Twisted Roots: A Genealogist’s True Crime Podcast

S2E4: In Atlanta, Georgia in the Fall of 1928, a brief crime spree leads to the death of two young clerks. The story of the handsome young killer will take us through an unexpected journey of wealth and privilege that will end in a surprising but perhaps familiar setting. Genealogist Dale Sheldon shares the story of the Handsome Thrill Killers of 1928, giving all of the details directly from the original source documentation.
This Thursday join Dale and his friend CT at Twisted Roots Live! At this YouTube event they will be discussing past episodes and will answer your questions through the chat. We'll see you there! Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptKU59Q7aso
All information told on Twisted Roots, including quotes and testimony, is taken directly from original source documentation such as newspaper articles, court records, census records, vital records (birth/marriage/death), WW1 & WW2 Draft registrations, other military records, city directories, social security administration records, voter registrations, probate records, ship manifests, immigration records, land records, etc, etc, etc.
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Theme music: "Forever Yours", original vocals and piano tracks produced by Arthouse Acoustics, with additional original tracks and mixing by Tyrai Lawton
Background music: "Eerily Calm Horror Ambience" by EerilyCalm, Creative Commons License, released 1 Jun 2021
Written, Recorded, and Edited by Dale Sheldon.

[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]
S1E2: On a summer Sunday morning in Manhattan, 1841, as a storm begins to roll in from the distance, a young woman leaves home to visit a cousin. Mary Cecilia Rogers, having previously worked at a cigar shop popular with literary society, had become known as The Beautiful Cigar Girl. She never arrived in Brooklyn, and was never seen alive again. Her story would become the inspiration for Edgar Allen Poe to write "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". In this episode we explore the true story of Mary Rogers, based on original source documentation. This is Part 1 of 3, so be sure to click like, share, and subscribe to not miss the future installments!

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All information told on Twisted Roots, including quotes and testimony, is taken directly from original source documentation such as newspaper articles, court records, census records, vital records (birth/marriage/death), WW1 & WW2 Draft registrations, other military records, city directories, social security administration records, voter registrations, probate records, ship manifests, immigration records, land records, etc, etc, etc.
Please be sure to like, rate, and subscribe - and don't forget to follow our Facebook page for updates, review the documentation on our wiki, and join in on the discussions in our Discord server. All links below:
Support Twisted Roots! (Membership!): https://buymeacoffee.com/twistedroots
Our Wiki Archives: https://twistedrootspod.com/index.php/Main_Page

Facebook page (for updates): https://www.facebook.com/TwistedRootsPod/
Discord (chat & discuss!): https://discord.gg/wdDzF74VBv

Theme music: "Forever Yours", original vocals and piano tracks produced by Arthouse Acoustics, with additional original tracks and mixing by Tyrai Lawton.

[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]
S1E14: This episode marks the beginning of our Jack the Ripper Files. Periodic future episodes will be dedicated to each of the victims and suspects of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders that took place in Whitechapel, London in 1888. In this first episode in the collection we will focus on the first of the "Canonical Five", Mary Ann Nichols. She was a wife, mother, and daughter that had been completely estranged from her family for three years. At the time of her death it was noted how similar her murder was to other recent brutal killings in the area, but general consensus of Ripper-ologists has put her as the first. Was she? Join us into this deep dive into the life and death of Mary Ann Nichols.
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All information told on Twisted Roots, including quotes and testimony, is taken directly from original source documentation such as newspaper articles, court records, census records, vital records (birth/marriage/death), WW1 & WW2 Draft registrations, other military records, city directories, social security administration records, voter registrations, probate records, ship manifests, immigration records, land records, etc, etc, etc.
Please be sure to like, rate, and subscribe - and don't forget to follow our Facebook page for updates, review the documentation on our wiki, and join in on the discussions in our Discord server. All links below:
Support Twisted Roots! (Membership!): https://buymeacoffee.com/twistedroots
Our Wiki Archives: https://twistedrootspod.com/index.php/Main_Page

Facebook page (for updates): https://www.facebook.com/TwistedRootsPod/
Discord (chat & discuss!): https://discord.gg/wdDzF74VBv

Theme music: "Forever Yours", original vocals and piano tracks produced by Arthouse Acoustics, with additional original tracks and mixing by Tyrai Lawton.

S2E2: This episode is the second in our Jack the Ripper Files. Periodic future episodes will be dedicated to each of the victims and suspects of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders that took place in Whitechapel, London in 1888. In this episode we will focus on Martha Tabram, whom many was the first victim of Jack the Ripper. We will travel through the details of her very difficult life, often in and out of workhouses - including several documents that may not have been found before. Was Martha a victim of Jack the Ripper? Was it a soldier to drunk after a long Bank Holiday celebration? Join us into this deep dive into the life and death of Martha Tabram.
All information told on Twisted Roots, including quotes and testimony, is taken directly from original source documentation such as newspaper articles, court records, census records, vital records (birth/marriage/death), WW1 & WW2 Draft registrations, other military records, city directories, social security administration records, voter registrations, probate records, ship manifests, immigration records, land records, etc, etc, etc.
Please be sure to like, rate, and subscribe - and don't forget to follow our Facebook page for updates, review the documentation on our wiki, and join in on the discussions in our Discord server. All links below:
Support Twisted Roots! (Membership!): https://buymeacoffee.com/twistedroots
Our Wiki Archives: https://twistedrootspod.com/index.php/Main_Page

Facebook page (for updates): https://www.facebook.com/TwistedRootsPod/
Discord (chat & discuss!): https://discord.gg/wdDzF74VBv

Please support Twisted Roots to keep this podcast going! Become a member at BuyMeACoffee!
Theme music: "Forever Yours", original vocals and piano tracks produced by Arthouse Acoustics, with additional original tracks and mixing by Tyrai Lawton
Background music: "Eerily Calm Horror Ambience" by EerilyCalm, Creative Commons License, released 1 Jun 2021
Written, Recorded, and Edited by Dale Sheldon.

[Note: This is an original format episode. Please also try the new format beginning 8 Aug 2024, Season 2 - Episode 1]
S1E1: In 1912 rural Wisconsin, a young man is tired of his family being decimated by consumption. So he decides to take matters into his own hands. Listen to the story, as told from the facts found in original source documentation, in our first episode "The Mailahn Family Massacre", on Twisted Roots: A Genealogist's True Crime Podcast.

Please support Twisted Roots to keep this podcast going! Become a member at BuyMeACoffee!
All information told on Twisted Roots, including quotes and testimony, is taken directly from original source documentation such as newspaper articles, court records, census records, vital records (birth/marriage/death), WW1 & WW2 Draft registrations, other military records, city directories, social security administration records, voter registrations, probate records, ship manifests, immigration records, land records, etc, etc, etc.
Please be sure to like, rate, and subscribe - and don't forget to follow our Facebook page for updates, review the documentation on our wiki, and join in on the discussions in our Discord server. All links below:
Support Twisted Roots! (Membership!): https://buymeacoffee.com/twistedroots
Our Wiki Archives: https://twistedrootspod.com/index.php/Main_Page

Facebook page (for updates): https://www.facebook.com/TwistedRootsPod/
Discord (chat & discuss!): https://discord.gg/wdDzF74VBv

Theme music: "Forever Yours", original vocals and piano tracks produced by Arthouse Acoustics, with additional original tracks and mixing by Tyrai Lawton.