FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST

In 1912, in West Crestfield, Ohio, an 18 year old girl was stripped naked, and covered with tar, by a group of young men, including former boyfriends, for being "an incurable flirt." <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  JUNE 6, 2021. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES Unfortunately, because of lim...

One of the most perplexing and peculiar mysteries in history: In 1836, a group of boys found 17 tiny coffins, with a fully-clothed wooden body in each, inside of a small cave, in Scotland.  Wait.   What?! <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  APRIL 10, 2021.  === HISTORICAL REFERENCES Unfortunately,...

Hear the exciting 1947 story of a murdered mom, her teen daughter, and the brilliant young woman reporter who cracked the case. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  MARCH 28th, 2021. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES The Bobby Sox Murder, and the Reporter: The Bobby Sox Kid from Bayonne , The Big Story (radio show episod...

True story from 1870: The trail of a broken marriage:  Deception.  Prostitution.  Obsession.  Stalking.  Betrayal.  A deadly gunshot. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  MARCH 12, 2021. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host we...

Stories of a few self-proclaimed Psychics of the Past -- and their Predictions of the Future. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> === EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  FEBRUARY 8, 2021. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sour...

On this episode, we feature a presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol", featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore.  Complete, and uncut.  ENJOY !!! Merry Christmas!  - from your hosts - Jim and Kit. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> ==== HISTORICAL REFERENCES: A Christmas Carol , Campbell...

On the night of August 6, 1930, Judge Joseph Crater vanished from a street corner in New York City, and was never seen again. This mystery has never been solved, right up to the present day. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES:  The Unsolved Disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater - Crater, Stella & Fraley, Oscar, T...

In 1898, there was a was widely reported story, that a woman had mysteriously disappeared, while on vacation, in Paris, France. But ... is the story true? <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Case Of The Vanishing Lady: The Vanishing Lady , Suspense (radio program, episode, April 7, 1957). The Vanishing Lady and the V...

It's our annual Halloween episode! Scary stories -- and more. Be sure to listen! <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Nashville American , September 26, 1886. Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 26, 1886. GUEST NARRATORS: SquirelFeed, free-lance voice artist.  Megan Skeels , host of The Shallow Dive Podcast and free-la...

In 1951, Ethel Rose Rogers was a student at Lousiana State University who was found dead from a gunshot in her dormitory room. According to the official ruling, she accidentally killed herself. But, could it actually have been a homicide, or a suicide? <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES The Mysterious Death of Ethel Rose...

In the summer of 1947, the city government of Warren, Ohio, caved in to demands by white racists in the community, and attempted to exclude black people from the public swimming pool.  Hear the story of the hard-fought lawsuit, that successfully smashed the restriction, a year later.     <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a>...

Hear the story of Harry Raymond, a “gentleman thief” in the 19th century, who became a millionaire, through robberies and swindles, yet he died broke, homeless, and buried in a graveyard for the poor. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Napoleon of The Crime World Lyons, Sophie, Why Crime Does Not Pay . Chapter 2 (19...

In 1882, Frank Fisher, a black man, 41, was accused of a sexual assault on Barbara Rettig, a white girl, age 13, in the woods of Crawford County, Ohio.  He was lynched by an angry mob.  But -- was he actually innocent?     <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, because of limitations on th...

Hey!  It's half-way to Halloween!   <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Are You Superstitious?, San Francisco Chronicle, December 19, 1889. Halloween Hoax at Frankenstein Castle , U.S. Armed Forces Radio Network (1952; audio introduction added in 1968, for rebroadcast on Halloween).  Looking For Spooks , A...

In 1850, Father Emmanuel Domenech was given an ancient document, containing many pages of strange drawings and symbols. He became convinced it was a long-lost Native American manuscript.  In 1860, he published a lengthy book about it. Unfortunately, he was wrong.   Embarrassingly wrong.   <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HIST...

In 1887, in New York City, a man murdered his business partner, then attempted to hide the crime, by stuffing his body in a trunk, and shipping it to a fake address in Baltimore.  And, that is only a small fragment of the story!  Listen, to learn the rest. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Unfortunately, beca...

In 1899, a young white woman and two black men were stripped naked, and violently attacked, by an angry mob, incited by the Ku Klux Klan, in the small town of West Liberty, Ohio. But, this story does not end there.  Listen, to learn the rest. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES Unfortunately, because of limitations o...

<a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> In 1963, Lou Marsh was a college student, employed by the city of New York, as a youth outreach worker.  He was beaten to death, by members of a street gang, who were angry that he had convinced the other members, not to start a violent battle with another gang. HISTORICAL REFERENCES The Death of Lou Ma...

Strange — But Forgotten: Mini-Episode #6. The story of the lynching of Albert Guest, a multiple murderer and rapist, by an angry mob, in 1885, in New Straightsville, Ohio. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Columbus Dispatch , May 22 & 23, 1885. Cleveland Plain Dealer , May 26, 1885. The Collected Works of Abraham L...

On this episode, we feature a presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol", featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore.  Complete, and uncut. ENJOY !!! Merry Christmas!  - from your hosts - Jim and Kit. ==== <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> MISCELLANEOUS: Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren , co-hos...

This episode features stories of random crime and death, across the state of Texas, during the 24 hours of June 2, 1939. <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Texas True Crime: Crime and Death Take No Holidays (syndicated radio program, June 2, 1939). Police Blotter and Court News: The Hamilton Spectator ( newspaper, Janua...

In the autumn of 1881, the community of Athens, Ohio, was the scene of the lynching of Christopher Davis, a young black man, and a violent attack on Lucinda Luckey, a widow. On this episode, you will hear their interconnected story.  <a href="paypal.me/forgottennewspodcast"ref="payment">Support this podcast</a> HISTORICAL REFERENCES A Double Nightmare In Athens County: Hanged By A...

Some random stories of unusual things that people have found in the woods, here and there, over the past 150+ years. The stories are fun and interesting, so check it out.  Listeners:  We apologize for the fact that the volume of the audio is uneven. Unfortunately, no matter what we did, we could not fix the problem, despite hours of editing. We we did not have enough free time to re-reco...

In 1947, in New York, an innocent man was convicted and sent to prison, for a murder he didn't commit.  A newspaper reporter was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for proving him innocent, and winning his release. Also: Police Blotter, July 8, 1895 (Guthrie, Oklahoma). THE HERO: EDWARD MOWERY Edward Mowery, Reporter, Dies; Won a Pulitzer Prize in 1953, New York Times, December 21, 1970. Hoffner Walks Out...

The dark and violent side of the history of Chinatown, in New York City, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Also: Police Blotter & Court News (Florida), November 24, 1899. HISTORICAL REFERENCES Troubled Times In Chinatown: Luc, Sante, Low Life (1991), at pp. 127-29; 144-47; 226-29. Tom Lee, Mayor of Chinatown (photo, 1913). Tom Lee, Infamous New York (blog page, 2013). Seligman, Scott, Tong...