Welcome to the Forgotten News podcast. This is your window to hear true stories from long ago. Stories that once made headlines. Stories that people thought would be unforgettable, but soon were lost in the sands of time, or were buried deep in the dustbin of history. In this podcast, we brush off the sand and dust, and share those stories with you, today — as fresh as when they were first told.
Kit Caren and Erin Suminsby explore the tragic 1945 execution and posthumous pardon of Lena Baker, revealing a story of injustice and eventual exoneration.
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THE CLAW HAMMER MURDER OF ALBERTA MEADOWS
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SHE MURDERED HER SISTER
The shocking story of the 1880 murder of Lizzie Anderson by her sister.
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EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 04/15/2026.
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HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
The Boston Globe, Jan. 20-21, 1880; May 7, 1880.
Illustrated Police News, January 31, 1880.
NARRATOR: Kit Caren (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/3djlSvvlr1WENzfCOgPfPN/episode/003DwQGvKrNuqZx8Jzh2QF/https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466), co-host, Forgotten News Podcast.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone (https://podbay.fm/podcast/1109927634) podcast.
Exit Aphorism - quote widely attributed to (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20897/20897-h/20897-h.htm) G.K. Chesterton.
Aphorism Voice - Kit Caren (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085459732466), co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.
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MUSIC:
Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com (https://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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All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org (https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e9m1ho/metadata/www.Freesound.org) or the Public Domain.
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E-Mail: ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com (mailto:ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com)
FNP Facebook page:
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Kit Caren's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466 (https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466/)
BlueSky:
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.1 / 5
86 ratings
Spotify
2.7 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100
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61
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
50
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