Episode 120 The Disappearance of Alma Kellner

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 918 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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On a cold December day in 1909, eight year old Alma Kellner walked five blocks from her parents home in Louisville, Kentucky to St. John’s Church. She promised her mother she would return home after mass but Alma never returned. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain shrouded in mystery Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive of 60+ episodes along with Patron exclusive podcast, Audacious: Tales of American Crime and more when you become a patron of the show. You can immediately access exclusive content now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @shannonballard_Email: [email protected] Episode Sources Alma Katherine Kellner. Find A Grave. Accessed January 4, 2023. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95108249/alma-katherine-kellner Reward of $500 Offered. Lexington Herald-Leader. December 10, 1909. Accessed Newspapers.com December 20, 2022 Alma Kellner’s Body Is Found. Los Angeles Herald. May 31, 1910. Accessed Newspapers.com December 20, 2022 Triumphed. New York Daily News. July 28, 1935. Accessed Newspapers.com December 20, 2022 Louisville’s Church Fiend Becomes Martyr in France. The Louisville Courier-Journal. November 29, 1936. Accessed Newspapers.com December 20, 2022 Killer Priest— Crimes, Trial And Execution Of Hans Schmidt, Mark Gado ( 2006). Accessed January 10, 2023. https://archive.org/details/KillerPriest--CrimesTrialAndExecutionOfHansSchmidtMarkGado2006 Episode Music Argonne by Zachariah Hickman and Sense of Loss by Purple Planet Music. Licensed under a Creative Commons License; 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.
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1:00.4	Patreon and you can join today at Patreon.com slash Southern Mysteries. On a cold December day in 1999,
1:21.0	on a cold December day in 1909, 8-year-old Alma Kellner walked from her parents home in Louisville, Kentucky to St. John's
1:26.8	Church, just five blocks away.
1:30.1	She promised her mom to come straight home after mass.
1:35.4	Alma Kellner never returned home,
1:39.0	and the circumstances surrounding her disappearance
1:42.3	remain shrouded in mystery.
1:47.8	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.
1:53.8	I'm your host, Shannon Ballard.
1:56.6	This is the mystery of the disappearance of Alma Kilner.
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