Theodosia Burr Alston's name has found new life thanks to the Broadway musical "Hamilton." But what really happened to the daughter of Aaron Burr, who's life took a dark turn and ended, according to legend, at the bottom of the ocean. We discuss her story with Ben Steelman on this week's episode of "Cape Fear Unearthed," a StarNews Media-produced podcast that digs into the history books of Southeastern North Carolina.

Cape Fear Unearthed is written, edited and hosted by Hunter Ingram.

Additional editing by Adam Fish.

A StarNews Media Production.

Sources:

"Mysterious Tales of Coastal North Carolina" by Sherman Carmichael

"Cape Fear Legends: Theodosia Burr Alston" by Joseph Shepard

"The Dramatic Life and Mysterious Death of Theodosia Burr" by Hadley Meares, Atlas Obscura, October 2016