The Wallet That Traveled 211 Miles - Left on a Locked Corridor
Unable to add items
Sorry, we're unable to add the item because your cart is already full.
Add to basket failed.
Please try again later
Add to wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Failed to remove from Wish List.
Please try again later
Adding to library failed
Please try again
Unable to follow podcast
Unable to unfollow podcast
The Wallet That Traveled 211 Miles - Left on a Locked Corridor
-
Narrated by:
-
By:
Cold footprints, a locked gate, and a wallet reported stolen fourteen months earlier 211 miles away - forty-three dollars still inside and a folded scrap with six handwritten digits buried behind a health insurance card. How did a brown leather bifold appear inside a locked four-foot service corridor with no sign of forced entry, and what do the restitched seams and that folded number mean?
In this episode, we tell the sequence of events from the theft report in Evansville to the discovery at the Caldwell Flats rest stop and the later forensic observations that deepened the mystery. What unanswered detail connects a steady, predictable life in Evansville to a wallet found in a locked corridor on Interstate 74?
Person: Donald A. Becker
Location: Caldwell Flats rest stop, Interstate 74
Distance: 211 miles
Date found: February 11 (frozen February morning)
Reporter/Investigator: Vogel
- The wallet was reported stolen fourteen months before it was found.
- Duane Baker found the wallet balanced on its spine against a junction box inside a locked four-foot service corridor.
- The interior of the wallet was completely dry and contained forty-three dollars in cash.
- The wallet held a health insurance card with a folded square of paper bearing six handwritten digits.
- The wallet's interior card sleeve had been restitched with dark brown thread, unlike the original pale tan thread.
To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.
© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet