<h1>Episode Notes</h1>
<p>Edith Maxwell came home late one night to find her angry father waiting up. A scuffle ensued. Edith struck her father with her high heeled slipper and he died. She was arrested for murder and became a national sensation overnight.</p>

Episode Notes Edith Maxwell came home late one night to find her angry father waiting up. A scuffle ensued. Edith struck her father with her high heeled slipper and he died. She was arrested for murder and became a national sensation overnight.

Episode Notes
<p>Edith Maxwell came home late one night to find her angry father waiting up. A scuffle ensued. Edith struck her father with her high heeled slipper and he died. She was arrested for murder and became a national sensation overnight.</p>

Week of December 21: The Slipper Slayer gets a Governor’s pardon

Sure, Virginia history includes big moments, big battles, and big names. But the richer history is full of smaller events occurring in the fullness of time. The disenfranchised, the nonconformists, and just regular people making Virginia history. Week in, week out. This Week in Virginia History explores those stories, curated by Nathan Moore and culled from the vast archives at Encyclopedia Virginia.

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Week of December 21: The Slipper Slayer gets a Governor’s pardon