62: The Kidnapping of June Robles

The kidnapping of June Robles rocked the nation in 1934. The six-year-old from Tuscon, Arizona was abducted on her way home from school one afternoon and held for ransom. Her kidnappers and whereabouts remained unknown for weeks. And then a strange tip led to a huge break in the case. This unique kidnapping story has a happy ending, but still remains unsolved today. Listen in this week as we go through everything we know about the case. Let us know what you think in the comments or on social media. This one is really different so we'd love to know your thoughts! FURTHER READING: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Robles (June Robles (Wiki)) https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/the-girl-locked-in-the-desert-cage/Content?oid=1074670 (Tucson Weekly - The Girl Locked in the Desert Cage) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/obituaries/june-robles-birt-whose-abduction-gripped-the-nation-is-dead-at-87.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fobituaries&action=click&contentCollection=obituaries&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront (New York Times - June Robles Obituary) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18710004-crimes-of-the-century (Crimes of the Century: Crime by Claire Welch) https://www.nytimes.com/search?query=junes+robles (New York Times Archives Results - June Robles) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/obituaries/from-the-archives-the-kidnapping-of-little-june.html?searchResultPosition=10 (From the Archives: The Kidnapping of ‘Little June’) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39zUZ8xr0q0 (June Robles Tells Own Kidnap Tale! Aka June Noble Tells How She Was Kidnapped (1920-1929)) RELATED EPISODES: https://squaremileofmurder.com/patty-hearst/ (13: Patty Hearst's Got a Gun) 16 & 18: Moira Andersonhttps://squaremileofmurder.com/moira-anderson-1/ ( Part 1) &https://squaremileofmurder.com/moira-anderson-2/ ( Part 2) https://squaremileofmurder.com/shannon-matthews/ (22: Shannon Matthews) https://squaremileofmurder.com/changelin