DESCRIPTION:
On this episode of They Walk Among America… It was a dark evening in Chicago, Illinois, on February 21st, 1977, when the distinct smell of smoke began to engulf an apartment complex at 2740 N. Pine Grove. Residents of the apartment complex rushed outside to safety as firefighters were summoned to find the blaze and tackle it. As the firefighters proceeded through the apartment complex, smoke began to billow out from an apartment on the 15th floor. Once the flames were extinguished, firefighters discovered a much more sinister scene inside…
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‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.
This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.
Researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann.
Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.
MUSIC:
Shadow Passage by Cody Martin
Behind The Curtain by Cody Martin
At The Stroke of Midnight by Moments
Unworld by Lost Ghosts
Ghosts by Enoch Yang
Twisted Night by Moments
Dystopia by Ian Kelosky
Recognize by Grant Borland
Guided by Lincoln Davis
Rampant by CJ-0
Additional musical compositions by Kory Hilpmann.
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPERS
Chicago Tribune, 22 February, 1977
The Buffalo News, 5 March, 1978
Hartford Courant, 5 March, 1978
Chicago Tribune, 5 March, 1978
The Times-News, 6 March, 1978
The Daily Chronicle, 8 March, 1978
The Rock Island Argus, 9 March, 1978
The Capital Journal, 1 September, 1978
Santa Maria Times, 1 September, 1978
Lincoln Journal Star, 2 September, 1978
Chicago Tribune, 6 September, 1978
News-Press, 7 September, 1978
Birmingham Evening Mail, 8 September, 1978
Chicago Tribune, 11 January, 1979
The Kingston Whig-Standard, 11 January, 1979
The Daily Sentinel, 11 January, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 12 January, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 13 January, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 18 January, 1979
The Times, 18 January, 1979
The Daily Sentinel, 18 January, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 18 January, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 23 January, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 24 January, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 27 January, 1979
The Boston Globe, 23 February, 1979
Chicago Tribune, 28 January, 1980