Episode 108 The Mysterious Disappearance of Pearl Corens

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Pearl Corens disappeared on February 13, 1945. Over the next two weeks mysterious notes perplexed police as they searched for the missing war department employee. Then came a shocking discovery on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show. Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @explorethesouthEmail: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Episode Sources Justice and the Case of the Corpseless Head. New York Daily News. March 24, 1946 Judge is Grim in Weird Case. The Spokesman-Review. May 29, 1945. Wife’s Head Found; Husband Held. The New York Daily News. March 1, 1945 Corens Offers Alibi for Bloodstains in Bethesda Home. The Evening Star. May 25, 1945 Rice, C. (2018). 45 Murderers: A Collection of True Crime Stories. United States: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road. Episode MusicFalling Rain by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Source: http://incompetech.com Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Shannon Ballard. Your Southern Mysteries is an independent podcast. It's made possible by the generous
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0:24.6	lesser-known stories of lesser-known figures related to major historical events
0:30.1	join me on Patreon today and catch up on all the episodes you haven't heard
0:35.3	at patreon.com slash southern mysteries. When Pearl Corons failed to show up for work on Tuesday, February 13, 1945, her friends were surprised.
0:55.0	Pearl was extremely popular with her coworkers at the Army Signal Corps
1:00.1	desk in the War Department in Washington DC. They often went for drinks after work and
1:06.5	Pearl was known to love her whiskey and dancing. Her co-workers figured maybe a hangover had finally caught up with her, but Pearl had never
1:17.3	missed a day of work. When she didn't show up on Wednesday morning, and they failed to get an answer when they called her home in
1:25.0	Bethesda, Maryland.
1:26.8	They called her brother.
1:29.2	Grover Walker lived in Montgomery County, Maryland and was very close to his sister.
1:35.0	He tried to call her house, but he too got no answer.
1:40.0	When he called his brother-in-law, Henry his workplace and learned Henry hadn't been to work in two
1:45.8	days.
1:46.8	Grover and his wife, Lorraine, got in their car and drove the 12 miles to the Corin's home.
1:54.2	There was no answer at the door, so they used a spare key.
1:57.9	They entered the home and found no sign of Pearl or Henry. They left the house to look for Pearl and a few hours later
2:07.2	Grover Walker said he felt a sense of relief when he returned to the Corin's home and Henry greeted them at the door.
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