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
Jesse McClure: What Sarah Didn't See Coming
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Years before this double homicide, there were already signs—clear, documented, and deeply concerning. Sarah saw them. Sarah lived with them. Sarah warned the authorities that he was going to kill her.
But Jesse didn’t kill her.
Even Sarah didn’t see this coming.
When he couldn’t reach the person he wanted, Jesse McClure made a different choice—one that ended in the deaths of two small boys.
This case takes place in Tipton County and Grant County, Indiana, at the end of 1903.
