Summary: YESTERDAY’S NEWS -- Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism...<br>The Burning Love Of Elfrieda Knaak<br>Episode 364 tells an unusual story of a broken-hearted young woman found naked and fatally burnt in the basement of a police station. Her family, the police, and the general public find it hard to believe that she could have torched herself in such a horrific manner, so the hunt is on for proof of a murder.<br>Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers of the era.<br>***<br>Want to contribute even more to End the Backlog? Use promo code GIVEBACK for any of the shows below to get the first month to their Premium channel, FREE! All proceeds made will be donated. <br>Obscura: <a href="https://www.himalaya.com/obscura" rel="noopener">https://www.himalaya.com/obscura</a><br>The Box of Oddities: <a href="https://www.himalaya.com/BOO" rel="noopener">https://www.himalaya.com/BOO</a><br>Crime Salad: <a href="https://www.himalaya.com/crimesalad" rel="noopener">https://www.himalaya.com/crimesalad</a><br>Out of the Shadows: <a href="https://www.himalaya.com" rel="noopener">https://www.himalaya.com</a>/Out <br>Invisible Choir: <a href="https://www.himalaya.com/choir" rel="noopener">https://www.himalaya.com/choir</a><br>***<br>A creation Of Pulpular Media<br>Also from Pulpular Media:<br>Portals to Possibility, an improvised comedy about an alternate reality, where monsters are real--and hilarious!!! Visit pulpular.com/portals for a brand-new episode.<br>Catastrophic Calmaties, Exploring the famous and forgotten disasters of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything!<br>Want to get a jump on the next episode of True Crime Historian? Why then, download the new podcast app Himalaya and get all new episodes a day early, then drop a buck in the tip jar for True Crime Historian. Or sign up for Himalaya Plus and for premium content and other special features.<br>Or you can support your favorite podcaster at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/truecrimehistorian" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/truecrimehistorian</a>. Just a dollar an episode reserves your bunk at the safe house and access to exclusive content and whatever personal services you require.<br>***<br>Opening theme by Nico Vitesse.<br>Incidental music by Nico Vitesse, Chuck Wiggins, and Dave Sams. Some music and sound effects licensed from podcastmusic.com.<br>Closing theme by Dave Sams and Rachel Schott, engineered by David Hisch at Third Street Music.<br>Media management by Sean Miller-Jones<br>Richard O Jones, Executive Producer
