Crime in Congress

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session is PART THREE of one of the most infamous American political scandals - Watergate - and the man behind the plot, President Richard Nixon. 

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Sources: 

Graff, G. M. (2022). Watergate: A New History.

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**We had every audio issue in the book with this episode! Please ignore the background noises and echo - we will be re-recording this episode at a later date, but didn't want to keep you waiting for Part II**

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session kicks off a two-part series where we will dive into the murder of DC Attorney General Philip Barton Key, son of the author of the Star Spangled Banner, by sitting Congressman from New York Daniel Sickles. 

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Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America by Chris DeRose

Murder in Lafayette Square by Heather Thomas (Library of Congress)

MURDER ON LAFAYETTE SQUARE: A 19th-Century Shooting Across from the White House Drew World-Wide Attention by James F. Lee 

Web Archive (Assumption.edu)

Daniel E. Sickles by James Hessler (Essential Civil War Curriculum)

The Assassination of Philip Barton Key (Unresolved)

Evening Star (Monday, Feb. 28, 1859)

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

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Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session kicks off a two-part series where we will dive into the murder of DC Attorney General Philip Barton Key, son of the author of the Star Spangled Banner, by sitting Congressman from New York Daniel Sickles. 

Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress 

Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America by Chris DeRose

Murder in Lafayette Square by Heather Thomas (Library of Congress)

Antonio Bagioli (Wikipedia)

Women and Reproduction in the United States during the 19th Century by Shannon K. Withycombe (Oxford Research Encyclopedia)

Teresa Sickles (Women in History Blog)

The Life and Times of Teresa Bagioli Sickles (A Story Telling Podcast)

The Assassination of Philip Barton Key (Unresolved)

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Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session is PART TWO of one of the most infamous American political scandals - Watergate - and the man behind the plot, President Richard Nixon. 

Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress 

Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

Graff, G. M. (2022). Watergate: A New History.

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session kicks off a series where we will dive into one of the most infamous American political scandals - Watergate - and the man behind the plot, President Richard Nixon. 

Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress 

Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

Graff, G. M. (2022). Watergate: A New History.

The Seattle Times: How Nixon Beat `Pink' In '50 Race

Daily Beast: 'Tricky Dick' vs. the Pink Lady

PBS: Nixon’s Checkers Speech

The New Yorker: The Deceit and Conflict Behind the Leak of the Pentagon Papers

The New York Times: Cuban Says He and Two Others Broke Into Psychiatrist's Office

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress 

Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

D.C. Stephenson 

Indiana Klan

Smithsonian Magazine

The D.C. Stephenson Trial: A Chronology

The Dying Declaration of Madge Oberholtzer

Belt Magazine

Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

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Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This session recounts the scandal of one of Utah’s first Senators after becoming a state. This is a classic case of a love affair turned deadly resulting in the shooting and death of Senator Arthur Brown at the hands of his longtime mistress, Anne Madison Bradley.

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Sources: 

Antioch University: Our Roots

The "Gentile Polygamist": Arthur Brown, Ex-Senator from Utah 

By: Linda Thatcher, Utah Historical Quarterly

Utah Statehood

By: Dennis Lythgoe, Deseret News

Isabel Cameron, The Church Historian's Press

Political Suicide, Arthur Brown (1843-1906)

By: Erin McHugh

The Midland Monthly, Volume V

The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah (September 28, 1902)

The Salt Lake Herald (September 30, 1902)

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction), Volume 10 (November 22, 1902)

Salt Lake Telegram (February 16, 1903)

Salt Lake Telegram (September 30, 1903)

Desert News (December 10, 1906)

The Salt Lake Herald (January 12, 1908)

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Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

This episode details the first fatal congressional duel in United States history.

Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress 

Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne B. Freeman, Chapter 3: The Pull and Power of Violence: The Cilley-Graves Duel (1838)

Judicial Combat (Wikipedia)

The History of Dueling in America (PBS)

Dueling: the Violence of Gentlemen (National Endowment for the Humanities Magazine)

Congressional Globe, 25th Congress, Session 2

Three Pamphlets about the Duel of February 24, 1838, Between Jonathan Cilley of Maine and  William J. Graves  Kentucky (United States Congress, accessed through Bangor Public Library)

Legislator Misconduct Database (Govtrack.us)

Man who requested trial by combat in custody dispute clears sanity test, requests testing for ex-wife and her attorney (Des Moines Register)

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress 

Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

Our Mary Jo By Georgetta Potoski and William Nelson

TIME

EDGARTOWN DISTRICT COURT INQUEST

TIME

NEW YORK TIMES

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.

Follow us on Instagram @CrimeinCongress 

Have a case you want us to cover? Want to be the first to know when new episodes are out? Sign up for our email list here! 

Sources: 

STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BYRON LOOPER

Nashville Scene

Dying to Belong Season 1 Episode 4

Crossville Chronicle

Byron Looper

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental music by Dmitry Taras