{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/652cab3808a248001210aa70/66b9a8c5b8a9dd25a4d7ee67?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Akkra Case by Miriam Allen DeFord","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/652cab3808a248001210aa70/1723443384151-1287d632-798a-46c2-a9bb-e452104b7c38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>In a future society where murder is almost unheard of, the mysterious death of a young girl in Central Park shocks the public and puzzles investigators. The Akkra Case by Miriam Allen de Ford</em>, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Miriam Allen DeFord has never been on our podcast until today. Born in 1888, in Philadelphia, she is best known for her contributions to science fiction, mystery, and true crime.</p><p><br></p><p>DeFord’s career spanned many decades, during which she produced almost 100 short stories. Her work was featured on <em>Alfred Hitchcock Presents</em> in 1958, an episode based on her short story <em>Death Sentence</em> a decade earlier. More than a decade later she was credited on <em>Rod Serling’s Night Gallery</em> for a story she had written, <em>A Death in the Family</em> and she also contributed stories to the TV shows <em>Orson Welles Great Mysterie</em>s, <em>The Wide World of Mystery</em> and <em>The Alfred Hitchcock Hour</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Though she wrote in several genres, DeFord is perhaps best remembered for her contributions to science fiction. She was a part of the science fiction community during its early years, contributing to magazines like <em>Amazing Stories</em> and <em>The Magazine of Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s story was published in 1962 when she was 73 years old. Open the pages of <em>Amazing Stories</em> in January of that year to page 114, <em>The Akkra Case by Miriam Allen DeFord…</em></p><p><br></p><p>Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Amnesia? <em>Well, maybe—but how and where had he earned that $50,000? Blank? By Randall Garrett.</em></p><p><br></p><p>☕ Buy Me a Coffee <a href=\"https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV</a></p><p>===========================&nbsp;</p><p>👕 Merchandise - <a href=\"https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://lostscifi.creator-spring.com</a></p><p>===========================</p><p>Connect with us!</p><p>YouTube - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@VintageSciFiAudiobooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@VintageSciFiAudiobooks</a></p><p>Facebook - <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast</a></p><p>Twitter - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fi</a></p><p>===========================&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee</p><p>$200 Someone</p><p><br></p><p>$75 James Van Maanenberg</p><p><br></p><p>$50 Anonymous Listener</p><p><br></p><p>$25 Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener</p><p><br></p><p>$15 Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener</p><p><br></p><p>$10 Anonymous Listener</p><p><br></p><p>$5 Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener</p>","author_name":"Scott Miller"}