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The Trail Went Cold

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 94 - Evelyn Hartley

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.53.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

October 24, 1953. La Crosse, Wisconsin. The father of 15-year old Evelyn Hartley attempts to phone her while she is babysitting an infant child, but there is no answer at the house. After travelling there to check on her, he discovers that Evelyn has disappeared and the evidence suggests she was the victim of a violent abduction by an intruder. Days later, pieces of blood-stained clothing are found outside of town which are believed to belong to Evelyn and her abductor. Over the next several decades, there would be a number of developments, including a possible connection to notorious murderer Ed Gein and the discovery of a tape-recorded confession implicating multiple suspects in the crime, but Evelyn is never found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we examine what is considered to be one of the most terrifying unsolved missing persons cases of all time. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Evelyn_Hartley http://charleyproject.org/case/evelyn-grace-hartley http://jg-tc.com/news/old-tape-gives-new-clues-in-half-century-old-death/article_39f757c9-23d6-5f35-ae47-56809db3483c.html “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. We would like to thank Shudder for supporting The Trail Went Cold. Try Shudder free for 30 days by visiting www.shudder.com/podcast and using the promo code “cold”. “The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon! Visit www.patreon.com/thetrailwentcold to become a patron and gain access to our exclusive bonus content. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Transcript

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October 24th

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1953 Lacrosse October 24th 1953

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Lacrosse, Wisconsin

0:37.0

The father of 15 year old Evelyn Hartley attempts to phone her while she is babysitting an infant child,

0:42.0

but receives no answer. After traveling to the house, he discovers

0:46.5

that Evelyn has disappeared, and the evidence suggests she was the victim of a violent

0:50.8

abduction by an intruder.

0:53.2

Days later, blood-stained clothing, including women's undergarments, the denim jacket, and a pair of

0:59.6

tennis shoes are discovered miles away and believed to be connected to the case.

1:05.0

Over the years, there would be a number of potential suspects and the discovery of a tape recorded confession to the crime that Evelyn Hartley is never found.

1:15.4

After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, I'm not.

1:23.0

Oh, uh, and uh, uh, I'm not. Oh, uh, and uh, and uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, I see, uh,

1:44.0

uh, uh, uh, uh, Hello everyone and welcome to the latest episode of the Trail went cold.

1:59.0

I'm your host Robin Warder and today I'll be covering a frightening missing person's case which took place 65 years ago, the

2:06.3

1953 disappearance of Evelyn Hartley.

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