27. The Claypool Hotel Murders

18-year-old Dorothy Poore went to Indianapolis in 1954 looking for a career. What she found was a monster. In this episode, we discuss what is often known as 'The Dresser Drawer Murder,' one of the most sensational crimes in Indiana state history. Many only know about the crime due to its historic backdrop: the former Claypool Hotel. However, Dorothy wasn't the only victim of a brutal crime at the Claypool. Help us bring these innocent victims back to the forefront. SOURCES: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/06/08/notorious-crimes-indianapolis-area-history/365132001/ https://historicindianapolis.com/how-the-claypool-hotel-began/ https://indyencyclopedia.org/claypool-hotel/#:~:text=The%20Claypool%20closed%20following%20a,hotel%20operating%20at%20this%20location. https://johnbrassardjr.com/2023/08/06/fire-murder-and-spirits-the-last-days-of-the-claypool-hotel/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/105569557/?terms=%22claypool%20hotel%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/3533326/?terms=%22claypool%20hotel%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/105569886/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/105570285/?terms=%22claypool%20hotel%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/105570676/?terms=%22claypool%20hotel%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/105571158/?terms=%22claypool%20hotel%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/311446077/?terms=%22VICTOR%20LIVELY%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/311447020/?terms=%22VICTOR%20LIVELY%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/311447831/?terms=%22VICTOR%20LIVELY%22&match=1 https://johnbrassardjr.com/2023/07/21/the-murder-of-dorothy-poore-the-girl-in-the-drawer/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2018/07/13/true-crime-dresser-drawer-murder-claypool-hotel/769276002/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2013/10/01/indiana-unsolved-the-1943-murder-of-cpl-maoma-ridings-at-the-upscale-claypool-hotel-remains-a-mystery/2901193/