EPISODE · Nov 24, 2018 · 35 MIN
WHAT KATIE WOULDN'T TELL - 1884
from FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST · host Forgotten News Podcast
The story of the murder of Kate McDonnell, an Irish-American girl, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1884, and her inexplicable deathbed effort to hide the identity of her killer. Also: Police Blotter & Court News, Cleveland, Ohio, January 5, 1864. Note: This is our most unusual Police Blotter segment, featuring an all-star cast of podcasters. HISTORICAL REFERENCES. What Katie Wouldn't Tell: Newspapers - The Pittsburgh Dispatch, February 28, 1884. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 29, 1884. Police Blotter & Court News: Newspapers - The Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 5, 1864. GUEST VOICES. What Katie Wouldn’t Tell: Reporter, Pittsburgh Dispatch – Sinead Mc, the host of the Mens Rea podcast. Police Blotter & Court News: Reporter, Cleveland Plain Dealer – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Municipal Judge – Robin Warder, host of The Trail Went Cold podcast. Prosecutor – Sam Kulper, host and producer of the Breakers podcast. Defendant’s Attorney – Pete Lutz of the Pulp Pourri podcast, the Jake Dimes podcast, the Range Detective podcast; and the Save the Last Word for Me podcast. Mr. Jones (Witness) – Barney Black, co-host of the Bloody Murder podcast. Mr. Smasher (Witness) - Steve Blizten, host of the Drift & Ramble podcast. Mr. Swipes (Defendant) – Austin Beach, host & producer of the Audioblivious Productions podcast. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Larry Oliver – free-lance voice artist & commercial narrator; Twitter: @olivervoiceover MISCELLANEOUS: Outro Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host of the Forgotten News Podcast and Whispered True Stories. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Outro Aphorism - Source: Collins, Susan, Mockingjay (Hunger Games series, book #3) (2010), at Page 23. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy Freesound.org Ukelele strums SOUND EFECTS: Freesound.org: Applause Clapping Typewriter with Bell Gavel_-_3_Strikes_with_room_reverb gavel-double Flaw-and-Disorder Wind Chimes HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren) HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!
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The story of the murder of Kate McDonnell, an Irish-American girl, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1884, and her inexplicable deathbed effort to hide the identity of her killer. Also: Police Blotter & Court News, Cleveland, Ohio, January 5, 1864. Note: This is our most unusual Police Blotter segment, featuring an all-star cast of podcasters. HISTORICAL REFERENCES. What Katie Wouldn't Tell: Newspapers - The Pittsburgh Dispatch, February 28, 1884. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 29, 1884. Police Blotter & Court News: Newspapers - The Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 5, 1864. GUEST VOICES. What Katie Wouldn’t Tell: Reporter, Pittsburgh Dispatch – Sinead Mc, the host of the Mens Rea podcast. Police Blotter & Court News: Reporter, Cleveland Plain Dealer – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Municipal Judge – Robin Warder, host of The Trail Went Cold podcast. Prosecutor – Sam Kulper, host and producer of the Breakers podcast. Defendant’s Attorney – Pete Lutz of the Pulp Pourri podcast, the Jake Dimes podcast, the Range Detective podcast; and the Save the Last Word for Me podcast. Mr. Jones (Witness) – Barney Black, co-host of the Bloody Murder podcast. Mr. Smasher (Witness) - Steve Blizten, host of the Drift & Ramble podcast. Mr. Swipes (Defendant) – Austin Beach, host & producer of the Audioblivious Productions podcast. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Larry Oliver – free-lance voice artist & commercial narrator; Twitter: @olivervoiceover MISCELLANEOUS: Outro Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host of the Forgotten News Podcast and Whispered True Stories. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Outro Aphorism - Source: Collins, Susan, Mockingjay (Hunger Games series, book #3) (2010), at Page 23. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy Freesound.org Ukelele strums SOUND EFECTS: Freesound.org: Applause Clapping Typewriter with Bell Gavel_-_3_Strikes_with_room_reverb gavel-double Flaw-and-Disorder Wind Chimes HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren) HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!
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