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Ep. 185 - The Murderous Postmistress of West Palm Beach: The Crimes of Lena Clarke
Manage episode 422209805 series 2846927
It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than meets the eye. This case has murder, fortune telling, crystal balls, snakes, lies, snarky reporters, past lives (allegedly), even more lies, and a wayward preacher’s daughter.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod
PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/
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Episode Source List:
https://palmbeachpast.org/2021/07/going-postal-1920s-style-the-strange-case-of-lena-clarke/
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1921-08-08/ed-1/seq-3/
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024827/1921-08-14/ed-1/seq-7/
https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/the-murdering-postal-woman-lena-clarke-1921/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/313585521/?terms=lena%20clarke&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/410910479/?terms=lena%20clarke&match=1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23950611/lena-marietta_thankful-clarke
https://www.bridgebum.com/joseph_bowne_elwell.php
https://mru.ink/the-unsolved-locked-room-murder-of-joe-elwell-1920/
217 episodes
Manage episode 422209805 series 2846927
It’s 1921, and 35-year-old Lena Clark has a problem. There’s money missing from her post office, but she’s about to point the finger of a former mail carrier, Fred Miltimore. Fred was more than just a coworker, though, and Lena is more than meets the eye. This case has murder, fortune telling, crystal balls, snakes, lies, snarky reporters, past lives (allegedly), even more lies, and a wayward preacher’s daughter.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod
PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/
Ad: Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/44Z9VDxjEVGpbPBkYzQorh?si=0556a1a9b65048bd&nd=1&dlsi=4b5fe26362334bdb
Episode Source List:
https://palmbeachpast.org/2021/07/going-postal-1920s-style-the-strange-case-of-lena-clarke/
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1921-08-08/ed-1/seq-3/
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024827/1921-08-14/ed-1/seq-7/
https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/the-murdering-postal-woman-lena-clarke-1921/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/313585521/?terms=lena%20clarke&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/410910479/?terms=lena%20clarke&match=1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23950611/lena-marietta_thankful-clarke
https://www.bridgebum.com/joseph_bowne_elwell.php
https://mru.ink/the-unsolved-locked-room-murder-of-joe-elwell-1920/
217 episodes
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