1001 TRUE CRIME FROM ANOTHER TIME

Episode: THE TRUNK MURDERESS OF PHOENIX (1931)

In the summer heat of 1931, two battered steamer trunks sat abandoned at the Phoenix train station—unclaimed, unremarkable, and nearly forgotten. But when police finally pried them open, they uncovered a gruesome secret: the dismembered remains of two men, packed away like freight. What followed was a twisting trail of clues that led investigators to a woman no one would ever suspect—a quiet, seemingly ordinary figure whose life concealed a darkness few could imagine.

In this episode, host Jon Hagadorn reopens one of the Southwest’s most shocking forgotten crimes, tracing the investigation from the train depot to the courtroom, and exploring how a case so sensational could vanish from public memory for nearly a century.

If you enjoy vintage true crime, historical mysteries, and cases that once dominated headlines, this is a story you won’t want to miss.

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NEXT WEEK’S EPISODE

Join us next Sunday for one of America’s most haunting unsolved cases:

THE HALL–MILLS CHURCH MURDER MYSTERY

A minister. A choir singer. A scandalous affair. And a double murder that captivated the nation—yet remains unsolved to this day.