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The Real Story Behind a Family's Legendary Kidnapping
00:00 - 04:46 (04:46)
A woman receives a scrapbook about her grandfather's kidnapping in the early 1900s revealing the messy real story behind the legend which became front-page news for two years across the country.
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The true story of the famous 1912 kidnapping of four-year-old Bobby Dunbar is revealed to be much more complicated than previously thought, including a long trial and twists and turns that deviate from the legend.
00:00 - 03:08 (03:08)
True Crime
Summary
The true story of the famous 1912 kidnapping of four-year-old Bobby Dunbar is revealed to be much more complicated than previously thought, including a long trial and twists and turns that deviate from the legend.
ChapterThe Real Story Behind a Family's Legendary Kidnapping
Episode352: The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar
PodcastThis American Life
Margaret Dunbar Cutright discovers a scrapbook full of newspaper clippings and letters detailing the kidnapping of her grandfather in the early 1900s.
03:08 - 04:46 (01:38)
Dunbar Kidnapping
Summary
Margaret Dunbar Cutright discovers a scrapbook full of newspaper clippings and letters detailing the kidnapping of her grandfather in the early 1900s. As she delves deeper into the story, she realizes it's not the adventure tale she had always imagined.