86: Samuel Adams Disappears (Part 2)

An Old Timey Podcast

True Crime, Comedy, History

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🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Samuel Adams (no, not *that* Samuel Adams) was nowhere to be found. His friends and family were alarmed. They feared that the respected small business owner had met a violent end.

Meanwhile, across town, John Caldwell Colt was up to no good. He tried to cover his tracks, but the man in the office next door was onto him.

Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Norm pulled from:
Crain, Caleb. “What Was the (New) York Shilling?” Steamboats Are Ruining Everything, February 11, 2020.https://steamthing.com/2020/02/what-was-the-new-york-shilling.html.
Dunphy, Thomas. Remarkable Trials of All Countries. Diossy & Company, 1870.
Edwards, William. The Story of Colt’s Revolver. Stackpole Co, 1953.
Phelps, M. Devil’’s Right Hand: The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse. Lyons Press, 2013.
Schechter, Harold. Killer Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend. 1st ed. Open Road Integrated Media, Inc, 2010.
Vangermeersch, Richard. “The Life and Writings of John C. Colt (1810-1842).” University of Rhode Island, 2010.

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0:00.0	Hear ye, hear ye. You are listening to an old-timey podcast. I'm Norman Caruso. And I'm
0:07.1	Kristen Caruso. And on this episode, Samuel Adams goes missing. I don't think they're going to find him.
0:13.6	I listened to the first episode, Norm. I was there the whole time, I swear. Really? No blow-up dolls
0:19.2	were used. And I happened to know that that dude ended up in a box.
0:24.5	Well, then they did find him.
0:26.0	Lightly salted.
0:27.1	Oh, I guess, oh, yeah, that is, yeah.
0:29.9	Okay.
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