The Mysterious Death of Attorney Alberta Jones
03/02/20 • 33 min
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Alberta O. Jones had a bright future in the law profession in Louisville, Kentucky. She was known as a trailblazer, creating a name for herself and breaking ground for women and African Americans in the legal world. She was the first black woman to pass the Kentucky bar exam and was the first female prosecutor in the state of Kentucky. But just five months after accepting the position, she beaten and thrown in the Ohio River where she died in August 1965. On Criminal Intent, we look into the life and tragic death of this remarkable woman, whose life was taken all too soon.
Note: There is also a street named in her honor: Alberta Jones Esq. Blvd in Louisville, dedicated to her name in 2018.
If you like what you hear, please give us a positive rating wherever you are listening and spread the word about us to your fellow crime enthusiasts. Please check out our twitter @crimintentpod and our Instagram @criminalintentpod for updates about our show.
Sources for information used for this episode:
Washington Post - Who Killed Alberta Jones
WHAS11 - Inside Investigations: Who Killed Alberta Jones
New York Times - A Quest for Justice
Courtier Journal - Researcher: Reopen Prosecutor's 1965 Murder
YouTube - 13 Owens: Law Partner Alberta Jones Murdered
Louisville Future - Alberta's Louisville (Talks about the Hometown Heroes Banner)
Music
Epidemicsound.com tracks:
Serenity Now - Bladverk Band
When I'm Out With You - Eric Williams
My Mind Tonight - Vividry
Gjesvaer - Bladverk Band
Grow - Gloria Tells
From YouTube
Who Will Save My Soul - CO.GA
CI Theme Song:
Suspence - Andrew Griaznov
Instagram: @criminalintentpod, Twitter: @crimintentpod, Youtube: Criminal Intent Podcast
Alberta O. Jones had a bright future in the law profession in Louisville, Kentucky. She was known as a trailblazer, creating a name for herself and breaking ground for women and African Americans in the legal world. She was the first black woman to pass the Kentucky bar exam and was the first female prosecutor in the state of Kentucky. But just five months after accepting the position, she beaten and thrown in the Ohio River where she died in August 1965. On Criminal Intent, we look into the life and tragic death of this remarkable woman, whose life was taken all too soon.
Note: There is also a street named in her honor: Alberta Jones Esq. Blvd in Louisville, dedicated to her name in 2018.
If you like what you hear, please give us a positive rating wherever you are listening and spread the word about us to your fellow crime enthusiasts. Please check out our twitter @crimintentpod and our Instagram @criminalintentpod for updates about our show.
Sources for information used for this episode:
Washington Post - Who Killed Alberta Jones
WHAS11 - Inside Investigations: Who Killed Alberta Jones
New York Times - A Quest for Justice
Courtier Journal - Researcher: Reopen Prosecutor's 1965 Murder
YouTube - 13 Owens: Law Partner Alberta Jones Murdered
Louisville Future - Alberta's Louisville (Talks about the Hometown Heroes Banner)
Music
Epidemicsound.com tracks:
Serenity Now - Bladverk Band
When I'm Out With You - Eric Williams
My Mind Tonight - Vividry
Gjesvaer - Bladverk Band
Grow - Gloria Tells
From YouTube
Who Will Save My Soul - CO.GA
CI Theme Song:
Suspence - Andrew Griaznov
Instagram: @criminalintentpod, Twitter: @crimintentpod, Youtube: Criminal Intent Podcast
Previous Episode
The Black Dahlia Part 2
Los Angeles in the late 1940s was in the stages of recovery after World War II. While people strived to find a sense of normality after years of being at war, Los Angeles would soon be haunted by the murder of a young woman found in a vacant lot, cut in half. Many suspects were investigated, but none were indicted. Will this case ever be solved? This is the story of Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia.
Resource List:
Betty Bersinger Interview - YouTube Video
The Black Dahlia - A university project website
FBI Vault - Documents on Elizabeth Short's Case
"The Undying Mystery of The Black Dahlia" - San Diego Magazine Article
L.A. Deranged Crimes - The Black Dahlia entries
"Has the Black Dahlia Murder Finally Been Solved" - Rolling Stone Magazine
Suggested Reading:
Black Dahlia, Red Rose - Pia Eatwell
Black Dahlia Avenger - Steve Hodel
Music:
- Suspense - Andrew G
- Anticipation - David Fesliyan
- Laponia - Bladverk Band
- To Stella- Bladverk Band
- Anxiety - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ - Dark Walk - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ - Man Down - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ - On the Cool Side - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ - Just As Soon - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Next Episode
The Case of D.B. Cooper Part 1
Thanksgiving Eve of 1971 started off as a typical day for the crew of Flight 307. But when a flight attendant is handed a note from a passenger sitting in the very back of the plane, things take an eventful turn. The most infamous skyjacking in the history of U.S. aviation had just begun.
Criminal Intent’s host, De Andra Kenoly, will take a look into the skyjacking of Flight 307 and the man known as D.B. Cooper. We will examine the events of that day and look into the mysterious disappearance of the perpetrator. Come join us for part 1 of “The Disappearance of D.B. Cooper” here on Criminal Intent.
Social Media Links
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Instagram: @criminalintentpod
Music Credits
Theme:
Suspence – Andrew Griaznov
Interstitial Music
- Pause for Concern – Phillip Ayers
- My Veins – Spectacles, Wallet and Watch
- Taking the Leap - Zauana
- Homestead – Robert Ruth
- Who Will Save My Soul – CO.AG
- Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod
References
https://vault.fbi.gov/D-B-Cooper%20/D.B.%20Cooper%20Part%2001%20of%2041/view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8MwA4iaPoY
https://www.britannica.com/biography/D-B-Cooper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbinWIYg2qI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yxoRlfp-o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper
https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/hunt-for-d-b-cooper-worked8.htm
https://dbcooper.com/2016/08/d-b-cooper-witness-fingered-rackstraw/
https://thecoopervortex.podbean.com/
Further Reading
The Last Master Outlaw (2016), T. Colbert & T. Szollosi
Skyjack: The hunt for D.B. Cooper (2012), G. Gray
D.B. Cooper & Me: A Criminal, A Spy, My Best Friend (2018), C. Laurin
Getting the Truth: I am D.B. Cooper (2019), J. Koening
D.B. Cooper: Examined, Identified & Exposed (2019) N. Loufoque
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