Tea Time Crimes

The Trunk Murderess: Emma LeDoux


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In 1906, a trunk was found on the platform of the Southern Pacific Depot in Stockton, California. The smell led employees to wonder what, or who, might be inside. Within hours, the police were on the hunt for Emma LeDoux, a woman with a trail of (mostly living) men behind her. Though she was the last person to see the unfortunate victim, Albert McVicar, she will cling to innocence. Tell us what version of the story you believe to be the truth.

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Sources:

  • https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/emma-ledoux-housewife-prostitute-bigamist-murderess/
  • https://medium.com/internet-archaeology/the-untold-story-of-the-infamous-emma-ledoux-72b5575d37e
  • https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/emma-ledoux-murder-case-trial-death-penalty-13008192.php
  • https://thecinemaholic.com/is-albert-mcvicars-killer-emma-ledoux-alive-or-dead/
  • https://soundingsmag.net/2020/08/26/little-trunk-of-horrors/
  • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/15/long-opiate-use-history-america-latest-epidemic
  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 19 Jul 1931, Sun · Page 56
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/138839547/
  • The Buffalo Times - 22 Jul 1906, Sun · Page 11
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/442520435/
  • Nevada State Journal - 27 Mar 1906, Tue · Page 1
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/75033376/
  • The Norcatur Register - 14 Sep 1906, Fri · Page 3
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/374496581/
  • The Selma Enterprise - 31 Mar 1906, Sat · Page 8
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/630330238/
  • The Evening Mail - 09 Jun 1906, Sat · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/609189174/
  • The Hutchinson News - 29 Mar 1906, Thu · Page 3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/477578985/
  • The Evening Mail - 26 Mar 1906, Mon · Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/609197741/
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