The Kidnapping of Charley Ross
Do you wonder why parents tell their kids "Don't take candy from strangers"? This week we are telling the tale of the first ransom kidnapping, and why parents now give this warning to their own kids.
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Show Notes
We have all heard it at least once in our lives…don’t take candy from strangers. Adults have been saying this to children for years in the hopes to protect them from being kidnapped, and it is believed that this phrase originated from one of the most famous missing person cases in history that is also believed to be America’s first ransom kidnapping.
So get comfortable my spooky friends. You are about to hear the sad tale of the kidnapping of Charley Ross, and about another famous case that at the time was compared to Charley’s case.
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