Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories
Spotify Studios
Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories is a podcast drama with a modern twist on old time radio that delves into the mystery of true cold cases and unsolved murders. With the help of an ensemble cast, follow our hosts as they take you on an entertaining journey through the crime scene, the investigation and attempt to solve the case. With many surprising plot twists, it’s important you start listening from the first episode of a cold case. New episodes are released every Tuesday. Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories is a Spotify Original.
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Aug 22, 2017 • 39min
E57: Elsie Paroubek Pt. 2
The search for Elsie Paroubek ended when her corpse was pulled from a Chicago canal. She had certainly been murdered, but who did it? Carter and Wenndy investigate the suspects in Elsie’s disappearance, including gypsies, a local peddler, and one of the most famous outsider artists, Henry Darger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 15, 2017 • 37min
E56: Elsie Paroubek
Though she died at only 5 years old, Elsie Paroubek captured the hearts of Chicago, with over two thousand people attending her funeral. Elsie was an ordinary girl born to Bohemian immigrants in Chicago, until one day, she disappeared forever. This week, Carter and Wenndy ask the question: what happened to Elsie? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 8, 2017 • 36min
E55: Sir Harry Oakes Pt. 2
Voodoo. Gangsters. A family feud. All were possible factors in the 1943 murder of Sir Harry Oakes, the richest man in the Bahamas. And it only got more complicated when the Duke of Windsor became personally involved in the investigation, bringing in foreign investigators. After following a botched investigation and shoddy court case, Carter and Wenndy consider Oakes’ son-in-law, his friend, and even a Nazi as suspects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 1, 2017 • 29min
E54: Sir Harry Oakes
No one succeeds without ruffling a few feathers, and baronet Sir Harry Oakes was no exception. Oakes made a fortune off his gold mines, but in 1943 he was found burnt to a crisp in his own bed. Carter and Wenndy examine Oakes’ meteoric success and brutal end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 25, 2017 • 43min
E53: Alphabet Murders Pt. 2
Years after the murder of three young girls with matching first and last initials, advances in forensics bring new suspects to light. Carter and Wenndy dig into the mysterious suicide of not one—but two—suspects, consider the involvement of The Hillside Stranglers, and explore the idea that these murders may not actually be connected at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 18, 2017 • 44min
E52: Alphabet Murders
Carmen Colon. Wanda Walkowicz. Michelle Maenza. Three young girls with matching first and last initials. Three young murder victims. Carter and Wenndy discuss each girl’s disappearance from Rochester, New York, the police’s dead-end investigation, and the public frenzy that surrounded the 1970’s murders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 4, 2017 • 44min
E51: Johnny Stompanato Pt. 2
Cheryl Crane stepped up to take the blame for her mother’s boyfriend’s death, but was she simply covering for her famous mother, silver screen blonde bombshell, Lana Turner? Carter and Wenndy sift through Cheryl’s trial, Hollywood’s top lawyer, and mob threats to determine who really killed gangster Johnny Stompanato. Though the answer may seem obvious, this case has been heavily debated for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2017 • 33min
E50: Johnny Stompanato
The official story is that gangster Johnny Stompanato was murdered by a 14-year-old girl. But with a Hollywood starlet, the LA Mob, and an abusive relationship in the picture, the official story may not be the truth. Though the answer may seem obvious, this case has been heavily debated for decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 20, 2017 • 47min
E49: The Villisca Axe Murders Pt. 2
This week, Carter and Wenndy look deeper into a local feud and an alleged affair leading up the murders in Villisca. Suspects in the Villisca Ax Murders include a hired assassin, a transient, a serial killer and a reverend who claimed God told him to “slay utterly”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 13, 2017 • 39min
E48: The Villisca Axe Murders
One night in the sleepy town of Villisca, Iowa, 8 people were hacked to death in their beds. Prior to this, Villisca had been a thriving, prosperous, and mostly crime-free town. Afterwards, Villisca would never be the same. Carter and Wenndy re-examine the day leading up the Villisca Ax Murders, the crime scene, and the immediate investigation into the deaths of the Moore family and the Stillinger girls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
