Category: Stories
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The Good Neighbor by Lawrence Buentello
Listen to this story on the podcast. All her neighbors agreed that Henrietta Soames had murdered her husband. An investigation followed the discovery of his body; his death was ultimately ruled a homicide. But after initially questioning Henrietta the police dismissed her as a suspect. Apparently, they had no evidence to charge her. Eventually the…
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Coffee and Killings by Simon Maltman
Listen to this story on the podcast. The hubbub of the cafe offered a pleasant background noise. It was Saturday and customers in the Starbucks seemed generally relaxed and to be enjoying their conversations. It was the beginning of spring and the morning sun allowed most to be in t-shirts and some to venture into…
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Mysterious Private Investigations by Peter DiChellis
Listen to this story on the podcast. Jimmy told me about the burglary almost exactly a year after it happened. Right after we got thrown out of the pawnshop where Jimmy tried to sell the jewelry. He had gone into a house one afternoon, Jimmy told me, with a guy everybody called Howie The Dog…
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The Asshat Fund by Todd Morr
Listen to this story on the podcast. 1. The wire digging into my wrists and the punches to the gut and face were unnecessary. I would have given them the name based on mean looks and harsh language. Depending on the day, they could have just asked nicely. After digging another upper cut into the…
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Intimate Knowledge by Suzanne Baginskie
Listen to this story on the podcast. Gentlemen’s Night Club, where I pole danced, reeked of cigarette smoke and stale booze. Heat from the overhead spotlights illuminated the stage floor and made my skin clammy. I bumped and gyrated to the tune “Let’s Get it On” in front of twenty or so leering men with…