In this episode we discuss the 1836 murder of young prostitute, Helen Jewett. Jewett's murder made the headlines in New York City and around the country. This case has still has no closure nor conviction and has haunted the country to this day. Some believe Helen to be a heroine others a sex scandal. This episode looks at Jewett's story and breaks down the conditions of the time period and her death. For this episode we read Patricia Cline Cohen's The Murder of Helen Jewett, which goes behind these first lurid accounts to reconstruct the story of the mysterious victim, Helen Jewett.