Old Timey Crimey

Episode 6: The Divorcée Hastings, Nebraska - Part II The investigation into the murders of Hazel Bird and Clarence Yager draws investigators from across Nebraska and from as far as Indiana. Intriguing persons of interest blow into and out of town in the weeks around the murders. And the police have a surplus of theories when it comes to what motivated the killings, most of which center around Hazel Bird's love life. For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources Clarence Yager Grave Hazel Bird Grave Ancestry ___ Hastings Daily Tribune Adams County Democrat Harvard Courier The Lincoln Star Omaha Daily News Nebraska State Journal McCook Daily Gazette Wikipedia Music Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 5: The Widower Another three weeks pass with no new Lovers' Lane murders. A couple in Nebraska, brought together by the eerily similar tragedies that have shaped their lives, takes an automobile ride one summer Sunday night and never returns. The strange clues found at the murder scene raise more questions than they answer. And the town's recent rash of robberies might mean that the killer has been lurking for a while. For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Findagrave  ___ L Bird Ancestry H Bird Ancestry  ___ Hastings Daily Tribune Adams County Democrat Harvard Courier The Lincoln Star Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter 4: The Foursome Two weeks after the Illinois attacks that left Ivan Blake dead and Frances Shuster wounded, a group of young adults are out for a carefree summer night in Denver when everything goes horrifically awry.  The case takes strange twists and turns over the years, with unexpected witnesses and odd tales that don't line up. Does it fit with the other cases, or is this an entirely new murderer stalking Lovers' Lane? For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: The Daily Journal Aspen Daily Times Oak Creek Times The Daily Times The Englewood Herald The Colorado Transcript Fort Collins Coloradoan SF Examiner Albuquerque Journal Fairbury Journal  Salt Lake Telegram Fred Funkner census Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter 3: The Survivor Five weeks after the Indiana murders of Katherine Herbers and Howard Fisher, two more lovers are interrupted while trysting on a lonely road in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. This time, one of them survives. The murderer leaves a survivor--and also a witness who lives a life of secrets...secrets that stayed uncovered for nearly a century, until now.  For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources: Newspapers.com: The Dispatch Journal Gazette Rock Island Argus Chic Tribune Effingham Daily Record The True Republican Tri-County Press MyHeritage Frances - Census Martin Schuster - Census Ivan - Census Find A Grave Muriel grave John LaChance Grave Frances Grave Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection Naperville Clarion Fort Worth News Sentinel  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter Two: The Bandit The hunt for the Fort Wayne Lovers' Lane Killer goes on, focusing on the so-called "Bicycle Bandit" as police chase leads all over the state. An inquest reveals a few secrets, but a grand jury comes to naught. Just as the grand jury is winding down, though, word of another murder, strikingly similar, makes its way to Fort Wayne... For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources: Esterwegen (wikipedia) Newspapers.com: The Herald-Palladium Clinton Daily Public Daily Sentinel-Tribune Huntington Herald Indianapolis Times, 2 Rushville Republican Reno Gazette-Journal The Star-Press Evansville Press Findagrave Howard, Findagrave Katherine Ugh: Ft Wayne News Sentinel, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Henry_fords_ghost on Reddit / Rails and trails fakehistory.net Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Part 1: Katherine Herbers and Howard Fisher Fort Wayne, Indiana. May 6, 1925 A young couple is out for a drive one lovely spring night. The abrupt end to their evening is only the beginning of the terror that will snake across the Midwest in the Jazz Age, only to disappear and return with starting violence in the big city at the start of the Great Depression.  This is the first episode of our journey down Lovers' Lanes across the United States, lonely roads, private places touched by senseless brutality.  For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources:     Newspapers.com: The Herald-Palladium Clinton Daily Public Daily Sentinel-Tribune Huntington Herald Indianapolis Times, 2 Rushville Republican Reno Gazette-Journal The Star-Press Evansville Press -- Findagrave Howard, Findagrave Katherine Ft Wayne News Sentinel, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Henry_fords_ghost on Reddit / Rails and trails Esterwegen (wikipedia) fakehistory.net Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/      

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Freeport, Long Island - 1914: A shot rings out, shattering the peace of a summer's evening. A woman falls dead in a doctor's office. But was she the actual target? And who was spying on the doctor? Special guest Chris Garcia joins Kristy to find out.  Preorder Chris's book, Food and Crime: Theft, Poisoning and Murder for Food here in the US or here in the UK! Listen to us yammer on (briefly) about short stories on Short Story, Short Podcast.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  where you now CAN get a free 7-day trial at the $5 level. Give us a try =) Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amber and Kristy dive into newspapers of the past to find long-forgotten stories of crime, human interest, and weird happenings across the country.   Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chicago, 1924: A young man with a shockingly tragic backstory comes into possession of a fortune with an even more shockingly tragic backstory, and tragedy yet again ensues. The story of William McClintock, the Millionaire Orphan, William Shephard, and a million other Williams.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources: Fatal Fortune: The Death of CHicago's Millionaire Orphan by Virginia A McConnell Chicago Daily Tribune Dartmouth Alumni Mag Findagrave, 1 Muscatine News Tribune Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier Ft Wayne Journal Gazette Coschocton Daily Times The Davis Leader Belleville Daily Advocate Rock Island Argus Belvidere Daily Republican  The daily illini Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Worchester, VT 1819: Justice is a curious, uncertain thing when the Boorn brothers confess to the murder of their brother-in-law.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources: Bear Brook Northwestern Univ School of Law – Bluhm Legal Clinic Center on Wrongful Convictions Murder by Gaslight The Trial, Confessions, and Conviction of Jesse and Stephen Boorn for the Murder of Russell Colvin and the Return of the Man Supposed to Have Been Murdered by Hon. Leonard Sargeant St Alban's Transcript Rutland Herald Burlington Wkly Free Press Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Denver, CO, 1930: A little girl goes missing. Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources:   Shayne Davidson - Captured and Exposed James Wray - Monsters and Critics Shraman Mitra on the cinemaholic Sandusky Register The Buffalo Times Daily News Lincoln Journal Star Fort Collins Courier The Weekly Courier Rocky mountain news Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/    

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,1865: Everyone falls ill after eating food prepared by Martha Grinder, but no one can quite tell why.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources: Findagrave Murderpedia Martha Grinder – State Killings in the Steel City: The History of the Death Penalty in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Gazette Pittsburgh Daily Commercial Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Dublin, Ireland, 1853: An artist and his wife travel to an island for a day of fun, but only one of them returns.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources Martello tower – wiki Evening post Bristol Week-end Death on Ireland's Eye: The Victorian Murder Trial that Scandalised a Nation by Dean Ruxton Seosamh Grainseir (SHO-sieve  Grangier) on Irish Legal News Buffalo Sunday Evening News Freeman's journal Michael Fewer in The Irish Times National Library of Ireland by Abigail Rieley The Irish heritage cookbook - 1984 by Mercedes McLoughlin & Marian McSpiritt  

Lyme, Connecticut 1943: The caretaker of a fabulous resort has an eventful holiday, but the story of that night changes repeatedly over time.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com S  

Amber and Kristy dive into the old timey newspapers and find the strangest tales from the good ol' days: buried treasure, a heart patient gone berserk, a sword cane battle--and so much more.  Kristy Baxter's Old News on Post Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com  

Kristy and Amber tell special guest the Libarbian about murders involving twins.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pasadena, California, 1933: A well-respected dentist is the central figure in a mysterious crime. When detectives delve into his private life, they find a Pandora's box of beautiful women that only adds to the mystery.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Santa Cruz Evening News by Erskine Johnson Daily News (LA) San Pedro News Pilot Joseph McNamara - Daily News Los Angeles Times Pasadena Independent Pasadena Post SF Examiner Miami News Fresno Bee Herb Stinson – Los Angeles Mirror Scottish Rite – Wikipedia Findagrave LOC UCLA library digital collections   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amber and Kristy take a look at some of the zaniest stories published in the old timey newspapers.    Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com

Amber and Kristy take a trip to the land Down Under to look at the historical crimes in Euroa, Australia--a town that was too small to have so many secrets.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources: Euroa Advertiser North Eastern Ensign Albury Banner and Wodonga Express Perth Daily News Adelaide Register The Argus Warragul Guardian The West Australian Launceton Examiner Washington Post   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amber and Kristy, joined by special guest Beast, trade stories of the ladies in white who haunt waterfalls, bridegrooms, and desolate roads.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com     Sources:  Kristy's Dad Sean Kirst, Buff News Sam Genco, Fenton History Center Findagrave Wikipedia Moon Mausoleum Pennsylvania Mountains of Attractions Joe Murgo on WTAJ Jared Frederick on History Matters   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Across the United States, 1910-1970: A law is enacted that results in thousands of women being arrested.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: History.com & Time by Scott W Stern Wiki Sac Bee Sac Star Ark Democrat Austin Statesman Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Springfield, MA 1910: A series of terrifying burglaries end in tragedy.  Thanks Chris for the city suggestion! Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Springfield Springfield MA police Atlas Obscura Boston Globe Transcript-Telegram Herald News The Berkshire Eagle Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Floreana, Galapagos, 1934: Three groups of people try to settle an island, but this island ain't big enough for all of them.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: The Empress of the Galapagos Satan Came to Floreana by Dore Strauch, Translated by Nicolas Monemolinos Floreana by Margret wittmer NY Times by Steven Holden SFGate by Mick LaSalle Lithub by Mars van Grunsven https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floreana_IslandWikipedia In the Heart of the Sea: The tragedy of the whaleship essex by Nathaniel Philbrick G Adventures Culture Trip RWWittmer.com Newspapers: The Commercial Appeal Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pickens County, Georgia, 1876: A young woman and her new husband face (and cause) high drama in the deep south.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:   Wiki Murder by Gaslight Papers: NY Daily Herald Shelby Sentinel Memphis Daily Appeal Atlanta Constitution Ledger-Enquirer Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Fort Thomas, KY, 1896: A young woman in trouble flees her home in search of a solution to her problems, but just finds more trouble.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You've Never Heard Of by Harold Schechter Erin Blakemore on History.com Erin Blakemore on National Geographic

Williamstown, NJ 1922: Old Timey Crimey is goin' to the carnival! Life in the circus gets even more dramatic when Honest John Brunen, carnival master, is murdered. Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Master Detective: The Life and Crimes of Ellis Parker, America's Real-Life Sherlock Holmes by John Reisinger Daily News by David J. Krajicek Guinness History Daily by Jacob Shelton Newspapers.com: Daily News Leader Ravalli Republic New York Times Mt Carmel Item, 1 Enterprise-Courier https://www.newspapers.com/image/24418007/?terms=%22mighty%20doris%22&match=1 Tribune Pittsburgh Daily Post Chronicle Telegram Courier News Staunton Daily Leader Muncie Eve Press Herald News New York Times Mt Carmel Item, 1v Sunday Record Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amber & Kristy, joined by special guests Barb and Joel, celebrate a podcasting milestone with some old timey newspapers and probably a bit too much champagne.  Thanks to all our dear listeners for your support, your time, and your love!

Bridgeport, Connecticut - 1924: A priest is killed in front of hundreds of potential witnesses, and the police struggle to find the culprit. Even when they do, things don't quite go as expected.    Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Findagrave Ken Armstrong in Smithsonian Mag Wiki Bridgeport Telegram Hartford Courant Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Everywhere, 1800s: A woman with a penchant for schemes and scams--and pretending she's a princess--travels the world, defrauds millionaires, and creates new religions.   Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: wiki, 1 NY Times, 1 Theosophy and Arts Factinate The Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope by David White New York Daily Herald Baltimore County Union Newspapers.com: Baltimore Sun Chic Trib   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Atlanta, 1933: From our Patreon , the unexpectedly heartwarming tale of a kidnapping.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Sources:  Thornton Kennedy in the Marietta Daily Journal Findagrave Jeffrey A. Bean, Mainstream Suffragists. Newspapers.com: Chicago Tribune Atlanta Constitution, 1,

Coatesville, Pennsylvania 1937: A teenaged girl goes missing while walking home from school. When she's finally found, her fate is worse than anyone could have imagined.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Findagrave Newspapers.com Lancaster New Era LA Evening Citizen Latrobe Bulletin Intelligencer Journal The Mercury The Daily American  Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amber and Kristy dive into the old timey newspapers to find the wackiest news, the wildest advertisements, and  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  A variety of newspapers on Newspapers.com Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Columbus, OH 1929: A torrid affair between a professor and a student comes to a gruesome end.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrime@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  Nancy Patzer on Short North Gazette James Willis in Central Ohio Legends & Lore Findagrave Freeport Journal Standard Miami News Santa Fe New Mexican Akron Beacon Journal Circleville Herald Sedalia Democrat Daily News Doctor James Howard Snook – Ohio Exploration Society  Professor James Howard Snook, Ohio's ‘Gold Medal Murderer.' – Crimescribe  The Strange Case of Dr. Snook and Theora Hix: A Roaring Twenties Murder | by Amy Drake | Medium  Forbidden Love (Part One) | The True Crime Blog  Forbidden Love (Part Two) | The True Crime Blog Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lawton, Oklahoma 1920: Clara Smith Hamon's life is examined by police and press as the hunt for her continues.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrime@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  Gene Curtis on Tulsa World Mark Anderson's Essay "Tempting Fate" in Looking Past the Screen: Case Studies in American Film History and Method Wiki Newspapers.com-- Cedar Vale Commercial Freeman's lance Daily Oklahoman, 1 Ponca City News Lawton Constitution Morning Tulsa Daily World Tulsa Trib Remember the Ladies: Scandal leads to murder | News | muskogeephoenix.com  Jake L. Hamon Sr. - Wikipedia  Fate (1921) - IMDb  New York Clipper 31 August 1921 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections  Strange Times 75: "The Gun Went Off" - by William Akers (substack.com)  10 Mar 1921, 8 - The Selma Times-Journal at Newspapers.com  11 Mar 1921, 1 - The Andalusia Star at Newspapers.com  17 Mar 1921, 1 - The Daily Ardmoreite at Newspapers.com  04 Sep 1924, 6 - The Cincinnati Enquirer at Newspapers.com  22 Sep 1926, 6 - Durant Daily Democrat at Newspapers.com  10 Mar 1921, Page 1 - Lawrence Daily Journal-World at Newspapers.com  10 Mar 1921, 1 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com  13 Mar 1921, Page 15 - The Daily Ardmoreite at Newspapers.com  17 Jul 1925, 1 - The Miami News at Newspapers.com  Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lawton, Oklahoma 1920: The fatal collision between a small-town politician on his way to stardom and a young lady with silver screen dreams. Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrime@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  Gene Curtis on Tulsa World Mark Anderson's Essay "Tempting Fate" in Looking Past the Screen: Case Studies in American Film History and Method Wiki Newspapers.com-- Cedar Vale Commercial Freeman's lance Daily Oklahoman, 1 Ponca City News Lawton Constitution Morning Tulsa Daily World Tulsa Trib Remember the Ladies: Scandal leads to murder | News | muskogeephoenix.com  Jake L. Hamon Sr. - Wikipedia  Fate (1921) - IMDb  New York Clipper 31 August 1921 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections  Strange Times 75: "The Gun Went Off" - by William Akers (substack.com)  10 Mar 1921, 8 - The Selma Times-Journal at Newspapers.com  11 Mar 1921, 1 - The Andalusia Star at Newspapers.com  17 Mar 1921, 1 - The Daily Ardmoreite at Newspapers.com  04 Sep 1924, 6 - The Cincinnati Enquirer at Newspapers.com  22 Sep 1926, 6 - Durant Daily Democrat at Newspapers.com  10 Mar 1921, Page 1 - Lawrence Daily Journal-World at Newspapers.com  10 Mar 1921, 1 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com  13 Mar 1921, Page 15 - The Daily Ardmoreite at Newspapers.com  17 Jul 1925, 1 - The Miami News at Newspapers.com  Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

All across the US and a little bit in Canada, 1850s and '60s: A man strikes out on his own, making friends along the way...but so many of his friends end up in the same terrible place.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrime@gmail.com on paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Kentucky Cannibal: The True story of an outlaw, murderer, and man-eater by Ryan Green Vigilante days and ways: the pioneers of the Rockies; the makers and the making by Nathaniel Langford Pitt Newspapers.com: The Weekly British Colonist Chicago Trib Montana Post Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Happy Friday the 13th! England, Canada, New York 1886: A troubled young man meets a lovely young lady, but his issues with her family lead to disaster.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrime@gmail.com on paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: UK Army History of the Scots Guards The Salvation Army Robert Wilhelm on Murder by Gaslight Famous Americans Jellogallery.org Findagrave Newspapers.com: The Buffalo Commercial The Gazette The Sun Pottsville Republican Buffalo Evening News Chattanooga Daily Times  Buffalo Commercial Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amber and Kristy talk stories--some zany, some grim--from the old timey papers.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrime@gmail.com on paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Various Papers on Newspapers.com Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Louisiana, 1927: A small town love triangle between local big-wigs turns fatal.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources:  The Penalty is Death: U.S. Newspaper Coverage of Women's Executions by Marlin Shipman Wiki: Great Flood, Huey Long Findagrave by Cynthia F Daigle Adriane Quinalan on Nola Newspapers: Daily Review by Jean L. Kaess Daily Advertiser Trove: The World's News Sex and Murder on the Bayou - HubPages  1927: Ada Bonner LeBoeuf and Dr. Thomas E. Dreher  Psycho USA by Harold Schecter  Dr. Thomas Dreher and Mrs. Ada Le Boeuf | True Crime Library  Ada (rowdiva.com)  Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

Paulding, Ohio, 1960: A teenager's murder leaves a family distraught and a community shocked. Sixty years later, a chance for justice emerges.  Nancy Eagleson GoFundMe Uncovered Citizen Detectives Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources:  Nancy Eagleson GOFUNDME Limaohio.com letter from Jeanne Windsor of Paulding The Lima News by Gene Rockwell 187 PI WPTA21 by Tom Powell Online Memorial Website (last-memories.com)  Times Bulletin  Newspapers.com: The Marion Star South Bend Tribune Chicago Tribune Indianapolis Star The Daily Advocate The Evening Independent The Delphos Courant Telegraph-Forum   

New York City, Easter, 1937: An young artist with a troubled past goes in search of the woman he loves. Things take a turn for the tragic when he finds her family, instead.  Contact and Support:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  Psycho USA by Harold Schechter  Newspapers.com Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Carpe Diem by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3478-carpe-diem License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/    

San Francisco, 1880 & Poughkeepsie, 1929. Kristy and Amber tell tales of crimes of passion--George Wheeler and Fela Palik. Bonus: tales from the strip club.  Contact and Support:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:    Robert Wilhelm on Murder by Gaslight Jason Lucky Morrow on Historical Crime Detective   Findagrave Woman Lawyer: the trials of Clara Foltz by Barbara Babcock SFSD Historyv Newspapers.com: San Francisco Examiner SF Chronicle Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sylvania, Ohio, 1857: A man with a secret dark history won't let go of his wife, but then he must find a way to get rid of her...in pieces.  Contact and Support:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Don Radebaugh on History Mystery Man City of Sylvania Meigs Genealogy Ghosthunting Ohio by John Kachuba Lunacy in the 18th Century: Women's Admission to Asylums in United States of America by Katherine Pouba and Ashley Tianen Kate Moore in Time Ward Family Genealogy by Doris R Sheridan Return Ward by Geri Walton  Psycho USA by Harold Schechter  Meet Sylvania resident “Return Jonathan Meigs Ward - JanetPanic.com  Newspapers.com: The States and Union The Carroll Free Press Buffalo Courier   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/    

New York, 1891: A young medical student romances a promising musician--but his "playing doctor" goes too far.  Thanks to Witful for their sponsorship.  Contact and Support:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard of by Harold Schechter Six Capsules: The Gilded Age Murder of Helen Potts by George R. Dekle Sr. Findagrave Hope Ledyard in the Republican Record Plain Talks with Young Homemakers by Frances McCready Carbondale Daily News Boston Globe Bkln Daily Eagle Music:  Carpe Diem by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3478-carpe-diem License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Comic Plodding by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3533-comic-plodding License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Eltham, England, 1871: A young woman is brutally attacked in a darkened lane. The police are hard-pressed to find both her identity and that of her attacker--and even when they're successful, they screw it all up.  Check out Short Story, Short Podcast for more of Kristy's dulcet tones.  Contact and Support:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane: A true story of Victorian Law and Disorder by Paul Thomas Murphy Wikipedia: 1871 in the UK National Archives UK Shooting Victoria website by Paul Thomas Murphy Lisha Vidler on Yesterday's Thimble: Sewing & Costuming Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Kristy and Amber, joined by special guest Joel, flip through headlines of yore to bring you tales of true crime, embarrassing stories 1920s-style, newspaper ads that make you go WHAAAAA, and of course some old timey recipes.  Email us a gross old recipe from the papers, and you could win some merch! Free Newspaper Resources: Chronicling America CA Digital Newspaper Collection NY State Historic Newspapers Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection Other Links of Note:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/      

Massachusetts, 1778: A woman and her many lovers hatch a murderous plot as America fights for its independence. Big thanks to Andrew Noone--check out his book, Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy. Check out Short Story, Short Podcast for more of Kristy's dulcet tones.  Contact and Support:  Patreon  Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources:  Andrew Noone - Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy Bathsheba Spooner | History of American Women (womenhistoryblog.com)  Bathsheba Spooner - Thought Catalog by Denise Noe Ezra Ross and Bathsheba Spooner, July 2, 1778 – Historic Ipswich by Gordon Harris  Kathleen Hesketh on Seconds to Go  York Notes   Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/