Tea Time Crimes

The Shocking Cincinnati Slaying: Louise Bergen and Edythe Klumpp

Episode Summary

On November 1, 1958, a body was found approximately 50 yards from the shore of Cowan Lake in Ohio. The remains had been burned beyond recognition, from the knees up. It doesn’t take long for investigators to connect this discovery to a missing 32-year-old mother, Louise Bergen. Many stories will surface of what happened to poor Louise, but each version contains only pieces of the truth. Join us as we try to navigate the twists and turns of this sad case.

Episode Notes

On November 1, 1958, a body was found approximately 50 yards from the shore of Cowan Lake in Ohio. The remains had been burned beyond recognition, from the knees up. It doesn’t take long for investigators to connect this discovery to a missing 32-year-old mother, Louise Bergen. Many stories will surface of what happened to poor Louise, but each version contains only pieces of the truth. Join us as we try to navigate the twists and turns of this sad case. 

Tea of the Day: Spiced Christmas Tea

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Sources:

• Cincinnati’s Savage Seamstress: The Shocking Edythe Klumpp Murder Scandal by Richard O. Jones
• Deadly Women: Season 6 Episode 17
• Dayton Daily News - 02 Nov 1958, Sun ·Page 26 https://newspapers.com/image/402714438/
• Dayton Daily News - 03 Nov 1958, Mon ·Page 11 https://www.newspapers.com/image/402716989/
• Wilmington News-Journal - 04 Nov 1958, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/878423352/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 06 Nov 1958, Thu ·Page 36 https://www.newspapers.com/image/100810886/
• The Cincinnati Post - 07 Nov 1958, Fri ·Page 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763122024/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 09 Nov 1958, Sun ·Page 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/100811528/
• Wilmington News-Journal - 18 Nov 1958, Tue ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/878428355/
• The Cincinnati Post - 19 Nov 1958, Wed ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763123215/
• The Cincinnati Post - 28 Aug 1959, Fri ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763015292/
• The Journal Herald - 03 Mar 1959, Tue ·Page 21 https://www.newspapers.com/image/394306784/
• The Cincinnati Post - 19 Nov 1958, Wed ·Page 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763123242/
• The Daily Reporter - 12 Apr 1966, Tue ·Page 19 https://www.newspapers.com/image/19696029/
• The Daily Reporter - 14 Apr 1966, Thu ·Page 22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/19696174/
• The Cincinnati Post - 30 Jun 1959, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/762860301/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 05 Nov 1958, Wed ·Page 42 https://www.newspapers.com/image/100810686/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 26 Jun 1959, Fri ·Page 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/103484215/