About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "October Bonus Episode: The Kidnapping of Peggy McMath" from Morbid covers the 1933 abduction of ten-year-old Peggy McMath, a student at the Harwich Center School. On May 2, 1933, the school received a phone call from a man claiming to be Peggy's father, informing staff that he was sending a driver to pick her up and that she should be ready to go. When the driver, Kenneth Buck, arrived, Peggy did not recognize him and hesitated to get into the car. Buck responded by grabbing the girl, forcing her into the vehicle, and driving off before anyone at the school could intervene.
Hosts and release
Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley host Morbid, a true crime and horror podcast described as a combination of factual credibility, humor, and respect for victims, exploring dark history, unsolved cases, and paranormal phenomena through research and storytelling. This October Bonus Episode runs 61 minutes and carries the episode number 837. Morbid is produced in English, and this installment turns to a decades-old abduction case rather than the show's more typical fare, examining how a single phone call and a case of mistaken trust allowed a child to be taken from under the noses of school staff. The episode reconstructs the events of that May afternoon in 1933, focusing on the deception used to lure Peggy away and the moment her hesitation nearly foiled the plan before Buck resorted to force.
