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Crimes We Forgot is an independent true crime podcast that looks a century past to explore unique and sensational crimes that have vanished from public awareness. We share the in-depth stories of murders, kidnappings, robberies and other intriguing cases. But it doesn’t end there, as we also dig through public records and newspaper archives to find out what happened to those involved in the decades that followed.
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- A Murder on Christmas · 21 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 18On December 26, 1908, the nude body of a woman was found in Lampblack Swamp along the Passaic River in Harrison, NJ. Police determined she was murdered on Christmas night. For…
- The Night Dorothy Was Taken · 24 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 17In the dark, early morning of May 29th 1928, a man entered a room shared by three sisters, when he left he held 7-year-old Dorothy Selangowski tightly in his arms, his hand over…
- The Retribution of Wash Smith · 21 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 16In January 1928, 18-year-old Wash Smith walked into a small country store in Banks County, Georgia. By the time he walked out, the store’s owner was dead, and Wash was being…
- A Body in a Trunk & a Son on the Run · 17 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 15On a summer day in 1908, a group of picnickers found an old steamer trunk covered in overgrowth in a ravine in New Jersey. Inside was the partially decomposed body of Solomon…
- Deadly Vows: A May-December Murder · 21 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 14When Roman Luczkowski was married in January 1928, it was likely a surprise to most who knew him, especially considering the 21-year-old was marrying someone nearly 30 years…
- Ransoming the Jeweler's Son · 18 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 13On June 12, 1906, a note was delivered to the Philadelphia classroom of 7-year-old Freddie Muth, claiming the boy's mother was injured and she needed to see the child. None of…
- The Bludgeoned Tailor · 16 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 12George Dietz was a popular Chicago women’s tailor and cutter, running a successful shop and investing in artwork and real estate, at least until the morning of April 14, 1913…
- The Murderous Son of a Preacher Man · 17 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 11On a warm evening in August 1925, 17-year-old Warren Vandervoort climbed the stairs of the Parkersburg, Iowa Methodist parsonage where he lived with his parents. In his hands he…
- The Dirty Cop in Sing Sing's Chair · 22 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 10In the early decades of the 20th century, New York City Policeman Charles Becker strutted the city's streets while building a small fortune from the kickbacks he received from…
- The Homesteader Ambush · 17 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 9On an evening in March 1922, Utah homesteaders Charles and his nephew George Bradford were in a buggy heading back to their ranch, having gone to the town of Monticello earlier…
- The School Teacher's Icy Crypt · 17 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 8On November 16, 1930, school teacher Enid Marriott vanished after getting off a train in Wiggins, Colorado. Within days a search of the area started. But more than two months…
- The Habitual Criminal & The Taking of Alma McKinley · 20 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 7For around 24 hours in October 1930, Alma Wilson McKinley was missing, kidnapped from the family home in Greenfield, Missouri. Her abductor, after his plans fell apart, let her…
- The Child Inmate: San Quentin at 14 · 19 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 6Standing less than 5 feet and only 14 years old, orphan Claude Hankins would seem an unlikely candidate for California's notorious San Quentin prison. But in 1904, after Claude…
- Poisoner or Scapegoat? Winifred Ankers & the Brooklyn Baby Deaths · 19 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 5In February 1912, babies started dying at the Brooklyn Nursery & Infants Hospital. The nursing staff was quick to accuse Winifred Ankers, the hospital's cook and an unwed mother…
- A 20th Century Texas Blood Feud · 21 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 4The son of a wealthy Texas ranching family, John Beal Sneed was used to getting his own way. So when his wife ran off to Canada with their former childhood friend Al Boyce, Sneed…
- The Kidnappings of the Incubator Baby · 18 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 3On an August day in 1909, a woman and three men snatched a five-year-old girl from a home in Topeka, Kansas. It was at least the second time the child had been kidnapped, and…
- Forbidden Desires & Court-Martials · 20 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 2In the early 20th century, consensual sex between men was largely illegal, and for those serving in the U.S. Navy it meant prison, if they were caught. In this episode we follow…
- Confessions of a Teen Sociopath · 21 min · Säsong 1 Avsnitt 1Frank McDowell was considered brilliant by some of those who knew him, finishing high school at 16 before attending two renowned colleges, but his promised start soon turned…
- Crimes We Forgot - Trailer · 1 min · Säsong 1Premiering January 2, 2023, Crimes We Forgot is a new independent podcast that explores lesser known murders, kidnappings, robberies and other crimes from a century ago. Host…
