{"podcast":{"title":"Evidence Locker True Crime","slug":"evidence-locker-true-crime-644291","podcast_index_feed_id":644291,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4981342.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4981342","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/38269865.png","author":"Evidence Locker True Crime","episode_count":286,"summary":"Dive into the chilling depths of human nature with Evidence Locker True Crime, where every episode unveils riveting tales from around the globe. As dedicated aficionados of the macabre, we meticulously dissect real-life mysteries, transporting you to the heart of each gripping narrative. Brace yourself for a raw, unfiltered exploration of the most haunting cases imaginable. Subscribe now and embark on a spine-tingling odyssey into the world of true crime.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T02:17:47.031700+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/evidence-locker-true-crime-644291"},"episode":{"title":"258: The Doppelganger Case of Adolf Beck | England","slug":"258-the-doppelganger-case-of-adolf-beck-england","published_at":"2026-05-10T18:44:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/evidence-locker-true-crime-644291/258-the-doppelganger-case-of-adolf-beck-england","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/evidence-locker-true-crime-644291","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8887234","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8887234.mp3?modified=1775957736&sid=4981342&source=rss","summary":"In 1895, a Swedish man named Adolf Beck was stopped on a London street by a woman who accused him of swindling her out of her jewellery. Police quickly connected him to a string of similar frauds — and to a man named John Smith, convicted of identical crimes in 1877. Over a dozen victims picked Beck out of line-ups. He was convicted at the Old Bailey and sentenced to seven years' hard labour. The problem: he wasn't John Smith. He wasn't any of it. Eight years later, still protesting his innocence, Beck was convicted again — for the exact same type of fraud. Only when the real culprit was arrested mid-crime did the truth finally surface. We explore how a face so ordinary it could belong to anyone sent an innocent man to prison twice, and what the case of Émilie Sagée tells us about the ancient human terror of the double. Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files , available in print and digital editions. Follow us on: YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , X , TikTok For more information, visit: Evidence Locker Website Listen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon 25% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network , solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ Resources Web Wikipedia - Adolf Beck Wikipedia - Émilie Sagée LawTeacher Articles Old Bailey Proceedings Online Crime Library Forensic Psychology – eyewitness testimony Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe Narrated by Noel Vinson Music: \"Nordic Medieval\" by Marcus Bressler Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.","meta_description":"In 1895, a Swedish man named Adolf Beck was stopped on a London street by a woman who accused him of swindling her out of her jewellery. Police quickly co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1249,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/evidence-locker-true-crime-644291/episodes/258-the-doppelganger-case-of-adolf-beck-england/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/evidence-locker-true-crime-644291/258-the-doppelganger-case-of-adolf-beck-england.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}