This week we’re stepping back to the hazy, gas-lit streets of 1840s New York…
She was young, charming, and known across the city as “the Beautiful Cigar Girl.” Men lined up at the shop just to catch a glimpse of her smile. But in the summer of 1841, Mary Rogers vanished and days later, her body was found floating in the Hudson River.
What followed was a full-blown media frenzy, a chaotic investigation, wild theories, questionable witnesses, and a case so sensational it even inspired a detective story by Edgar Allan Poe.
This week, we take you through the mystery, the suspects, the rumours, and yes, approximately 47 completely unhinged tangents, give or take. We’re talking 1800s policing, Victorian gossip, dramatic men with strong opinions, and how this case helped shape the way we consume true crime today.
So light a (metaphorical) cigar, pour something strong, and settle in for two girls who may not solve a 19th-century cold case, but will absolutely have thoughts about it.