The Lipstick Killer PT 1

About this episode

Kate and Paul explore a murder case from 1946 Chicago involving a woman found dead and a missing child.

In this week's episode, Kate and Paul head to 1946 Chicago where a woman is found dead in her home along with a note from the killer. After a child goes missing on the same road, investigators try to connect the two cases in this first episode of a two-parter.  Join our Patreon: patreon.com/kateandpaul Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link:  https://bit.ly/4buCoMc   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hosts: Kate Winkler Dawson, Paul Holes

Topics covered

• true crime
• historical crime
• murder investigation
• 1940s Chicago
• missing person case

Keywords

• Lipstick Killer
• Chicago
• 1946
• murder
• true crime
• investigation
• missing child

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