Forgotten Darkness
forgottendarkness
1 Creator
5.0
(1)
1 Creator
2 Listeners
5.0
(1)
All episodes
Best episodes
Top 10 Forgotten Darkness Episodes
Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Forgotten Darkness episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Forgotten Darkness for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Forgotten Darkness episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
84 - The Phantom Stabber of Bridgeport
Forgotten Darkness
03/05/21 • 43 min
From 1925-1927, the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut was terrorized by an individual who came to be known as the “Phantom Stabber.” This unidentified person stabbed at least 25 people, mainly teenage girls. None of his victims were seriously injured, though. But in the wake of the Bridgeport attacks, other cities in Connecticut begin to experience assaults of their own, leading to the question: just how many victims did the Stabber really have?
Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: www.straightupstrange.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/agable_fd/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/787544518302500
Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Closing music by Soma.
SOURCES
“Alarming new outbreak of strange stranglers, stabbers and clippers.” Ogden (UT) Standard Examiner, December 18, 1927.
“Attacks woman in street; may be phantom stabber.” Hartford Courant, January 4, 1928.
“Bridgeport, Conn., 'phantom stabber' gets 25th victim.” Burlington (VT) Free Press, December 8, 1927.
“Bridgeport's phantom stabber again active.” New Britain Herald, December 4, 1926.
“Bridgeport's phantom stabber is again on rampage, girl attacked.” New Britain Herald, July 26, 1927.
“Bridgeport phantom stabber out again.” New Britain Herald, May 31, 1928.
“Bridgeport stabber gets 18th victim.” Hartford Courant, January 7, 1927.
“Bridgeport woman cut; 'phantom' is suspected.” Hartford Courant, June 1, 1928.
“Certain stabber story was hoax.” New Britain Herald, June 5, 1928.
“Danbury 'phantom stabber' classed as mental child.” Hartford Courant, September 28, 1929.
“Danbury's phantom stabber claims his third victim.” Meriden Record-Journal, May 9, 1929.
“Doubt that stabber embraced girl.” Bridgeport Telegram, January 8, 1927.
“Ernest Horn, 75, dies.” Bridgeport Post, June 18, 1957.
“Fiend stabs boy, escapes in darkness.” Bridgeport Telegram, November 27, 1925.
“Girl, face torn in embrace, says stabber attacked her upon street.” Bridgeport Telegram, January 7, 1927.
“Girl stabbed at Bridgeport.” Barre (VT) Daily Times, July 26, 1927.
“Girls stabbed by 'phantom'.” Meriden Journal, August 14, 1926.
“Gripped by terror of the 'phantom stabber'.” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 6, 1927.
“Hartford boy not stabber of Bridgeport.” Hartford Courant, February 18, 1928.
“Mad stabber flees; posses in manhunt.” New York Daily News, March 21, 1929.
“Man could have caught stabber, victim asserts.” Bridgeport Telegram, December 8, 1927.
“Man stabs girl and gets away.” Hartford Courant, January 25, 1928.
“Man, under cover of fog, stabs woman; wound serious.” Bridgeport Telegram, December 31, 1927.
“Man, who struck teacher,, is held pending inquiry.” Bridgeport Telegram, January 6, 1927.
“Maniac, missing since March, caught in N.H.” Hartford Courant, November 8, 1929.
“Mystery of Bridgeport's 16 stabbed girls.” San Francisco Examiner, December 26, 1926.
“News of Southington.” Meriden Journal, January 26, 1928.
“'Phantom stabber' again.” Burlington (VT) Free Press, January 7, 1928.
“'Phantom stabber' again walks; boy is victim.” Palm Beach (FL) Post, November 28, 1925.
“'Phantom stabber' appears in city again, strikes at girl.” Bridgeport Telegram, August 6, 1926.
“Phantom stabber escapes.” Cincinnati Enquirer, January 4, 1928.
“'Phantom stabber' gets 25th victim, strikes at girl on Pequonnock St.” Bridgeport Telegram, December 8, 1927.
“Phantom stabber gets 26th victim.” Burlington (VT) Free Press, December 31, 1927.
“Phantom stabber hits again, girl in Stamford is victim.” Meriden Record-Journal, October 17, 1928.
“'Phantom stabber' in Bridgeport cuts twenty-third girl.” Hartford Courant, August 28, 1927.
“Phantom stabber reappears in Derby, girl is injured.” Bridgeport Telegram, July 1, 1927.
“'Phantom stabber' rumor excites women of city.” New Britain Herald, January 11, 1928.
“Phantom stabber suspect arrested, held for examination.” Hartford Courant, December 23, 1927.
“Phantom stabs girl in Beardsley Park, makes good his 24th escape.” Bridgep...
1 Listener
100 - The Sable Terror
Forgotten Darkness
03/29/22 • 36 min
The “woman in black” stalked the streets of Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and other towns and villages in Pennsylvania's Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties in the winter of 1886-1887 and into the 1930s.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/
Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/
Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Closing music by Soma.
SOURCES
Philadelphia Inquirer, November 8, 1886.
Scranton Republican, December 15, 1886.
Wilkes-Barre Record, January 5, 1887.
“Attacked For the Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Evening News, December 27, 1886.
“Caught At His Tricks.” Wilkes-Barre Sunday Leader, February 6, 1887.
“Caught the Woman in Black.” Scranton Republican, November 6, 1886.
“He Wasn't Afraid.” Carbondale Daily News, December 9, 1886.
“Lackawanna's Mystery.” Wilkes-Barre Evening News, November 30, 1886.
“Local Brevities.” Carbondale Daily News, December 4, 1886.
“Local Gleanings.” Pittston Evening Gazette, December 18, 1886.
“Plymouth.” Wilkes-Barre Record, December 25, 1886.
“Plymouth.” Wilkes-Barre Record, December 27, 1886.
“Plymouth.” Wilkes-Barre Record, December 28, 1886.
“Scared by a Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Record, December 30, 1886.
“Slammer Coleman as the Woman in Black.” Scranton Republican, December 9, 1886.
“The Bunko Men.” Wilkes-Barre Sunday News-Dealer, October 31, 1886.
“The Woman in Black.” New York Times, November 10, 1886.
“The Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Evening News, November 23, 1886.
“The Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Dollar Weekly News, December 25, 1886.
“The Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre News, December 30, 1886.
“The Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre News, December 31, 1886.
“The Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Sunday Leader, January 2, 1887.
“The Woman in Black.” New York Times, January 7, 1887.
“The Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Weekly Dollar News, January 22, 1887.
“The Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre News, February 5, 1893.
“Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre News, December 27, 1886.
“Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Sunday News-Dealer, January 2, 1887.
“Woman in Black.” Wilkes-Barre Dollar Weekly News, January 15, 1887.
Peter VON WEISENFLUE - Facts (ancestry.com)
Wright J. Horton - Facts (ancestry.com)
Ancestry.com - U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 – Scranton 1886
Ancestry.com - U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 – Wilkes-Barre 1882
Luzerne County 1873 Pennsylvania Historical Atlas (historicmapworks.com)
Coal mining in Plymouth, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia
In the passage describing the attack on Wright Horton, the name of the sheriff's son is incorrectly given as Jules. His name was actually Julius, and I've corrected it to such.
1 Listener
108 - The Morner Family Murders
Forgotten Darkness
11/27/22 • 27 min
On December 12, 1911, a missed milk delivery led to the discovery of four dead bodies on a farm near Albany, New York. The possible murderer can't be found.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/
Forgotten Darkness Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1NsgqAha9Z3bMhBxg8FuM2tRLqwjH5-_F&usp=sharing
Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/
Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Closing music by Soma.
SOURCES
“$1000 Reward For Murderer.” Rutland Daily Herald, December 16, 1911.
“1911 Shocking Defreestville Murders Still Unsolved.” Albany Times-Union, April 10, 1966.
“Another Morner Tragedy Reported.” Buffalo Enquirer, February 2, 1912.
“Arrest Man at Williamstown.” Boston Globe, December 18, 1911.
“Bloodhounds on Murderer's Trail.” Warren Times-Mirror , December 15, 1911.
“Bloodhounds Trail Slayer of Family.” New York Times, December 15, 1911.
“Caught As Slayer of Whole Family on Morner Farm.” New York Evening World, March 1, 1912.
“Detectives Assert Murder Suspect is Guilty of Lesser Crime.” Meriden Record-Journal, August 29, 1912.
“Dogs Lose Trail of Suspected Man.” Buffalo News, December 15, 1911.
“Donato Has Not Been Caught.” Rutland Daily Herald, December 20, 1911.
“Edward Donato a Man of Mystery.” Albany Evening Journal, December 22, 1911.
“Funeral Resembles a Picnic.” Rutland Daily Herald , December 18, 1911.
“Governor May Offer Reward For Murderer.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, December 17, 1911.
“Family of Four Brutally Slain.” Buffalo Commercial, December 14, 1911.
“Foully Slays Whole Family; Find Bodies in Manure Pit.” Elmira Star-Gazette, December 14, 1911.
“Held For Morner Murders.” New York Times, December 16, 1911.
“Jesse Morner Has Narrow Escape.” Glens Falls Post Star, August 21, 1912.
“Link Morner Case With Dorp Suicide.” Glens Falls Post-Star, November 11, 1912.
“Massena Italian May Be Donato.” Ogdensburg Journal, May 17, 1912.
“Morgan Williams Back Home.” Scranton Times, December 22, 1911.
“Morner Estates.” Berkshire Eagle , October 24, 1914.
“Morner Murder Suspect Freed.” Albany Argus, May 19, 1912.
“Morner Suspect is Released.” Buffalo News, December 20, 1911.
“Mrs. Williams Says Her Son is Innocent.” Scranton Tribune-Republican, December 20, 1911.
“Murder Suspect Held, Albany Police Notified.” Buffalo News, December 15, 1911.
“Police File Still Remains Open in Morner Murders, 35-Year-Old Mystery.” Albany Times-Union, December 29, 1946.
“Police Think They Have Slayer of Morner Family.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 1, 1912.
“Sheriff Says Donato is Man.” Rutland Daily Herald, December 19, 1911.
“Sleuthing Isn't Profitable.” Rutland Daily Herald, February 10, 1912.
“Spurned Love Caused Hatchet-Fiend to Murder Entire Morner Family.” Pittsburgh Press , December 16, 1911.
“State May Offer Reward For Slayer.” New York Times, December 17, 1911.
“State Offers $2000 Reward.” Rutland Daily Herald, December 19, 1911.
“Still in Doubt as to Suspect.” Ogdensburg Journal, May 18, 1912.
“Suspect Denies Bomb Threat in Extortion Case.” New York Daily News, July 2, 1933.
“Suspect Released on Word of a Girl.” Buffalo Commercial, December 16, 1911.
“Tatasciore Released By Authorities.” Meriden Record-Journal, September 7, 1912.
“Think Morner Family Slayer is in Custody.” Elmira Star-Gazette, May 17, 1912.
“Three Women and Man Murdered; Hunt Farmhand as Insane Slayer.” Syracuse Herald, December 14, 1911.
“Tony Tash Agrees to Settle With Henry Wyman.” Bennington Banner, December 5, 1913.
“Verdict For $900 Was Given To Tony Tash.” Bennington Evening Banner, June 14, 1913.
1 Listener
109 - The Champion Jail-Breaker
Forgotten Darkness
04/04/23 • 50 min
John Frankford was a notorious thief of pretty much anything that wasn't nailed down. His 30 year career in Pennsylvania and elsewhere is a series of crimes, arrests, and jailbreaks, punctuated with the occasional jail sentence that's actually served.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/
Forgotten Darkness Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1NsgqAha9Z3bMhBxg8FuM2tRLqwjH5-_F&usp=sharing
Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/
Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Closing music by Soma.
SOURCES
Lancaster Saturday Express, June 14, 1856, p. 4.
“A Plucky Escape.” The Landmark (White River Junction, Vermont), July 14, 1883.
“All Asked to Give Evidence.” Philadelphia Times, June 12, 1897.
“Arrest of an Accomplished Horse-Thief.” Baltimore County Union (Towsontown, Maryland), May 26, 1883.
“Arrest of a Noted Burglar.” Lancaster Intelligencer, May 25, 1874.
“Arrest of a Noted Horse Thief.” Lancaster Intelligencer, June 19, 1877.
“Arrested.” Lancaster Intelligencer, December 20, 1869.
“At His Old Tricks.” Lancaster Examiner, May 19, 1880.
“Attempted Escape from Prison.” Lancaster Examiner, March 15, 1854.
“August Term of Quarter Sessions.” Lancaster Semi-Weekly New Era, August 25, 1877.
“Caged Again.” Lancaster Intelligencer, September 8, 1880.
“Catching One of the Escaped Convicts.” Philadelphia Times, May 26, 1882.
“Caught Again.” Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, September 7, 1878.
“Caught in the Act.” Lancaster Intelligencer, May 14, 1880.
“City and County Affairs – Court of Quarter Sessions – August Term.” Lancaster Intelligencer, August 25, 1857.
“City and County Items – John Frankford.” Lancaster Intelligencer, April 25, 1854.
“Committee Probes Frankford's Case.” Philadelphia Inquirer, June 12, 1897.
“Court of Quarter Sessions.” Lancaster Daily Evening Express, August 18, 1874.
―. Lancaster Intelligencer, August 23, 1877.
―. Lancaster Intelligencer, August 24, 1877.
“Court Proceedings.” Lancaster Examiner, November 27, 1861.
“Crime and Casualty.” Carlisle Valley Sentinel, December 9, 1881.
“Death Ends His Term in Prison.” Philadelphia Times, January 22, 1896.
“Divorced.” Lancaster Semi-Weekly New Era, September 8, 1883.
“Escape from Prison.” Lancaster Examiner, September 30, 1863.
“Escape of Prisoners from Lancaster Jail.” Baltimore Sun, May 25, 1882.
“Escape of Two Noted Criminals.” Lancaster Intelligencer, July 25, 1878.
“Escaped Convicts.” Lancaster Intelligencer, October 17, 1883.
“Escaped from Prison.” Lancaster Intelligencer, July 14, 1879.
“Frankford's Case.” Lancaster Intelligencer, May 28, 1874.
“Frankford in Limbo.” Lancaster Weekly Intelligencer, May 16, 1883.
“Frankford the Jail Breaker, Burglar and Horse Thief.” Lancaster Intelligencer, June 25, 1877.
“Frankford's Return.” Lancaster Semi-Weekly New Era, November 24, 1885.
“Frankford's Whereabouts.” Lancaster Intelligencer, October 31, 1883.
“Frankfort and Hambright in the Allegheny Court of Quarter Sessions.” Lancaster Daily Evening Express, June 15, 1870.
“Frankfort, the Jail Breaker.” Lancaster Intelligencer, May 9, 1870.
“G.C. Kennedy Disbarred.” Lancaster Examiner, June 26, 1895.
“General Jail Delivery.” Lancaster Examiner, May 31, 1882.
“Gordon Still Wants His Way.” Philadelphia Times, June 11, 1897.
“Is It Frankford?” Lancaster Semi-Weekly New Era, March 12, 1884.
“Jail Breakers.” Lancaster Intelligencer, August 8, 1881.
“John Frankford – Back Again In His Old Quarters.” Lancaster Semi-Weekly New Era, September 1, 1883.
“John Frankford – His Daughter Reaffirms His Death.” Lancaster Semi-Weekly New Era, January 10, 1885.
“John Frankford – Judge Futhey ...
1 Listener
11 - Nellie the Lion
Forgotten Darkness
10/04/18 • 23 min
The 1917 flap of lioness sightings around Monticello and Decatur, Illinois is examined. Also a brief rundown of other area mystery cats.
“Allerton's lion and dog fight until both die,” Chicago Tribune, July 21, 1917.
“Big tracks are found,” Decatur Herald, July 18, 1917.
“Camargo lion hunting proves popular job,” Mattoon Journal Gazette, June 25, 1917.
Coleman, Loren. Mysterious America, the Revised Edition. New York: Paraview Press, 2001.
“Cordon draws closer about lone lioness,” Lima (OH) Daily News, July 19, 1917.
“Couldn't locate famous lioness,” Decatur Daily Review, July 30, 1917.
“Decatur hounds at Monticello,” Decatur Daily Review, July 16, 1917.
“Decatur's lion mystery solved,” Decatur Daily Review, July 31, 1917.
“Hunters fail to capture lioness,” Marion (OH) Star, July 16, 1917.
“Lion at large near Ravinia scares autoists,” Chicago Tribune, July 15, 1917.
“Lion's trail network over central section,” Decatur Herald, July 19, 1917.
“Lion dodges 300 armed men,” Decatur Daily Review, July 16, 1917.
“Lion hunt in Champaign county,” Decatur Daily Review, June 6, 1917.
“Lion hunt planned for today on Allerton farm, Monticello,” Decatur Herald, July 15, 1917.
“Lion is still at large,” Bloomington Pantagraph, June 8, 1917.
“Lion stories dull stuff for reporter,” Decatur Herald, July 23, 1917.
“Lioness still safe in Piatt jungles,” Decatur Herald, July 17, 1917.
“Man attacked by lion at Decatur,” Rock Island Argus, July 14, 1917.
“Men search for lioness,” San Bernardino (CA) News, August 8, 1917.
“Monticello lion hunters have a fruitless search,” Mattoon Journal Gazette, july 16, 1917.
“More reports about the lion,” Decatur Daily Review, August 1, 1917.
“Nellie wanders from Decatur to Long Creek,” Decatur Herald, July 20, 1917.
“Posse goes after lion,” Mattoon Journal Gazette, August 1, 1917.
“Roosevelt asked to hunt lion,” Decatur Daily Review, July 17, 1917.
“Rumor lion is shot proves unfounded,” Decatur Herald, August 2, 1917.
“Says Allerton is regular fellow,” Decatur Daily Review, July 19, 1917.
“Section men see a lion,” Bloomington Pantagraph, July 20, 1917.
“Tuscola men fail to kill that lion,” Decatur Daily Review, June 20, 1917.
“Two automobile loads of men drove from Tuscola heavily armed,” Ford County Press, June 29, 1917.
12 - The Severed Arm Mystery
Forgotten Darkness
10/11/18 • 23 min
A grisly discovery made by man's best friend along the Susquehanna River near Airville, PA in 1948 leads police into a dizzying network of circumstantial clues and a case that may have links to a sex trafficking ring. Also: account of an 1887 "maybe murder" near Elizabethtown, PA.
“Abandoned car in Md. linked to York mystery,” Harrisburg Evening News, March 16, 1948.
“Airville folks keep investigators baffled finding new bones,” York Gazette and Daily, March 25, 1948.
“Arm mystery clue proves to be dud,” York Gazette and Daily, March 30, 1948.
“Bones in burned truck not those of human,” Pottsville Republican, March 17, 1948.
“Bones unmatched, probers declare,” York Gazette and Daily, March 27, 1948.
“Car held here in York killing,” Hagerstown (MD) Daily Mail, March 16, 1948.
“Coroner to cremate mystery bones,” York Gazette and Daily, April 3, 1948.
“County severed arm case still baffles police,” York Gazette and Daily, March 19, 1948.
“FBI arrests 47 in smash at vast white slave ring centering at Ironton, O.,” Cumberland (MD) News, November 24, 1947.
“Find woman's arm; seek body,” Gettysburg Times, March 15, 1948.
“G-Men arrest 14 persons for white slavery,” Cumberland (MD) Evening Times, December 2, 1947.
“Hearing recalls 1948 attempt to rob grocer,” Cumberland (MD) News, October 6, 1954.
“Man's body discovered along river by posse seeking dead woman,” York Gazette and Daily, March 15, 1948.
“New bones case confronts cops,” York Gazette and Daily, March 24, 1948.
“Newark man gets 5 years for A&P holdup attempt,” Cumberland (MD) News, February 20, 1948.
“Paul J. Sites borne to his final rest,” Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, March 17, 1948.
“Police puzzled by arm and body in York mysteries,” Harrisburg Evening News, March 15, 1948.
“Police seek new clues in York bone mysteries,” Harrisburg Evening News, March 25, 1948.
“Police seek two for questioning in arm case,” York Gazette and Daily, March 17, 1948.
“Police seeking car in mystery of woman's arm,” York Gazette and Daily, March 16, 1948.
“Police seeking woman's body,” Harrisburg Telegraph, March 15, 1948.
“Seek further light on dismembered arm,” New Castle News, March 16, 1948.
“Seek remains of woman; dog retrieves arm,” Delaware County Times, March 15, 1948.
“Sex of severed arm owner not yet established,” York Gazette and Daily, March 18, 1948.
“Valley man's body found in river at York,” Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader, March 15, 1948.
“White slavery arrests made on Bethel St.,” Hagerstown (MD) Morning Herald, December 2, 1947.
“Was he murdered?,” Lancaster Intelligencer, February 24, 1887.
14 - The Murder of Norman Bechtel
Forgotten Darkness
11/05/18 • 35 min
A church worker is slain in 1932 Philadelphia. A lengthy investigation ensues, and a notorious inmate is questioned and a dramatic jailbreak he took part in is described.
“$60,000 life insurance carried by Norman Bechtel, murdered man,” Lebanon Daily News, January 22, 1932.
“4-year-old murder case claimed near solution,” Sayre Evening Times, July 27, 1936.
Bechtel, Norman R. (d. 1932), https://mla.bethelks.edu/mediawiki/index.php/Bechtel,_Norman_R._(d._1932)
“Bechtel slain in shake-down, police believe,” Reading Times, April 16, 1937.
“Bechtel slayer given ten years,” Pottstown Mercury, August 27, 1937.
Boyd's Blue Book of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: C.E. Howe, 1906.
“Convict freed as 'reformed' held as bandit,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 19, 1933.
“Cult sacrifice clues sought in Bechtel murder,” Reading Times, January 22, 1932.
“Detective victim of suspected slayer,” Tyrone Daily Herald, December 8, 1932.
“Four of convicts believed at sea,” Altoona Tribune, July 17, 1923.
“Gang sails,” Reading Times, July 17, 1923.
“Hold negro as suspect in detective's murder,” Franklin News-Herald, December 10, 1932.
“Judge gives bail for anti-Fascist,” Scranton Republican, December 19, 1931.
“Judge posts youth's bail,” Mount Carmel Item, December 18, 1931.
“Kidnapped autoist tells story of bandits' escape,” Reading Times, July 16, 1923.
“No hexers involved in Bechtel case,” Shamokin Dispatch, January 22, 1932.
“Man found stabbed to death in Philadelphia,” Cumberland (MD) Evening Times, January 20, 1932.
“Murdered man loved to play game of poker,” Bradford Daily Record, January 23, 1932.
“Phila. sleuth's slayer caught,” Reading Times, December 12, 1932.
“Philadelphia mayor fires safety chief,” Scranton Republican, February 25, 1933.
“Police quiz suspect in Bechtel slaying,” Reading Eagle, July 28, 1936.
“Police seek 3X link in murder of churchman,” Marshall (TX) News-Messenger, February 5, 1932.
“Police still far from solving hex murder,” Franklin News-Herald, January 22, 1932.
“Police think old homicide case solved,” Utica (NY) Observer, April 16, 1937.
“Quiz convict in slaying of church worker,” Pottstown Mercury, July 27, 1936.
“Quiz Lew Edwards, ex-Berks convict, in Bechtel murder,” Reading Times, July 30, 1936.
“Rev. D.J. Unruh accepts pastorate at Lansdale, Pa.,” Mennonite Weekly Review (Newton, KS), December 11, 1929.
“Seek foreigner in the baffling Bechtel crime,” Bristol Daily Courier, January 22, 1932.
“Seek suspect in Croskey case,” Altoona Tribune, December 9, 1932.
“Slaying of N. Bechtel believed hex murder,” Lebanon Daily News, January 22, 1932.
“Stabbing of Mennonite believed another of state's hex murders,” Franklin News-Herald, January 21, 1932.
“This way breeds Communism,” Reading Times, November 28, 1931.
“Woman killed Bechtel, Phila. police believe,” Reading Times, January 26, 1932.
Opening music by Fesilyan Studios, https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
Closing music by Soma.
Statement of Eleanor Temple read by Mindi Gable.
74 - Earle Leonard Nelson, Part Two
Forgotten Darkness
07/03/20 • 41 min
The police are on the trail of “Adrian Harris,” even as Earle Leonard Nelson leaves the West Coast behind for a cross-country killing spree at a considerably quickened pace. But his spree comes to an end in June, 1927...
Podcast Site: https://forgottendarkness.podbean.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/
Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/
My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/
Intro music “Strange Dream” by David Hilowitz.
Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Closing music by Soma.
SOURCES
“Assailant Uses Telephone Cord.” Owensboro (KY) Messenger, June 3, 1927.
“Buffalo Murderer Eludes Detectives in All-day Search.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 1, 1927.
“Buffalo Police Cannot Find the Murderer.” Dunkirk (NY) Evening Observer, May 31, 1927.
“Butcher’s Helper Quizzed in Slaying.” Washington Evening Star, June 3, 1927.
“Clues Lacking in Dual Killing.” Detroit Free Press, June 7, 1927.
“Crime Puzzles Police.” York (PA) Dispatch, April 28, 1927.
“Detroit Police and a Double Murder.” Greenfield (IN) Daily Reporter, June 7, 1927.
“Dragnet Out For Strangler of Philadelphia Woman.” Scranton Times-Tribune, April 28, 1927.
“Fiend Suspect Tries to Enter W. Phila. Home.” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 29, 1927.
“Find Strangler Placed Another Woman in Terror.” Davenport (IA) Daily Times, December 25, 1926.
“Find Woman Dead Behind Furnace.” Lincoln (NB) Journal Star, December 24, 1926.
“Finds Wife Slain in Home.” Kansas City Times, December 28, 1926.
“Funeral Rites For Mrs. Ida Ann Clements Held Friday Afternoon.” Hennessey (OK) Clipper, July 1, 1948.
“’Gorilla’ Kills Woman.” Arizona Republic, June 3, 1927.
“Housewives Murdered By ‘Phantom Strangler’.” New Castle (PA) News, January 3, 1927.
“Mrs. John Berard, Former Hennessey Woman, Murdered.” Hennessey (OK) Clipper, December 30, 1926.
“Murder in Chicago is Not Solved.” Sioux City Journal, June 5, 1927.
“No Sign of Fight Found By Police.” Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal, April 29, 1927.
“Police on Strangler’s Trail.” Winnipeg Tribune, June 13, 1927.
“Shirt Murder Still Baffles Bluffs Police.” Des Moines Register, December 26, 1926.
“Take Up Murder Theories.” Kansas City Star, December 29, 1926.
“Which Will Be Next City to Harbor Death Fiend Now Crossing Country?” Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer Journal, January 6, 1927.
“Woman Thwarts Attempted Attack.” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20, 1927.
“Young Girl Seized By Phila. Strangler.” Camden Courier-Post, April 29, 1927.
Atlas of Kansas City, Missouri and Environs. Tuttle-Ayers-Woodward Co., 1925.
Schechter, Harold. Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster. New York: Pocket Books, 1998.
104 - The Thames Torso Murders
Forgotten Darkness
08/06/22 • 46 min
The annals of late Victorian era crime are usually dominated by one name, but another series of murders, ones lesser-known but more grisly, took place from 1886-1889 with some outlying cases that may or may not have been connected. Were these murders all the work of the same offender? In some cases, were they even murders at all?
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/
Forgotten Darkness Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1NsgqAha9Z3bMhBxg8FuM2tRLqwjH5-_F&usp=sharing
Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/
Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Closing music by Soma.
SOURCES
Hull Daily Mail, June 12, 1902.
“A London Mystery.” Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, November 2, 1884.
“A Thames Mystery.” The Daily Telegraph, May 13, 1887.
―. East Kent Gazette, September 15, 1888.
“Another Murder and Mutilation in Whitechapel.” The Times, September 11, 1889.
“Another Thames Mystery.” Staffordshire Daily Sentinel, September 11, 1874.
“Atrocious Crime in London.” Birmingham Daily Mail, June 9, 1902.
“Discovery of Human Remains.” Pall Mall Gazette, October 24, 1884.
“Dreadful Discovery.” Christchurch Star (NZ), August 1, 1902.
“Further Discovery of Human Remains in London.” Pall Mall Gazette, October 30, 1884.
“Horrible Discovery at Rainham.” Essex Weekly Herald, May 23, 1887.
“Lambeth Mystery.” The Weekly Dispatch , June 15, 1902.
“Le Crime de Montrouge.” Le Radical (Paris), December 3, 1886.
“Le Mystère de Montrouge.” Le Figaro (Paris), August 5, 1886.
―. Le Figaro (Paris), August 7, 1886.
―. La Lanterne (Paris), August 7, 1886.
―. Le Figaro (Paris), August 20, 1886.
―. Le Figaro (Paris), August 22, 1886.
―. Le Figaro (Paris), August 29, 1886.
―. La Lanterne (Paris), September 16, 1886.
―. La Lanterne (Paris), November 26, 1886.
“Murder & Mutilation,” Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, October 11, 1887.
“Murdered and Hacked to Pieces.” Atherstone Herald , August 13, 1886.
“Suspicious Discovery in the Thames.” Acton Gazette, June 13, 1874.
“The Chelsea Victim.” The Western Daily Press, July 26, 1889.
“The Discovery of Human Remains.” The Times, October 31, 1884.
―. Central Somerset Gazette, June 11, 1887.
“The Discovery of Human Remains in Lambeth.” The Evening Standard, June 18, 1902.
“The Latest London Horror.” The People, June 30, 1889.
“The London Mystery.” Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, November 16, 1884.
“The Murder in Whitechapel.” The Times, September 12, 1889.
―. The Times, September 25, 1889.
“The Mysterious Murder and Mutilation.” London Daily News, September 16, 1873.
“The Pimlico Discovery.” The Echo, September 12, 1888.
“The Pimlico Mystery. - Another Discovery.” The Pall Mall Gazette, September 28, 1888.
“The Rainham Mystery.” The People, June 12, 1887.
“The Shocking Discovery at Dalston.” The Evening Standard, January 25, 1898.
“The Supposed Murder and Mutilation.” London Daily News, November 4, 1884.
“The Supposed Murder and Mutilation in London.” The People, November 16, 1884.
“The Supposed Murder of a Woman.” The Morning Post, September 9, 1873.
“The Thames Mystery.” The Morning Post, May 16, 1887.
―. Birmingham Weekly Mercury, June 15, 1889.
“The Whitechapel Mystery.” The Times, September 13, 1889.
―. The Times, September 14, 1889.
“The Whitehall Discovery.” Birmingham Daily Post, October 6, 1888.
Gordon, R. Michael. The Thames Torso Murders of Victorian London. London: McFarland & Company, 2002.
Trow, M.J. The Thames Torso Murders. Barnsley: Wharncliffe Books, 2011.
94 -The Meeks Family Murders
Forgotten Darkness
11/23/21 • 25 min
In 1894, an injured young girl arrives on the doorstep of a Missouri farmhouse. She was Nellie Meeks, and she was the sole survivor of the murder of her entire family.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastDarkness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agable_fd/
Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/
Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Closing music by Soma.
SOURCES
“Burnt Clothing of Gus Meeks.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 27, 1895.
“Crime of Fiends.” St. Joseph Herald, May 12, 1894.
“Final Pleas Being Made.” Kansas City Star, August 1, 1895.
“Jerry South Gets His Reward.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, May 1, 1896.
“Jury Receives Instructions.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, August 2, 1895.
“Looks Black for the Taylors.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 26, 1895.
“Story of the Taylors.” Larned (KS) Eagle-Optic, September 13, 1895.
“Taylor Is Hanged.” St. Joseph Herald, May 1, 1896.
“Taylor Makes a Statement.” Mexico Weekly Intelligencer, April 30, 1896.
“Taylor Taken to Carrollton.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 28, 1896.
“The End of the Famous Meeks-Taylor Case.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 8, 1926.
“The Taylors' Defense.” St. Joseph Weekly Gazette, April 2, 1895.
“William Taylor Executed.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, May 1, 1896.
“William Taylor in Kansas City.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 11, 1896.
Nellie L. Meeks - Facts (ancestry.com)
John Blackwell Hale - Wikipedia
Show more best episodes
Show more best episodes
FAQ
How many episodes does Forgotten Darkness have?
Forgotten Darkness currently has 116 episodes available.
What topics does Forgotten Darkness cover?
The podcast is about True Crime and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Forgotten Darkness?
The episode title '100 - The Sable Terror' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Forgotten Darkness?
The average episode length on Forgotten Darkness is 33 minutes.
How often are episodes of Forgotten Darkness released?
Episodes of Forgotten Darkness are typically released every 11 days, 21 hours.
When was the first episode of Forgotten Darkness?
The first episode of Forgotten Darkness was released on Jul 12, 2018.
Show more FAQ
Show more FAQ