Pearl Corens disappeared on February 13, 1945. Over the next two weeks mysterious notes perplexed police as they searched for the missing war department employee. Then came a shocking discovery on the Virginia side of the Potomac River.
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Episode Sources
Justice and the Case of the Corpseless Head. New York Daily News. March 24, 1946
Judge is Grim in Weird Case. The Spokesman-Review. May 29, 1945.
Wife’s Head Found; Husband Held. The New York Daily News. March 1, 1945
Corens Offers Alibi for Bloodstains in Bethesda Home. The Evening Star. May 25, 1945
Rice, C. (2018). 45 Murderers: A Collection of True Crime Stories. United States: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road.
Episode Music
Falling Rain by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Source: http://incompetech.com
Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use