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Boston Common has the distinction of being the first Public Park in America after Puritan colonists bought the land in 1634. Though it's beautiful today, this park has a deeply dark history. It quickly became the grounds for Puritan punishments (think: whipping posts, stocks, and executions). Grab a warm cup as we explore the lives of women who were put to death here and whether or not they still haunt the grounds today.Tea of the Day: DM & Co. Kettle Corn Tea Theme Music by Brad FrankSources:The Freedom Trail, “Boston Common.” https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/trail-sites/boston-common#:~:text=Established%20in%201634%2C%20Boston%20Common,area%2C%20Anglican%20minister%20William%20Blackstone.New England Folklore, “Ghosts of the Great Elm and The Witching Elm.” By Peter Muise, May 03, 2015 https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2015/05/ghosts-of-great-elm-and-witching-elm.htmlNightly Spirits, “The Haunts of Boston Common in Boston.” June 2, 2020 https://nightlyspirits.com/the-haunts-of-boston-common-in-boston/Boston Hidden Gems, “Boston History: The Great Elm History.” Nov 14, 2022, https://www.bostonhiddengems.com/blog/the-great-elmCity of Boston, “Notes from the Archives: Mary Dyer executed #onthisday in 1660.” Published by Archives and Records Management, Last updated: June 1, 2017, https://www.boston.gov/news/notes-archives-mary-dyer-executed-onthisday-1660Quakers in the World, “Mary Dyer.” https://www.quakersintheworld.org/quakers-in-action/15/Mary-DyerUMKC School of Law - Famous Trials, “The Life, Trials, and Execution of Mary Dyer: An Account.” by Douglas O. Linder (2019) https://famous-trials.com/dyer/2489-the-life-trials-and-execution-of-mary-dyer-an-accountMichals, Debra. "Anne Hutchinson." National Women's History Museum. Natonal Women's History Museum, 2015. Site Accessed October 11, 2024, https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/anne-hutchinsonGhost City Tours, “The Ghost of Mary Dyer: the story of one of Boston's most famous ghosts.” https://ghostcitytours.com/boston/ghost-stories/mary-dyer/Seven, John, “This Wealthy Woman Was Hanged as a Witch for Speaking Her Mind.” Published: October 24, 2018, History.com, https://www.history.com/news/witch-trial-execution-anne-hibbins-bostonBuck, Stephanie, “This woman was executed as a witch because she complained about her carpenters.” Medium, Nov 30, 2016, https://medium.com/timeline/ann-hibbins-witch-a92a9cff276dFind a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64261891/ann-hibbens: accessed October 15, 2024), memorial page for Ann Moore Hibbens (1605–19 Jun 1656), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64261891, citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).Poole, William F.; Winsor, Justin; and Royster, Paul (depositor), "[The Case of Ann Hibbins, Executed for Witchcraft at Boston in 1656]" (1656). Joshua Scottow Papers. 5, https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=scottowNew England Folklore, “Ann Hibbins, The Wealthy Witch of Boston.” April 07, 2019, https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2019/04/ann-hibbins-wealthy-witch-of-boston.html“Ghosts of the Boston Common: The Central Burial Ground and Its Residents,” by Michela Rahaim, April 15, 2022, Very Local, https://www.verylocal.com/ghosts-of-boston-common/21623/City of Boston, “Central Burying Ground.” Last updated: 7/13/16, https://www.boston.gov/cemeteries/central-burying-groundChand, Rakashi, “Rachel Wall's Confession, the words of a Pirate?” The Beehive (Massachusetts Historical Society Blog) Updated September 19, 2018, https://www.masshist.org/beehiveblog/2018/09/rachel-walls-confession-the-words-of-a-pirate/Berkley, Amy, “Pirate in a Petticoat: The Legend of Rachel Wall By Amy Berkley.” History of Boston and Beyond, April 8, 2017, https://robertallisonhistory.wordpress.com/2017/04/08/pirate-in-a-petticoat-the-legend-of-rachel-wall-by-amy-berkley/Anne Bonny Pirate, “Rachel Wall Biography.” https://www.annebonnypirate.com/famous-female-pirates/rachel-wall/Laskey, Mark, “The Infernal Hole and the Unsettled Dead: The Cursed Project to Build America's First Subway System.” Cvlture, PublishedMay 27, 2015, https://cvltnation.com/the-infernal-hole-and-the-unsettled-dead-the-cursed-project-to-build-americas-first-subway-system/Ghost City Tours, “The Ghosts of the Boston Common.” https://ghostcitytours.com/boston/haunted-places/boston-common/Belfast Entries, “The Irish Widow Hanged as a Witch in Boston.” Published by P&P, January 16th, 2024, https://www.belfastentries.com/people/ann-glover/Ghost and Gravestones, “Most Infamous Ghosts of Boston.” https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/boston/most-infamous-ghostsBurns, Heather, “Have a 'scary' good time on Boston Common.” Tewksbury Town Crier, Oct 28, 2023, https://homenewshere.com/tewksbury_town_crier/news/article_0d5c0418-7461-11ee-bf3e-e7f4ad09beb3.html
On March 16, 1968, members of the United States Army carried out a mass murder against unarmed Vietnamese civilians. They killed 504 people. Two hundred and ten of the murder victims were under the age of 13. Afterward, military leadership did their best to cover up the massacre. They didn't anticipate that a few brave people would tell the truth. And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Kristin read a bunch of articles, then spat them back out in her very limited vocabulary. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “My Lai” episode of American Experience “My Lai Massacre” by Douglas O. Linder for famous trials.com “My Lai Massacre,” entry on Britannica.com “The truth behind My Lai,” by Christopher J. Levesque for The New York Times “The Ghosts of My Lai,” by Shaun Raviv for Smithsonian Magazine YOU'RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We'd offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you'll get 55+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90's style chat room!
Ireland-born MAUREEN O'HARA was not only one of the silver screen's great actresses, she was also a strong independent woman who did not suffer fools gladly. When Confidential magazine, a tabloid known for false stories and unethical journalistic practices, came for her in 1957, she fought back with a vengeance. Her efforts, along with DOROTHY DANDRIDGE, ROBERT MITCHUM, LIZABETH SCOTT, and a bevy of other stars, helped stop the scandal-crazed magazine in its sleazy tracks. Read all about the events and trial that would shocked a nation. SHOW NOTES: Sources: 'Tis Herself, (2005), by Maureen O'Hara, with John Nicolletti Searching For John Ford, (2011), by Joseph McBride Confidential Confidential: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine (2008), by Samantha Barbos Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, America's Most Scandalous Magazine (2010), by Henry E. Scott “The Continental Magazine Trial: An Account” (2010), by Douglas O. Linder, University of Kansas City Law School Review “Confidential's Reign of Terror,” April 1, 2003, by Neal Gabler, Vanity Fair “The Press: Putting the Papers to Bed,” April 26, 1957, Time magazine “Magazine Raises Obscenity Issues,” August 21, 1957, by Gladwin Hill, The New York Times “Hollywood Flashback: In 1957 the ‘Confidential' Trail Scandalized Hollywood,” April 4, 2022, by Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter wikipedia.com IMDBPro.com --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In November 2012, the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles pardoned three black men who had been wrongly convicted of assaulting two white women in 1931. They were the last of nine young men associated with the case to have their convictions officially cleared from the record. Their arrest and the trials that followed served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement. Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show. Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.com Facebook: Southern Mysteries Podcast Twitter: @southernpod_ Instagram: @shannonballard_ Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Episode Sources Scottsboro Trials. Accessed December 14, 2022. “Scottsboro Boys” Trials (1931-1937). Famous Trials by Douglas O. Linder. Accessed December 10, 2022. Without Fear or Favor: Judge James Edwin Horton and the Trial of the “Scottsboro Boys” By Douglas O. Linder. Accessed December 10, 2022 The Saga Of The Scottsboro Boys. Accessed January 2, 2023. The Scottsboro Trials: A Legal Lynching. Accessed January 2, 2023. The Scottsboro Boys: Injustice in Alabama. Accessed December 15, 2022. Episode Music No 7 Alone with My Thoughts by Esther Abrami. Licensed under a Creative Commons License Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Fred Korematsu led a fairly typical American life. His family went to church every Sunday. They owned a small business. The Korematsu family had always faced some level of racism, but nothing compared to the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the relocation and incarceration of more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry into concentration camps. None of the people who were put in the camps had done anything wrong. There wasn't even evidence that they'd *maybe* done anything wrong. In the face of this racist hysteria, Fred Korematsu stood firm. As a person with Japanese ancestry, he had been ordered to leave his home. But he refused. Then Brandi tells us another terrifying story about a bathtub. At around 1 a.m. on April 27, 2012, Chad Cutler called 911. He told the dispatcher that he'd just discovered his wife, Lisa, blue and unresponsive in their bathtub. He guessed she'd been in there for a few hours. He claimed he'd fallen asleep after she got in the bathtub earlier that evening. But when paramedics arrived on the scene, they noticed that the bed in the master bedroom was still made. Chad was fully dressed, and eerily calm. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “U.S. v Korematsu,” by Douglas O. Linder for FamousTrials.com “Fred Korematsu Fought Against Japanese Internment in the Supreme Court… and Lost,” by Erick Trickey for Smithsonian Magazine “Fred Korematsu,” entry on Wikipedia “Internment of Japanese Americans,” entry on Wikipedia “Fred's Story,” from the Fred T. Korematsu Institute In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Dead In The Water” episode Accident, Suicide, or Murder “'None Of It Made Any Sense': Illinois Mother's Murder Staged As Bathtub Drowning” by Sharon Lynn Pruitt, Oxygen “Relationships of Cutlers Focus of Trial” by Huey Freeman, Herald and Review “Chad Cutler Trial Focuses on Injuries” by Huey Freeman, Herald and Review “Cutler Jury Begins To Deliberate” by Huey Freeman, Herald and Review “Illinois Man Who Drowned Wife For Insurance Remains Jailed” Insurance News Net “People v. Cutler” casetext.com YOU'RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We'd offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you'll get 25+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90's style chat room!
I denne episoden får dere andre del av Sam Sheppard saken. Lytt til episoden for å høre hvilke andre mistenke som har blitt tatt opp og hvordan tiden etter dommen var for Sam. Kilder:Artikler:Famous trials: An account. Av; N.N. https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppardMontaldo, Charles. "The Tragic Life and Murder Case of Dr. Sam Sheppard." ThoughtCohttps://thoughtco.com/the-sam-sheppard-murder-case-972179Find a grave: Marilyn Resse Sheppard. Av: Donald Greyfield.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6876/marilyn-sheppardFamous trials: Did Sam do it? Av: Douglas O. Linder https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/5-didsamdoitFamous trials: Sam Sheppard. Av: N.N https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/2-sheppardFamous Trails: Evidence. Av: N.N https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/10-evidencePBS.com: Killer's trail. Av: N.N. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/chronology.htmlTownsend, JJ. Who killed Marylin Sheppard. Av: JJ Townsend. https://jttownsend.com/who-killed-marilyn-sheppard/Engaged Schoolarship: Mother of Dr. Sheppard kills her self with a gun. Av: N.Nhttps://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=newspaper_coverageBiography.com: Sam Sheppard Biograpgy. Av: Biography editors. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/sam-sheppardHistory: Sam Sheppard the insparation for the “fugetive” dies. Av: N.N https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-sheppard-diesFilmdaily: Cold case, Marylin Sheppards murder inspired the “fugetive”. Av: Brynley Louise. https://filmdaily.co/news/marilyn-sheppard-murder/Case western reserve: Sheppard murder case. Av: N.N https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/sheppard-murder-caseYoutube: Buzzfeed unsolved network: The puzzeling case of Marylin and Sam Sheppard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRFPjBuRRCg&t=42sPodcaster: Sam Sheppard - Case closed. Histories, mysteries and conspiracies - Sam sheppard. True Crime Garage - Dr. Sam Sheppard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I første del av vår to delte episode om drapet på Marylin Sheppard i 1954, forteller Maria om hvordan Sam, mannen til Marylin, blir mistenkt for drapet og hvordan etterforskningen var. Kilder: Artikler: Famous trials: An account. Av; N.N. https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppardMontaldo, Charles. "The Tragic Life and Murder Case of Dr. Sam Sheppard." ThoughtCohttps://thoughtco.com/the-sam-sheppard-murder-case-972179Find a grave: Marilyn Resse Sheppard. Av: Donald Greyfield.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6876/marilyn-sheppardFamous trials: Did Sam do it? Av: Douglas O. Linder https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/5-didsamdoitFamous trials: Sam Sheppard. Av: N.N https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/2-sheppardFamous Trails: Evidence. Av: N.N https://www.famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard/10-evidencePBS.com: Killer's trail. Av: N.N. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sheppard/chronology.htmlTownsend, JJ. Who killed Marylin Sheppard. Av: JJ Townsend. https://jttownsend.com/who-killed-marilyn-sheppard/Engaged Schoolarship: Mother of Dr. Sheppard kills her self with a gun. Av: N.Nhttps://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1067&context=newspaper_coverageBiography.com: Sam Sheppard Biograpgy. Av: Biography editors. https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/sam-sheppardHistory: Sam Sheppard the insparation for the “fugetive” dies. Av: N.N https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sam-sheppard-diesFilmdaily: Cold case, Marylin Sheppards murder inspired the “fugetive”. Av: Brynley Louise. https://filmdaily.co/news/marilyn-sheppard-murder/Case western reserve: Sheppard murder case. Av: N.N https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/sheppard-murder-caseYoutube:Buzzfeed unsolved network: The puzzeling case of Marylin and Sam Sheppard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRFPjBuRRCg&t=42sPodcast: Sam Sheppard - Case closed. Histories, mysteries and conspiracies - Sam sheppard. True Crime Garage - Dr. Sam Sheppard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
PART 2 of the infamous murders of Abby and Andrew Borden looks at the trial, the aftermath, some weird shit that happened because people are weird, and finally--THEORIES! Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ For more old timey crimey content, check out the Patreon and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our Amazon Wishlist to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE! Don't forget to follow the show FB, Insta, or Twitter. WE HAVE MERCH! https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop Other Shows: Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Detectives by the Decade: https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-planLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Breaktime by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktimeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources: The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeleton_in_Armor Evening World via LOC Deborah Allard. Herald News. https://www.heraldnews.com/article/20150601/NEWS/150609465 Professor Douglas O. Linder and law students. Famous Trials. https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden Chronology. Lizzieandrewborden.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145937/http://lizzieandrewborden.com/crimelibrary/chronologies/chronology1789-1892.htm Diana Griffiths. The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden and Victorian Studies. https://ochm.medium.com/lizzie-borden-and-the-taunton-jail-d8224024666f William F. Hanna. Old Colony History Museum. https://ochm.medium.com/lizzie-borden-and-the-taunton-jail-d8224024666f Boston Globe. https://www.newspapers.com/image/430858491/?terms=Lizzie%20Borden&match=1 https://newengland.com/today/living/homes/lizzie-borden-house-fall-river/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lizzie-borden/ https://www.biography.com/news/lizzie-borden-life-after-murder-trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/lizzie-borden-trial-1892 https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2019/07/21/how-did-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-become-a-household-name/ideas/essay/ https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/lizzie-borden https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/borden-parents-found-dead https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/lizzie-borden/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/ https://www.livescience.com/lizzie-borden-house-for-sale.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81765/how-lizzie-borden-spent-her-life-after-being-acquitted https://www.bustle.com/p/what-happened-to-lizzie-borden-after-the-murders-lizzie-gives-yet-another-take-on-the-story-11881038 Unresolved Mysteries, Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/kodcvs/whats_your_weirdest_theory/
PART 1 of the infamous murders of Andrew and Abby Borden looks at Fall River, life in the Borden household, the leadup to the murder and the murder itself, and arrest of Lizzie Borden for the murders of her father and stepmother. For more old timey crimey content, check out the Patreon and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our Amazon Wishlist to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE! Don't forget to follow the show FB, Insta, or Twitter. WE HAVE MERCH! https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop Other Shows: Short Story, Short Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3q2moJE65wLBf0zFjqhMhu?si=3zbTwhkIQnOYVqbd_TmZYQ Detectives by the Decade: https://linktr.ee/detectivesbythedecade Thanks to sponsor Best Fiends. Sources: The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeleton_in_Armor Evening World via LOC Deborah Allard. Herald News. https://www.heraldnews.com/article/20150601/NEWS/150609465 Professor Douglas O. Linder and law students. Famous Trials. https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden Chronology. Lizzieandrewborden.com http://lizzieandrewborden.com/crimelibrary/chronologies/chronology1789-1892.htm Diana Griffiths. The Hatchet: A Journal of Lizzie Borden and Victorian Studies. https://ochm.medium.com/lizzie-borden-and-the-taunton-jail-d8224024666f William F. Hanna. Old Colony History Museum. https://ochm.medium.com/lizzie-borden-and-the-taunton-jail-d8224024666f Boston Globe. https://www.newspapers.com/image/430858491/?terms=Lizzie%20Borden&match=1 https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/lizzie-borden https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/borden-parents-found-dead https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/lizzie-borden/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-19th-century-axe-murderer-lizzie-borden-was-found-not-guilty-180972707/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lizzie-borden-case-blood-evidence-48-hours/ http://murderpedia.org/female.B/b/borden-lizzie.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizzie_Borden https://lizzie-borden.com/ https://www.factinate.com/people/45-dreadful-facts-lizzie-borden-fall-river-tragedy/ Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-planLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Breaktime by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktimeLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In this episode, Nichole and Drew recount the tragic fate of Oscar Wilde brought upon by scandalous criminal accusations and resultant legal proceedings. Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde Famous Trials, Professor Douglas O. Linder Oscar Wilde, a biography by Richard Ellmann
When Lloyd Gaines requested a course catalog from the University of Missouri’s School of Law, the registrar sent one right away. Later, when Lloyd applied to the school, university officials thought nothing of it. He was a qualified applicant. Then the university’s registrar received his undergraduate transcripts, and shit hit the fan. The transcripts came from historically black Lincoln University. But the University of Missouri School of Law refused to accept black students. They asked Lloyd to go to law school in a neighboring state, but Lloyd refused. Then Brandi tells us about a creepy church lady. Mary Jane Fonder had been attending Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church for years. Despite her long tenure at the church, she didn’t have many friends there. People generally thought she was pretty weird. But her weirdness kicked into overdrive when she convinced herself that she and the church pastor had feelings for one another. She left him long, incoherent messages. She snuck food into his house. Later, when he began helping a new church member named Rhonda Smith, Mary Jane lost her shit. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Before Brown: Charles H Houston and the Gaines Case,” by Douglas O. Linder for Famous-Trials.com “Lloyd Gaines,” entry on Wikipedia “Charles Hamilton Houston,” entry on Wikipedia “Little known Supreme Court case from Missouri was early stepping-stone to school desegregation,” by Ryan Delaney for St. Louis Public Radio In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Mary Jane Fonder” episode Snapped “Test of Faith: Killing shocks congregation” by Keith Morrison, Dateline “Bucks County killer Mary Jane Fonder dies just weeks after search for missing father reopened” by Manuel Gamiz Jr., The Morning Call “Police hope remnants of Bucks County home, once owned by a murderer, holds clues about long-missing man” by Vinny Vella, The Philadelphia Inquirer “Mary Jane Fonder”http://wikipedia.org “Mary Jane Fonder”http://murderpedia.org
Richard Henry Patterson was mortified. His girlfriend, Francisca Marquinez, was dead in his bed, and he knew exactly what was to blame. His sizable penis. He was certain she’d choked and died while performing oral sex. Richard was so embarrassed that he took a few days to call the police. At least… that’s the story he told them when they showed up. Then Kristin tells us about the first and only criminal trial in the history of the United States Supreme Court. It all started in 1906 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A pretty white woman named Nevada Taylor was on her way home from work when a man attacked and raped her. She didn’t get a good look at her attacker. She knew he had a soft, gentle voice, strong arms, and… was maybe black? That was all Sheriff Joseph Shipp needed to hear. In fact, it was all that most white folks needed to hear. Soon after the reward money piled up, a sketchy man came forward with an incredible story. He was pretty sure he’d seen a black man who matched the attacker’s description near the scene of the crime, around the time of the crime, twirling the leather strap that the attacker had wrapped around Nevada’s neck. That man, apparently, was Ed Johnson. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Sheriff Shipp Trial,” by Douglas O. Linder for famous-trials.com “Mrs. Daisy Hixon Divorced,” Chattanooga Daily Times, Sept. 28, 1907 “Miss Nevada Taylor Dies,” Chattanooga Daily Times, May 13, 1907 “Styles Linton Hutchins,” Tennessee State Government website “Lynching of Ed Johnson,” entry on Wikipedia “Lynching of Alfred Blount,” entry on Wikipedia edjohnsonproject.com “Ed Johnson Gravesite; Pleasant Garden Cemetery,” by Rob’s Randomness on YouTube In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Man accused of murder asks to show penis to jury in oral-sex choking defense” by Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel “Florida man who claimed girlfriend choked during oral sex because of his over-sized manhood, is found NOT guilty of her murder” by Abigail Miller and Snejana Farberov, The Daily Mail “"It needs to be erect": Accused murderer's bizarre defense” by Jackie Salo, New York Post “Defense rests in man’s oral sex choking trial” by Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel “Man who claimed girlfriend choked during oral sex acquitted in murder case” by Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel “Margate man acquitted in murder case after oral-sex defense”by Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel "Lawyer admits size never mattered in big-penis murder trial” by Jackie Salo, New York Post “Man who murdered high-flying solicitor and claimed she choked to death while performing a sex act on him is jailed for life” The Daily Mail
Black versus white, North versus South, vigilantes and a deathbed confession. Join me for all this and more as we travel to Atlanta, Georgia in 1913 to learn about the tragic death of 13-year-old factory worker Mary Phagan – one of the most divisive cases in history. Was the right man found guilty, or was it impossible to hold a fair trial in a state riven by racial, religious and geographic tension that had been brewing ever since the end of the Civil War?Thanks for listening! Here’s how you can get in touch with comments and suggestions:Website: https://www.prashsmurdermap.com/Email: prashsmurdermap@gmail.comTwitter: @PrashsMurderMap Facebook: fb.me/prashsmapInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prashs_murder_map/If you enjoyed the show, please consider supporting Prash’s Murder Map on Patreon; take a look at the rewards on offer for as little as $1 a month.Donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermapOne off donations gratefully received: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermapAudible Discount www.prashsmurdermap.com/audiblediscountRecommended Podcast: Murder She Spoke https://linktr.ee/MSSPodCredits:Research, writing, narration and audio editing by PrashThanks to Ian and TG for the voice oversNo part of this episode may be reproduced or copied in any form without the written permission of Prash’s Murder Map.Sources:Anonymous, “The Frank Case: Inside Story of Georgia’s Greatest Murder Mystery”, 1913, produced in 2015 by Margaret Huffstickler, https://archive.org/details/LeoFrankCaseAtlantaGeorgiaGreatestMurderMystery1913_201503 Digital Library of Georgia, “Tragedy in the New South: The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank”, Exhibitions, Economic Transformation and Child Labour, Digital Public Library of America,https://dp.la/exhibitions/leo-frank/setting-atlanta-in-1913/economic-transformation-and-ch ESRI, “Anti-black racism in Georgia history”, arcgis story maps, https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=b7673ba74e3b4d95828bc573f049c8a1 Leo Frank Case Archive, “Murder Trial Testimony”, https://www.leofrank.org/trial-and-evidence/murder-trial-testimony/ Leo Frank Trial, 1913, “Testimony of Leo Frank”, Famous Trials website by Professor Douglas O. Linder, https://www.famous-trials.com/leo-frank/14-excerpts/48-testimonyfrank Little, Becky, August 2019, “In 1912, this Georgia county drove out every black resident”, History.com, https://www.history.com/news/georgia-racial-expulsion-stacey-abrams “Machinist tells of hair found in factory lathe”, April 30th 1913, The Atlanta Georgian, Vol XI, No. 230, https://www.leofrank.org/library/atlanta-georgian/april-1913/atlanta-georgian-043013-april-30-1913.pdf “Mary Anne Phagan”, Find A Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11655/mary-anne-phagan Monroe, Heather, November 2019, “The Divisive Death of Mary Phagan”, https://medium.com/@hlemonroe/the-divisive-death-of-mary-phagan-1317c5e0c981 Phagan-Kean, Mary, “Little Mary Phagan”, https://littlemaryphagan.com/about/ Snyder, Franklyn Bliss, 1918, “The Ballad of Mary Phagan”, Famous Trials website by Professor Douglas O. Linder, https://www.famous-trials.com/leo-frank/38-ballad Tennessean Staff, “An Innocent Man was Lynched: Reporting exonerated Leo Frank in the murder of Mary Phagan”, Tennessean, https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/02/20/alonzo-mann-says-jim-conley-murdered-mary-phagan/4819312002/ “The Night Witch Did It”, Famous Trials website by Professor Douglas O. Linder, https://www.famous-trials.com/leo-frank/36-notes Worthy, Larry, “Little Secrets The murder of Mary Phagan and the death of Leo Frank”, About North Georgia, http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/Little_Secrets
Moody, Missouri, isn’t known for its crime rate. So when a passerby discovered a dead body on the side of the highway, they called 911 and reported a fatal car crash. But when police arrived on the scene, they discovered something much more unusual. The body belonged to 24-year-old Becki Dillard. She had been shot twice. When investigators went to notify the family, they were immediately suspicious of Becki’s husband, Justin. His reactions were strange. But over time, they began to focus on Justin’s mom, Debra Dillard and her boyfriend, Billy Joe Eastep. Then Kristin tells us about Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt. When Hustler hit its peak in the early 80s, it became known and loved for being a smuttier version of Playboy. Hustler’s contents made Larry a lot of enemies, but perhaps none were more passionate than televangelist Jerry Falwell. One day, Larry decided to poke the bear by creating an ad that parodied a popular Campari ad. It was rough. The ad featured an “interview” with Jerry Falwell, in which he confessed that his first sexual experience had been with his mother, in an outhouse. When the reverend saw the ad parody, he was incensed. So he sued. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “The Jerry Falwell v Larry Flynt Trial,” famous-trials.com, by Douglas O. Linder “Hustler Magazine v. Falwell” entry on Wikipedia “Hustler Magazine v. Falwell” by James C. Foster for mtsu.edu The Supreme Court decision (https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/485/46) In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Debra Dillard” episode Snapped “Howell County Sheriff Says Woman’s Death Was No Accident” by Kathee Baird, The Crime Scene “Mother-In-Law Charged in Howell County Murder” by Kathee Baird, The Crime Scene “Jury Convicts Debra Dillard of Murdering Daughter-In-Law” by Kathee Baird, The Crime Scene
This week, Kristin starts us off with a case that’s as awful as it is important. Emmett Till was just fourteen years old in 1955, when he traveled from his home in Chicago to visit relatives in rural Mississippi. Before he left, his mother warned Emmett that Chicago and Mississippi were two different worlds. The culture was different -- the racism more intense. He’d have to be careful. But no warning could prepare Emmett for what lay ahead of him in Mississippi. Then Brandi tells us the infuriating, but ultimately positive story of Cyntoia Brown. From the moment she was born, Cyntoia faced incredible obstacles. By the time she was a teenager, Cyntoia had been sex trafficked by an older man. When she was 16, a 43-year-old real estate broker named Johnny Michael Allen approached her in a Sonic, looking for sex. The two went back to his house, where Cyntoia felt increasingly afraid. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Emmett Till Murder Trial” by Douglas O. Linder for famous-trials.com “Emmett Till” entry on wikipedia “What happened to the key figures in the Emmett Till case?” by Devery S. Anderson for the Mississippi Clarion Ledger In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “A timeline of the Cyntoia Brown case, conviction and successful bid for clemency” by Jon Garcia, The Tennessean “Who was Cyntoia Brown convicted of killing? A look at Johnny Allen.” by Jon Garcia, The Tennessean “Read Cyntoia Brown-Long's note to her 16-year-old self facing life in prison” by Juan Buitrago, The Tennessean “Cyntoia Brown wasn’t a victim, stole money after killing Johnny Allen: Prosecutors” by Christal Hayes, Newsweek “Cyntoia Brown, a trafficking victim jailed for killing a man using her for sex, was granted clemency following a social-media campaign. Here's everything you need to know.” by Benjamin Goggin, Insider “How The Justice System Failed Cyntoia Brown” by Leah Carroll, Refinery29 “Attorneys seek new trial for teenage killer” Associated Press, The Oklahoman “Cyntoia Denise Brown v. State of Tennessee”http://tncourts.gov “Cyntoia Brown Is Getting Back The Childhood She & So Many Young Black Girls Never Had” by Clarissa Brooks, Bustle “Cyntoia Brown”http://wikipedia.org “Cyntoia Brown” episode ExpediTIously Podcast
This week, we look at Leopold and Loeb, whose plan to commit "the perfect crime" was imperfect in so, so many ways. Like--a lot of ways. Plus: More Shakespearean insults, paint thinner madness, and murderer eyeballs. And remember, if your closing argument is over 12 hours, the transcripts are free! Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ You can show us your love over at Patreon, or through Paypal via oldtimeycrimey@gmail.com Don't forget to swing by our social media and say hi! You can find us at Facebook, Insta, and Twitter. Sources:Nina Barrett. “Leopold and Loeb: 90 years later, finding the truth.” Crimereads.com “Leopold and Loeb’s Criminal Minds.” Smithsonianmag.com “Excerpts from the Psychiatric ("Alienist") Testimony in the Leopold & Loeb Hearing.” University of Missouri Kansas City http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/leoploeb/psychiatrictestimony.html “The Leopold and Loeb Trial.” PBS.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/monkeytrial-leopold-and-loeb-trial/ “The Trial of Leopold and Loeb.” Crime Archives. http://www.crimearchives.net/1924_leopold_loeb/html/chronology.html Annemarie Mannion. “Touch of History.” Chicago Tribune. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-10-15-9310150189-story.html Jeremy Lybarger. “Reopening the Case Files of Leopold and Loeb.” The Paris Review. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/07/26/reopening-the-case-files-of-leopold-and-loeb/ Kendall. “Nathan Leopold’s Home.” The Chicago Crime Scenes Project. http://chicagocrimescenes.blogspot.com/2009/09/nathan-leopolds-home.html “Leopold and Loeb.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_and_Loeb “Vintage Threads: Automobile Lap Robes.” Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum. http://fountainheadauto.blogspot.com/2014/11/vintage-threads-automobile-lap-robes.html Professor Douglas O. Linder. “The Leopold And Loeb Trial: An Account.” Famous Trials. https://famous-trials.com/leopoldandloeb/1741-home