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January 2, 2023 43 mins

Episode 1: The Yellow Bobby Sock

Summary:

A dismembered torso was found behind a chicken coop near Saratoga Springs, NY in 1946.  The single yellow bobby sock found on the body helped identify the victim.

Sources for the show:

“Plattsburgh Press-Republican. (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) 1942-1966, February 16, 1946, Image 1” 1946)

“Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, January 14, 1946, Image 1.” 1946a, no. 1946/01/14 (January): 1.

———. 1946b, no. 1946/01/14 (January): 1.

“Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, January 16, 1946, Image 1.” 1946, no. 1946/01/16 (January): 1.

“Plattsburgh Press-Republican. (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) 1942-1966, February 16, 1946, Image 1.” 1946, no. 1946/02/16 (February): 1.

“Plattsburgh Press-Republican. (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) 1942-1966, January 22, 1946, Image 1.” 1946, no. 1946/01/22 (January): 1.

“Plattsburgh Press-Republican. (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) 1942-1966, January 24, 1946, Image 1.” 1946a, no. 1946/01/24 (January): 1.

———. 1946b, no. 1946/01/24 (January): 1.

“San Pedro News Pilot 14 January 1946 — California Digital Newspaper Collection.” n.d. Accessed December 11, 2022. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19460114.2.17&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1.

“Ticonderoga Sentinel. (Ticonderoga, Essex County, N.Y.) 188?-1982, January 17, 1946, Image 1.” 1946, no. 1946/01/17 (January): 1.

Music:

"Comfortable Mystery 3" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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