# Wicked History Strange and wicked tales from the annals of history. Page: Feed: --- ## [Wicked Wednesday: The Murder Manual](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/wicked-wednesday-the-murder-manual) _2025-09-17 · Abbott Kahler_ How an anonymous mother came to write one of America's most controversial books ## [THE YEARS-LONG OBSESSION I SHARE WITH RON HOWARD](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/the-years-long-obsession-i-share) _2024-09-10 · Abbott Kahler_ And the wildest true crime story you’ve (probably) never heard of... ## [Hitting the road for WHERE YOU END!](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/hitting-the-road-for-where-you-end) _2024-01-15 · Abbott Kahler_ Come say hi. ## [A Tragic and Enduring Christmas Mystery](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/a-tragic-and-enduring-christmas-mystery) _2023-12-22 · Abbott Kahler_ On Christmas Eve 1945, five children disappeared in the aftermath of a fire. They were never found—and neither were their remains. ## [In Search of Mr. Ripley...](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/in-search-of-mr-ripley) _2023-10-19 · Abbott Kahler_ Behind the inspiration for Patricia Highsmith's most famous character ## [Twins: The Good, the Bad, and the Creepy…](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/twins-the-good-the-bad-and-the-creepy) _2023-09-14 · Abbott Kahler_ Welcome to my new substack, which is replacing my old mailchimp. I plan on monthly dispatches about weird and wicked history, but for this inaugural newsletter I have a more personal tale to share. After that I’ll tell you about the sweepstakes, which involves a curated pack of books and, just as exciting, FOOD. (Feeling impatient? You can click ## [Coming soon...](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/coming-soon) _2023-08-13 · Abbott Kahler_ ## [Remus: The Mad Bootleg King podcast](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/17389184_remus-the-mad-bootleg-king-newsletter) _2023-07-18 · Abbott Kahler_ July 18, 2023 ## [WHERE YOU END](https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/17343771_june-2023) _2023-06-08 · Abbott Kahler_ June 8th, 2023