We talk about the life and crimes of a woman whose tragic exploits would go on to inspire one of the greatest comedies of all time. 

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Music: 

Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod

Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod

Gothamlicious by Kevin MacLeod

Sources: 

Michael Newton - An Encyclopedia of Modern Serial Killers via Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/archer-gilligan.htm

Historic Buildings CT. https://historicbuildingsct.com/new-britain-normal-school-1883/

Findagrave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189378650/john-deming-seymour

Connecticut History.org https://connecticuthistory.org/windsors-murder-factory/

New England Historical Society. https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/arsenic-and-old-lace-not-funny-to-the-man-who-brought-a-serial-killer-to-justice/

Newspapers.com:

Newtown Bee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/667877770/?terms=%22Amy%20duggan%22&match=1

Hartford Courant. https://www.newspapers.com/image/369403626/?terms=%22james%20archer%22&match=1

The Journal. https://www.newspapers.com/image/675618185/?terms=%22amy%20archer%22&match=1

Meriden Morning Record.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/675656397/?terms=%22amy%20archer%22&match=1

Library of Congress:

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84027718/1893-09-21/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1868&index=1&rows=20&words=Amy+Duggan&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Connecticut&date2=1900&proxtext=amy+duggan&y=7&x=8&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

https://www.grunge.com/364312/details-you-didnt-know-about-serial-killer-amy-archer-gilligan/

https://www.thoughtco.com/amy-archer-gilligan-her-murder-factory-972714

https://www.newspapers.com/image/675617668/?terms=amy%20archer-gilligan&match=1

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/02/nyregion/whatever-went-wrong-with-amy.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Archer-Gilligan