Welcome to the first murder trial in the American judicial system; it’s March 31, 1800 and you are here. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr defend their client, Levi Weeks, who’s been charged with the beating and murder of his girlfriend Elma Sands. In this episode, Elma’s cousin recounts the night of the murder. Elma’s uncle creates chaos in the courtroom. Several boarders from their house testify about Elma, and a theory emerges that could ruin the prosecution’s case.
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands is released weekly, every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts. To hear all six episodes right now, ad-free, subscribe to Lava for Good+ on Apple Podcasts.
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands is a production of Lava for GoodTM Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/18/23 • 38 min
Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands - Episode 1 | The First Murder Trial...
Transcript
Elma Sans was twenty two years old when she was murdered in New York City. Her body was thrown into the Manhattan Well on December twenty second, seventeen ninety nine, and this became a sensational story. It was gruesome, it was shocking, it was scandalous. Everyone called it the crime of the century. But now nobody knows the name Elma Sands. When I stumbled upon the Manhattan Well, I was working as a tour guide. It's in the basement of a clothi
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/erased-the-murder-of-elma-sands-282884/episode-1-the-first-murder-trial-35491408"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to episode 1 | the first murder trial... on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy