EP 67: Place Your Bets PT 2

Mar 6

In this week’s episode, the second of a two-parter, Kate and Paul return to 1937 Chicago. Investigators are baffled by a puzzling ransom note with convoluted instructions for the money drop-off. With a massive effort from the FBI, this becomes a manhunt for the ages.

Sources:

“Charles Ross Kidnapping” (FBI)

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/charles-ross-kidnapping

“Kidnap Chicagoan from Car on Road” (The New York Times, September 27, 1937)

https://www.nytimes.com/1937/09/27/archives/kidnap-chicagoan-from-car-on-road-two-men-seize-charles-ross-72.html

“Ross Ransom Note Hinted, FBI on Case” (AP, September 29, 1937)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/230130664/?terms=%22Florence%20Freihage%22&match=1

“Kidnap Victim’s Return Sought” (AP, October 18, 1937)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/722993606/?terms=Charles%20Ross&match=1

“Stars Hunt for Ross’s Ransom” (AP, October 20, 1937)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/489724036/?terms=aged%20victim%20of%20kidnappers%20charles%20ross&match=1

“Bodies of Ross and Gray are Found” (AP, January 21, 1938)