THE UNDERSHIRT AND POTATOES MYSTERIES

THE UNDERSHIRT AND POTATOES MYSTERIES

Author: Forgotten News Podcast June 2, 2023 Duration: 1:01:32

Two featured stories!


Why are men’s sleeveless undershirts called a "wife beater"?

Why did murder victim Donna Doll have 6 pounds of potatoes in her stomach?


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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page. However, we will be happy to provide that information, in regard to this episode, upon your request, by email:  ⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com

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VOICES:


The Wife Beater mystery:

Guest Narrator - Erin Suminsby, free-lance voice artist.


Donna Doll unsolved murder mystery:

Guest Narrator - Karen Corrado, free-lance voice artist.

Donna Chiarelott - Sharon Grünwald, professional voice artist.

Det. Don Burke - Frank Guglielmelli, free-lance voice artist.

Murder Suspect - Christian Neuhaus, free-lance voice artist.

Crank Caller - Glenn Hascall, professional voice artist.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host IntroNina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism - Source:  G.K. Chesterton, Funerals are for the Living, Illustrated London News (December 5, 1925).

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News 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

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy.

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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠Freesound.org.⁠⁠

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