Today is Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

On this day in 1930, Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingel

was murdered on the way to a horse race. The hit was

carried out in broad daylight in the midst of a crowd and yet the person behind

the 90-year-old killing remains a mystery to this day.

Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original.

Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

Today we're covering the death of Alfred Jake Lingel,

a prolific reporter for the Chicago Tribune

who made a living covering salacious crime stories.

Let's go back to around 1 o'clock on June 9th 1930 as Lingle went to catch a train.

Jake Lingle had a full day ahead of him. As his wife Helen packed for a trip to their summer home, he hit the streets.

His job depended on him being out and about constantly. He was not a traditional reporter, but what was referred to as a leg man.

The Tribune paid him $65 a week to go out into Chicago and gather whatever stories he could, which he'd call back into the office

to be written up.

His name rarely appeared in a byline, but unlike his colleagues, stuck in the stuffy newsroom, he had his finger on the pulse of the ever-changing city of Chicago.

It was a job that Lingel had been doing for 18 years and one he considered himself to be very good at.

Today, however, after meeting with his editor and a few select contacts, he planned to partake

in one of his favorite pastimes.

Before leaving for their summer home by Lake Michigan,

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