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When nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser went missing, his family panicked. Kidnappings weren\u2019t commonplace, but in 1935, wealthy families were on guard for them. The Great Depression was in full swing, and just a few years earlier, the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby captured the nation\u2019s attention. So, when the Weyerhaeuser\u2019s son didn\u2019t make it home for lunch, they feared the worst.
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\nAnd now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
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\nIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:
\n\u201cWeyerhaeuser Kidnapping\u201d by Daryl C. McClary, historylink.org
\n\u201cThe Kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser | USA\u201d podcast episode, The Evidence Locker
\n\u201cDeep in the Woods\u201d by Bryan Johnston
\n\u201c1935 kidnapping revealed 9-year-old timber heir\u2019s mettle, led to \u2018greatest manhunt in history of Northwest\u2019\u201d by Douglas Perry, Oregon Live
\n\u201cHistory: How the Seattle P-I played a pivotal role in the kidnapping case of George Weyerhaeuser\u201d by Alec Regimbal, SeattePI
\n\u201cGeorge Weyerhaeuser Sr., great-grandson of timber company founder and kidnapped as a child, dies at 95\u201d by Paul Roberts, Seattle Times
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