A Good Night For a Murder

A little something extra to kickstart your October! This is a retelling in my own words of The New Mother from 1882, which is credited as the primary inspiration for the film Coraline. Protect your eyes.

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The year is 1830 in Salem, Massachusetts. This is long before Salem rebranded its tumultuous history by proclaiming itself “Witch City” as we know and love it today. While Salem for some time had enjoyed the rapid expansion of becoming a bustling trade port, maritime business had been on a steady decline for the past three decades. Salem was experiencing the end of an era - slowly turning into one of the quiet, sleepy seaside communities that New England is known for. And there in that community, lived retired sea captain, Joseph White.

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This season, we continue to unearth the darkest corners of the 19th century. Prepare yourself for true tales of calculating Victorian black widows, disinherited relatives bent on revenge, and scandalous extramarital affairs that end in absolute tragedy. To my long-time listeners, welcome back. To those just discovering us, pull up a chair. I am thrilled to share these forgotten mysteries with you starting this October, just in time for longer nights and the chill of autumn to return.

So, meet me in the parlor, and whatever you do, don’t let the hearth fire go out.

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Was it a cure, or was it murder?

In late 19th century Ireland, fairy lore ran so deep that one man believed his sick wife had been swapped with a fairy changeling and went to extreme lengths to get her back.

This is the case of Bridget Cleary.

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On this Valentines Day eve, I have, what else, but the story of a scandalous Victorian era love triangle, that ends in murder. What makes this story even more outrageous though, was how investigative journalism left police running to catch up. 

This is the case of William Guldensuppe, The Scattered Dutchman.

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On February 24, 1911 the Barnabet family of Lafayette, Louisiana awoke to the news that their neighbors, the Andrus family, had been murdered in the night. The family had been struck down in their sleep with an axe that was found on the floor of the home. A month before in nearby Crowley, Louisiana, the Byers family had been killed in the same fashion. The murders were eerily similar to another, back in 1909 out in Rayne, Louisiana. Now, the murders had come to the Barnabet’s doorstep.

Some though, thought the murders had done more than just arrive in Lafayette. They thought the Barnabets were, in fact, responsible.

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Happy Holidays everyone! Victorians considered the holiday season the best season for ghost stories. As you prepare for your Christmas festivities, enjoy three classic ghost stories Victorians would tell around their hearths on a cold winter night.

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This the debut of a new type of episode on the public feed called A Good Night Snack!

The first Good Night Snack I have for you, is about weird Victorian graves. Some of the legends are real, some are probably not real, but one thing is for certain, is that they are all really weird… Be sure to stick around and listen to all 4 stories because they get wilder as we go.

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Two teenagers, the Fox sisters, are credited with igniting the Spiritualist movement. At its height, by the late 1800s, upwards of 8 million people across the US and Europe were said to subscribe to spiritualist beliefs. But, in 1888, the Fox Sisters admitted that it was all fake. They were not mediums - none of that was real Every message, knock, or rapping from the other side was all manufactured by them. What audiences thought were messages from their deceased loved ones, were actually just them cracking their toes and ankles really loudly.

This is the story of the Fox sisters.

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Linda Hazzard developed her own fasting protocol that she said was a “panacea for all manner of illnesses, ridding the body of toxins that caused imbalances in the body." She said all disease was caused by “impure blood” brought on by “impaired digestion,” and that her method could cure anything from toothache to tuberculosis. In 1898 Linda decided her husband the the two children they’d had together were holding her back, and she left them to go pursue her career.

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