THE MYSTERY OF THE UNDERWOOD-OFFETT SCANDAL

FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST

In 1892, an Ohio newspaper published a horrifying story about a man who spent 4 years in prison, as a result of a false accusation of a violent sex crime.

But, did any aspect of the incident really happen?

Did the people in the story actually exist?

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:

The Mystery of the Underwood-Offett Scandal:

The Cleveland Gazette, January 16, 1892.

Wells, Ida B., The Red Record (book, 1895), at Chapter 6.

Police Blotter and Court News:

Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 1, 1850.

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GUEST VOICES:

The Mystery of the Underwood-Offett Scandal:

Narrator - Samantha Thompson, free-lance voice performer.

Police Blotter and Court News:

Narrator - Mia Rorah⁠, free-lance voice performer.

Police Blotter Title Voice - Andrea Hauwert, free-lance voice performer.

Judge - Jerry Kokich, free-lance voice performer.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.

Exit Aphorism Source- Charlie Chan, quote from Charlie Chan at the Racetrack (film, 1936).

Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.

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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

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