Ranked #1
STRANGE THINGS FOUND IN THE WOODS
STRANGE THINGS FOUND IN THE WOODS
Some random stories of unusual things that people have found in the woods, here and there, over the past 150+ years. The... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #2
WILD AND CRAZY OHIO - 1897
WILD AND CRAZY OHIO - 1897
The year 1897 was a hotbed of news reports of encounters with bizarre and unexpected animals and other wild creatures, i... Read more
3 Aug 2017
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47mins
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ELLA NELSON – THE “NOT GUILTY” KILLER - 1891
ELLA NELSON – THE “NOT GUILTY” KILLER - 1891
In New York City, in February 1891, a young woman named Ella Nelson shot and killed her married boyfriend. Yet, in a wil... Read more
22 Aug 2017
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49mins
Ranked #4
A TEEN LOVE STORY - 1890
A TEEN LOVE STORY - 1890
The adventures (mis-adventures?) of two young teen couples, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who ran away from home, to Cl... Read more
9 Feb 2019
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39mins
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Ranked #5
McGURK’S SUICIDE SALOON, NEW YORK CITY - 1893-1902
McGURK’S SUICIDE SALOON, NEW YORK CITY - 1893-1902
In the 1890s, a wild, lawless (and often terrifying) dive saloon in New York City somehow became a destination for despe... Read more
6 Feb 2018
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58mins
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EVIL GOES ON TRIAL – 1888
EVIL GOES ON TRIAL – 1888
The story of Madame Editha Diss DeBar, a fake psychic and professional con artist, who fooled Luther Marsh, a nice old m... Read more
31 Oct 2017
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50mins
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THE CASE OF THE TORTURED SCHOOL TEACHER – 1911
THE CASE OF THE TORTURED SCHOOL TEACHER – 1911
This episode tells the story of Mary Chamberlain. a young teacher in Beverly, Kansas, in 1911, who was dragged from a bu... Read more
26 Aug 2018
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59mins
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THE WITCH WHO WASN'T: JANE WENHAM - 1712
THE WITCH WHO WASN'T: JANE WENHAM - 1712
The trial of Jane Wenham in 1712, is mostly infamous as "the last witchcraft trial in England". But, that's not the only... Read more
4 Apr 2019
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37mins
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THE LAST STAGECOACH ROBBERY IN THE UNITED STATES - 1899
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On this first anniversary episode of the Forgotten News Podcast, we tell the story of the last stagecoach robbery in the... Read more
20 Jul 2018
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1hr 2mins
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A HIATUS, A HERO, AND AN OUTLAW
A HIATUS, A HERO, AND AN OUTLAW
In 1947, in New York, an innocent man was convicted and sent to prison, for a murder he didn't commit. A newspaper repo... Read more
23 Jun 2019
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31mins
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JACK THE RIPPER, SHAKESPEARE AND WINNIE THE POOH: A TRUE CRIME STORY - 1891
JACK THE RIPPER, SHAKESPEARE AND WINNIE THE POOH: A TRUE CRIME STORY - 1891
rdYou are going to have to listen to this episode, if you want to find out what connects Jack the Ripper, Shakespeare, W... Read more
20 Jun 2018
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #12
RULES FOR LADIES / RULES FOR GENTLEMEN: 1845
RULES FOR LADIES / RULES FOR GENTLEMEN: 1845
On this episode, we celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, by taking a look at a set of Rules for Ladies and Rules for Gentlemen... Read more
15 Feb 2018
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55mins
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THE CHILD BRIDE OF ATHENS COUNTY – 1940
THE CHILD BRIDE OF ATHENS COUNTY – 1940
The very unusual story of the marriage of a 10 year old girl with a 21 year old man, in January 1940, in Athens County, ... Read more
26 Sep 2018
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50mins
Ranked #14
THE VANISHING OF DAVID LANG - 1880
THE VANISHING OF DAVID LANG - 1880
Our 2018 Halloween Episode! with a wild featured story! In 1880, in Gallatin, Tennessee, a farmer named David Lang, app... Read more
25 Oct 2018
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40mins
Ranked #15
KIDNAPPERS, PIRATES AND PICK-POCKETS – 1920
KIDNAPPERS, PIRATES AND PICK-POCKETS – 1920
This is a “true crime” episode which also opens up a unique “slice of life” from two totally different stories and two c... Read more
19 Oct 2017
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32mins
Ranked #16
EDITORIALS ABOUT THE LYNCHING OF JOSEPH LYTLE, 1892
EDITORIALS ABOUT THE LYNCHING OF JOSEPH LYTLE, 1892
The infamous lynching in Findlay, Ohio was front-page headline news across the U.S., at the time. In this short “bonus” ... Read more
3 Aug 2017
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9mins
Ranked #17
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, TRUE CRIME WRITER
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, TRUE CRIME WRITER
In 1846, future U.S. president Abraham Lincoln wrote a short story about a very strange and mysterious murder case, that... Read more
11 May 2019
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57mins
Ranked #18
WHEN FICTION MEETS FACT (AND FICTION MEETS FICTION): THE STORY OF STEVE BRODIE, MAUD AND PERCY
WHEN FICTION MEETS FACT (AND FICTION MEETS FICTION): THE STORY OF STEVE BRODIE, MAUD AND PERCY
In July 1886, Steve Brodie, a resident of the Bowery neighborhood of New York City, made a bet to jump off the Brooklyn ... Read more
6 Apr 2018
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #19
THE OHIO “FLYING MACHINE” MYSTERY OF 1897
THE OHIO “FLYING MACHINE” MYSTERY OF 1897
In 1897, numerous individuals across Ohio reported that they had seen an airship in the sky, hovering over their city or... Read more
22 Sep 2017
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #20
TWO LYNCHINGS IN ONE SMALL TOWN: 1876 & 1895
TWO LYNCHINGS IN ONE SMALL TOWN: 1876 & 1895
The small town of New Richmond, Ohio, was the location of the lynchings of a violent serial rapist and murderer in 1876,... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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