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Forgotten Felonies

Forgotten Felonies Podcast

Forgotten Felonies revisits historical crimes that were forgotten—or remembered incorrectly. It’s tempting, looking backward, to fill in the gaps with conclusions that feel obvious now. But that isn’t how history works. Through original newspaper reporting, period advertisements from the years the crimes occurred, and a blend of forensic psychology and genealogical research, each episode restores context to cases history left behind—asking not only what happened, but why..

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16:46

Agostino Izzo: The Day the Music Stopped — A...

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2026/03/06

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In the Izzo household, music filled every corner of the home. Agostino Izzo had once played in the Seneca Falls Italian Band and worked as a music teacher, passing his love of music on to his children. Several would go on to perform in orchestras of their own, carrying the family’s musical legacy far beyond their home in Syracuse, New York. But on July 13, 1926, the harmony ended in the cellar. Three days later, haunted by guilt and unable to rest, he walk...

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What Jane Saw: An Intergenerational Family Tragedy in...

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2026/02/27

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! On July 17, 1938, ten people were living in two small rooms above the Broadway Inn in Leechburg, Pennsylvania. By sunrise, three were dead and seven children were orphaned. In 1909, a young girl watched her father terrorize a Pennsylvania town with a shotgun. Nearly three decades later, that same girl would die in the doorway of the room where her children slept. In this Fun-Sized Felony, we examine a double-murder suicide — and the unsettling possibility ...

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78:27

James H Coyner (Alonzo Robinson): Two names, one rope.

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2026/02/22

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! On January 12, 1935, Amelia Earhart landed safely in Oakland, California after her historic solo flight across the Pacific. The nation celebrated progress, courage, and modern aviation. That same day, in a Mississippi post office, a man was arrested with a piece of human flesh in his pocket. This episode traces the story of Alonzo Robinson — known for decades as James H. Coyner— from a mysterious trunk filled with skulls in Michigan to a double murder in C...

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11:01

Gone in a Moment: The Disappearance of Winifred Byrne...

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2026/02/13

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In November of 1913, three-year-old Winifred Byrne vanished from outside her family’s home on West 38th Street in New York City. Her father had looked away for just a moment—and that was all it took. What happened during the four days Winifred was missing was never fully explained. In this Fun-Sized Felony, we revisit the brief headlines, the unanswered questions, and the mystery that remains.

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Emily Antone and the Calls That Went Unanswered — A...

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2026/02/06

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In July of 1912, Emily Antone—a 38-year-old Indigenous woman—arrived at a house in Middleport, Ontario, carrying a trunk and plans to start over. She never left alive. What followed was a brutal beating carried out in a home full of witnesses, a night marked by unanswered telephone calls, fear, and inaction—even from a constable who remained upstairs while violence unfolded below. Emily’s killer fled, was later reported to have been seen again, and then sl...

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John Heslop and the Case That Never Closed

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2026/02/01

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In the early hours of January 27, 1891, John Heslop was murdered inside his home near Ancaster, Ontario. He was a respected township clerk, a longtime pioneer in the area, and a man whose death sent shockwaves through the surrounding countryside. What followed was an investigation shaped by footprints in the snow, conflicting testimony, and mounting public pressure. Detectives were brought in from outside the region. Suspects were named, arrests were made,...

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The Mysterious Disappearance and Return of Mabel E....

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2026/01/23

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! This is another Fun-Sized Felony. Look for a full-sized episode next week! In June of 1912, seventeen-year-old Mabel E. "Dolly" Dorner vanished, leaving her parents frantic and the newspapers full of fear. Three days later, she was quietly returned by a mysterious woman who claimed to be a nurse—along with an explanation that only raised more questions. This Fun-Sized Felony revisits a brief disappearance—or two—and the unsettling possibility that the most...

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The Attack on Richard Doherty, Jr. - A Fun-Sized Felony

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2026/01/16

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! Not every story is told in full. This frustrates us, and now it can frustrate you! (You're welcome.) The towns of Whitman and Brockton, MA, were thrown for a loop in July of 1957 when young boys were being immorally assaulted, battered, and murdered. What happened to little Dicky Doherty? Tune in to this fun-sized episode to find out as much as we know!

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74:50

Lorraine Clark and the Murder of Melvin: When the...

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2026/01/11

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In 1954, Melvin Clark was murdered and his body dumped into the depths of the Merrimack River. His wife, Lorraine Clark, would ultimately plead guilty—and for decades, that plea has stood as the official ending to the case. But the record tells a more complicated story. In this episode, we take a closer look at the murder of Melvin Clark, the investigation that followed, and the media narrative that quickly hardened into “fact.” We examine the unanswered q...

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97:50

Baby John: The Boy Who Lived Through Fire - Part 3

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2025/12/21

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In the final episode, Isabella J. Martin finally faces trial in a courtroom she cannot control. As the case unfolds, testimony forces the legal system to confront a difficult truth: Baby John was not a criminal mastermind, but a child shaped by coercion and fear. This episode follows Isabella from conviction, to imprisonment, to retrial, to re-conviction, and back to imprisonment. Then we take a look at the San Quentin prison records that reveal the extent...

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76:36

Baby John: The Boy Who Lived Through Fire - Part 2

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2025/12/14

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! A burning barn in the snow finally breaks Isabella J. Martin’s control over her son. In Episode 2, Baby John is arrested—and for the first time in his life, separated from the woman who shaped every moment of his childhood. What follows is chaos inside the courtroom: Isabella acting as her son’s attorney, arguing with the judge, confessing to arson in open court, and then vanishing on the final day of the hearing. As Baby John remains silent under he...

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79:42

Baby John: The Boy Who Lived Through Fire - Part 1

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2025/11/29

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In 1907, a judge’s home in Oakland, CA was blown apart by a homemade bomb. For months, the case went unsolved — until a trail of clues led not to a hardened criminal, but to a sixteen-year-old boy known as “Baby John.” Episode 1 uncovers the hidden truth behind that headline: Baby John was not a prodigy of crime, but a child raised in isolation and fear under the control of Isabella J. Martin, one of the most destructive women in California’s early legal h...

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Zollie Clement - The Boy Bandit

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2025/11/09

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! A young boy found himself lost in the pages of adventure-filled dime novels and couldn't get enough. Before too long he brought those adventures to life just to read about his own adventures in the headlines. Zollie Clement became the Boy Bandit by night, yet he was conniving and clever enough by day to get away with it under the noses of all who knew him. He was so good at hiding in plain sight that he got away with it for an entire decade! He robbed and ...

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61:32

Protecting the Porch: Halloween Prank Horrors

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2025/10/25

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! Long before candy and costumes, Halloween was a night of chaos. Young people looked forward to a night of unbridled rebellion while responsible property owners feared for their livelihood. Halloween was a night of anything-goes and, unfortunately, anything went far too often. Townsfolk and police officers simply had to brace themselves and wait for October to pass. What they'd wake up to in the morning was anyone's guess. The real question was whether...

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Poison and Pistols: the Treacherous Deeds of John...

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2025/10/12

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! This is the third and final episode in our series featuring Lane County, OR. This one takes you through the life and crimes of John Branton, older brother of Claude. When Milly Elliott met John Branton, she thought it was a love story to last through the ages. She imagined she'd be with John for the rest of her life. She wasn't wrong—she just didn't realize her life would be so short. Neither did the next wife, nor the next, and it was only through sheer l...

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82:27

The Legacy and Murder of Sheriff William Withers

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2025/09/28

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! This episode is the second in a series of three covering a wild time in the history of Lane County, Oregon. Be sure to start with the previous episode, "Claude Branton and Courtland Greene - A Murder at Isham's Corral." Sheriff Withers was, by all accounts, the most beloved sheriff in the history of Lane County. He was known for being honest, fair, and kind. Even before executing Claude Branton, he was thanked by the condemned man for having treated him so...

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Claude Branton and Courtland Greene - Murder at...

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2025/09/13

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! Sheriff Withers had only been sheriff for 4 days when the biggest case of his career fell into his lap. The murder committed by Claude Branton and Courtland Greene was not just the talk of the town, but the whole state of Oregon took notice. Lane County had to, for the first time ever, build a gallows to execute a convicted murderer. This case takes you back in time to 1898 from the Willamette Valley, across the Cascade Mountain range, through the lava bed...

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83:05

The Hill Family Axe Murders

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2025/08/31

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! June 9th, 1911 brought a giant shock for the tiny community of Ardenwald, OR. A highly regarded family—William and Ruth Hill, and Ruth's children Philip and Dorothy Rintoul—who had just moved into the area were massacred in a most brutal way in their tiny cabin in the middle of the night. The detectives scrambled to find justice for this family for years but every lead fell flat. A botched investigation saw an innocent man charged for the crime. Listen whi...

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Albert Applegate - Murder in a Cornfield

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2025/08/17

Send a message to Monica and Olivia! In November of 1895, John Nelson would never have guessed that the unassuming stranger standing at his front door would turn his family's life upside down for the next several months. This story goes to show just how trusting we were back in the 1890s and how we'd open our homes to just about anyone. But just when you think you know who the villain of this story is, the plot twists and turns and you find out that your friend is actually your foe. Listen in...

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70:10

Hans Schmidt: The Bloodlust Priest - Part 3

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2025/08/08

Send us a text This is the 3rd and final part of the Hans Schmidt series. In this episode we: Explore the investigation into Dr. Muret's true identity, and then reveal his real identity!Discuss what may have happened to Anna Aumuller's baby, as well as her cause of deathReveal the outcomes of both Dr. Muret's and Hans Schmidt's trialsMuse over some thoughts into Hans Schmidt's pathology...and discuss a "true crime" book about this case that turned out to be fictional.Historical ads featured i...

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