Elena

Yeah, and by November, the reward amount had increased to $6,000. Damn. And again, this is 1912.

Yeah, and by November, the reward amount had increased to $6,000. Damn. And again, this is 1912.

Now, the reward notice, which had been circulated to every state in the country, said, quote, Bobby is presumed to have been taken away by a woman about 30 years old, and the boy might have been carried away for the purposes of securing a ransom for his return, although no demands have been received from any source. So why would you think that? So you have literally no reason to think that.

Now, the reward notice, which had been circulated to every state in the country, said, quote, Bobby is presumed to have been taken away by a woman about 30 years old, and the boy might have been carried away for the purposes of securing a ransom for his return, although no demands have been received from any source. So why would you think that? So you have literally no reason to think that.

We have not received any ransom demands. It's been like a month. But we are of the mind that they are asking for ransoms. Don't you think they would have asked for ransom if they wanted ransom?

We have not received any ransom demands. It's been like a month. But we are of the mind that they are asking for ransoms. Don't you think they would have asked for ransom if they wanted ransom?

So despite not having any evidence to support the belief and citing only a handful of possible random sightings several months earlier, the press managed to keep the kidnap story alive and continued to promote the idea that Bobby had been kidnapped for ransom. But interest in the story had started to actually kind of wane as the months went on.

So despite not having any evidence to support the belief and citing only a handful of possible random sightings several months earlier, the press managed to keep the kidnap story alive and continued to promote the idea that Bobby had been kidnapped for ransom. But interest in the story had started to actually kind of wane as the months went on.

You know, they weren't getting any new information, so there was not a lot of new stuff to print. Different things start to happen just the way it is. And the story, though, got a burst of energy the next month when a new story started circulating that Bobby had been killed by his captors. Oh. And now the press is printing this like it happened.

You know, they weren't getting any new information, so there was not a lot of new stuff to print. Different things start to happen just the way it is. And the story, though, got a burst of energy the next month when a new story started circulating that Bobby had been killed by his captors. Oh. And now the press is printing this like it happened.

According to one of the detectives on the case, Joseph and Robert Marshall, two men who had been arrested for the kidnapping now, they're saying, told investigators, quote, the boy had been put out of the way because it was difficult to conceal him any longer.

According to one of the detectives on the case, Joseph and Robert Marshall, two men who had been arrested for the kidnapping now, they're saying, told investigators, quote, the boy had been put out of the way because it was difficult to conceal him any longer.

No idea why this happened. It is unclear why this story was given any... It's kind of unclear why it was given any credence by journalists. It was to sell newspapers. There was no physical evidence that the Marshall brothers, or anyone else for that matter, had Bobby in their possession, let alone had killed him. No evidence whatsoever.

No idea why this happened. It is unclear why this story was given any... It's kind of unclear why it was given any credence by journalists. It was to sell newspapers. There was no physical evidence that the Marshall brothers, or anyone else for that matter, had Bobby in their possession, let alone had killed him. No evidence whatsoever.

But for the press, who had started to honestly run out of ways at this point to keep the story alive... The murder narrative was a convenient way to kind of wind it up again and captivate the nation for another few months.

But for the press, who had started to honestly run out of ways at this point to keep the story alive... The murder narrative was a convenient way to kind of wind it up again and captivate the nation for another few months.

Unfortunately for journalists, or fortunately, depending how you look at it, I guess, reports of Bobby's death were about to be seriously undermined, reviving the story in a way that I don't think anybody was ready to hear it revived. I wouldn't say so.

Unfortunately for journalists, or fortunately, depending how you look at it, I guess, reports of Bobby's death were about to be seriously undermined, reviving the story in a way that I don't think anybody was ready to hear it revived. I wouldn't say so.

Now, after it was reported that Bobby was killed, the story kind of silently pulled back out of the public's view again for a little while, because that was kind of the end. Right, it got wrapped up. We have a wrap up.

Now, after it was reported that Bobby was killed, the story kind of silently pulled back out of the public's view again for a little while, because that was kind of the end. Right, it got wrapped up. We have a wrap up.