Old Timey Crimey

Episode 6: The Divorcée Hastings, Nebraska - Part II The investigation into the murders of Hazel Bird and Clarence Yager draws investigators from across Nebraska and from as far as Indiana. Intriguing persons of interest blow into and out of town in the weeks around the murders. And the police have a surplus of theories when it comes to what motivated the killings, most of which center around Hazel Bird's love life. For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected]   Sources Clarence Yager Grave Hazel Bird Grave Ancestry ___ Hastings Daily Tribune Adams County Democrat Harvard Courier The Lincoln Star Omaha Daily News Nebraska State Journal McCook Daily Gazette Wikipedia Music Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 5: The Widower Another three weeks pass with no new Lovers' Lane murders. A couple in Nebraska, brought together by the eerily similar tragedies that have shaped their lives, takes an automobile ride one summer Sunday night and never returns. The strange clues found at the murder scene raise more questions than they answer. And the town's recent rash of robberies might mean that the killer has been lurking for a while. For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected] Sources: Findagrave  ___ L Bird Ancestry H Bird Ancestry  ___ Hastings Daily Tribune Adams County Democrat Harvard Courier The Lincoln Star Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter 4: The Foursome Two weeks after the Illinois attacks that left Ivan Blake dead and Frances Shuster wounded, a group of young adults are out for a carefree summer night in Denver when everything goes horrifically awry.  The case takes strange twists and turns over the years, with unexpected witnesses and odd tales that don't line up. Does it fit with the other cases, or is this an entirely new murderer stalking Lovers' Lane? For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected] Sources: The Daily Journal Aspen Daily Times Oak Creek Times The Daily Times The Englewood Herald The Colorado Transcript Fort Collins Coloradoan SF Examiner Albuquerque Journal Fairbury Journal  Salt Lake Telegram Fred Funkner census Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter 3: The Survivor Five weeks after the Indiana murders of Katherine Herbers and Howard Fisher, two more lovers are interrupted while trysting on a lonely road in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. This time, one of them survives. The murderer leaves a survivor--and also a witness who lives a life of secrets...secrets that stayed uncovered for nearly a century, until now.  For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources: Newspapers.com: The Dispatch Journal Gazette Rock Island Argus Chic Tribune Effingham Daily Record The True Republican Tri-County Press MyHeritage Frances - Census Martin Schuster - Census Ivan - Census Find A Grave Muriel grave John LaChance Grave Frances Grave Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection Naperville Clarion Fort Worth News Sentinel  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected] Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter Two: The Bandit The hunt for the Fort Wayne Lovers' Lane Killer goes on, focusing on the so-called "Bicycle Bandit" as police chase leads all over the state. An inquest reveals a few secrets, but a grand jury comes to naught. Just as the grand jury is winding down, though, word of another murder, strikingly similar, makes its way to Fort Wayne... For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources: Esterwegen (wikipedia) Newspapers.com: The Herald-Palladium Clinton Daily Public Daily Sentinel-Tribune Huntington Herald Indianapolis Times, 2 Rushville Republican Reno Gazette-Journal The Star-Press Evansville Press Findagrave Howard, Findagrave Katherine Ugh: Ft Wayne News Sentinel, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Henry_fords_ghost on Reddit / Rails and trails fakehistory.net Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected] Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Part 1: Katherine Herbers and Howard Fisher Fort Wayne, Indiana. May 6, 1925 A young couple is out for a drive one lovely spring night. The abrupt end to their evening is only the beginning of the terror that will snake across the Midwest in the Jazz Age, only to disappear and return with starting violence in the big city at the start of the Great Depression.  This is the first episode of our journey down Lovers' Lanes across the United States, lonely roads, private places touched by senseless brutality.  For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources:     Newspapers.com: The Herald-Palladium Clinton Daily Public Daily Sentinel-Tribune Huntington Herald Indianapolis Times, 2 Rushville Republican Reno Gazette-Journal The Star-Press Evansville Press -- Findagrave Howard, Findagrave Katherine Ft Wayne News Sentinel, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Henry_fords_ghost on Reddit / Rails and trails Esterwegen (wikipedia) fakehistory.net Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected] Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/      

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Freeport, Long Island - 1914: A shot rings out, shattering the peace of a summer's evening. A woman falls dead in a doctor's office. But was she the actual target? And who was spying on the doctor? Special guest Chris Garcia joins Kristy to find out.  Preorder Chris's book, Food and Crime: Theft, Poisoning and Murder for Food here in the US or here in the UK! Listen to us yammer on (briefly) about short stories on Short Story, Short Podcast.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  where you now CAN get a free 7-day trial at the $5 level. Give us a try =) Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected] Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Amber and Kristy dive into newspapers of the past to find long-forgotten stories of crime, human interest, and weird happenings across the country.   Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected] Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chicago, 1924: A young man with a shockingly tragic backstory comes into possession of a fortune with an even more shockingly tragic backstory, and tragedy yet again ensues. The story of William McClintock, the Millionaire Orphan, William Shephard, and a million other Williams.  Contact and Support the Show:  Patreon  Single Donation: use [email protected] on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: [email protected]   Sources: Fatal Fortune: The Death of CHicago’s Millionaire Orphan by Virginia A McConnell Chicago Daily Tribune Dartmouth Alumni Mag Findagrave, 1 Muscatine News Tribune Ottumwa Semi-Weekly Courier Ft Wayne Journal Gazette Coschocton Daily Times The Davis Leader Belleville Daily Advocate Rock Island Argus Belvidere Daily Republican  The daily illini Music:  Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/