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In April 1836, 23-year-old courtesan Helen Jewett was found murdered in a New York City brothel. The prime suspect, Richard P. Robinson, was acquitted despite strong evidence. The case became a media sensation, highlighting the power of press coverage and exposing harsh 19th-century societal realities.
Source Materials
https://allthatsinteresting.com/helen-jewett
https://www.thoughtco.com/murder-of-helen-jewett-1773772
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/helen_jewett/
https://www.grunge.com/1009628/the-murder-of-helen-jewett-americas-first-tabloid-murder-trial/
https://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=sat3207#mode/1up
https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/10/girl-in-green.html
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/cohen-jewett.html
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In April 1836, 23-year-old courtesan Helen Jewett was found murdered in a New York City brothel. The prime suspect, Richard P. Robinson, was acquitted despite strong evidence. The case became a media sensation, highlighting the power of press coverage and exposing harsh 19th-century societal realities.
Source Materials
https://allthatsinteresting.com/helen-jewett
https://www.thoughtco.com/murder-of-helen-jewett-1773772
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/classics/helen_jewett/
https://www.grunge.com/1009628/the-murder-of-helen-jewett-americas-first-tabloid-murder-trial/
https://reader.library.cornell.edu/docviewer/digital?id=sat3207#mode/1up
https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/10/girl-in-green.html
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/cohen-jewett.html

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