161: The Kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser | USA

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

When a lumber baron’s 9-year-old son was kidnapped on his way home from school in Tacoma, Washington in 1935, the news gripped the entire nation. The Lindbergh kidnapping was still fresh in the collective memory, and everyone held their breaths, hoping that young George Weyerhaeuser would be found alive and well. This is a story with interesting characters, and puzzling details and intrigue. Join us next week when we interview author Bryan Johnston about his book, Deep into the Woods – a deep delve into the Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping.

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Narrated by Noel Vinson

Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Evidence Locker.
0:09.5	Our cases have been researched using open source and archived materials.
0:13.2	It deals with true crimes and real people.
0:15.7	Some parts are graphic in nature, and listener discretion is advised.
0:19.7	Each episode is produced with the utmost respect to the victims, their families, and loved
0:24.4	ones.
0:27.9	Nine-year-old George was hungry and ready for his next meal.
0:31.8	He had not been home in a week and wondered when his ordeal would end.
0:36.2	His captors fed him okay, fruit, hot dog sandwiches, a boiled egg sometimes.
0:41.4	He was given food twice a day and looked forward to the brief moment when his minder handed
0:45.7	it over.
0:47.0	He heard the other masked kidnapper calling his minder Harry and surmised that was his
0:51.8	actual name.
0:53.9	Harry wasn't really threatening and had the circumstances been different, George would
0:57.7	even consider him a friend.
1:00.1	When they were alone, they talked.
1:02.2	Harry played the ukulele, and they killed time together.
1:05.8	However, George was not allowed out of the closet where he had been locked away.
1:11.0	If he wanted to go to the toilet, he had to use a bucket provided.
1:15.1	At least this was a step up after being held in a hole in the woods for days.
1:19.4	At least he was in a house now, although he wasn't sure where.
1:24.4	For any nine-year-old kid, this experience would be unbelievably traumatic.
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