Megan’s got a witch story for you this week—the tale of Connecticut's Mercy Disbrow, and some surprisingly forward-thinking for the 1600s.

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Sources:  

https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/community/article/Witch-scare-in-Connecticut-Accusations-hangings-13944694.php
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/The-curious-history-of-witches-in-Westport-and-14556091.php
https://www.pilgrims-patriots-pioneers.com/2021/10/29/witches-witches-everywhere/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/alse-young-witch/
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/hartford-connecticut-witch-panic/


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276. WITCH: Mercy Disbrow

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Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her apartment with twenty stab wounds, and police ruled it a suicide. Let’s dive in, shall we?

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Sources:  
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ellen-greenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Rae_Greenberg
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ellen-greenberg-death
https://www.lambmcerlane.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/inquirer.com-It-was-very-very-weird-A-civil-suit-reveals-new-details-in-the-case-of-Ellen-Greenberg.pdf
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/ellen-greenberg-philadelphia-teacher-death-still-stokes-questions-from-family
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/05/suicide-or-homicide-parents-anguished-search-for-answers-lasts-years-after-daughter-dies-of-20-stab-wounds.html
https://www.crimescoop.org/news/ten-years-ago-ellen-greenberg-was-fatally-stabbed-20-times-10-times-in-the-back-of-the-neck-why-is-her-horrific-death-still-being-called-a-suicide
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/philadelphia-teacher-death-suicide-ellen-greenberg-parents-say-murder-48-hours/

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282. MYSTERY: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

When famous architect Stanford White was murdered in 1906, some called it the murder of the century. 

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Sources:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_White 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kendall_Thaw 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Nesbit#:~:text=Nesbit%20became%20one%20of%20the,known%20%22Gibson%20Girl%22%20works. 
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/ragtime/white.html
https://avenuemagazine.com/stanford-white-murder-notorious-new-yorker/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/century/
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-stanford-white-murder


All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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281. MURDER: The Murder of Stanford White

Here’s part two of one of the most famous unsolved cases out there—the shocking murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as The Black Dahlia.

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Sources:  

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
https://people.com/the-black-dahlia-body-discovered-anniversary-hollywood-murder-unsolved-8424809
https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short
https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-hodel


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If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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280. MURDER: The Black Dahlia, Part Two

This is one of the most famous unsolved cases out there—the shocking murder of Elizabeth Short, better known as The Black Dahlia.

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Sources:  

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/black-dahlia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dahlia
https://people.com/the-black-dahlia-body-discovered-anniversary-hollywood-murder-unsolved-8424809
https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-dahlia-elizabeth-short
https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-hodel


All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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279. MURDER: The Black Dahlia, Part One

Kara’s got another round of listener-submitted ghost stories! Thank you all so much for telling us all your weird stories. WE LOVE IT.

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Listener Emails

All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. 

If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need. 

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276. WITCH: Mercy Disbrow

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