Minnie was such a common name in the late 19th century that true crime research can get a bit confusing. There were two prominent murder cases about a Minnie Williams in the news at the same time in 1895. Each episode, we'll look at a different historical Minnie - victims, killers, and more.
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Did Minnie Wallace murder her husband of one month in 1885? I have a hard time forming opinions about what Minnie really did to her two husbands, and possibly one other rich guy who died and left her a chunk of his money later on…. but if you're the kind of 48 year old man […]
Even in 1895, people thought it was odd that more than one prominent murderer killed a woman named Minnie Williams. Besides the Minnie from the last episode, there was a Minnie Williams killed in San Francisco.
The most puzzling of all H.H. Holmes victims. Was the aspiring actress trying to swindle Holmes – or something even more sinister? The first of TWO episodes about a person named Minnie Williams!
Our New Podcast: Only Minnies in the Building – Episode 1 – Minnie Chirgwin, 1882. Welcome to Only Minnies In the Building, a true crime podcast about people named Minnie. Minnie Chirgwin was murdered by an obsessed suitor in New Jersey in 1882, the above drawing is the only known image of her, but newspapers […]