
THE STORY OF MABEL PARKER
11/24/21 • 53 min
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In 1903, at the age of 21, Mabel Parker, was an expert in committing forgery and larceny.
Listen to her story.
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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 11/23/2021
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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Train, Arthur C., True Stories of Crime from the District Attorney's Office (1908), at Chapter 1.
Woman Held as Head of Band of Forgers; Police set Elaborate Trap for Youthful Mabel Parker, New York Times, August 16, 1903, p. 1.
Mabel Parker Sentenced: Convicted of Forgery and Sent to the Reformatory; May Study and Play Croquet There for Year; Teases Husband About His Ten-Year Term, New York Times, January 3, 1904, p. 1.
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GUEST NARRATOR:
Colleen McMahon of LibriVox.org
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MISCELLANEOUS
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast.
Exit Aphorism - Source: Chandler, Raymond, The Long Goodbye (1953).
Aphorism voice - Kit Caren, host of Whispered True Stories podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest
At Rest
The Curtain Rises
I Knew A Guy
All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org.
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In 1903, at the age of 21, Mabel Parker, was an expert in committing forgery and larceny.
Listen to her story.
===
EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 11/23/2021
===
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Train, Arthur C., True Stories of Crime from the District Attorney's Office (1908), at Chapter 1.
Woman Held as Head of Band of Forgers; Police set Elaborate Trap for Youthful Mabel Parker, New York Times, August 16, 1903, p. 1.
Mabel Parker Sentenced: Convicted of Forgery and Sent to the Reformatory; May Study and Play Croquet There for Year; Teases Husband About His Ten-Year Term, New York Times, January 3, 1904, p. 1.
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GUEST NARRATOR:
Colleen McMahon of LibriVox.org
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MISCELLANEOUS
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast.
Exit Aphorism - Source: Chandler, Raymond, The Long Goodbye (1953).
Aphorism voice - Kit Caren, host of Whispered True Stories podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest
At Rest
The Curtain Rises
I Knew A Guy
All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org.
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HEY! CONTACT US!
E-Mail: [email protected]
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast
Twitter:
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Creepy stories -- and more.
Be sure to listen!
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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 10/25/2021
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GUEST NARRATOR:
Shannon Hull, host of Right In Front of My Face podcast.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast.
Exit audio drama - Sarcastic Ghost Judges Your Life Choices:
Author - u/rockserver7 (Reddit)
Ghost Voice - Chrisi Talyn Saje - professional voice artist, and producer of Madison on the Air podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest
At Rest
The Curtain Rises
I Knew A Guy
All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org.
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HEY! CONTACT US:
E-Mail: [email protected]
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast
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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.
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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 12/08/2021
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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Lyons, Sophie, Why Crime Does Not Pay (1913), at Chapter 4.
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GUEST VOICES:
Narrator - Ann Boulais of LibriVox.org
New York Herald reporter - Jerry Kokich, professional voice artist.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast.
Exit Aphorism - Source: (widely attributed to) Capone, Alphonse (original source unknown).
Aphorism voice - Kit Caren, host of Whispered True Stories podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest
At Rest
The Curtain Rises
I Knew A Guy
Train Your Child (instrumental portion only) - Washington Phillips (1928; public domain).
All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org.
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HEY! CONTACT US!
E-Mail: [email protected]
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast
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