The Typewriter Locked in Evidence That Wrote a Ransom Note
The Typewriter Locked in Evidence That Wrote a Ransom Note
A sealed evidence bin held a Royal Empress typewriter for eight and a half years - and a ransom note demanding $40,000 was later typed on that same machine. How could a note matching a machine never signed out of the Caldwell evidence locker appear in the middle of a child’s disappearance?
In this episode, we lay out the timeline, the physical details of the typewriter evidence, and the courtroom moments that turned certainty into doubt. What overlooked fact inside the sealed bin ultimately unraveled the prosecution’s case?
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