In 1921, Denver newspapers reported a baffling headline: “City Doctors Dodge Care of Mystery Girl.”

A young woman was found wandering the streets of Denver, dazed and unable to remember who she was. She carried no identification — only expensive clothing, a gold watch, and a single embroidered handkerchief.

As doctors, authorities, and reporters scrambled to uncover her identity, strangers came forward claiming to know her. Was she Helen Reed from Montana? Leona Reid from Texas? Or someone else entirely?

In this episode of Headlines & Tidbits, we follow the strange twists of this real newspaper mystery, including controversial “truth tests” and a final revelation that stunned readers at the time. We also close with a Tidbits segment featuring other strange newspaper clippings from the past.