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The Upright Boot: Why a Standing Shoe Haunted a Burned Depot
The Upright Boot: Why a Standing Shoe Haunted a Burned Depot
A single work boot - size eleven, right foot only, laces double-knotted and standing upright on wet concrete - was found forty feet from a burned depot and somehow dry despite overnight sleet. The boot was photographed, logged, and stored for nineteen years while investigators closed the fire as accidental; so whose boot was it, and why was it standing?
In this episode, we walk through the timeline of the Delacroix Street depot fire, the evidence collected on site, and the unexplained details left in the investigative file. What…
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