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Retro Crime Story Time

Retro Crime Story Time

By: Kat Klingensmith
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History hides secrets. Crimes that once shocked entire communities often fade into silence, but retrospect has a way of revealing what was missed. We dig into forgotten cases—walking the places where they happened, examining overlooked details, and asking new questions with fresh eyes. Because when we revisit the past, not everything is as it seemed.Kat Klingensmith True Crime
Episodes
  • Holiday Spirits
    Dec 24 2025

    On Christmas Eve in 1963, Lucille Chester shot her husband Elmer in the small town of Jeanette, Pennsylvania. What kind of woman spends Christmas Day in jail? I'll tell you what kind, and where that kind came from.

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    16 mins
  • Goodnight, Iron Irene
    Dec 19 2025

    Before Bonnie and Clyde, there was a less sexy duo of robbers. Irene and Glenn had clean records then quickly escalated to crime once they met. They killed their way to the electric chair, and Irene became the first woman in Pennsylvania to die by one. The mystery remains: what motivated them suddenly?

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    18 mins
  • Goldie Locks And Loads
    Nov 22 2025
    Goldie Mae Richmond grew up in the mountains of West Virginia among alcoholics and violent criminals. In 1959, she became one herself when she shot and killed her father. Was she protecting her child? Or was she no more innocent than the people she grew up with.
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    21 mins
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