Listen "The Quilter Who Disappeared After the Fire"
Episode Synopsis
In 1960s Chillicothe, Ohio, a quiet woman named Helen Wardley became famous for her quilts. They were beautiful, impossibly detailed, and found in nearly every home in town. But people noticed strange things. No fabric deliveries ever arrived. And at night, neighbors reported a warm, heavy smell drifting from her basement—like burnt leather and metal.In 1975, a basement fire changed everything. When firefighters broke through the floor, they found hidden crates filled with strange preserved material, cut and stitched in patterns identical to Helen’s quilts. Forensic experts tested the samples and were so disturbed that the results were sealed that same day. As for Helen—she was never found.This is one of the most disturbing unsolved stories in American history.
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