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.·1 min read·Sep 23, 2018--1--1
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.·16 min read·Sep 19, 2018--11--11
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.·13 min read·Sep 16, 2018--1--1
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.·8 min read·Sep 6, 2018--3--3
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.·10 min read·Sep 2, 2018--2--2
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…·11 min read·Aug 29, 2018--3--3
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…·17 min read·Aug 26, 2018--1--1
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.·5 min read·Aug 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…·4 min read·Aug 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…·11 min read·Aug 18, 2018--2--2