243: The Murder of Thora Chamberlain w/ Rod Kackley - A True Crime History Podcast

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of December 2nd, 1945, a fourteen-year-old student named Thora Chamberlain walked with friends to a high school football game in Campbell, California. A man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform pulled up beside them in his sedan and told them he needed a babysitter - and would compensate generously for the help. Thora accepted, got into his car, and was never seen alive again.

Police, with the assistance of the F.B.I. (and famed G-man E.J. Connelley) soon arrested a ne'er-do-well named Thomas McMonigle, who confessed (sort of) to Thora's murder. An extensive search for her body at a nearby ocean cliff followed, although it would ultimately prove to be unsuccessful.

My guest is Rod Kackley, author of "The Murder of Thora Chamberlain: A Shocking True Crime Story". He tells the story of Thora's kidnapping, the investigation, McMonigle's murder trial - and theorizes on the tragic and horrifying scenario that likely played out that fateful day for Thora Chamberlain.

More information about the author can be found at his website: https://www.rodkackley.com/

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1:26.0	Welcome everyone to another episode of the most notorious podcast. I'm Eric Rivenes.
1:32.8	It is so great to have Rod Cackley as my guest today. He is an award-winning journalist and author,
1:42.0	Born in Detroit, now residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is a prolific writer with
1:49.0	uh, how many true crime books under your belt? I've written more than 15. I haven't counted
1:56.5	lately. I should count and see exactly how many, but I know there's more than 15 there.
2:01.9	Wow, incredible. And the book that you are here to talk about today is called The Murder of
2:09.2	Thora Chamberlain, A Shocking True Crime Story. Thank you for coming on.
2:15.3	Well, thanks for asking me. I appreciate it, Eric. Yes. So when did you first hear about this case?
2:24.5	This case I got into a couple of years ago, maybe through a group called Project Charlery.
2:29.8	They're a group that tracks missing people. They look a lot of teenagers and women. And I noticed
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