About this episode
The episode explores a chilling assassination plot set in 1934 South Dakota.
Assassin Unknown Jump to the AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 484 takes us to a frost-covered parlor outside Yankton, South Dakota, on the last Sunday of 1934. A retired featherweight sits under a lamp reading a magazine. His wife is nearby. The radio is playing. Outside, in the frozen dark, a German Luger is waiting. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support . You can pay more if you want to, but rent at the Safe House is still just a buck a week, and you can get access to over 400 ad-free episodes from the dusty vault, Safe House Exclusives, direct access to the Boss, and whatever personal services you require. We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts: If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES , telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything! For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week.
People in this episode
Host: Richard O Jones
Topics covered
- assassination
- historical crime
- 1930s America
- true crime
- mystery
Keywords
- assassin
- Luger
- Yankton
- true crime
- historical events
- mystery
- 1934
Mentioned in this episode
Products: German Luger
Places: Yankton, South Dakota
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