Hi crime junkies, I'm your host Ashley Flowers.

And I'm Britt.

And for the story I have for you today is one of the most baffling I've come across because

it starts with the discovery of a woman in the basement of a local police station in

1928 and many have said that it unfolds pretty much like an Agatha Christie

novel one that's mysteries still persist to this day.

This is the story of Elfrita Kanak. the Oh, So it's October 30th, 1928 and it's a quiet Tuesday morning in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

And to be honest, every morning is a quiet morning in Lake Bluff because it is this small

village about an hour north of Chicago. So it's around 7 a.m. when the

long-standing police chief Barney Rosenhagen gets to work at his job, one of his

several jobs, because that's how small of a town that we're talking. They don't need a full-time police chief.

According to Craig Morland, who's this local author who becomes like a bit of an expert on this case,

back in 1928, there were only about 500 people living in this town.

So while Barney is their police chief, he's also the chief of the fire department,

he's the village groundsman, possibly the superintendent of the streets, maybe the

pound master, I mean depending on what source you read, this guy kind of does everything.

They can never lose Barney.

Yeah, like I hope Barney has a bus plan.

But Barney is the first to arrive around 7 a.m.

But the city's handyman Chris Lewis is right behind him.

So Barney unlocks the door and the two of them are hit with this instant chill when they walk

inside. It's colder than it should be. And Barney knows that he stoked the fire in the basement

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