The Powers That Prey

Josiah Flynt (1869 - 1907) and Alfred Hodder (1866 - 1907)

True stories of criminals (the powers that prey) and the system (the powers that rule) by journalists who went among the criminal classes to gather material first-hand. Some of the chapters were first published in McClure's Magazine as a series called "True Stories From the Underworld." - Summary by Chris Pyle

Genre(s): True Crime

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Introduction Chris Pyle
00:06:31
Play 01 In the Matter of His Nibs Chris Pyle
00:25:15
Play 02 A Bill from Tiffany's Chris Pyle
00:28:40
Play 03 The Revenge of the Four Chris Pyle
00:28:08
Play 04 The Order of the Penitents Chris Pyle
00:25:39
Play 05 The Prison Demon Chris Pyle
00:24:48
Play 06 The Great Idea Chris Pyle
00:31:23
Play 07 Found Guilty Chris Pyle
00:20:50
Play 08 On Sentence Day Chris Pyle
00:19:57
Play 09 Peggie Niven Chris Pyle
00:32:36
Play 10 A Dead One Chris Pyle
00:20:22