Murder in Room 1046
What happened before the final knock in Room 1046?
4.7 (22)
45 mins
Explore the chilling mystery of Room 1046 and the unknown man who checked into the Hotel President under a false name. Discover the disturbing events surrounding his torture, murder, and the clues left behind in the unsolved case. Learn about the decades of questions and theories that continue to surround Kansas City’s infamous crime.
Ep 1:
Check-In at Room 1046
A quiet young man checks into a Kansas City hotel under a false name — and over two dark, locked-in days, something monstrous closes in around him.
Ep 2:
A Name Written in Blood
Unidentified for over a year, the victim's mother is deceived by chilling fake letters from her "living" son, even as roses and cryptic notes appear at his grave.
Ep 3:
Suspects in the Shadows
Decades of suspects — a convicted felon, a killer with a shared alias, and a childhood friend who knew too much — lead nowhere as Ruby Ogletree hunts for truth herself.
Ep 4:
The Secrets Room 1046 Keeps
Ninety years on, theories swirl around Don, Louise, and a mysterious shoebox, but the murder of a teenage runaway in Room 1046 remains agonizingly unsolved.
Discussions (10)
Adam
Level 3 · 1 mo agoRuby tracking down Joe Simpson, getting his school records, confronting him directly while cops did nothing... she did more detective work than the actual detectives and still got nowhere. That part hit hard.
Barton
Level 9 · 1 mo agoJoe Simpson knew those letters were 'badly typed' before Ruby even showed them to him. That's not a coincidence, that's guilt.
Duane
Level 6 · 1 mo agoRuby tracking down Joe Simpson herself, getting his school records, confronting him directly...she outworked the entire police department
