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Crime Unmasked

Crime Unmasked

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Beyond the headlines and sensationalism, what chilling truths lie buried in the annals of history? Crime Unmasked meticulously digs into the cold cases and forgotten criminal minds that shaped our past.

This podcast is your daily deep dive into historical true crime, revealing the untold stories, the perplexing motives, and the groundbreaking investigations from bygone eras. We go beyond the simple facts, exploring the societal impact and the lingering questions surrounding infamous crimes and lesser-known historical mysteries. Each episode brings to light the human drama behind the dark deeds, offering a fresh perspective on classic cases and unearthing new insights.

New episodes of Crime Unmasked are released Monday through Saturday at 4:00 AM, ensuring a fresh dose of historical crime stories to start your day. Expect thoroughly researched narratives, compelling forensic details, and expert analysis that illuminates the past. We bring you detailed accounts of historical murders, unsolved mysteries, and notorious criminals from centuries past, presented with respect and investigative rigor.

This podcast is for anyone fascinated by the darker side of history, who enjoys exploring the intricate details of historical investigations and the psychology of historical murderers. If you crave well-researched true crime podcasts that offer more than just a summary, you've found your next obsession.

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  • The Cold Coke Bottle That Blew Open a 1953 Murder Mystery

    The Cold Coke Bottle That Blew Open a 1953 Murder Mystery
    Aug 22 2026
    The Cold Coke Bottle That Blew Open a 1953 Murder Mystery

    Cold glass in a warm June morning made a forensic mystery: a six-and-a-half-ounce Coca-Cola bottle found still cold beside a half-buried hand at 6:48 a.m, on June 11, 1953. Who left a refrigerated bottle where no refrigeration could reach it, and why did that single detail derail the apparent timeline of Melvin Wells's last night?

    In this episode, we walk through the scene notes, witness accounts, and the small physical clues that framed the investigation. How did one investigator's focus on a cold bottle and a cigar box of ticket stubs start to rewrite the evening of June 9th?

    Person: Melvin Wells
    Date: June 11, 1953 (discovery); June 9, 1953 (last seen)
    Location: Crescent Auto Theater rear lot, Hardin County, Indiana
    Investigator: Angela Meyer, Criminal Investigator Second Grade, Indiana State Police District Four
    Object: six-and-a-half-ounce Coca-Cola bottle, beaded with condensation

    - Time of discovery recorded at 6:48 a.m. June 11, 1953 by postal clerk Duane Jensen.
    - Bottle type and size: six-and-a-half-ounce Coca-Cola bottle found cold on bare gravel.
    - Nearest refrigeration was locked behind a cinder-block wall; theater closed the night before.
    - Ticket stub record: vehicle registered to Wells arriving at 8:52 p.m. on June 9, with stub number 214 punched.
    - Evidence seized: cigar box of rubber-banded ticket-stub rolls kept behind the ticket booth, covering fourteen months.

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    20 min
  • The Dry Oxford on the Drain: How a Thread Solved Murder

    The Dry Oxford on the Drain: How a Thread Solved Murder
    Aug 21 2026
    The Dry Oxford on the Drain: How a Thread Solved Murder

    A single dry boy's oxford sat square on a drain cap in a soaked Ormond Street alley on May 9, 1923, untouched for eleven hours until a fourteen-year-old carrier noticed it; months later a thread stored for ninety-six years would link the case to a different missing woman. How did one wrong digit on a fire certificate and a forgotten bookkeeping paper turn a routine laundry shift into a near-perfect disappearance?

    In this episode, we follow the timeline from the morning the shoe was found to the discovery inside the Calloway Industrial Laundry flue, tracing the people, documents, and small decisions that shaped the investigation. What exactly connected the dry shoe, the misfiled fire inspection, and the century-old fiber that finally produced a match?

    Person: Monica Lewis
    Date: May 9, 1923
    Location: 14-C Ormond Street, Calloway Industrial Laundry
    Person: Russell Green
    Date: April 30, 1923

    - A fourteen-year-old newspaper carrier named Bruce Schultz found one dry oxford on May 9, 1923 at six in the morning.
    - Monica Lewis was twenty-six and returned to the laundry on the night of May 8 to retrieve bookkeeping registration papers left behind.
    - Russell Green installed a rear access panel at 14-C in 1921 and was thirty-one in 1923, working the same Ormond Street properties.
    - Supervisor George Patton filed Monica Lewis’s missing-persons report on May 11, two days after the shoe was found.
    - A fire inspection certificate signed April 30, 1923 by deputy fire marshal Vernon Ault listed 14-B instead of 14-C, a single-digit error Sullivan noted on May 14.

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  • The Dry Satchel: Missing Sample That Could Kill A Town

    The Dry Satchel: Missing Sample That Could Kill A Town
    Aug 20 2026
    The Dry Satchel: Missing Sample That Could Kill A Town

    A dry leather satchel stood upright on a road soaked two inches deep the morning after rain, holding seven ore samples - but missing the eighth that a geologist labeled "high-grade, estimated forty percent copper, anomalous." Who took the potentially town-changing sample, and why was the satchel left dry and upright in the middle of a wet road?

    In this episode, we follow Amanda Hughes to Copperhead Flat as she pieces together the disappearance of a single ore sample from Chad Wagner's field kit and the odd circumstances surrounding his death. As she traces assay records, boarding-house registers, and a mysterious after-hours submission, one question keeps surfacing: was the sample stolen, hidden, or preserved - and by whom?

    Person: Chad Wagner
    Date: April 6, 1903 (body found); April 9, 1903 (satchel found); April 10, 1903 (Hughes arrives)
    Location: Copperhead Flat / Copper Bell boarding house
    Case: Missing eighth ore sample labeled "high-grade, estimated forty percent copper, anomalous"
    Event: After-hours assay submission logged April 4 at ~8:00 PM under name P. Tanner, specific gravity 4.91 g/cc

    - Wagner kept a nightly journal with eight sample entries but only seven samples were in the recovered satchel.
    - The missing sample was noted as "high-grade, estimated forty percent copper, anomalous" in Wagner's journal.
    - A road grader operator, Charles Hill, watched the road from 6:00 AM and saw no one place the satchel before it appeared.
    - The satchel's base had no mud and its top was dry despite the road being wet two inches deep from overnight rain.
    - The assay office logged an after-hours submission on April 4 at approximately 8:00 PM, credited to "P. Tanner," with a specific gravity of 4.91 g/cc and payment of forty cents.

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    19 min
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