Episode 184: The Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping

On this week’s episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1935 Tacoma, Washington, where nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser is kidnapped on his way home from school. When his family receives a $200,000 ransom demand, investigators launch a massive search for the boy and his kidnappers. Can they follow the trail before the ransom disappears?

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Banel, Feliks. “Dramatic 1935 Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping Comes to Life in New Book.” My Northwest (blog). September 8, 2021. https://mynorthwest.com/history/dramatic-1935-weyerhaeuser-kidnapping/3133991

Johnston, Bryan. Deep in the Woods: The 1935 Kidnapping of Nine-Year-Old George Weyerhaeuser, Heir to America’s Mightiest Timber Dynasty. Post Hill Press, 2021.

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