146: The Mysterious Death of "Furnace Girl" Elfrieda Knaak w/ Kraig Moreland - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

In late October of 1928, authorities in the small town of Lake Bluff, Illinois discovered a grisly scene in the village hall basement. They found a young woman named Elfreida Knaak, naked, horribly burned and barely clinging to life, next to a furnace. From that point on, investigators would uncover a bizarre story, including a secret affair, mystical Christian rituals, and contradictory deathbed confessions.

My guest is historian Kraig Moreland, who has researched this hometown mystery for years. His book is called "Furnace Girl: The Mysterious Case of Elfrieda Knaak".

The author's website: https://www.thefurnacegirl.com/

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1:24.0	Welcome everyone to another episode of the most notorious podcast, I'm Eric Rivenes.
1:52.0	Got a fascinating episode for you today about a bizarre true crime mystery that has lasted in a small town in Illinois for almost a hundred years.
2:03.0	Okay, on with the show, I am so pleased to have as my guest today historian Craig Moreland.
2:11.0	He along with author Toby Jones collaborated on the book we are about to discuss today.
2:16.0	It is called The Furnace Girl, the mysterious case of El Frida Knaack. Great to have you here.
2:25.0	Yeah, thanks for having me.
2:27.0	So I'm going to ask you a question right off the bat. I'm sure you get asked a lot.
2:31.0	Where did you first hear about this story, this mystery?
2:35.0	Sure. So if you grow up in Salem, Massachusetts, you probably hear about the Salem Woods Trials.
2:42.0	And when you grow up in Lake Bluff, Illinois, you hear about El Frida Knaack.
2:47.0	This story was told to us and actually taught to us in our eighth grade history class by our eighth grade history teacher, Kathy O'Hara.
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