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Hardware History Files: What Happened to Lockwood?
If you were in the door hardware industry in 1952, you knew the name Lockwood. It stood for prestige, quality, and American industrial might. The Lockwood Hardware Man...
Santa Claus: Master Burglar
Across the world, hundreds of millions of houses are broken into on a regular basis during the month of December, with most occurring just on one particular night. The...
Haunted or Tumbled?
Welcome to the Three Tumblers lock-shop of horror! Tonight, we will tell you three stories of intrigue, mystery, supernatural activity, and tales from beyond. Two of t...
Season Three - Coming Soon
Season Three is on the way!-----Listen to The Three Tumblers anywhere you get your podcasts and, please, follow and give us a review! The Three Tumblers Podcast: https...
Locked Up: The History of Handcuffs
From ancient mythology, to modern public safety tools. Symbols of horrific history, to objects of pleasure. These restraints have been used for centuries! Today, we wi...
Security Starts at Home
Break-ins. Burglaries. Home invasions. Squatters. Long gone are the days of not locking the door when you leave your house for the day. Criminals brazenly enter homes...
Serial Killer Security Goes D.I.Y.
In the early 60s, Americans were introduced to a new kind of crime threat. With cases beginning in Boston and California, police were investigating murders that had st...
The D. B. Cooper Vane
Wednesday, November 24th, 1971. The man wearing a dark suit, sunglasses, and a parachute stood at the back of the Northwest Orient Airlines plane. Steadying himself, h...
Keys to the Caribbean: Pirates and Locks
1718, Nassau, Bahamas. Famed pirate Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, uses his fleet of ships to blockade the settlement. Quickly, those in charge of the colon...
The Baker Street Heist
Monday, September 13th, 1971. At the corner of Baker and Marylebone Streets in Westminster, London, the branch manager of Lloyd's Bank opened the vault at ten in the m...
Deadliest Keys: Nukes at Sea
August, 1945. The United States drops atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in a last ditch effort to stop the imperialist military dictators from killing mo...
Keys to Murder: The Tamika Huston Story
Weeks after family members report a young woman as missing, investigators find a ring of keys in her car. One key has seemingly random numbers and letters stamped on i...
Keys to the Stars: The Bling Ring
Los Angeles California, Hollywood Hills. The year was 2008 and celebrities were living it up just as they had been for decades. Between nightlife, award shows, and par...
Grand Theft Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette. One of America's defining sports cars experienced a boom in sales in the early 1980s. It also became one of the most popular cars for thieves t...
2024 Mid-Season Promo
For the past five months, The Three Tumblers have told you the tragic history that shaped how we interact doors today. Now, they bring you stories from ancient history...
The Station Nightclub Fire, Part 3: Years After
Only three men involved in the Station nightclub fire are held legally responsible. But were there more to blame? Good comes out of darkness. Families and survivors ba...
The Station Nightclub Fire, Part 2: Seconds of Fire
In a matter of minutes, those still trapped inside the Station nightclub are on the verge of death. Can they still escape, or will they die trying? -----Listen to The ...
The Station Nightclub Fire, Part 1: Years Before
A small nightclub built in the late 1940s transforms over the years into a popular, local venue for live music and good evenings with friends until one fateful night i...