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Morbidology

293: The Urdanivia Children

Morbidology

Morbidology

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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One October afternoon in 1959, an apartment building owner in Allentown, Pennsylvania, noticed the unsettling smell of gas seeping into the hallways. As he traced it to one unit, he had no idea the heartbreaking discovery awaiting him inside…

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:10.3

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0:15.4

so you can focus on what you do best, delivering great food and great service.

0:20.0

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0:23.0

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0:27.8

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0:55.0

The In the heart of Pennsylvania lies Allentown, the state's third largest city.

1:30.3

It was settled in 1762 and played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War and Civil War.

1:37.3

The city's population boomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as it became a hub for silk, textile and manufacturing industries.

1:48.0

By the post-World War II era, however,

1:51.0

Allen Town was gripling with economic downturns

1:54.0

and the challenges of urban poverty.

1:56.0

These issues would continue to shape the lives of the residents in the decades to follow.

2:02.0

One afternoon in October of 1959, the quiet life of an apartment building owner in Allentown

2:08.0

was interrupted by the unmistakable smell of gas.

2:12.7

As he moved towards the source of the smell,

2:15.1

he couldn't have foreseen that he was about to make a discovery

2:18.8

as disturbing as it was heartbreaking. Behind one of the apartment doors, a tragedy would soon unfold,

2:27.7

laying bare the invisible struggles of poverty, survival and despair.

2:47.0

Thank you. poverty, survival and despair. Ruth May Erdenivia felt like she'd hit the jackpot

2:50.0

the day she married Jose Erdenivia, a Peruvian diplomat.

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