<p>In 1900, fifteen-year-old Eddie Cudahy Jr., the son of one of Omaha&#39;s wealthiest businessmen, was kidnapped and held for a record-breaking ransom. The crime sparked a nationwide manhunt, a five-year search for suspect Pat Crowe, and one of the most controversial trials of the era. In this episode, we examine the kidnapping, the evidence against Crowe, and why a jury ultimately found him notguilty despite widespread belief in his involvement.</p><p><br></p><p>Source Materials </p><p>Garneth Oldenkamp Peterson, <em>The Kidnapping of Ed Cudahy: How Pat Crowe Got Away with the Crime</em> </p><p>Albert S. Ritchie, <em>Address to the Jury by Albert S. Ritchie of Omaha, Nebraska, in the Pat Crowe Kidnapping Case</em> (1906) </p><p><em>The Omaha Daily Bee</em> (1900–1906coverage of the Cudahy kidnapping and Pat Crowe trial) </p><p><em>The Omaha World-Herald</em>(1900–1906 coverage of the kidnapping, investigation, and trial) </p><p><em>The New York Times</em>, “&#39;Pat&#39;Crowe Acquitted; Was Accused of Kidnapping Son of Edward A. Cudahy” (February 17, 1906) </p><p>T<em>he New York Times</em>, “Says He Is Pat Crowe; Man, Apparently Demented, in Custody of Washington Police” (August 16, 1913) </p><p><em>The New York Times</em>, “PatCrowe, Once Noted Outlaw, Beggar Now; Sentence Suspended, Purse Made Up in Court” (December 30, 1925) </p><p><em>The Herald-Democrat </em>(December 25, 1900) </p><p>Library of Congress, “The Eye That Never Sleeps: Pinkerton&#39;s National Detective Agency Records” (2023) </p><p>Pinkerton National Detective Agency Records, Library of Congress Manuscript Division </p><p>Jeff Vasishta, “Andrew Hilleman&#39;s World Chase Me Down,” <em>Interview Magazine</em></p><p></p>