Episode #84: The Murder in Room 1046 & the 1935 Zodiac Back
- Mar 31
- 1 min read

3/30/2026: On today’s episode, Valerie shares the story of the mysterious unsolved murder of a young man who checked into a Kansas City hotel early in 1935, and the bizarre details of his stay, his murder, the crime scene, and the disturbing investigation that followed. The letters and phone calls received in the aftermath of the crime only served to deepen the mystery. Next, in the 1935 Zodiac Back, Any Jo dives into the astrology of the day, including Pluto in Cancer and the WPA’s Federal Theater Project, the upheaval associated with Uranus in Taurus and a 1935 book called Astronomy, and the spirituality of Neptune in Virgo. Plus! A Moon Moment hinting at what’s to come in 2026.
Cover Photo: Artemus Ogletree










Sources/Photo Sources
Intro Sources:
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The Body. in Room 1046 Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Artemus_Ogletree
https://kansascitymag.com/the-owen-case/
https://fox4kc.com/news/unsolved-murder-in-1935-the-unusual-guest-at-a-kansas-city-hotel/
https://www.aetv.com/articles/the-case-of-room-1046-remains-unsolved-90-years-later
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172315577/artemus-w_-ogletree
The Body. in Room 1046 Photo Sources:
https://kansascitymag.com/the-owen-case/
https://fox4kc.com/news/unsolved-murder-in-1935-the-unusual-guest-at-a-kansas-city-hotel/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172315577/artemus-w_-ogletree#view-photo=287636398
https://kansascitymag.com/the-owen-case/
1935 Zodiac Back Sources:
https://www.nylon.com/life/uranus-in-taurus-explained
https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/monthly-astro-calendar-january-1935
https://www.scribd.com/doc/234325351/Nikola-Tesla-A-Machine-to-End-War-Liberty-Magazine-1935
https://www.planetary.org/articles/3288
https://www.weather.gov/oun/events-19350414
https://www.selfgazer.com/blog/neptune-in-virgo-traits-meaning
https://astrolibrary.org/interpretations/neptune/
https://patrickwatsonastrology.com/planets-in-signs/neptune-in-the-signs/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_in_science
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/progress-in-this-age-of-science-1935-06/
https://theskylive.com/solar-eclipse?id=1935-12-25#eclipse-animation
https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/41091-astronomy-in-the-1930s/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Solar_System_astronomy
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reaching-toward-space-37458291/
1935 Zodiac Back Photo Sources:



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