Southern Mysteries Podcast

Episode 144 The Disappearance of the Nelms Sisters

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The Nelms Sisters Mystery is one of the most sensational mysteries of the early 20th century, that most people have never heard of. In the summer of 1914, Eloise Nelms was in love with an attorney she planned to marry. Her sister Beatrice questioned the attorney’s motives and wanted proof that he had her sister's best interest at heart. The sisters took a train from Atlanta, headed to Texas to meet the attorney. They were never seen alive again. 

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Episode Sources

  • An Old Coot’s Essays About An Earlier Georgia and Other Topics by Eddie Rollins
  • Forgotten Stories: The World’s Worst Divorce Attorney
  • Atlanta West End: Historic West End
  • The Atlanta Constitution: Death Claims Him, March 1, 1911
  • Oakland Tribune: Mystery of Two Sisters Deepens, July 10, 1914
  • Charlotte Daily Observer: Search for Women Makes No Progress, July 11, 1914
  • Tampa Journal: Atlanta Quivers with Excitement in Letter Puzzle, July 12, 1914
  • The Atlanta Journal: Mother, Heartbroken, Tells of Power Innes Had Over Daughter, July 12, 1914 
  • San Francisco Examiner: Mrs. Nelms Bares Daughters Tragic Love, July 13, 1914
  • The Atlanta Journal: Womans Clubs Urged to Aid Nelms Search, July 13,1914
  • The Atlanta Journal: Evidence Sought to Hold Innes, July 16, 1914
  • The Eugene Guard: Former US District Attorney Arrested in Eugene, August 19, 1914
  • The Atlanta Journal: Strange Letters to Aid in Solving Nelms Mystery Case, August 21, 1914
  • The Macon Telegraph: Bones Found in Connect with Nelms Mystery Are Positively Identified As Human, September 9, 1914
  • The Americus Times Daily Recorder: Speculation Made in Case of INnes and wife, April 4, 1916
  • The Atlanta Constitution: Finger of Death Inscribes ‘Finis’ on Final Chapter of Nelms Case, April 1, 1936

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