Tea Time Crimes

On October 19, 1931, two trunks arrived on the platform of the Los Angeles Central Station, leaking blood. It was no mystery who the trunks belonged to: Winnie Ruth Judd had already been to the depot to collect her luggage. However, when pressured to open them on site, she quickly found an excuse to leave and did not return. It’s not long before the police realize Winnie Ruth Judd’s two best friends, Anne LeRoi and Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson have been murdered. What happened to leave two women dead and another on the run? Join us as we cover all possibilities and theories. 

Tea of the Day: Evening in Missoula Tea 

Theme Music by Brad Frank 

Sources:

• The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd by Jana Bommersbach
• Sammy and Sunny: The Story of Hedvig Samuelson, Murdered by Winnie Ruth Judd and The Story of Sunny Worel's Search for Sammy
• Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murders The Classic Edition by J. Dwight Dobkins and Robert J. Hendricks
• https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/94269
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532277/
• https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ruthless-a-long-lost-confession-letter-may-finally-tell-the-real-story-of-winnie-ruth-judd-6657689
• The Spokesman-Review 07 Nov 1992, Sat ·Page 52 https://www.newspapers.com/image/573806513/
• Arizona Republic - 13 May 1973, Sun ·Page 194 https://www.newspapers.com/image/117263354/
• The Monroe News-Star - 19 Oct 1931, Mon ·Page 23  ttps://www.newspapers.com/image/87190850/
• Los Angeles Evening Express - 20 Oct 1931, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/608479160/
• Los Angeles Evening Express - 21 Oct 1931, Wed ·Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/608479281/
• Los Angeles Evening Express - 22 Oct 1931, Thu ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/608479394/
• Los Angeles Evening Express - 23 Oct 1931, Fri ·Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/608479537/
• Los Angeles Evening Post-Record - 24 Oct 1931, Sat ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/678109867/
• The San Francisco Examiner - 25 Oct 1931, Sun ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/457923176/
• Los Angeles Evening Express - 26 Oct 1931, Mon ·Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/608479750/
• The Sacramento Union - 01 Nov 1931, Sun ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/998618685/
• The Sacramento Union - 15 Nov 1931, Sun ·Page 46 https://www.newspapers.com/image/998622447/
• The San Francisco Examiner - 29 Nov 1931, Sun ·Page 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/457526799/
• The Oakland Post Enquirer - 19 Jan 1932, Tue ·Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/999160264/
• Visalia Times-Delta - 20 Jan 1932, Wed ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/531501354/
• Standard-Speaker - 21 Jan 1932, Thu ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/500521416/
• Daily News - 22 Jan 1932, Fri https://www.newspapers.com/image/414655871/
• Daily News - 24 Jan 1932, Sun ·Page 350 https://www.newspapers.com/image/414553793/
• Daily News - 31 Jan 1932, Sun ·Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/414572116/
• The Daily Times - 02 Feb 1932, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/303050073/
• The Tribune - 03 Feb 1932, Wed ·Page 18 https://www.newspapers.com/image/49404409/
• The Birmingham News - 07 Feb 1932, Sun ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/573508808/
• The Los Angeles Times - 09 Feb 1932, Tue ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/380402854/
• Daily News - 14 Feb 1932, Sun ·Page 39 https://www.newspapers.com/image/415210526/
• Evansville Courier and Press - 06 Mar 1932, Sun ·Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/764575799/
• Arizona Daily Star - 01 Nov 1931, Sun ·Page 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/162841672/ (pictures) 
• The Californian - 30 Dec 1932, Fri ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/529140315/
• The Capital Journal -07 Oct 1930, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/94752062/
• The Indianapolis Star - 22 Oct 1931, Thu ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/108120738/
• Lancaster New Era - 25 Oct 1939, Wed ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/560279871/
• The York Dispatch - 28 Oct 1939, Sat ·Page 14 https://www.newspapers.com/image/615109597/
• The York Dispatch - 28 Oct 1939, Sat ·Page 14 https://www.newspapers.com/image/960406783/
• The Edwardsville Intelligencer - 03 Dec 1939, Sun ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/26497156/
• Shamokin News-Dispatch - 11 May 1947, Sun ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/355555307/
• The Herald-News - 30 Nov 1951, Fri ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/526669115/
• The Los Angeles Times - 01 Dec 1951, Sat ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/380912109/
• The Los Angeles Times - 04 Feb 1952, Mon ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/380954965/
• The Decatur Daily Review - 09 Oct 1962, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/88583595/
• https://www.jcdr.net/article_fulltext.asp?id=6130#:~:text=Adverse%20effects%20include%20hepatitis%2C%20peripheral,illness%2C%20including%20psychosis%20in%20tuberculosis

In the summer of 1895, London was horrified by rumors of infants found dead in the River Thames. Authorities feared these murders may be the cause of a baby farming operation and began searching within the city and surrounding towns. What unravels before them is nothing short of horrific. Amelia Dyer is captured and charged with the death of three young children.  

Content warning: This episode contains the harm and death of children

Tea of the Day: Raspberry Ganache

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Sources:

• Amelia Dyer and the Baby Farm Murders by Angela Buckley
• https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39330793
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/amelia-dyer
• https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18960518-451
• https://historycollection.com/liked-watch-tape-around-necks-amelia-elizabeth-dyer-baby-farmer-serial-killer/2/
• https://drangelabuckley.com/the-lost-victims-of-amelia-dyer/
• https://www.encyclopedia.com/children/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/baby-farming
• Little Falls Weekly Transcript - 19 Jun 1896, Fri ·Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/174853636/
• Daily News - 08 Jun 1896, Mon ·Page 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/390596952/
• The East Kent Gazette, etc.- 09 May 1896, Sat ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/821010202/
• Sunday Dispatch - 24 May 1896, Sun ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/813364389/
• Western Gazette - 13 Jun 1902, Fri ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/815565758/
• The Times - 29 Apr 1862, Tue ·Page 8 
  https://www.newspapers.com/image/32831144/
• The Western Times - 05 May 1896, Tue ·Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/816749632/
• https://education-uk.org/documents/acts/1834-poor-law-amendment-act.html
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/XofoTY-4TfS71ha9ZbUw6g

Tea Time Crimes is home for the holidays, which means no crime but still plenty of mayhem with our all-time favorite name drop, Mary Kate. We will cover favorite episodes, the cases that keep us up at night, Alana’s job application to the local funeral home, and so much more. Grab the eggnog and relax with this bonus episode.  

*We will be back January 9th with our regular format.

Sources:

• Our chaotic brains

Young Pearl Lusk has just lost her job and her dating life. So when handsome Allen La Rue offers her a very cool spy gig, she jumps on the opportunity. Her first assignment is to trail and photograph a supposed jewel thief, Olga Rocco. And that’s where everything goes wrong. Grab your favorite holiday drink while you listen to this captivating case with our special guest, Mary Kate!

Tea of the Day: Boozy Hot Chocolate

Theme Music by Brad Frank 

Mary Kate’s website: https://www.marykateboylan.me/

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

Sources:

• Reporting At Wit’s End - Tales from the New Yorker by St. Clair McKelway
• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1953/08/08/the-perils-of-pearl-and-olga
• The Post-Standard - 01 Jan 1947, Wed ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/35931477/
• The Free Lance-Star - 02 Jan 1947, Thu ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/866579956/
• The Philadelphia Inquirer - 23 Mar 1947, Sun ·Page 133 https://www.newspapers.com/image/172633630/
• The Knoxville News-Sentinel - 07 Jan 1947, Tue ·Page 16 https://www.newspapers.com/image/772816622/
• Daily News - 31 Dec 2000, Sun ·Page 182 https://www.newspapers.com/image/480903552/
• The Plain Speaker - 06 Jan 1947, Mon ·Page 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/140355497/
• Daily News - 26 Feb 1947, Wed ·Page 285 https://www.newspapers.com/image/445121033/
• The Atlanta Constitution - 09 Nov 1947, Sun ·Page 98 https://www.newspapers.com/image/398181318/
• https://www.actionagainststalking.org/the-impact-of-stalking
• https://www.cawc.org/news/stigma-and-domestic-violence/

On November 1, 1958, a body was found approximately 50 yards from the shore of Cowan Lake in Ohio. The remains had been burned beyond recognition, from the knees up. It doesn’t take long for investigators to connect this discovery to a missing 32-year-old mother, Louise Bergen. Many stories will surface of what happened to poor Louise, but each version contains only pieces of the truth. Join us as we try to navigate the twists and turns of this sad case. 

Tea of the Day: Spiced Christmas Tea

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Sources:

• Cincinnati’s Savage Seamstress: The Shocking Edythe Klumpp Murder Scandal by Richard O. Jones
• Deadly Women: Season 6 Episode 17
• Dayton Daily News - 02 Nov 1958, Sun ·Page 26 https://newspapers.com/image/402714438/
• Dayton Daily News - 03 Nov 1958, Mon ·Page 11 https://www.newspapers.com/image/402716989/
• Wilmington News-Journal - 04 Nov 1958, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/878423352/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 06 Nov 1958, Thu ·Page 36 https://www.newspapers.com/image/100810886/
• The Cincinnati Post - 07 Nov 1958, Fri ·Page 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763122024/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 09 Nov 1958, Sun ·Page 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/100811528/
• Wilmington News-Journal - 18 Nov 1958, Tue ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/878428355/
• The Cincinnati Post - 19 Nov 1958, Wed ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763123215/
• The Cincinnati Post - 28 Aug 1959, Fri ·Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763015292/
• The Journal Herald - 03 Mar 1959, Tue ·Page 21 https://www.newspapers.com/image/394306784/
• The Cincinnati Post - 19 Nov 1958, Wed ·Page 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/763123242/
• The Daily Reporter - 12 Apr 1966, Tue ·Page 19 https://www.newspapers.com/image/19696029/
• The Daily Reporter - 14 Apr 1966, Thu ·Page 22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/19696174/
• The Cincinnati Post - 30 Jun 1959, Tue ·Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/762860301/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 05 Nov 1958, Wed ·Page 42 https://www.newspapers.com/image/100810686/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 26 Jun 1959, Fri ·Page 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/103484215/

24-year-old Ocey Snead was found dead in a bathtub in her East Orange, NJ home. A note near her body points to a suicide, but a simple visual inspection of the house says otherwise. As investigators dig deeper into Ocey’s past, they quickly discover that the three women closest to her, her mother, aunt, and mother-in-law, seem to have a strange hold over Ocey. It’s not long before everyone is asking, what really happened to Ocey Snead? Listen in for part two of two of this very strange case. 

Content Warning: This episode contains suicide ideation.

If you, or someone you know is struggling, help is available. 

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or Text 988

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357

Tea of the Day: Chestnut Tea

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Sources:

• Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy by Norman Zierold and narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85942398/fletcher-wardlaw-snead
• The Kentucky Post and Times-Star - 09 May 1910, Mon · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/760480546/
• Detroit Evening Times - 06 May 1910, Fri · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/835273211/
• The Murfreesboro Post - 27 Oct 2014, Mon · Page 23 https://www.newspapers.com/image/694769134/
• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 30 Nov 1909, Tue · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/55381702/
• Times Union - 01 Dec 1909, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/556004272/
• The New York Times - 02 Dec 1909, Thu · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/20470744/
• The Washington Post - 03 Dec 1909, Fri · Page 11 https://www.newspapers.com/image/28948838/
• St. Louis Globe-Democrat - 05 Dec 1909, Sun · Page 7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/571543061/
• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 06 Dec 1909, Mon · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/54453151/
• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 07 Dec 1909, Tue · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/54453707/
• The Washington Post - 08 Dec 1909, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/28954399/
• The Washington Post - 12 Dec 1909, Sun · Page 22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/28958331/
• The Topeka State Journal - 16 Dec 1909, Thu · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/323200332/
• The Baltimore Sun - 18 Dec 1909, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/372957797/
• The Roanoke Times - 26 Dec 1909, Sun · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/911686526/
• The Morning Post - 10 Jan 1910, Mon · Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/447369020/
• The Washington Herald - 07 Feb 1910, Mon · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/48229848/
• The Boston Globe - 12 Aug 1910, Fri · Page 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/430842486/
• The Charlotte News -09 Jan 1911, Mon · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/58493450/
• The Roanoke Times - 09 Dec 1909, Thu · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/911685418/

24-year-old Ocey Snead was found dead in a bathtub in her East Orange, NJ home. A note near her body points to a suicide, but a simple visual inspection of the house says otherwise. As investigators dig deeper into Ocey’s past, they quickly discover that the three women closest to her, her mother, aunt, and mother-in-law, seem to have a strange hold over Ocey. It’s not long before everyone is asking, what really happened to Ocey Snead? Listen in for part one of this very strange case. 

Content Warning: This episode contains suicide ideation.

If you, or someone you know is struggling, help is available. 

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Call or Text 988

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357

Tea of the Day: Apple Spiced Chai 

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Sources:

• Three Sisters in Black: The Bizarre True Case of the Bathtub Tragedy by Norman Zierold and narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85942398/fletcher-wardlaw-snead
• The Kentucky Post and Times-Star - 09 May 1910, Mon · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/760480546/
• Detroit Evening Times - 06 May 1910, Fri · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/835273211/
• The Murfreesboro Post - 27 Oct 2014, Mon · Page 23 https://www.newspapers.com/image/694769134/
• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 30 Nov 1909, Tue · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/55381702/
• Times Union - 01 Dec 1909, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/556004272/
• The New York Times - 02 Dec 1909, Thu · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/20470744/
• The Washington Post - 03 Dec 1909, Fri · Page 11 https://www.newspapers.com/image/28948838/
• St. Louis Globe-Democrat - 05 Dec 1909, Sun · Page 7 https://www.newspapers.com/image/571543061/
• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 06 Dec 1909, Mon · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/54453151/
• The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 07 Dec 1909, Tue · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/54453707/
• The Washington Post - 08 Dec 1909, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/28954399/
• The Washington Post - 12 Dec 1909, Sun · Page 22 https://www.newspapers.com/image/28958331/
• The Topeka State Journal - 16 Dec 1909, Thu · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/323200332/
• The Baltimore Sun - 18 Dec 1909, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/372957797/
• The Roanoke Times - 26 Dec 1909, Sun · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/911686526/
• The Morning Post - 10 Jan 1910, Mon · Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/447369020/
• The Washington Herald - 07 Feb 1910, Mon · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/48229848/
• The Boston Globe - 12 Aug 1910, Fri · Page 9 https://www.newspapers.com/image/430842486/
• The Charlotte News -09 Jan 1911, Mon · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/58493450/
• The Roanoke Times - 09 Dec 1909, Thu · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/911685418/

Meet Marie Joniaux, a beautiful, charming woman in 1895 Belgium, who loves to spend francs faster than she can make them. And when she moves to a town where her charm no longer pays her bills, she finds darker ways to make her money. Grab a cup of tea and settle in with a Tea Time Crimes case as old as time…

Tea of the Day: Plots & Thoughts

Theme Music by Brad Frank 

Sources:

• Brief Case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuYCF7Vt59I
• CAUSES CRIMINELLES ET MONDAINES DE 1895- Albert Bataille ​​https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5496509r/f1.item
• The Joniaux affair, triple poisoning: indictment, report of medical experts and chemists - Ryckère, Raymond https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5821896f/f10.item
• Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser  - 19 Jan 1895, Sat · Page 19 https://www.newspapers.com/image/800072028/
• The Guardian - 12 Jan 1895, Sat · Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/257817832/
• The Morning News - 10 Feb 1895, Sun · Page 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/852568592/
• Buffalo Courier - 16 May 1894, Wed · Page 12  https://www.newspapers.com/image/354265129/
• Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - 21 Apr 1894, Sat · Page 15 https://www.newspapers.com/image/799847243/
• The Cincinnati Enquirer - 05 May 1894, Sat · Page 14  https://www.newspapers.com/image/32591848/
• The Leeds Mercury - 12 Jan 1895, Sat · Page 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/390656352/

In the summer of 1959, a torso was discovered off Route 11 near Gadsden, Alabama. As investigators attempt to uncover the identity of the victim, they stumble upon one gruesome discovery after another. Ultimately, they are led to the Hyatt farm, where Martin Hyatt lives with his 30-year-old daughter, Viola. Join us as we dissect this curious and grisly case to understand if Viola Hyatt was to blame, or if there is more to the story than she is willing to tell. 

National Sexual Assault Hotline

1-800-656-4673

Tea of the Day: Mango Almond Oolong 

Theme Music by Brad Frank 

Sources:

• Podcast mentioned: Southern Fried True Crime https://youtu.be/iCqX0EVZ3EU?si=FSKfFU8kHzKw9S0r
• https://www.al.com/news/2016/02/after_57_years_reporter_return.html
• https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib_ac_findaid/22/
• https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=lib_ac_alhist
• https://www.alabamaheritage.com/alabama-heritage-blog/al-women-who-kill-the-torso-slayer
• Viola - Short Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Pd4k6YztU
• The Birmingham News - 29 Jun 1959, Mon · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574945304/
• The Birmingham News - 30 Jun 1959, Tue · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574945393/
• The Birmingham News - 01 Jul 1959, Wed · Page 24 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574619270/
• The Montgomery Advertiser - 02 Jul 1959, Thu · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/257361929/
• The Birmingham News - 03 Jul 1959, Fri · Page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574619568/
• The Montgomery Advertiser - 04 Jul 1959, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/257362060/
• The Birmingham News - 04 Jul 1959, Sat · Page 11 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574619669/
• Birmingham Post-Herald - 04 Jul 1959, Sat · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/793860676/
• The Birmingham News - 08 Jul 1959, Wed · Page 30 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574620344/
• The Decatur Daily - 09 Jul 1959, Thu · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/535519120/
• The Huntsville Times - 09 Jul 1959, Thu · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/555292654/
• The Birmingham News - 12 Jul 1959, Sun · Page 20 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574620814/
• The Birmingham News - 17 Jul 1959, Fri · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/978588526/
• Alabama Journal - 18 Jul 1959, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/458667542/
• The Andalusia Star-News - 23 Jul 1959, Thu · Page 12 https://www.newspapers.com/image/538061482/
• The Montgomery Advertiser - 01 Aug 1959, Sat · Page 8 https://www.newspapers.com/image/257561170/
• Birmingham Post-Herald - 14 Aug 1959, Fri · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/793848877/
• The Anniston Star - 15 Aug 1959, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/115790923/
• The Montgomery Advertiser - 13 Sep 1959, Sun · Page 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/257297559/
• The Decatur Daily - 20 Sep 1959, Sun · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/535529672/
• Alabama Journal - 10 Feb 1960, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/458679190/
• The Troy Messenger - 14 Mar 1960, Mon · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/555280454/
• The Birmingham News - 15 Mar 1960, Tue · Page 24 https://www.newspapers.com/image/574724888/
• Birmingham Post-Herald - 15 Mar 1960, Tue · Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/793670693/
• The Anniston Star - 28 Jun 1960, Tue · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/109624163/
• The Anniston Star  - 18 Jul 1960, Mon · Page 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/109618737/
• Alabama Journal - 03 May 1961, Wed · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/458766900/
• The Anniston Star - 14 Jan 2001, Sun · Page 29 https://www.newspapers.com/image/106696531/
• The Anniston Star - 18 Oct 2015, Sun · Page 29 https://www.newspapers.com/image/141775688/

The Bell Witch Cave has been haunted for hundreds of years and today we bring you back to the start of it. We’ll walk through the disturbing history and try to understand what really happened for the patriarch of the Bell family. Was he really murdered by a spirit as the legend claims, or did someone of flesh and blood have reason to want him dead? 

Tea of the Day: White Wizard Tea

Theme Music by Brad Frank

Podcasts mentioned:

• Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast
• BBC Radio 4 - Witch

Sources:

• Official site of the Bell Witch Cave: https://www.bellwitchcave.com/
• “The Mark of the Bell Witch”
• “Cursed: The Bell Witch”
• An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch by M.V. Ingram
• Bell Witch: The Truth Exposed by Camille Moffitt Headley with the owners of the Bell Witch Cave, Chris and Walter Kirby
• Real History: ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n38FHZDg6_k
• https://www.bellwitchcave.com/
• https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/robertson/2021/10/28/history-tennessee-bell-witch-could-science-explain-paranormal/8568160002/
• https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/robertson/2015/10/26/bell-witch-legend-gets-new-twist/74640802/