FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST

In 1922, pretty Clara Philips somehow became an adored overnight celebrity, after she brutally murdered young widow Alberta Meadows, with whomher husband was having an affair. Support this Podcast! ⁠⁠  === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  05/30/2026. ===  HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Claw Hammer Murder of Alberta Meadows: Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host web...

The shocking story of the 1880 murder of Lizzie Anderson by her sister. ⁠ Support this Podcast! ⁠  === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  04/15/2026. ===  HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Boston Globe, Jan. 20-21, 1880; May 7, 1880. Illustrated Police News, January 31, 1880. NARRATOR: ⁠ Kit Caren ⁠ , co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.  === MISCELLANEOUS:  Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Go...

In 1945, Lydia Thompson was killed in a very strange murder near Detroit, Michigan. There were multiple suspects, including her husband and his mistress, as well as dozens of unanswered questions. Support this Podcast! ⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  01/25/2026. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Mysterious Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson: The Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson , Troy Taylor's Ameri...

A Christmas Gift, From Your Hosts, Jim and Kit Caren! Back by Popular Demand: On this episode, we feature our Seventh presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol" , by Charles Dickens, featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore. Complete, and uncut. ENJOY !!! Merry Christmas!   ⁠Support this podcast⁠ ==== HISTORICAL REFERENCES: A Christmas Carol , The Ca...

Listen to our awesome collection of Strange, Spooky, and Sinister Stories and Surprises , for Halloween !!! Boo! ⁠Support this podcast⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  10/25/2025. === THE STORIES AND STUFF: 1_ Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall) - The Duponts (04:15). 2_ Paramedic Paranormal Story – Kelsey Oliveri & JerryKokich (07:13) 3_ Haunted House - Johnny Fuller (08:23) 4_ The Screaming From...

In 1857, a wealthy New York dentist was murdered. The alleged killer was a young woman who was devious, pretty, and greedy. Her trial made headlines across the U.S. Support this Podcast! === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  09/17/2025. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Forgotten News , Jack Finney (book, 1980). Butchery on Bond Street , Benjamin Feldman (book, 2007) 31 Bond Street , Ellen Horan (book, 2007) The De...

In 1931, Ulman Owens, a lighthouse keeper, suffered a sudden, horrible death. The cause of his death is an unsolved mystery. Many people believe he was murdered. Support this podcast⁠⁠⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  06/13/2025. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES - The Mysterious Death of a Lighthouse Keeper : History of the Holland Island Bar Lighthouse FBI Investigation Does Not Solve Mystery In Death of Lig...

In 1878, Catherine Richards, a 14 year old girl in Plainfield, New York, was murdered by an obsessed man, after she rejected his marriage proposal. ⁠⁠Support this podcast⁠⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  03/22/2025. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES - The Tragic Murder of Catherine Richards: Local History Notes of Southern New York , July 14, 2024, specifically, reprints of news articles from the Oneonta Hera...

In the 1980s, a series of strange, unexplainable things begin to occur, after a new, upscale housing development is built over a forgotten cemetery for ex-slaves. Support this podcast⁠⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  02/17/2025. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Black Hope Mystery - Ben and Jean Williams, The Black Hope Horror: The True Story of a Haunting (1991). Black Hope Curse , article (with many ne...

The true stories of the mysterious deaths of two random American women in 1932.   The cases remain unsolved. ⁠Support this podcast⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  01/28/2025. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Death of Elizabeth Cook - New York Times, Feb. 20 & 21, 1932. Associated Press, Feb. 18 & 20, 1932. Boston Post, Feb. 12, 1932. Death of Nora Smithson - Arizona Daily Star, January 19th, 1932. P...

Back By Popular Demand! On this episode, we feature our Sixth presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol" , by Charles Dickens, featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore. Complete, and uncut. ENJOY !!! Merry Christmas!   Support this podcast ==== HISTORICAL REFERENCES: A Christmas Carol , Campbell’s Playhouse, CBS Radio Network, December 24, 1939 (radi...

Listen to our wild collection of Strange, Spooky, and Sinister Stories, for Halloween !!! Boo! Support this podcast === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  10/18/2024. === THE STORIES: 1_ My Childhood Paranormal Experience 2_ A Sinister Neighbor 3_ Time Reversed For Me 4_ A Haunted Husband – Narrated by Kathleen Li   (00:18:42) 5_ Something In The Corner 6_ The Vanishing Rest Stop 7_ A Ghost Ruined My Date 8_...

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In 1851, an unknown man suddenly appeared in a small town Germany, saying he was a survivor of a shipwreck, but claiming to be from a country (and continent) that no one had ever heard of. Yet, he was fully believed. The police chief wondered if he might have somehow traveled from another world. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast&lt...

Approximately a half century ago, a young female Navy officer vanished without a trace. The incident remains completely unsolved, and extremely puzzling. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  04/26/2024. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: What Ever Happened To Elaine Faye Lehtinen: Vanished Veteran Elaine F...

In April 1947, in Woodward, Oklahoma, during the aftermath of a massive violent tornado, a 4 year old girl was mysteriously kidnapped at a hospital, and was never seen again. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  03/23/2024. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limitations on the len...

In 1950, in a tiny town in Louisiana, an 18-year-old girl was terrorized by an unseen man, who would make wolf whistles and a funeral dirges, night after night, outside of her bedroom window. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  02/27/2024. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limit...

This episode is our annual Christmas Special , featuring a presentation of the 1949 radio dramatization of "Dancing Dan's Christmas", by Damon Runyon, as broadcast on the CBS Radio Network. Complete, and uncut. There will also be our traditional Christmas tunes and short essays by Charles Dickens and G.K. Chesterton. ENJOY !!! Merry Christmas!  - from your hosts - Jim, Kit Caren and...

Did the teen-age daughter of a wealthy couple blow up their yacht, to commit their murder? <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:   This episode was originally uploaded on December 5, 2023. It was accidentally deleted on December 17, 2023. This is a re-upload , on that same date. === HISTORICAL REFERE...

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Listen to our wild collection of Strange, Spooky, and Crazy Stories, for Halloween !!! Boo! Support this podcast === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  10/25/2023. === GUEST NARRATORS: 09:39   The Glowing Girl - Narrated by Ashlee Craft 12:13   The Red Haired Ghost Girl - Narrated by Jerry Kokich 14:24 The Girl on the Other Side of the Door - Narrated by Mia Rorah 18:18 A Balloon Messed Up My Life. 21:30 My S...

In 1892, an Ohio newspaper published a horrifying story about a man who spent 4 years in prison, as a result of a false accusation of a violent sex crime.  But, did any aspect of the incident really happen?  Did the people in the story actually exist?         <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Th...

The stories of the homicides committed by the hypnotically-beautiful Miss Mexico of 1928, and by Bathsheba Spooner, the first woman to be executed in the U.S. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === HISTORICAL REFERENCES Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot pr...

In 1954, a young teen girl was brutally murdered in Baltimore. The killing has never been solved, despite a massive investigation, and numerous suspects. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provid...