Forgotten News Podcast

26/06/2024

New Episode:

THE MAN FROM NOWHERE.

In 1851, an unknown man suddenly appeared in a small town in 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.

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26/04/2024

New Episode!

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ELAINE FAY LEHTINEN ?

Approximately a half century ago, a young female Navy officer vanished without a trace. The incident remains completely unsolved, and extremely puzzling.

23/03/2024

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF JOAN GAY CROFT !

In April 1947, in Woodward, Oklahoma, during the aftermath of a violent tornado, a 4 year old girl was mysteriously kidnapped at a hospital, and was never seen again.

27/02/2024

THE PHANTOM WHISTLER !

In 1950, in a tiny town in Louisiana, an 18-year-old girl was terrorized by a creepy unseen man, who would make wolf whistles and a funeral dirges, night after night, outside of her bedroom window.

Listen to THE PHANTOM WHISTLER, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

21/12/2023

New Episode!

2023 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL !!!

featuring the 1949 audio dramatization of the Damon Runyon story,

DANCING DAN’S CHRISTMAS.

Complete and Uncut!

New Episode!

2023 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL !!!

featuring the 1949 audio dramatization of the Damon Runyon story,

DANCING DAN’S CHRISTMAS.

Complete and Uncut!

Listen to 2023 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

05/12/2023

1947 YACHT EXPLOSION MURDER MYSTERY

Did the teen-age daughter of a wealthy couple blow up their yacht, to commit their murder?

26/11/2023

NEW EPISODE – COMING SOON!

Listen for the details!

Listen to NEW EPISODE - COMING SOON !!!, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

25/10/2023

2023 HALLOWEEN EPISODE !!

Listen to our wild collection of Strange, Spooky, and Crazy Stories, for Halloween !!!

Over 20 different story narrators!

Listen to 2023 HALLOWEEN EPISODE !, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

27/09/2023

THE MYSTERY OF THE UNDERWOOD-OFFETT SCANDAL !!

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 s*x crime.

But, did any aspect of the incident really happen?

Did the people in the story actually exist?

‎Show FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, Ep THE MYSTERY OF THE UNDERWOOD-OFFETT SCANDAL - Sep 26, 2023

25/08/2023

MURDER, SHE SPOKE !

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.

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15/07/2023

THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF CAROLYN WASILEWSKI !

In 1954, a young teen girl was brutally murdered in Baltimore. The killing has never been solved, despite a massive investigation, and numerous suspects.

NOTE: We apologize for the random poor audio on this episode. It was a technical problem, beyond our control. However, the featured story is crystal clear (narrated by Kit Caren).

‎Show FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, Ep THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF CAROLYN WASILEWSKI - Jul 14, 2023

02/06/2023

New Episode!

TWO featured stories!

THE UNDERSHIRT AND POTATOES MYSTERIES !

Why are men’s sleeveless undershirts called a wife be**er?

Why did murder victim Donna Doll have 6 pounds of potatoes in her stomach?

Listen to THE UNDERSHIRT AND POTATOES MYSTERIES, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

21/03/2023

THE UNSOLVED MURDERS OF JEANNETTE DEPALMA AND ARNOLD SCHUSTER.

Hear the stories of two mysterious deaths, 20 years apart:

Jeannette DePalma (1972) (06:10).

Albert Schuster (1952) (21:56)

Listen to THE UNSOLVED MURDERS OF JEANNETTE DEPALMA AND ARNOLD SCHUSTER, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

24/02/2023

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF STEPHEN MELKEY.

In 1939, Stephen Melkey was killed by a car, after he stepped onto a busy highway, blindfolded, with his hands tied behind his back.

Listen, and hear the entire strange story.

(Our Police Blotter & Court News segment is pretty memorable, too).

P.S.: This episode is a little shorter than usual. SORRY! But, we didn't want to let a month to go by, with absolutely nothing released.

Listen to THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF STEPHEN MELKEY, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

27/01/2023

Sorry for the delay!

Our apology is …
TWO FEATURED STORIES!

1926 REVOLUTION HOAX BROADCAST.

1948 UNSOLVED MURDER OF GLADYS KERN.

Listen to THE 1926 REVOLUTION HOAX AND THE 1948 UNSOLVED MURDER OF GLADYS KERN, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

18/12/2022

2022 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL !!!

Please enjoy our Fifth Annual 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.

Merry Christmas! - from your hosts - Jim, Kit Caren and Jessica.

‎History · 2022

15/11/2022

New Episode!

TRAGEDY IN LOGAN COUNTY.

A teen girl is murdered, and her suspected killer is lynched, as a result of jealousy, suspicion, and lies, in Bellfontaine, Ohio, in 1875. But, that is just the beginning of the story!

Listen to TRAGEDY IN LOGAN COUNTY, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

25/10/2022

HALLOWEEN EPISODE !!!

Our potpourri of Strange, Spooky, and Unusual Stories, for Halloween 2022 !!!

BOO!

‎Show FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, Ep 2022 HALLOWEEN EPISODE !!! - Oct 25, 2022

30/07/2022

THE MINGO-KABISKA MURDERS.

Two young women were the victims of a psychotic killer, in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1949 and 1950, respectively.

Hear the story of their unsolved murders, on our 5th Anniversary mini-episode.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1659196337

Listen to THE MINGO-KABISKA MURDERS, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

23/04/2022

THE CAT-BIRD WAR.

In 1949, the legislature of the state of Illinois voted to protect birds, by declaring war against free-roaming cats.

It did not end well … for the birds.

Listen, and hear the story behind the story.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1650715307

Listen to THE CAT-BIRD WAR., an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

15/04/2022

HATRED AND TERROR IN A SMALL TOWN.

In 1919, a large, vicious mob of white racists terrorized the black community of Marion, Ohio, and forced every black person (over 200 families), to leave the city, under threat of violence and murder.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1649672843

Listen to HATRED AND TERROR IN A SMALL TOWN, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

01/04/2022

THE BULLET AND THE BABY!

The wild story of a gunshot, during the American Civil War, that led to the birth of a baby, in 1863.

And - that's just the beginning!

So, listen!

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1648789200

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22/03/2022

A CASE OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL MURDER.

In 1903, in New York, an Italian immigrant, Anthony Torsielli, was brutally murdered by someone he thought was his friend. This is the story of how a trail of circumstantial evidence led to the arrest and conviction of the killer.

Listen, and hear the story.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1647925200

Listen to A CASE OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL MURDER, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

25/02/2022

VIRGINIA AIN'T FOR LOVERS,
BUT OHIO IS FOR MURDER.

In 1902, in Columbus, Ohio, the murder of a black man named Andrew Jackson led to an angry mob of black people chasing after his killer - another black man. But, that is only half of the story.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1645768800

Listen to VIRGINIA AIN'T FOR LOVERS, BUT OHIO IS FOR MURDER, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

17/02/2022

THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF PAULA KOHLER EUBANKS.

In 1947, a young woman, Paula Kohler Eubanks, was the victim of a mysterious kidnapping and murder, in Kansas City, Missouri.

The case remains unsolved, to the present day.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1645056260

Listen to THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF PAULA KOHLER EUBANKS, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

17/01/2022

We apologize that this episode is late. Very late.

(Unavoidable technology issues).

Listen anyway.

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OUR NEW YEAR’S VISITORS.

Hear a dozen podcasters give their New Years greetings, advice and predictions.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1642445814

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21/12/2021

2021 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!

On this episode, hear the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol", featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore.

Complete and Uncut!

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1640066400

Listen to 2021 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

09/12/2021

BAD GIRLS!

The stories of four young female con artists in the 19th Century, who made thousands of dollars from their crimes (several million, in the present day).

Listen to their story.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1639012956

Listen to BAD GIRLS!, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

24/11/2021

THE STORY OF MABEL PARKER.

In 1903, at the age of 21, Mabel Parker, had become an expert in committing forgery and larceny.

Listen to her story.

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1637720342

Listen to THE STORY OF MABEL PARKER, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.

26/10/2021

HALLOWEEN 2021 - WITH SCARY STORIES !!!

It's our annual Halloween special!

Creepy stories -- and more.

Be sure to listen!

https://podbay.fm/p/forgotten-news-podcast/e/1635210076

Listen to HALLOWEEN 2021 - WITH SCARY STORIES !!!, an episode of FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web.