YESTERDAY’S NEWS --

Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism...

The Eldorado Oberst Massacre

Episode 174 begins with a family of seven found incinerated in their farmhouse. The only surviving member of the family was the 17 year old son, who was at the movies with a friend. His story changes so dramatically and so frequently, that justice has a hard time catching up.

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Theme Music by Dave Sams and Rachel Schott, engineered by David Hisch at Third Street Music.

Media management by Sean R. Jones

Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun

YESTERDAY’S NEWS --

Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism...

The Trial of Susan B. Anthony

Featuring Emily Simer Braun as Susan B. Anthony

Episode 173 explores the prosecution of one of the most hideous crimes in American history, trying to sway an election by voting. By a woman!. Just kidding. The real crime here is the way the judge handed down the decision. Listen, and tell me if you agree.

Theme Music by Dave Sams and Rachel Schott, engineered by David Hisch at Third Street Music.

“Sound Off” by John Philip Sousa, performed by the United States Marine Corps Band, via musopen.org

Media management by Sean R. Jones

Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun

The Great Borden Hearing Begun.
While Lizzie Borden waits in the Taunton jail for her preliminary hearing to see if she is to go on trial for the murder of her father and stepmother, the community’s sympathy is expressed in interviews to people close to her and the appearance of “a wild-eyed man” ready to take the blame from her shoulders.
We will continue “The Lizzie Edition” in June 2018, the 125th anniversary of the famous trial of Lizzie Borden.
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Theme music “My Ain Countrie” by Mary Lee Demarest, 1861, performed by Davide Severi with Plava Kuca on Violin.
Media Management by Sean R. Jones
Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun
Dedicated to Rachel Michelle Jones, whose enthusiasm for the case prompted this monumental treatment.

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Still in the middle of the inquest, Fall River officials finally feel as though they have enough evidence to make an arrest for the murder of Andrew J. Borden. She is sent to the jail in Taunton, Mass., where the matron turns out to be an old family friend.

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AN EYE FOR AN EYE --

A special edition of Yesterday’s News exploring the criminal justice system at its most extreme: Inflicting the Death Penalty...

Confession of the Bigamist Otto Mueller ___

Episode 169 concerns the search for the killer of a young woman whose body is found in a remote Long Island development over a year after her death. The one clue takes the investigation to Europe, with sudden and surprising results. ___

Theme Music by Dave Sams ___

Media management by Sean R. Jones ___

Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun ___

Part II: The Hunt Progresses. The surviving members of the Borden household are being held as prisoners in their own home, even while officials literally take it apart searching for clues. Yet they remain mum on the contents of the ongoing inquest, leaving ample room for speculation.
Theme music “My Ain Countrie” by Mary Lee Demarest, 1861, performed by Davide Severi with Plava Kuca on Violin.
Media Management by Sean R. Jones
Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun
Dedicated to Rachel Michelle Jones, whose enthusiasm for the case prompted this monumental treatment.

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YESTERDAY’S NEWS --

Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism...

Fiasco at the World’s Fair__

There’s a lot of crazy in episode 167, and it’s a little confusing at first because there’s so much of it going around, but even once the source of the crazy is obvious, the story is just picking up. I never thought I’d be doing a crime story about a child custody case, but I never heard of a child custody case like this one. Hold one, everybody. This one is a wild ride.__

Glossary: __

Accouchment: the process of giving birth to a baby. __

Theme Music by Dave Sams __

Media management by Sean R. Jones __

Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun __

Butchered in Broad Day --
Episode 166...
In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of America’s greatest murder mystery, True Crime Historian brings you “The Lizzie Edition,” and in-depth look at the murder of Andrew J. Borden in Fall River, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1892, and the trial of his daughter Lizzie Borden the following June....
Theme music “My Ain Countrie” by Mary Lee Demarest, 1861, performed by Davide Severi with Plava Kuca on Violin....
Media Management by Sean R. Jones...
Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun...
Dedicated to Rachel Michelle Jones, whose enthusiasm for the case prompted this monumental treatment.

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Search for the Desperado Will Harris

YESTERDAY’S NEWS --

Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism...

The Scourge of Sugar Creek_

Episode 164 we ask the rhetorical question, Will the real Will Harris please stay jail. It seems Will Harris was the go-to non de plume for a number of Southern scoundrels around the turn of the 20th century. At times that the press is confused, the police are confused, and  the town folk are confused, shedding doubt on whether or not they have THE real desperado, or an imposter, or just another desperado by the same name.

Vocabulary: Persiflage: light and slightly contemptuous mockery or banter.Smilax: a climbing asparagus, the decorative foliage of which is used by floristsTheme Music by Dave Sams

Media management by Sean R. Jones

Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun

The Man Who Owned Manhattan: The story of a determined private detective who sets out to crack one of the classic con games and match wits with a man with “an educated laugh.”

Love & Money: Two Motives. A tale of the 1870s about a blackmail case evolving into murder.

Mr. Bravo’s Burgundy: From our favorite Pioneer of True Crime, the inimitable Edmund Pearson, comes the scandalous tale of a widow, her doctor, her bosom companion, and her beleaguered second husband.

Theme Music by Dave Sams

La Reine de la Mer by John Philip Sousa, performed by the United States Marine Band, and Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2, S. 244/2, by Franz Liszt, performed by the United States Navy Band, www.musopen.org.

Media management by Sean R. Jones

Production assistance by Emily Simer Braun