For Ransom

Murder In The Rain

True Crime

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🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Kidnapping for ransom is still prevalent across the world, however, in today's United States it is essentially obsolete. Today’s episode covers three historic US kidnappings that helped to fuel the American parent’s fear for the wellbeing of their child. While the cases are unique in their own way, each child’s parents agonized over whether or not they would see their child again, and not all of them did. Listen in while we discuss the cases of Charles Lindbergh Jr.,Marion Parker, and George Weyerhaeuser. Special thanks to Bryan Johnston for joining us to talk about his book Deep in the Woods. Constellis - Global Overview | Safeatlast - 40+ Horrific & Chilling Kidnapping Statistics | FAQ - AMBER Alert | Wikipedia - Lindburgh Kidnapping | Britannica - Federal Kidnapping Act | The Evening News - Various Articles Marion Parker 12.23.1927 | The Malefactor’s Registry - The Murder of Marion Parker | KCET - Bedlam at Bellevue Arms | Medium - Horrifying Murder of Marion Parker | Murderpedia - William Hickman | Cemetery Guide - Marion Parker | Bryan Johnston - Deep in the Woods | Great Falls Tribune - Convicted Kidnapper Petitions for Release 03.06.1943 | Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	I'm Emily Rowney and I'm Alicia Holland.
0:05.0	This is Bill Camp, the voice of forensic files too on HLN,
0:10.0	and you're listening to Murder in the Rain.
0:19.0	As children, we were warned not to talk to strangers.
0:22.0	My generation heard the term stranger danger more times than we can count.
0:27.0	We were taught to come home on time, never go anywhere without leaving a note
0:31.0	or making a phone call, and of course, always be home by dark.
0:35.0	I recall one time in the fourth grade, I got into a massive mess.
0:40.0	My friend Jamie asked me if I wanted to go home with her and her babysitter
0:43.0	who lived two blocks from the school and two blocks from my house.
0:47.0	I knew I should go home and leave a note, but I also knew that her babysitter
0:51.0	had her own computer in her room and she just happened to have Oregon Trail.
0:56.0	So I didn't want to waste time going home and leaving a note.
0:59.0	So I just went with her and I thought nothing of it.
1:02.0	My mom was a single mom who let me play outside whenever I wanted,
1:06.0	go to my friends' houses and to the park.
1:08.0	I just didn't think it was a big deal.
1:11.0	Well, the video game turned into a trip to the park downtown
1:14.0	which was more than a few blocks away.
1:16.0	I even recall walking home down Monroe Street
1:19.0	and seeing several cop cars passed by and I had not a care in the world.
1:23.0	That was until I got home.
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