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Episode 92: Amelia Zelko, Part 1 with guest reader Taylor Meskimen
Just before midnight on September 27, 1957, a quiet neighborhood in Joliet, Illinois, was jolted awake by the sound of a woman’s scream, a car door slamming, and tires screeching into the night. By morning, 47-year-old journalist and co-owner of The Joliet Spectator, Amelia Zelko, was gone. Known for her fearless reporting on organized crime and political corruption, Amelia had powerful enemies and a long list of people who might’ve wanted to silence her.
In this first episode of a two-part series, we trace Amelia’s path from her role as a pioneering woman in media to the final night she was…
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