Forgotten Felonies
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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Forgotten Felonies
Latest Episodes
Pearl Bryan, Part 5: The People vs Scott Jackson
Scott Jackson’s trial finally begins in Newport, Kentucky, and after four episodes of rumors, "confessions," strange witnesses, missing evidence, and absolutely bizarre behavior, the Commonwealth finally has to put all of it together in front o...
Pearl Bryan, Part 4: The Road to Kentucky
Psychics. Séances. Strange packages. Secret transmitters hidden inside jail cells.As the investigation into Pearl Bryan’s murder moves into March of 1896, Cincinnati seems to have completely lost its mind. While mystics and dreamers offe...
Pearl Bryan, Part 3: Everyone Has a Story
By the end of February 1896, the murder of Pearl Bryan had become more than an investigation. It had become a true spectacle.Detectives were chasing new leads. Reporters were printing every rumor they could find. Songs were being written...
Pearl Bryan, Part 2: The Last Days of Pearl Bryan
After Pearl Bryan's identity is finally discovered, investigators begin the difficult task of answering an even larger question: What happened during her final days in Cincinnati?Following newspaper accounts, trial testimony, and contemp...
Pearl Bryan, Part 1: The Headless Woman of Fort Thomas
In January 1896, 23-year-old Pearl Bryan boarded a train bound for Indianapolis... and never came home.When her body was discovered in northern Kentucky a few days later, investigators didn't even know who the victim was. But once they u...
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