Welcome to Who Did What Now?

Halloween Decorations and Hot Water

The Controversy of Public Executions

Setting the Stage for Joan Risch's

Joan's Early Life and Family Tragedy

Moving to Lincoln and Family Life

The Fateful Day of October 24th

The Investigation Begins

The Initial Investigation

The Search for Clues

Theories and Suspicions

The Runaway Theory

Theories of the Case

Closing Thoughts and Recommendations

On the 24th October 1961, a housewife in a quiet suburban town vanished in the middle of the day, leaving behind two children, some library books, and a kitchen covered in blood. To this day, this is one of the most baffling missing-persons case in Massachusetts' history...

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On the 24th October 1961, a housewife in a quiet suburban town vanished in the middle of the day, leaving behind two children, some library books, and a kitchen covered in blood. To this day, this is one of the most baffling missing-persons case in Massachusetts' history...
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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

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Whoever said history was boring obviously wasn’t paying attention. Each week, join Katie Charlwood, history harlot and reader of books, as she delves into the people, places and events that make history a bit more interesting!

 

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Joan Risch disappeared in the misddle of the day and was never seen again

213. The Disappearance of Joan Risch

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The Lucan Family Background

A Whirlwind Romance

A Marriage Under Strain

The Mad Woman Treatment

Custody Battle Escalation

The Murder Plot Unfolds

The Night of the Crime

The Aftermath and Disappearance

Theories and Speculations

On a cold November evening, 1974, a woman storms into the Plumbers Arms in Belgravia, London, blood pouring down her face, she barely makes it three steps in before collapsing. When she comes to she tells the crowd gathered round her that she's been attacked, her nanny has been murdered and her estranged husband, Lord Lucan was the culprit.

Lucky Lucan is accused of murder and is the target of one of the longest manhunts in British Criminal history...

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On a cold November evening, 1974, a woman storms into the Plumbers Arms in Belgravia, London, blood pouring down her face, she barely makes it three steps in before collapsing. When she comes to she tells the crowd gathered round her that she's been attacked, her nanny has been murdered and her estranged husband, Lord Lucan was the culprit.
Lucky Lucan is accused of murder and is the target of one of the longest manhunts in British Criminal history...
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
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Lucky Lord Lucan murders his children's nanny and then vanishes 

212. Lord Lucan - Murder, Madness and a Missing Earl

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Tour Info

Setting the Stage for Yoshi Shiratori's Story

Yoshi Shiratori: Japan's Houdini

Early Life and Family Struggles

The First Escape: A Narrow Margin

The Potato Sidebar: A Detour

The Third Escape: A Desperate Gambit

The Final Escape: A Masterful Exit

The Legacy of the Meiji Prison Break King

Recommendations and Closing Thoughts

Yoshie Shiratori has become a folk hero in Japan, known as the Meiji Jailbreak King, there was no cell that could hold him, if he didn't want to be there. the Japanese Houdini managed to escape from prison on four separate occasions. So listen up and hear about this Japanese Folk Hero.

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Yoshie Shiratori has become a folk hero in Japan, known as the Meiji Jailbreak King, there was no cell that could hold him, if he didn't want to be there. the Japanese Houdini managed to escape from prison on four separate occasions. So listen up and hear about this Japanese Folk Hero.
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade &nbsp;Season 2 Out now</a>
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When you imprison someone for a crime they didn't commit, maybe they won't stay in jail...

211. Yoshie Shiratori - Japan's Houdini

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a74d9e82-1e83-4302-bed8-b4cc013bb437/transcript

Setting the Stage for the Great Escape

Stalag Luft III: The Nazi Prisoner of War

The Escape Plan: Tom, Dick, and Harry

Aftermath and Executions

The Escapees and Their Journey

The Legacy of The Great Escape

The true story of the Great Escape, when the prisoners of Stalag Luft III, the Luftwaffe-run prisoner of war camp in Nazi-occupied Poland tried to dig their way to freedom with their three tunnels Tom, Dick & Harry!

Hosted by Katie Charlwood 

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Ireland

F92 DY22

 

Business Enquiries:katie@whodidwhatnowpod.com

The true story of the Great Escape, when the prisoners of Stalag Luft III, the Luftwaffe-run prisoner of war camp in Nazi-occupied Poland tried to dig their way to freedom with their three tunnels Tom, Dick &amp; Harry!
Hosted by Katie Charlwood&nbsp;
I'm <a href="https://whodidwhatnowpod.com/events/">On tour!</a> First Tickets now released!!!
Listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/day-and-nightshade/id1896807016">Day &amp; Nightshade &nbsp;Season 2 Out now</a>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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210. The Real Great Escape

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213. The Disappearance of Joan Risch

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