Month: September 2026

In this encore of an episode, we journey into the past to visit “New York’s New Yorkiest” Joint, The Stork Club. The Stork Club operated off 5th Avenue for over…

This week, we dip into the past for the story of the murder that rocked New York City’s Café Society in the 1940s. The murder of Patricia Burton Longergan, committed…

With all the talk of Diana this week, and Charles Spencer’s Swan Song released, the late Princess of Wales has been very much in the news. In a bit of…

What are the secrets of Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont? This hotel has been holding the city captive for almost 100 years now, playing host to famous names and events in history.…

In 2023, Belle Burden, a granddaughter of Babe Paley, published an essay in the New York Times Modern Love column called, “Was I Married to a Stranger?” It’s a question…

Dominick Dunne reports in September 2001 on the death of Ed Pauley, Jr. the son of a prominent Hollywood scion. The odd thing – Pauley’s death and its gruesome details…

We do love Listener Letters around here, and Jay sent us a real gem recently. His Granny really hated Ava Gardner for reasons that stayed with her a lifetime.Send your…

In this final episode of the Sunny and Claus von Bülow arc, we investigate the fallout from the verdict in the second trial, its aftermath, and provide Dunne the final…

In the four days of jury deliberations in the 1985 trial of Claus von Bulow, Dominick Dunne is very deep into his reporting on this piece, even landing an invite…

In this episode, we continue our investigation into Sunny and Claus von Bülow, dipping into all the information Dominick Dunne is gathering during the 1985 re-trial of Claus for twice…