25- The Perplexing Kidnapping of Nell Donnelly

Imagine this: you're a successful business woman during the great depression with your family waiting for you to come home after work, but you do not show up one night. You're snatched from the driveway of your own home and whisked away to an unfamiliar place forced to transcribe a ransom note. Join your hosts today as this episode throws us a severe curve ball in the case

0:00 Terrifying introduction

01:08 Building her designing business creating a target on her back

06:09 The devious trap is set into motion

11:11 Lawyer takes action when her absence is made known

13:17 One does not simply mess with the mob

17:20 Panic-stricken perpetrators located abroad

19:24 Clutch your pearls in this scandalous revelation in the case

24:28 Finale that will leave you shooketh to the core: we may be attending therapy after this. Join us at investigatingwithus@gmail.com

28:57 Outro and bloopers

https://pendergastkc.org/names/lazia-john-f

https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/mob-saved-kidnapped-nell-donnelly-reed

https://kchistory.org/blog/nelly-gone-kcq-traces-kidnapping-nell-donnelly

https://pendergastkc.org/articles/kidnapping-nell-donnelly

https://research.fashionconservatory.com/blog/nelly-dons-unexpected-legacy

https://atomicredhead.com/2023/03/29/the-tale-of-nell-donnelly-fashion-icon-rescued-by-the-mob/

https://iandrummondvintage.com/blogs/fashion-history/the-incredible-true-story-of-the-woman-behind-nelly-don?srsltid=AfmBOoq4YnyZ_mklv2iES2sdQYW9-ptgZ_W7M14gOzH-MpOl_5pQW4WV

https://kchistory.org/this-week-kc-history/strange-bedfellows

https://mhctc.missouri.edu/collection/nelly-don/

https://www.kansascity.com/news/your-kcq/article255215101.html

https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/nell-donnelly-reed/#:~:text=The%20company%20survived%20the%20Great,the%20children%20of%20her%20employees.

https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/exhibit/nelly-don/#:~:text=Nell%20Donnelly%20Reed%2C%20born%20Ellen,study%20at%20Lindenwood%20College%2C%20Missouri.

https://www.kctv5.com/video/2025/12/16/this-day-history-kansas-city-fashion-designer-nellie-don-is-kidnapped/

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