Hallie Rubenhold: podcast appearances and interviews

Hallie Rubenhold, born in 1971, is an American-born British popular historian and author with a focus on 18th- and 19th-century social history and women's history. She is known for her detailed research on the lives of women, particularly those who have been victims of murder. Her 2019 book The Five, which explores the lives of the women murdered by Jack the Ripper, was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize and received the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction. In 2025, her book Story of a Murder; the wives, the mistress and Dr. Crippen was awarded a Clue Award for True Crime Book of the Year, recognizing excellence and responsible storytelling in the true crime genre. Rubenhold's work is distinguished by its emphasis on victims rather than perpetrators, which has contributed to shifting attitudes on how crimes and their victims are commemorated and interpreted. Her scholarship and narrative approach have influenced the true crime genre by highlighting the stories and humanity of victims, often women, whose experiences might otherwise be overlooked.