Episode 187: Room 1046

On today’s episode, Kate and Paul investigate the mysterious 1935 death of a man found brutally injured in Room 1046 of a Kansas City hotel. With a false name and few clues to his identity, the case leaves investigators struggling to figure out who he was and what happened to him.

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Sources:

Balagtas, Tristan. “The Case of Room 1046 Remains Unsolved 90 Years Later.” A&E (blog). November 5, 2025. https://www.aetv.com/articles/the-case-of-room-1046-remains-unsolved-90-years-later

Cizmar, Martin. “Inside The Owen Case File — The Murder of Artemus Ogletree.” Kansas City Magazine. https://kansascitymag.com/the-owen-case/#:~:text=Inside%20the%20%22Owen%20Case%22%20file,file%20for%20the%20first%20time.

Gore, Leada. “The Mystery of What Was in the Box: Alabama Man Found Dead 83 Years Ago.” Alabama (blog). September 19, 2018. https://www.al.com/news/erry-2018/09/56ecbe55ac9479/the-mystery-of-what-was-in-the.html

Horner, John Arthur. “The Mystery of Room 1046, pt.1: Roland T. Owen.” Kansas City Public Library (blog). February 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030654/https://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/mystery-room-1046-pt-1-roland-t-owen

Horner, John Arthur. “The Mystery of Room 1046, pt.2: Love Forever, Louise.” Kansas City Public Library (blog). February 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211193332/https://web.archive.org/web/20120725031332/http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/mystery-room-1046-pt-2-love-forever-louise

Whelan, Micheal. “Room 1046.” Unresolved (podcast transcript). November 18, 2024. https://unresolved.me/room-1046-part-two 

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