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Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

UK: The Lonely Hearts Killer Strikes

Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

History, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.5992 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this day and age, the chance at finding love has never been easier. It's literally in the palm of your hand. The internet has opened the door to so many possibilities, online dating websites such as Match.com, eHarmony. Many using mobile dating apps such as Tinder, where you can swipe left or right on a potential match. When meeting someone you've been only talking online, or messages, in their case, by mail. The warning is this:  When you first meet someone you never know what their true intentions are. Find us online. Support the show by joining our Black Label by becoming a Patron on Patreon. Black Label can also be subscribed to on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, and Facebook. Hosted by Shane Waters. You can find his history podcast Hometown History here. Find Foul Play: Crime Series on all podcasting outlets here. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Mood and use my code SHANE for a great deal: https://mood.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

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0:00.0

A widow and her children, three at Park Ridge Hill, an oil,

0:08.0

Then came the stranger to her home and pulled her off his love

0:16.0

To meet a fate so horrible no one on earth will know

0:25.0

About crime, what's the mission there? That's just the ins of hell

0:35.0

In this day and age, the chance of finding love has never been easier

0:39.0

It's literally in the palm of your hand

0:42.0

The internet has opened the door to so many possibilities

0:45.0

Online dating websites such as match.com, eHarmony

0:49.0

Many using mobile data apps such as Tinder, where you can swipe left or right on a potential match

0:56.0

However, finding love wasn't always just a click away

0:59.0

Before the internet was even a thought, people had a much harder time finding love

1:04.0

In the 1930s, you had to go out in a social setting

1:08.0

Churches, town dances, soda shops

1:11.0

But for some, it was even harder. Those who didn't feel comfortable around people

1:16.0

Or didn't seem to be attracted to those in their area

1:20.0

They looked elsewhere in the personal ad section of the newspapers

1:24.0

Or they subscribed to matrimonial services

1:27.0

So many were hopeful that looking outside of their area

1:31.0

Were given their best chance at love

1:33.0

But going into this type of Raymond's search has its warning

1:37.0

It's the same as it is now

1:39.0

We're meeting someone you've only been talking to online or messages

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