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Thu, 29 October 2009
UI #27 - The Great Elephant Caper

Eleven circus elephants died from arsenic poisoning within a one-week period.  The search for the murderer was on...  Also learn about 1936's best student essay on peace, the 12-year-old that shot his principal, and the mob that went wild when the police cancelled a men's club show.  Also find out where Adolf Hitler was originally from.  Retrosponsor: Clipper Craft clothes.

 

Direct download: elephants.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:06pm EST
Wed, 30 September 2009
UI #26 - You've Got the Wrong Men

Almost unbelievable true story of Clement Molway and Louis Berrett who were both on trial for murder in 1934. Twelve eyewitnesses testified that they were the men that committed the crime.  They were within hours of facing the death penalty.  Then the real criminals showed up...  Also learn about the fourth Rice Krispie elf, two boys run over by a locomotive, a fortune hidden in a wall, and an escaped tiger. Retrosponsor: Grape Nuts.

 

Direct download: molway.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:40pm EST