Old Timey Crimey Presents: The Murders on Lovers’ Lane Miniseries Kristy and Amber dig deep into the past, examining a forgotten series of murders that pre-date the term serial killer. Throughout the American Midwest in the 1920s, a murderer, or multiple murderers, stalked lonely roads at night, hunting couples just looking for privacy to be together. Then, when the terror seems to stop, another spate of murders, similar but altogether weirder, started up in Brooklyn.  With so many competing motives, detectives were at a loss. Join Amber and Kristy as they into the murders that had America anxiously checking the rearview mirror for the better part of a decade -- the Murders on Lovers’ Lane.  Early access to new episodes at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeycrimey Music by Kevin MacLeod Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Old Timey Crimey Presents: The Murders on Lovers' Lane Miniseries Chapter 1 - The Lovers Fort Wayne, Indiana. May 6, 1925 A young couple is out for a drive one lovely spring night. The abrupt end to their evening is only the beginning of the terror that will snake across the Midwest in the Jazz Age, only to disappear and return with starting violence in the big city at the start of the Great Depression.  This is the first episode of our journey down Lovers' Lanes across the United States, lonely roads, private places touched by senseless brutality.  For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources: Newspapers.com: The Herald-Palladium Clinton Daily Public Daily Sentinel-Tribune Huntington Herald Indianapolis Times, 2 Rushville Republican Reno Gazette-Journal The Star-Press Evansville Press -- Findagrave Howard, Findagrave Katherine Ft Wayne News Sentinel, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Henry_fords_ghost on Reddit / Rails and trails Esterwegen (wikipedia) fakehistory.net Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter Two: The Bandit The hunt for the Fort Wayne Lovers' Lane Killer goes on, focusing on the so-called "Bicycle Bandit" as police chase leads all over the state. An inquest reveals a few secrets, but a grand jury comes to naught. Just as the grand jury is winding down, though, word of another murder, strikingly similar, makes its way to Fort Wayne... For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources: Esterwegen (wikipedia) Newspapers.com: The Herald-Palladium Clinton Daily Public Daily Sentinel-Tribune Huntington Herald Indianapolis Times, 2 Rushville Republican Reno Gazette-Journal The Star-Press Evansville Press Findagrave Howard, Findagrave Katherine Ugh: Ft Wayne News Sentinel, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Henry_fords_ghost on Reddit / Rails and trails fakehistory.net Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter 3: The Survivor Five weeks after the Indiana murders of Katherine Herbers and Howard Fisher, two more lovers are interrupted while trysting on a lonely road in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. This time, one of them survives. The murderer leaves a survivor--and also a witness who lives a life of secrets...secrets that stayed uncovered for nearly a century, until now.  For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available. Sources: Newspapers.com: The Dispatch Journal Gazette Rock Island Argus Chic Tribune Effingham Daily Record The True Republican Tri-County Press MyHeritage Frances - Census Martin Schuster - Census Ivan - Census Find A Grave Muriel grave John LaChance Grave Frances Grave Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection Naperville Clarion Fort Worth News Sentinel  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Facebook  Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Chapter 4: The Foursome Two weeks after the Illinois attacks that left Ivan Blake dead and Frances Shuster wounded, a group of young adults are out for a carefree summer night in Denver when everything goes horrifically awry.  The case takes strange twists and turns over the years, with unexpected witnesses and odd tales that don't line up. Does it fit with the other cases, or is this an entirely new murderer stalking Lovers' Lane? For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: The Daily Journal Aspen Daily Times Oak Creek Times The Daily Times The Englewood Herald The Colorado Transcript Fort Collins Coloradoan SF Examiner Albuquerque Journal Fairbury Journal  Salt Lake Telegram Fred Funkner census Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 5: The Widower Another three weeks pass with no new Lovers' Lane murders. A couple in Nebraska, brought together by the eerily similar tragedies that have shaped their lives, takes an automobile ride one summer Sunday night and never returns. The strange clues found at the murder scene raise more questions than they answer. And the town's recent rash of robberies might mean that the killer has been lurking for a while. For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Sources: Findagrave  ___ L Bird Ancestry H Bird Ancestry  ___ Hastings Daily Tribune Adams County Democrat Harvard Courier The Lincoln Star Music:  Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 6: The Divorcée Hastings, Nebraska - Part II The investigation into the murders of Hazel Bird and Clarence Yager draws investigators from across Nebraska and from as far as Indiana. Intriguing persons of interest blow into and out of town in the weeks around the murders. And the police have a surplus of theories of motive, most of which center around Hazel Bird's love life. For early access to the Murders on Lovers' Lane miniseries (limited time) and bonus episodes of Old Timey Crimey, check out our Patreon! Audio samples and a free 7-day trial available.  Other ways to support/contact us:  Single Donation: use oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com on Paypal Follow on Facebook , Instagram, or Twitter Buy MERCH Check out our Amazon Wishlist Email: oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com   Sources: Clarence Yager Grave Hazel Bird Grave Ancestry ___ Hastings Daily Tribune Adams County Democrat Harvard Courier The Lincoln Star Omaha Daily News Nebraska State Journal McCook Daily Gazette Wikipedia Music: Seven Off by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4339-seven-off License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/