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...call edna
Join indie podcast host Lissa Morgans on her journey to prohibition-era Chicago to solve her family's cold case. The main suspect? America's most infamous gangster, Al Capone.
New episodes every other Monday.
episodes
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April 26, 2026
the murderer
"Everybody remembers Al Capone. . . But who remembers a good man?"
- Bessie Zeigler Bussman, Chicago Sun Times, February 14, 1993.
Welcome back to Call Edna, the podcast where I solve my great-great grandfather’s prohibition era murder.
It's the finale. We'll be speaking with some of the podcast's guests and hearing your listener voicemails before we get into who murdered Bruce . . . and there may be a surprise for you as well.
yours as ever, edna.
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- Bessie Zeigler Bussman, Chicago Sun Times, February 14, 1993.
Welcome back to Call Edna, the podcast where I solve my great-great grandfather’s prohibition era murder.
It's the finale. We'll be speaking with some of the podcast's guests and hearing your listener voicemails before we get into who murdered Bruce . . . and there may be a surprise for you as well.
yours as ever, edna.
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18
April 20, 2026
the confidant
Danny and his harmonica are BACK! Welcome back to Call Edna, the podcast where I solve my great-great grandfather’s prohibition era murder. This week we're back chatting with Danny about the investigation so far and Bruce's involvement in the DC suit. So cue the harmonica... yours, edna ------------------------------------------- New to the show? This is Call Edna: an indie crime investigation podcast where I solve my great-great grandfather’s mob murder nearly 100 years later. Have a tip?
17
April 6, 2026
the rest
Little, Green, and Lynch. The final three suspects from our list. Welcome back to Call Edna, the podcast where I solve my great-great grandfather’s prohibition era murder. Today we're finishing up our suspect list for Bruce's murder. From Edna's original list we have two union officials from Local 150, Lloyd Little and John Lynch, and from Dodie's list we have the president of the American Federation of Labor, William Green. And paving contracts again. Because who doesn't love paving contracts
16
March 25, 2026
the attic . . . pt 2
Welcome to part two of the attic where I ask one simple question: What happened to Bruce on the night of February 24, 1933? Made incredibly more complicated by the lack of police records ... and police work ... and a police coverup? Leave a voicemail with your theory on who killed Bruce for the finale at 202-656-7391. yours, edna. ------------------------------------------- New to the show? This is Call Edna: an indie crime investigation podcast where I solve my great-great grandfather’s mob
15
March 23, 2026
the attic . . . pt 1
May 25, 1931 "Dear friend Bruce, Your letter received and was mighty glad to hear from you. I read in our papers here that the excitement that prevailed in Washington. My only reaction to the reports was, that there should be a law against the likes of Huddell carrying any books in his pocket. One of our men here said that 'he must have had a pocket book full of our money in his pocket.'" Welcome back to Call Edna, the podcast where I solve my great-great grandfather’s prohibition era murder.
14
March 9, 2026
the heavy
Introducing the Deadly 7: Sammons, O'Donnell, White, Looney, Diamond, Maddox, and Cain. This week we're diving into seven of our suspects to see what their connections are to Bruce, his union, and his murder. And, because I love you, here's a cheat sheet for today's episode. 1. James Fur Sammons: Capone gunman, known as a "stir crazy machine gun murderer" 2. Klondike O'Donnell: from the West Side O'Donnell gang to Capone's outfit, possibly murdered Jack "Three Finger" White 3. Jack Three Fin
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