Episode #393
It’s Not a Meeting
Georgia:
The story of Louise and William Thoresen III
Episode sources:
Sympathy Vote: A Reinvestigation of the Valerie Percy Murder, by Glenn Wall
Zodiac Maniac: The Secret History of the Zodiac Killer, by Glenn Wall
“NY ‘Arsenal’ Found, Thoresen’s Wife Held” (Tucson Daily Citizen, December 21, 1966)
“Woman is Seized With Arms Cache” by Bob Greene (Newsday, December 21, 1966)
“Raiders Seize Big Guns” (San Francisco Examiner, April 21, 1967)
“Mystery SF Arsenal is Confiscated” (Oakland Tribune, April 22, 1967)
“Student Silent on Veracity of Bombing Statement” (Tucson Citizen, February 3, 1965)
“Convicts, Doctor Testify in Behalf of Mrs. Thoresen” (Tucson Daily Citizen, November 13, 1970)
“The House on Billionaires Row” by Paul Drexler (The San Francisco Examiner, August 2, 2015)
“Valerie Percy Murder: Suspect William Thoresen Revealed in 1966 Kenilworth Mystery” (ABC7 Chicago)
“The Way She Tells the Story It’s a Man-Hater’s Dream” (The New York Times, March 6, 1974)
Karen:
The bogeyman of Victorian England, Spring-Heeled Jack
Episode sources:
“Spring-Heeled Jack: The Demon of London” (Buzzfeed Unsolved) 2022
“Spring-Heeled Jack: The Terror of London by Richard Scott” (Project Gutenberg of Australia” 2006
“Collective delusions, a skeptic’s guide” by Robert Bartholomew. (center for Inquiry) 1997
“Gender roles in the 19th Century” by Kathryn Hughes (British Library) 2014
“10 Common Sayings with Historical Origins” by Evan Andrews (History) 2023