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On February 14th 1929, a gruesome murder scene was uncovered - 7 associates of the North Side Gang had been riddled with bullets while inside a garage. The crime horrified the people of Chicago, a city already beleaguered by years of gang wars that had begun in the wake of Prohibition. Considered an unsolved murder, the massacre will forever be remembered as the quintessential example of mob violence in the 1920s.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Jack CanforaJill CohenLauren StephensonRob EmmettTristen PearsonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

For 150 years, Hart Island has been the final resting place for New York City's unclaimed, forgotten, and unknown dead. We review the history of this potter's field discussing its recent turnover to the city Park's Department and new chapter of open access.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampTristen PearsonLauren StephensonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In part II of the series we will delve more deeply into the history of NOLA's death culture, funerary and burial practices by exploring it's cemeteries.

New Orleans is a beloved and complex city that has a reputation for being obsessed with joy and death in equal measure. Haunted by alleged ghosts and it's very real past, the morbid history of NOLA is endlessly fascinating. This series will focus on how it first gained it's reputation as "a city of the dead." The New Orleans Cemetery Database"How Yellow Fever Intensified Racial Inequality in 19th-Century New Orleans" By: Karin Wulf | April 19, 2022 | Smithsonian MagazineEpidemic in New Orleans | American Experience | Official Site | PBSThe Cemetery Under The French Quarter | WWNO"New Orleans' Grave Traditions Unearthed : Customs: The many elaborate sculptures and unusual layouts of the city's cemeteries make them an interesting tourist attraction." | BY CHARLES HILLINGER | Los Angeles Times"How Yellow Fever Turned New Orleans Into The 'City Of The Dead'" Code Switch : NPR"In the late 1800s, devastating yellow fever epidemics forced New Orleans to confront its sanitation problem" | The Historic New Orleans CollectionTHANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Note: As of the release of this episode, the Town Hall meeting has been released and is watchable at: https://youtu.be/Da0uML0BPy4?si=12pHRR1_abEaJ6EFIn recent decades, museums and historical sites all over the world have been engaging in the incredibly important and difficult conversation of repatriation, especially when it comes to human remains. The ethical questions are numerous, and each case is complex and, at times, highly nuanced. How do you find provenance for remains that are over 150 years old? What is the appropriate resting place for unclaimed, unidentified remains? Who decides that? Is the answer to ban all human remains from being on display? One institution that is currently undergoing massive scrutiny for how it is handling the question of displaying or repatriating human remains is the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. To aid us in this discussion, Katie interviewed members of "Protect the Mütter ," a campaign devoted to challenging the current decisions being made around removing human remains from public view. ONLY AVAILABLE ON PATREON!For more information on "Protect the Mütter" you can check out their linktree: https://linktr.ee/protectthemutter?fbclid=PAAaaJ_jHZvgyUNsxQWTrND8LZENQedtQW1jGneEBc34WS296L5AObLooEOuM_aem_AZTCUoIoWTgHM0gQkV4qTX1cotfWkFzqWjFrXj26YmYVVs4VI4Lye43Stya6bAJ7h-ATHANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampLauren StephensonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In recent decades, museums and historical sites all over the world have been engaging in the incredibly important and difficult conversation of repatriation, especially when it comes to human remains. The ethical questions are numerous, and each case is complex and, at times, highly nuanced. How do you find provenance for remains that are over 150 years old? What is the appropriate resting place for unclaimed, unidentified remains? Who decides that? Is the answer to ban all human remains from being on display? One institution that is currently undergoing massive scrutiny for how it is handling the question of displaying or repatriating human remains is the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. To aid us in this discussion, Katie interviewed members of the "Protect the Mütter ," a campaign devoted to challenging the current decisions being made around removing human remains from public view.THANKS TO OUR TO PATREON SUBSCRIBERS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampLauren StephensonBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In Philadelphia, a hulking ruin of one of America's largest prisons is now a historic site and famed attraction. Eastern State Penitentiary illustrates the changing cultural mores around crime and punishment, and the mass incarceration crisis today.Thank you, Patreon Subscribers! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks to the following patrons for their exceptional support:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteRob EmmettHaley LampBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

For at least two centuries, the tale of Sweeney Todd has delighted and terrified us to our very core, but has left us with some questions. How did this legend begin? Was Sweeney Todd a real person? Join as we dive deep into the mysterious and thrilling history of the most famous barber of all time. Collection of dime novels and penny dreadfuls - Stanford LibrariesBarry Ono collection of Penny Dreadfuls - The British LibraryPBS - Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet StreetThe Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd by Robert L. MackBBC - Press Office - Sweeney Todd Man or Myth?Robert Pickton Case | The Canadian EncyclopediaHuman remains from Pickton farm may have reached food supply - The Globe and MailThe demon barber of Calais, a 17th century Sweeney Todd THANKS TO OUR TO PATREONS! We couldn't do this without you. Extra special thanks especially to the following patrons:Matthew AronoffDennis BaretteHaley LampBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Hey Morbuddies! As a special treat, we have decided to release an exclusive episode from our Patreon Ahistorical Cinema Vault!Did you know we've added more tiers and benefits to our Patreon!? New tiers include some of the following:Your name in our show notes thanking you for your supportSpecial content requests - Got a historical movie you'd like to hear a deep dive on? A weird bit of history you'd like discussed? Happy to oblige AND credit your idea!Your name read aloud at the end of our episodes5-10% discount on all future merchandise (Store coming soon!)If you like what you hear, please consider becoming an official Morbuddy on Patreon today! ________________________________________________________Become an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeodSocial Media Consulting: Larisa Courtien

What began as a small bin fire on the 8th floor of an unsafe factory, would end in the tragic and untimely death of 146 workers. Sorrow turned to outrage, and this tragedy would push sweeping labor reform throughout the United States, inspiring the New Deal and other pieces of progressive legislation that still inform our labor rights today. American Experience: Triangle Fire | PBSTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire | History.Com"The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Difficult lessons learned on fire codes and safety" MARCH 22ND, 2021 by Stephen Jones | Building Safety JournalNew York Times Coverage of the Fire | American Experience | Official Site | PBS"The Story of Us - Triangle Shirtwaist Fire" - Produced and Created by The History ChannelThe Memorial – Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Official WebsiteTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - Trial Testimony "How the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire transformed labor laws and protected workers' health" | PBS NewsHour"Traces of an American Tragedy: Inside the Former Triangle Shirtwaist Factory" Mar 19, 2015 Eileen Reynolds Mar 19, 2015 NYU.EDU"Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" by Cornell University Become an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeodSocial Media Consulting: Larisa Courtien

Costumed interpretation, or living history, or reenacting, is a fascinating practice in which historical dress, tools and props are used to present and educate about the past. We discuss the particular American brand of living history, as chronicled in Tony Horwitz' enduring classic, Confederates in the Attic. Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory garment workers, mostly young women and teenagers, faced inhumane treatment and conditions, exacerbated by the greed and neglect of their employers. Unbeknownst to them, this mid-rise building in Manhattan, designed to maximize efficiency, was a death trap."THE TRIANGLE FIRE AND THE LIMITS OF PROGRESSIVISM," A Dissertation Presented by FRANCES B. JENSEN, Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 1996 Department of HistoryCornell University - ILR School - The Triangle Factory Fire"Triangle Shirtwaist Factory women strike, win better wages and hours, New York, 1909 | Global Nonviolent Action DatabaseThe Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the Origins of International Women's Day | Barbara's Bookstore"The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Difficult lessons learned on fire codes and safety" by Stephen Jones | Building Safety Journal | MARCH 22ND, 2021 Triangle Fire | American Experience Season 23, Episode 6 | PBSNew York Times Coverage of the Fire | American Experience | Official Site | PBSShirtwaist Kings | American Experience | Official Site | PBSPauline Newman: Organizer | American Experience | Official Site | PBSTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire | History.Com | A&E Television NetworksHistory of Labor Day | U.S. Department of LaborBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Hollywood often brings history to the silver screen with a heap of creative license - to make the story fit into the formula of plot and profitability. Glory is the rare exception - where the story of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment is preserved and presented with accuracy and gripping drama. Get the full review on Patreon.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Of the more than 100 units mustered into the U.S. Colored Troops, the 54th Massachusetts may be the most well known, remembered for their valorous service and their depiction in the movie Glory. In honor of the 160th anniversary of the Second Battle of Fort Wagner, we examine the enduring story of this legendary unit.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork by Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

The cause of Black freedom tore the United States apart in the Civil War. As the conflict fatigued both sides, the previously unimaginable became a necessity; men of color were recruited into Federal forces. They fought for their freedom and for a nation that had excluded them from its promise.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

The first national draft in the United States prompted four days of civil unrest and urban disturbance in New York City. The rioters, Irish and working class men, attacked public buildings, abolitionists, and people of color. Though largely forgotten, the event had long-term impacts on the distribution of the black population across the city. (Research Links found in Part I)1Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In July 1863, at the height and heat of the American Civil War, a race riot erupted in New York City, in response to the drafting of thousands into the Union Army. For four days, the city seethed with indiscriminate mob violence, fire, and chaos. The grievance of the rioters was the same as the national war itself; the cause of Black freedom and the social costs to Whites."When America Hated Catholics." By JOSH ZEITZ September 23, 2015 | POLITICO Magazine"When America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century's Refugee Crisis" BY: CHRISTOPHER KLEIN UPDATED: JUNE 1, 2023 | HISTORYIrish in the American Civil WarJuly 13, 1863: New York City Draft Riots and Massacre - Zinn Education ProjectNew York City Draft Riots | Lincoln Memorial Shrine WebsiteAfter the Riots: New York's Black Community Responds and Rebuilds - Tenement Museum Website"Recalling a Place of Sanctuary for Black Orphans" By Elissa Gootman | New York Times | April 7, 2003"The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America" by Barnet Schecter"How the Irish Famine changed New York City forever" By Anelise Hanson Shrout | Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland's National Public Service MediaPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Martin Scorsese's sweeping 2002 epic Gangs of New York brought the gritty streets of lower Manhattan in the 19th century to life. It's full of grit, incredible sets and costumes, and just a smidge of historical liberties. It's the factual smackdown you never knew you wanted.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two titans of the American Revolution, died within hours of each other on Independence Day, 1826--fifty years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was signed. Their long friendship and correspondence was complicated by their shared zeal and hope for the future of the new nation they helped to create--and divergent political ideologies.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In the North Atlantic Ocean, a string of missing ships and aircraft have been attributed to a geometric nexus of misfortune. Is the Bermuda Triangle explainable due to unpredictable forces of nature, or something more supernatural? Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Are you okay? Cause we are not okay! We are living through a major turning point in history: the crowning of King Charles III, and the end of HBO's hit black dramedy Succession signal the end of one era and the beginning of a meh-ra. Catch up with us, and get the full episode on Patreon.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In British Columbia, Canada, a stretch of highway winds through 450 miles of quiet country. For over 50 years, murders and missing person cases, notably among the indigenous community, have haunted the local population, earning the road the unfortunate moniker, ‘The Highway of Tears.' In this episode, we explore the ongoing investigations and advocacy work raising awareness of this crisis.Why are Indigenous women missing in Canada?Highway Of Tears: The Unsolved Serial Murders Of Aboriginal Women (Full Documentary) | Real CrimeViolence Prevention & MMIWG - NWACMissing and Murdered Aboriginal WomenMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls ReportHome Page - Final Report | MMIWGPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In British Columbia, Canada, a stretch of highway winds through 450 miles of quiet country. For over 50 years, murders and missing person cases, notably among the indigenous community, have haunted the local population. The Highway of Tears is part of the enduring trauma of colonialism and assimilation, which included the genocidal Canadian Indian residential schools.The Residential School System | University of British ColumbiaThe dark legacy of Canada's residential schools, where thousands of children died | 60 MinutesPope Francis apologizes for harm done to indigenous Canadians at residential schools | Catholic News AgencyAfter Pope called residential schools ‘genocide,' House of Commons should too: NDP MP - The Globe and MailPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Our historical accuracy film review series continues with a re-watching of the bloody blunderous commercial for the American Revolution that is The Patriot with Mel Gibson. The production aims small and misses no small amount of context in this sanitized re-telling of guerilla warfare. Get the full review on Patreon today!Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

After liberating themselves from the slave ship, Cinqué and the Amistad Africans are held in the United States, where the courts determine their status as enslaved or free. The national debate on slavery was channeled into the Supreme Court, where a former President defended the Africans.United States v. The Amistad :: 40 U.S. 518 (1841) :: Justia US Supreme Court Center Harris, Katherine J. (2014). "Colonization and Abolition in Connecticut". In Normen, Elizabeth J.; Harris, Katherine J.; Close, Stacey K.; Mitchell, Wm. Frank; White, Olivia (eds.). African American Connecticut Explored. Wesleyan University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8195-7398-8The Amistad Case | National ArchivesIsabella II, Queen of Spain | BritannicaArgument of John Quincy Adams, Before the Supreme Court of the United States : in the Case of the United States, Appellants, vs. Cinque, and Others, Africans, Captured in the schooner Amistad, by Lieut. Gedney; 1841U.S. v. Amistad -- argument of Attorney-General Gilpin | REME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 40 U.S. 518; 10 L. Ed. 826 JANUARY, 1841 TermThe Amistad Trials: An Account | UMKC School of Law | Professor Douglas O. LinderPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In 1839, kidnapped Mende Africans held in the illegal Spanish slave schooner La Amistad revolted against the crew. When the ship was recovered off the coast of North America, a legal and political firestorm was ignited in a nation divided over the slavery question.The Story of the Amistad - Mystic Seaport MuseumExploring Amistad: Race and the Boundaries of Freedom in Maritime Antebellum America"The Amistad Revolt Struggle for Freedom," Published in 1840Amistad Mutiny | Description, History, & Facts | BritannicaDiscovering AmistadSengbe Pieh (Joseph Cinque) (U.S. National Park Service)The Amistad Case | National ArchivesHow the Amistad Rebellion, and Its Extraordinary Trial BY: JESSE GREENSPAN UPDATED: OCTOBER 15, 2020 | ORIGINAL: JULY 2, 2014 | HISTORY.COMPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In the late 19th century, relief from the pain of rheumatism came in many forms. Included among them was the putrid practice of prolonged immersion of the patient inside the carcass of a dead whale.A New Cure for RheumatismAustralians bathed inside rotting whales to 'cure' rheumatism | WIRED UKThe Prescription for Rheumatism Used to Be to Sit Inside a Rotting Whale for 30 HoursRheumatism sufferers sought relief inside a whaleHome - Eden Killer Whale MuseumBalls Head (Waverton) | Hiking the WorldBathing in a dead whale : crazy or cure? - Australian National Maritime MuseumPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

During the American Revolution, the British captured thousands of American Continentals, militia, spies and sympathizers, and crammed them into prison ships between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Squalid conditions and barbaric treatment were imposed upon thousands of inmates, crammed in hulks throughout the New York harbor. It's a largely forgotten story that is sobering to behold."Brooklyn, New York Aug 27, 1776" | American Battlefield TrustPrison Ship Martyrs Monument History | NYC Gov ParksThe Battle of Brooklyn | New-York Historical Society Exhibition: September 23, 2016 - January 8, 2017Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Mike Wallace and Edwin G. BurrowsLoyalists in New York City During the Revolution | C-SPAN.orgThe New York Prison Ships in the American Revolution | Proceedings - March 1935 Vol. 61/3/385H.R.1501 - Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act 113th Congress (2013-2014)The HMS Jersey | BY: HISTORY.COM EDITORS UPDATED: AUGUST 21, 2018 | ORIGINAL: MARCH 19, 2010The Appalling Way the British Tried to Recruit Americans Away from Revolt | BY: GREG DAUGHERTY PUBLISHED: JANUARY 31, 2020 | HISTORY.COMBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

It's 1997. One movie about a love story set against one of the most iconic nautical disasters in history becomes embedded in the popular culture. With stunning set pieces, visual effects and period details, James Cameron's Titanic is a magisterial document of the vessel and its demise. And yet, there are oh so many things they got wrong.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email:themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

The R.M.S. Titanic tragically sank in the Atlantic Ocean over 110 years ago, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 souls - and ensnaring the imagination of millions. Since its rediscovery in 1985, debates around preservation, salvage rights, and the sacred identity of the wreck complicate the site's ultimate fate.Titanic Expedition - OceanGateTitanic Shipwreck to Be Protected Under Treaty with the U.S. | TimeConvention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, UNESCOTitanic virtual tour | National Museums LiverpoolTitanic Disaster Report, U.S. Senate, 1912Titanic Wreck Gets New Protections After U.S., U.K. Dredge Up 2003 Treaty : NPRRMS Titanic wreck to be protected under historic treaty with US - GOV.UKPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In the early 20th century, a string of missing children cases tormented the people of Barcelona. When a missing girl was found in the home of Enriqueta Martí, the owner of a local brothel and alleged bruja (witch), a grisly web of myth and mystery swirled around the woman known as 'The Vampire of Barcelona'. Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In the 20th century, the final assault against the Tuberculosis epidemic was waged in purpose-built facilities such as Seaview Hospital on Staten Island. When white nurses refused to work with TB patients, nurses of color, known as the 'Black Angels' stepped into the breach, and aided in the clinical trials of new treatments that would, once and for all, send the disease into retreat. BLACK ANGELS NURSES AT SEA VIEW HOSPITAL HONORED IN NEW MURALSchomburg Center Volunteer Is One of the Last Surviving ‘Black Angels' | The New York Public LibraryOnline Exhibition: Apart Together - Staten Island MuseumPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

When discussing a historical subject as complex and dense as WWI, it is easy to reduce it to mere numbers or points on a map. Today WWII takes up so much space in historical memory, that we often overlook the equally important and compelling stories of those who experienced the tragedies and triumphs of what was once known as "The Great War." This week, in honor of Women's History Month and in remembrance of those who have been forgotten, we will be exploring the terror of WWI, and the incredibly vital role women played in this "War to End All Wars." The Great War | American Experience | Official Site | PBS The Great War In Numbers | TimelineWorld War I casualties - Centre européen Robert SchumanSeattle General Strike: Where Women Worked During World War I" by Tae H. Kim | Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium / University of WashingtonThe Dangers Of Working In WW1 Munitions Factory | IWMKatherine Feo. “Invisibility: Memory, Masks and Masculinities in the Great War.” Journal of Design History, vol. 20, no. 1, 2007, pp. 17–27. JSTORBespoke Bodies: The Design & Craft of Prosthetics | National WWI Museum and MemorialNational Army Museum | Chelsea, LondonMending the Scars of World War I - Wonders & MarvelsTrench Warfare | National WWI Museum and MemorialWestern Front | World War I, Definition, Battles, & Map | BritannicaWomen in WWI | National WWI Museum and MemorialImperial War Museums"Anna Coleman Ladd: An Artist Who Created Hope for Wounded Soldiers" – Pieces of History, National Archives Blog"Faces of War Amid the horrors of World War I, a corps of artists brought hope to soldiers disfigured in the trenches" Smithsonian Magazine | by Caroline Alexander. February 2007Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

It's Women's History Month! We salute the First Ladies to the American Presidents. Those who we appreciate, and those who we revel in a little mean girls-style hate. This is the First Ladies Burn Book. Get the full goss on Patreon.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

After a life of military and government service, President Grant's last days were marked by financial distress and a bleak cancer diagnosis. His death evoked a monumental national grieving, a moment of unity that belied the failures of Reconstruction.Rediscovering Our Past: Champion Of The WeedMasking Death — U.S. Grant Cottage National Historic LandmarkHistory in the Raw: The death and embalming of U.S. Grant 1885. A Necessary Undertaking — U.S. Grant Cottage National Historic LandmarkFuneral of Ulysses S. Grant (U.S. National Park Service)A Short Overview of the Reconstruction Era and Ulysses S. Grant's Presidency (U.S. National Park Service)President Grant Takes on the Ku Klux Klan (U.S. National Park Service)'The History of Grant Cottage' Video Tour: YouTubePatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseumInstagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot in Washington, DC by Charles Guiteau. Over the next 79 days, Garfield clung to life - and may have lived, were it not for the missteps of attending medical professionals."Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President" by Candice Millard"A President Felled by an Assassin and 1880's Medical Care" by Amanda Schaffer July 25, 2006 | The New York Times"The Chilling Story Of Charles Guiteau, The Man Who Killed James Garfield" by By Kaleena Fraga | Edited By John Kuroski Published March 13, 2022 Updated March 14, 2022 | All That's Interesting"This Is the Brain of the Man Who Shot James A. Garfield" Mental Floss | by Erin McCarthy Jul 2, 2015 "This Is the Brain that Shot President James Garfield" by Brian Resnick and National Journal | The Atlantic | OCTOBER 4, 2015"Murder of a President" Documentary | American Experience | Official Site | PBS"The Stalking of the President: Charles J. Guiteau said he wanted to kill President James A. Garfield “in an American manner.”" by Gilbert King January 17, 2012 Smithsonian MagazineJames A Garfield National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

It's Presidential History Month at the Morbid Museum, and we have a full slate of informative and engaging public programs on the pod. This is not one of them. In honor of President's Day, we compare nuanced, logical, non-reductive Top 10 Lists of Oval Officers in order of hotness.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

The youngest chief executive ever elected, John F. Kennedy's image of health and vigor signaled a new generation of leadership in the 1960s; however, JFK actively concealed a myriad of medical issues which may have undermined his electoral appeal.John Kennedy: Hospitalization ChronologyJohn F. Kennedy kept these medical struggles private | PBS NewsHour1961: Travell, Janet | JFK LibraryPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Washington, DC is a city built on a swamp. As the city slowly limped into modernity, utilities such as plumbing were slow to develop. Poor sewage drainage contaminated drinking water, imperiling the lives of several U.S. Presidents & their families.Inaugural Address Length | Presidents of the United States (POTUS)Historic Meanings of “Cholera” – ContagionsPolk, Exhausted, Says He's Feeling Better Now That He's Out of Office, Then Dies a Month Later - May 9, 1849Typhoid Fever and Paratyphoid Fever | CDC"Death in the White House: President William Henry Harrison's Atypical Pneumonia" | Death in the White House: President William Henry Harrison's Atypical Pneumonia Jane McHugh, Philip A. Mackowiak Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 59, Issue 7, 1 October 2014, Pages 990–995 "Attack of the Killer White House – Did the White House itself lead to the death of several 19th century Presidents?" — History is Now Magazine, Podcasts, Blog and Books | Modern International and American historyThe Death of James K. Polk - James K. Polk Museum. Columbia, TNZachary Taylor: Death of the President | Miller Center"Age at Inauguration" | Presidents of the United States (POTUS)"Killer in the White House" | The Saturday Evening Post by Chris Wakefield and Troy Brownfield, April 23, 2019 Looking Back: “The insidious foe”—sewer gas - PMC"What Really Killed William Henry Harrison?" By Jane McHugh and Philip A. Mackowiak New York Times March 31, 2014Become an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In the 19th century, anatomical dissections required a fresh supply of cadavers. Spurred by the financial incentives of corpse-selling, two men in Edinburgh, Scotland committed a series of murders - this is the story of Burke & Hare.Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

This week Katie & Luke will be discussing and reviewing their recent visit to the New-York Historical Society, in particular, the temporary exhibition "The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming."New-York Historical Society Museum & Library The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming | NYHS ExhibitionAlexander McQueen autumn winter 2007-08 "In memory of Elizabeth Howe, Salem, 1692" The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming | PEM ExhibitionBecome an official Morbuddy: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

Inspired by our 'Pope Shows', Katie and Luke swap Catholic school stories, sacramental status updates, and shared post-Catholic identities. The story of Pope Francis' 2015 visit to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is discussed. Patreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum IG: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In the late 13th Century, Pope Gregory IX declared that cats were emissaries of Satan and enemies of the Catholic faithful. As superstition and fear of the devil swept through Europe over the next several centuries, so too did the hatred and mass violence towards cats. Decretals of Pope Gregory IX with the glossa ordinaria single leaves, MS M.716.2r - Images from Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts - The Morgan Library & MuseumKattenstoet: The Cat Throwing Festival | Amusing Planet"Did Pope Gregory IX's Hatred of Cats Lead to the Black Death?" Medium, Jason Ward, Apr 16, 2021"The Spooky History of How Cats Bewitched Us," Washington Post, By Abigail Tucker Oct 31 2016“'Thou Shalt not suffer a Cat to Live': Why Pope Gregory IX's Vox in Rama Implicated Cats in Devil Worship." History Collection, By Natasha sheldon - May 5, 2018"Did Pope Gregory IX Order A Medieval Purge of Black Cats That Caused the Black Death?" Museum Hack, By Alex Johnson, February 25, 2020 "Why Do Black Cats Have A Reputation For Evil?" | Discover Magazine By Avery Hurt Oct 22 2022Konrad von Marburg | German inquisitor | Britannica"Was there a great Cat Massacre in the Middle Ages?" By Siobhan O'Shea, IntereslyHISTORY OF THE CAT IN THE MIDDLE AGES (PART 2) - THE GREAT CATPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum IG: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

In 897, Pope Stephen VI put his predecessor, Pope Formosus, on trial for crimes against the Catholic Church. The accused was exhumed from his grave, and presented before an assembly of clergy in a Basilica in Rome.The Strange Case of Pope Formosus | Catholic AnswersThe Cadaver Synod: Low Point in the History of the Papacy | Medievalists.netThe Cadaver Synod: When the Corpse of a Dead Pope Was Put on Trial | Medium.comThe Cadaver Synod: The Strangest Trial in History, Donald E. Wilkes Jr. The Cadaver Synod: When a Pope's Corpse Was Put on Trial | Atlas ObscuraPatreon: patreon.com/themorbidmuseum Instagram: @themorbidmuseum Email: themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod

This is a sneak peak of The Morbid Museum's first video episode available only through Patreon! In this episode, Katie and Luke dive deep into the world of this season of "The Crown," in particular the "Ipatiev House" episode.Like what you hear? Become a Patreon Member at patreon.com/themorbidmuseum to gain access to this special episode and more bonus episodes to come! Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2022 All Rights Reserved

With no effective anesthetics or antiseptics, surgery prior to the late 19th century was brutal to endure and often ended in a death sentence for even the most minor of procedures. The advent of operating theatres helped build the bridge between primitive medicine and the modern operating room we know today. While certainly terrifying for the patient or the average spectator, operating theatres played an essential role in the evolution of surgery, offering a space where doctors and medical students could witness the greatest surgeons of their time hone their craft and better the field through their triumphs and tragedies. Medical Milestones: Discovery of Anesthesia & Timeline, UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCESThe Most Beautiful Anatomical Theaters by Allison Meier, Atlas Obscura, MAY 7, 2014Anaesthesia and the Practice of Medicine: Historical Perspectives - PMCA Look Inside America's Oldest Hospital & the Oldest (Existing) Operating Theater in the World – Secrets of PhiladelphiaReciprocal Evolution of Opiate Science from Medical and Cultural Perspectives - PMCHistory of Cataract Surgery - EyeWikiSurgery | The Old Operating Theatre MuseumHistoric Tours of Pennsylvania Hospital, Pennsylvania Hospital WebsiteThe History Of the Barber Surgeon - Barber Surgeons Guild®Trephination - World History EncyclopediaHistory of the Operating Room - Optimus Integrated Surgical Environment"Inside the Operating Theater: Early Surgery as Spectacle" by Rebecca Rego Barry, JSTOR Daily, December 9, 2015Joseph Lister's antisepsis system | Science MuseumSurgeons and surgical spaces | Science MuseumThe original drama of operating theatres | Wellcome CollectionFollow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2022 All Rights Reserved

In 1848, railroad construction foreman Phineas Gage survived a traumatic brain event that defied medical certainty, when a metal rod impaled his skull. Gage's life was never the same, and the accounts of his personality changes after the accident accelerated understanding of the function of the brain and its elasticity.“Meet” Phineas Gage at the Saint Albans Museum | Local News | samessenger.comNotable Warren Anatomical Museum Holdings | Countway LibrarySkull of Phineas Gage | NIH 3D Print ExchangeThe Case of Phineas Gage (1823 - 1860) · Beyond the Bone Box · OnView: Digital Collections & ExhibitsThe Phineas Gage information page : The University of Akron, OhioA Visit With Phineas Gage And His Legendary SkullA New View of Phineas Gage The daguerreotype of Phineas Gage connects viewers to the man behind the storyPhineas Gage neuroscience case: True story of famous frontal lobe patient is better than textbook accounts.Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2022 All Rights Reserved

Prior to the Middle Ages, human cadaver dissections were a societal taboo. Early medical schools across Europe came to understand the necessity of dissection in anatomical education, spurring the construction of anatomical theatres. These spaces provided learning opportunities for students, and satiated a morbidly curious public. The Most Beautiful Anatomical Theaters BY ALLISON MEIER MAY 7, 2014, Atlas ObscuraHistory | Università di PadovaThe Star is the Corpse | History Today Anna Jamieson | Published in 29 Jun 2016Royal Collection Trust30 OF THE OLDEST MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD"Visit the World's Oldest Anatomical Theater Follow the footsteps of some of the greatest medical minds in history." By Sallie Lewis Longoria, National Geographic Magazine Online PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 28, 2018"Leonardo da Vinci's groundbreaking anatomical sketches" By Alastair Sooke 21st October 2014, BBC.comHuman Dissection and the Science and Art of Leonardo da Vinci - Joseph K. Perloff, MD American Journal of Cardiology HISTORICAL STUDY| VOLUME 111, ISSUE 5, P775-777, MARCH 01, 2013 Early Anatomical Theaters - The Medical Alumni Association of the University of Maryland, Inc.The original drama of operating theatres | by Lizzie Enfield 25 January 2022, Wellcome Collection WordsAnatomical Theaters | Amusing Planet "Andreas Vesalius Produces a Unprecedented Blend of Scientific Exposition, Art and Typography" Jeremy Norman's HistoryofInformation.com Exploring the History of Information and Media through Timelines Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2022 All Rights Reserved

In 1842, a curious specimen of a 'mermaid' beguiled visitors at Barnum's American Museum in New York City. An elaborate fake, the Fiji (or Feejee) Mermaid was the quintessential 'humbug' in dime museums across the United States.The Legacy of Dime Museums and the Freakshow : How the Past Impacts the Present – AASLHThe Mead's Mermaid | 4/2017 | Amherst CollegeBuxton Mermaid origins probed at University of LincolnHow 13th-Century “Mermaid Bones” Came to Be Displayed in a Japanese TempleP.T. Barnum & the Feejee MermaidThe Feejee Mermaid: Early Barnum Hoax | Live ScienceFiji Mermaid, Original Fiji Mermaid Display, Oddities, Curiosities - Oddities For Sale has uniqueCentaur of Tennessee, Knoxville, TennesseeBlog: Margaret Cooter - Dime MuseumsThe Dime Museum - The AtlanticDime Museum Freaks | The San Francisco Examiner, 17 May 1899How a Fake Monster Creeped into our Museums | HyperallergenicFollow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2022 All Rights Reserved

In this special episode, Katie and Luke interview Jon Ferry, owner of JonsBones. Ferry's company sells antique osteological specimens for educational use. Ferry's stock, responsibly sourced from medical practices, reveals the history of the bone trade and the fabrication of medical bones for anatomical study.Check out JonsBones on the web and in-person in Bushwick, Brooklyn @jonsbonesABC News: TikTok user sells human bones, ignites ethical debate onlineBone collector opens museum: 100 skulls, human skeletonsVice News: Meet The TikToker Selling Human Bones OnlineReal Human Bones for Sale | JonsBonesFollow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.comArtwork: Brittany Schall Music: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by Kevin MacLeod2022 All Rights Reserved

One of the preeminent entertainers of the 20th century, Harry Houdini was a master of his craft, thrilling audiences with captivating physical stunts. An inventor, illusionist, and escapologist, he spent the final years of his career fighting to define the blurring line between entertainment and exploitative false spiritualism. In observance of the 96th anniversary of his death, join us as we explore the extraordinary life of the most famous magician of all time. https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/david-copperfields-secret-museum-of-magic-open-to-all-in-his-book-2467823/ (David Copperfield's secret magic museum revealed in new book – PHOTOS | Las Vegas Review-Journal) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/harry-houdini-ingenious-innovator-didnt-want-anybody-know-180961078/ (Escape Artist Harry Houdini Was an Ingenious Inventor, He Just Didn't Want Anybody to Know More than just a magician, Houdini was also an actor, aviator, amateur historian and businessman By Jackson Landers January 9, 2017) https://muzeo.org/current-exhibitions/ (Houdini Unchained: The Legacy of Harry Houdini – Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/30/harry-houdini-and-the-art-of-escape (Harry Houdini and the Art of Escape Why do the magician's tricks and triumphs still fascinate us? By David Denby March 23, 2020) https://newrepublic.com/article/123057/harry-houdini-love (Excerpted from The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World Copyright © 2015 by David Jaher. Published by Crown Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.) https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-harry-houdini#:~:text=Houdini%20assisted%20with%20the%20American%20war%20effort%20during%20WWI.&text=In%20a%20series%20of%20classes,of%20capture%20by%20the%20Germans. (10 Things You May Not Know About Harry Houdini - HISTORY.COM) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/houdini-on-his-water-torture-cell-1914 (Audio of Houdini on his Water Torture Cell (1914)) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZX6NzOehKY (Houdini Archival Footage) https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/houdini-the-career-of-ehrich-weiss_kenneth-silverman/475982/item/5902641/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwfiaBhC7ARIsAGvcPe6k5rxBjoLfEtAKFZ_Pmj81RI1LOCR_UrJZ3lCkL7QY2zWK5QRJIW4aAuR-EALw_wcB#idiq=5902641&edition=4403216 (Houdini!!! The Career of Ehrich Weiss by Kenneth Silverman) https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/ (WILD ABOUT HARRY - Where Houdini Lives By John Cox) https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-secret-life-of-houdini-the-making-of-americas-first-superhero_larry-sloman_william-kalush/297021/item/1434186/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwfiaBhC7ARIsAGvcPe6weQmM8KVtFYAMlXiI4nY2sT_zuO7XknicVDIdajjQpXjkbO6BBEoaAr6VEALw_wcB#idiq=1434186&edition=4213113 (The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero by Larry Sloman and William Kalush) https://americanmuseumofmagic.com/ (American Museum of Magic | The wonder of it all!) https://www.visitnepa.org/things-to-do/attractions/houdini-museum/ (Houdini Museum: Tour & Magic Show | Scranton | Lackawanna County, PA) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/houdini-margery-pamphlet/ (Margery Pamphlet | American Experience | Official Site | PBS) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientific-american-vs-the-supernatural/ (Scientific American vs. the Supernatural - Scientific American By Katherine Harmon Courage on September 1, 2020) https://www.history.com/news/flu-pandemic-wwi-ouija-boards-spiritualism (How the 1918 Pandemic Spurred a Spiritualism Craze of Talking to the Dead - HISTORY) https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/silencing-the-dead-the-decline-of-spiritualism/264005/ (Silencing the Dead: The Decline of Spiritualism - The Atlantic by Erin McCarthy OCTOBER 23, 2012) Follow us on IG: @themorbidmuseum Email us at themorbidmuseum@gmail.com Artwork: Brittany Schall