I initially found the cold case of Lillian Hawkins in June 2023, and wrote about it on Old Spirituals.  It’s such a strange case and so many things happened, but like a Rubik’s cube, I could never seem to explain it in a way that accounted for all the questions.  question in a way that tied up all the loose ends.

I consulted a real expert. Six months after publishing the story, the one and only Erik Rivenes and I puzzled over the case on an episode of Most Notorious.  Even with Erik’s help, I didn’t feel like I’d got to the bottom of it.

But the power of the collective is not to be ignored! This week I cohosted a panel about this case with Harpreet Singh and panelists Ina Walker, Todd Benson, Christie Danzey, and Sam Burst. And I really believe we got to the bottom of this mysterious story! Well, if I’m completely honest, I didn’t contribute anything new but I was there when they got to the bottom of it.  Either which way, I believe we’ve got the answer at last.

What do you think?

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Cold Heart: The Great Unsolved Mystery of Turn of the Century Buffalo  https://amzn.to/3SK5nYE

Has it Come to This?: The Mysterious Unsolved Murder of Frank Richardson https://amzn.to/4gM5v1P

Grievous Deeds Four Years of Fury in Chattanooga Tennessee: https://amzn.to/4yjLiaG