YESTERDAY’S NEWS -- Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism... Who Killed The Widow Short? ___ Episode 137 is the quirky story of the death of a beloved widow in Topeka, Kansas. She was old and in ill health, and no one suspected any foul play until her caretaker--allegedly her late husband’s nephew--suddenly confessed to the crime, but then the autopsy told another story entirely. Was Fred Fanning covering for someone? Or did someone have undue influence over his mind, if he had one? I’m True Crime Historian Richard O Jones and I give you: Fred Fanning’s False Confession Who Killed The Widow Short? ___ Playlist Here are some other True Crime Historian episodes about poisoners and/or confessions: The Mystery of My Husband’s Body In My Trunk The Death Cell Confession Of Anna Marie Hahn The Murderous Mania Of Jolly Jane, Part I The Murderous Mania Of Jolly Jane, Part II The Cyanide Widow ___ Theme Music by Dave Sams Media management by Sean R. Jones Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun