John Hossack awoke on the morning of December 1, 1900, expecting it to be like any other day. And it was. Until he was murdered in his bed. Learn all about that day, the murder, and the immediate aftermath in the second episode of Mama Margaret Took an Axe.

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Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here:  https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html

Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf

Short description - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/

Record of John’s brother - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1DZ-N7C