THE MYSTERIOUS UNSOLVED MURDER OF LYDIA THOMPSON

THE MYSTERIOUS UNSOLVED MURDER OF LYDIA THOMPSON

Author: Forgotten News Podcast January 25, 2026 Duration: 1:00:43

In 1945, Lydia Thompson was killed in a very strange murder near Detroit, Michigan. There were multiple suspects, including her husband and his mistress, as well as dozens of unanswered questions.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  01/25/2026.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:


The Mysterious Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson:


The Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson, Troy Taylor's American Oddities Museum (October 13, 2025)·

Cold Case Michigan 1945: Lydia Thompson, 95.3 - The Ticket (Jan. 20, 2022).

The Fatal Obsession of Lydia Thompson, Strange Company (⁠⁠⁠November 3, 2014).


NARRATOR: Kit Caren, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.


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Police Blotter & Court News:

The Whittier Daily News, Whittier, Cal. (May 28, 1931).


NARRATOR: Ashee Craft⁠, Voice Artist.

Title Voice: ⁠⁠Samantha Thompson, Voice Artist.

Judge: Jerry Kokich⁠, Voice Artist


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Kit's Corner:


The Strangest "Missing Girl" Mystery?


NARRATOR: ⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.


Joanna Lopez Mystery, Urban Legends Wiki (2025).

Missing: Joanna Lopez, Defrosting Cold Cases (may 3, 2022).

r/joannalopez (subreddit), reddit. com (2021-2026).

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MISCELLANEOUS:


Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aohorism - quoted from by G.K. Chesterton, Eugenics and Other Evils (1922), at Page 4.

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Erin Suminsby⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Voice Artist.

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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

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠⁠⁠ or the Public Domain.



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