Naomi's Infernal New Year's Surprise
True Crime Historian
Richard O Jones
4.4 • 729 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2023
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Episode 430 tells of another holiday celebration ending in tragedy, when a mysterious package makes its way to the home of a young recently secretly married expectant mother. Suspicion falls at once to the family of her secret husband, and the husband himself.
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| 0:00.0 | Popular.com |
| 0:03.0 | Seat Pleasant, Maryland, January 1st, 193rd. |
| 0:15.3 | Russell Violet, a star carrier living on Oakmont Avenue and Seat Pleasant, |
| 0:21.4 | an Everett Minder, his 15-year-old cousin and associate carrier, |
| 0:26.5 | told of finding a gaily wrapped package on the front porch of Mrs. John Buckley last Sunday morning. |
| 0:33.9 | Delivering a paper to the home, |
| 0:36.1 | the boy saw the package bright with yule decorations on the porch, |
| 0:40.3 | and ringing the bell, handed it to Mrs. Buckley. |
| 0:43.3 | The package was addressed in writing to Naomi Hall, second house on Carmody Road. |
| 0:50.3 | It was about a foot long and resembled a large candy box. |
| 0:55.6 | Its contents were heavy, the boys recalled. |
| 1:00.1 | Mrs. Buckley took the package in and found it was addressed to Naomi Hall. |
| 1:05.1 | There were no postmarks or stands. |
| 1:08.1 | Mrs. Buckley did not know anyone by the name of Hall, as Naomi and her family were newcomers to the community. |
| 1:13.6 | Mrs. Buckley's residence is the second on one side of the street, and the Hall home, about 200 yards distant, is the second house on the opposite side. |
| 1:24.6 | Mrs. Buckley's action in keeping the package so long in her home |
| 1:30.1 | is explained by her ignorance of anyone by the name of Hall in the neighborhood. Had it come |
| 1:35.9 | through the mail, she would have returned it to the post office, she said. The package lay around the |
| 1:42.0 | house for three days until Mrs. Buckley saw one of the hall boys |
| 1:46.4 | and asked him if the package was for his house. He said it was for his sister and hurried home |
| 1:53.0 | with it in company with Stuart Carneill, a playmate. The little family group was tense with |
| 1:59.6 | curiosity as Naomi took the heavy package, examined |
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