Carl Rettich’s Deadly Footwear and Murder Mansion

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 344 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Warwick Neck, Rhode Island, to search for the Crime Castle of Carl Rettich. In the 1920s, during the height of Prohibition, Rettich ran Rhode Island’s bootlegging game with an iron fist, and if you crossed him… with a mobster staple of his own invention: cement shoes.

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0:00.0	Ray your shoes are looking a little ratty I mean are they going to hold together?
0:07.0	I probably am due for some new ones.
0:10.0	Why do you suddenly care about my footwear? Are we heading someplace rugged here in Warwick, Rhode Island?
0:15.0	No, we're not going any place rugged or no epic hikes today.
0:18.0	Far from it, actually. We're going to a swanky section of Warwick,
0:22.0	called Warwick Neck on the Warwick Point Peninsula.
0:25.4	And two swanky for my beat-up sneakers?
0:27.5	Probably, but still, not my point.
0:30.1	Though this week's legend is indeed about footwear.
0:32.8	Oh, what kind of footwear?
0:34.1	Wing tips, chucks, loafers, high heels, stilettos?
0:36.8	No, no, no, nothing like that.
0:38.7	This is about the kind of shoes you never want to find yourself wearing.
0:42.3	Okay, what kind of footwear is that?
0:44.0	Ray, we've come to Warwick Neck, Rhode Island
0:46.0	to meet the inventor of cement shoes. Hey, I'm Jeff Palandier. Welcome to episode 344 of the New England
0:58.5	Legends podcast. And I'm Ray O'Shir. Thanks for joining us in our mission
1:01.6	to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time.
1:04.4	Did you know most of our story leads come from you?
1:06.5	Well this one did. Thanks to Lisa Offler for writing in to us on our website.
1:11.0	If you've got a strange tale you think we should check out please reach
1:14.1	out to us anytime. It takes a community to do this so thanks for being a part of ours
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