TWO MYSTERIOUS UNSOLVED DEATHS

TWO MYSTERIOUS UNSOLVED DEATHS

Author: Forgotten News Podcast January 28, 2025 Duration: 45:02

The true stories of the mysterious deaths of two random American women in 1932.   The cases remain unsolved.

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  01/28/2025.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

Death of Elizabeth Cook -

New York Times, Feb. 20 & 21, 1932.

Associated Press, Feb. 18 & 20, 1932.

Boston Post, Feb. 12, 1932.


Death of Nora Smithson -

Arizona Daily Star, January 19th, 1932.


Police Blotter & Court News -

Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 28, 1863.

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VOICES -


Death of Elizabeth Cook -

Narrator - Samantha Thompson, Voice Artist and Podcaster.


Death of Nora Smithson -

Narrator - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.


Police Blotter & Court News:

Narrator - Alyssa Petrey

Title Voice - Kathleen Li

Judge - Glenn Hascall


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MISCELLANEOUS:


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

Exit Aphorism - How to Create an "Enemies to Lovers" Arc (Author Unknown).

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 or the Public Domain.



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