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Murder Is Bad - The Harrisburg House of Mystery

The Harrisburg House of Mystery

10/12/22 • 35 min

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Murder Is Bad

A century's-long mystery of a teenaged girl's murder begins at an unsuspecting house in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the once lavish capital. But because of the times, lack of evidence, or lack of interest, the case has gone cold. Do you know who the girl in the cellar is?
RESOURCES
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Beers, Paul B., Michael Barton. City Contented, City Discontented: a History of Modern Harrisburg. Pennsylvania: Midtown Scholar Press. 2011.

“PennLive investigation to unlock 106 years of secrets inside the ‘Murder House’ of Harrisburg” by John Luciew (October 7, 2021)
“ORIGINS OF THE CORONER'S OFFICE” by Stephen Berry
Music by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer, SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras, brolefilmer, Lesfm from Pixabay

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A century's-long mystery of a teenaged girl's murder begins at an unsuspecting house in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the once lavish capital. But because of the times, lack of evidence, or lack of interest, the case has gone cold. Do you know who the girl in the cellar is?
RESOURCES
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov

Beers, Paul B., Michael Barton. City Contented, City Discontented: a History of Modern Harrisburg. Pennsylvania: Midtown Scholar Press. 2011.

“PennLive investigation to unlock 106 years of secrets inside the ‘Murder House’ of Harrisburg” by John Luciew (October 7, 2021)
“ORIGINS OF THE CORONER'S OFFICE” by Stephen Berry
Music by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer, SoundGalleryByDmitryTaras, brolefilmer, Lesfm from Pixabay

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RESOURCES
“Grieving mum fears body found in Northampton wood could be son who went missing 18 years ago” by Kevin Nicholls, The Northampton Chronicle (May 6, 2020)

“‘I've spent 17 years hunting for where killer hid my dead son's body'” by Louie Smith, The Mirror (May 14, 2019)

“Man held over death of missing whizzkid” by Justin Davenport, Evening Standard (April 13, 2012)

“‘Help us bring our son's body home'” by Emily Allen, The Oxford Mail (December 1, 2010)

“Ex-magistrate seeks return to bar” by Steve Butcher, The Sydney Morning Herald (November 30, 2009)

“Dead man’s mum pleads: ‘Where’s his body?’” by Laura Hannam, MK News (December 3, 2008)

“Mother's plea to killer: Help us to find our son's body” from The Oxford Mail (January 3, 2006)

“Family's appeal to killer after court case” from Oxford Mail (December 16, 2004)

“Jury returns manslaughter verdict” from BBC News (December 15, 2004)

“Brit faces Oz extradition over PC store murder” by Lester Haines, The Register (April 29, 2004)

“Search for missing man, 20, widens” from Oxford Mail (March 8, 2003)

“Service held for missing IT expert” from Oxford Mail (September 24, 2002)

“Man, 20, may be victim of kidnap” from Oxford Mail (April 19, 2002)

Music by ZaharValaha, HarumahiMusic, GioeleFazzeri, Ashot-Danielyan-Composer and MichaelKobrin from Pixabay

Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay

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