Episode 5: Perry Mason Season 2 The True Story

05/05/23 • 38 min

Hello and welcome back to “Breakfast with Mom”!
In today's episode we will talk about season 2 of the HBO show Perry Mason and the true crime story that inspired the season. In this episode we will compare and contrast the true crime story and the fictionalized story. As of the recording of this episode season 2 has not yet wrapped so we have no idea how the season will end. If you have not watched the season and do not want spoilers I recommend that you do not listen to this episode; otherwise you have been warned.

Perry Mason is an American period drama television series created by Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald for HBO. It is based on the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner, which was later made into a television series in the 50’s and 60’s where the title character was played by the wonderful Raymond Burr. The HBO series stars Matthew Rhys in the title role and premiered on June 21, 2020. Season 2 premiered on March 6th 2023.
Resources:

https://www.vulture.com/article/perry-mason-season-2-true-story-los-angeles-history.html#:~:text=Perry%20Mason's%20sophomore%20season%20tells,different%20area%20of%20Los%20Angeles%20%E2%80%94

https://www.altaonline.com/culture/movies-tv-shows/a43012633/hbo-perry-mason-season-2-historical-consultants-william-deverell-elizabeth-logan/

https://collider.com/perry-mason-season-2-true-crime-scandal/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Teapot-Dome-Scandal

Say What Resource: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-early-colonists-unearthed-st-augustine-180962385/?fbclid=IwAR1ryE8MzB7UlqO2vd-YhgPvkmAHj9y32P2q491hZLmGnOx8QVJV52WMG0g

Credits:

Music: "A Sip of Coffee to Relieve Stress" by Katzen Tupas
Outro Music: Perry Mason by Fred Steiner

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with help from Strawbeary Studios

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112

Email: [email protected]

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https://www.vulture.com/article/perry-mason-season-2-true-story-los-angeles-history.html#:~:text=Perry%20Mason's%20sophomore%20season%20tells,different%20area%20of%20Los%20Angeles%20%E2%80%94

https://www.altaonline.com/culture/movies-tv-shows/a43012633/hbo-perry-mason-season-2-historical-consultants-william-deverell-elizabeth-logan/

https://collider.com/perry-mason-season-2-true-crime-scandal/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Teapot-Dome-Scandal

Say What Resource: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-early-colonists-unearthed-st-augustine-180962385/?fbclid=IwAR1ryE8MzB7UlqO2vd-YhgPvkmAHj9y32P2q491hZLmGnOx8QVJV52WMG0g

Credits:

Music: "A Sip of Coffee to Relieve Stress" by Katzen Tupas
Outro Music: Perry Mason by Fred Steiner

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with help from Strawbeary Studios

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112

Email: [email protected]

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Episode 4: Ode to Billie Joe

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Hello and welcome back to "Breakfast with Mom"!
Today I’m going to tell you about the song “Ode to Billie Joe”, the artist Bobbie Gentry and the Tallahatchie River.
**Trigger warning, we will be touching a little on suicide and child murder.**

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahatchie_River

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Billy_Joe_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Billie_Joe_(song)

https://playback.fm/bobbie-gentry-ode-billie-joe-true-story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_Gentry

Credits:

Music: "A Sip of Coffee to Relieve Stress" by Katzen Tupas

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa with help from Strawbeary Studios

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Episode 6: Bertha Gifford, the first woman serial killer in Missouri

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Hello and welcome back to “Breakfast with Mom”!
Today I want to tell you a story about Bertha Gifford, Missouri’s first known woman serial killer. As always you can find my resources in the show notes along with our facebook link and email address.

Bertha Alice Williams Gifford was born October 30th 1871 to William and Matilda Williams in Morse Hill Missouri, she was one of ten children. She would go on to marry Henry Graham in December 1894, they had one child- a daughter named Lila. Henry would die sometime in 1906, I am not sure what would cause his death. I couldn’t find anything about him. She would go on to marry in 1907 to a man named Eugene Gifford; they had a son named James. Eugene and Bertha would live in Catawissa Missouri and their neighbors would tell reporters she was a good cook and very attractive. They would also say she was a very caring neighbor that was always willing to step in and take care of the sick and injured. That would turn out to be a mistake, it is reported that an estimated 17 people would die under her care. It is reported her mode of murder was to use arsenic. I will tell you about some of them. I was only able to find 15 questionable death certs on berthagifford.com.

Resources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26196168/bertha-alice-gifford

http://www.berthagifford.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Gifford
Say What?:

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ancient-roman-bust-returns-germany-trnd/index.html

Credits:

Music: "A Sip of Coffee to Relieve Stress" by Katzen Tupas

Logo Artwork: Strawbeary Studios https://www.youtube.com/@StrawbearyStudios/featured

Episode was researched, written and edited by Shanoa

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090200010112

Email: [email protected]