration of his killers)Tony Marino was preparing a deadly sandwich of rotted fish, broken glass, carpet tacks and metal shards.Sep 16, 20181Sep 16, 20181
Ash WoodsinThe Crime HistorianLudicrous crimes that would have gotten you hanged in 18th century EnglandImagine being hanged for stealing a handkerchief, cutting down a tree and for blackening your face.Sep 6, 20183Sep 6, 20183
Ash WoodsinThe Crime HistorianThe man who made millions stealing skin and bones from corpsesLee Cruceta fired up his electric saw as he prepared to harvest the spine of the corpse.Sep 2, 20182Sep 2, 20182
Ash WoodsinThe Crime HistorianCrazy Rich Asian Murders… dismemberment, maid murderers and killer boyfriendsFor all their riches, wealthy billionaire Asians are not immune to tragedy and crime when it strikes their families. From dismemberment to…Aug 29, 20183Aug 29, 20183
Ash WoodsinThe Crime HistorianThe cold-blooded murderers who poisoned with nicotine… and nearly got away with itOne was a nuclear engineer known for his devious intelligence. The other was a 19th century nobleman with a penchant for reckless…Aug 26, 20181Aug 26, 20181
Ash WoodsA crime writer’s guide to the 6 thresholds of violenceI picked up Rory Miller’s book Violence: A Writer’s Guide to get a handle on what goes on in people’s mind when they get aggressive.Aug 20, 2018Aug 20, 2018
Ash WoodsFirst they make you care about them, then they do dangerous sh*tA few hundred words into the story, I stopped writing. I re-read what I have written. Something was wrong. I could feel my eyes glazing…Aug 19, 2018Aug 19, 2018
Ash WoodsinThe Crime HistorianLye has a sordid history of being used for murder and dissolving corpsesLye is a corrosive alkali, commonly found in household cleaners. While acids are generally known to be corrosive, their chemical opposites…Aug 18, 20182Aug 18, 20182
