
The Manhattan Murder of Dr. Burdell!
09/19/24 • 64 min
S2E7 - On a cold drizzly night in Manhattan, 1857, the attractive and strong Dr. Burdell returns to his once fashionable marble stooped 4-story home on Bond St, shortly before midnight. He would never be seen alive again. The murderer must be one of the several residents of the house. Was it the cook? The fop? The politican? The widow? The butcher? The ingenue? Or even a child? Hear the story and determine for yourself - who killed Dr. Harvey Burdell?!?
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
Researched, Written, Recorded, and Edited by Dale Sheldon.
S2E7 - On a cold drizzly night in Manhattan, 1857, the attractive and strong Dr. Burdell returns to his once fashionable marble stooped 4-story home on Bond St, shortly before midnight. He would never be seen alive again. The murderer must be one of the several residents of the house. Was it the cook? The fop? The politican? The widow? The butcher? The ingenue? Or even a child? Hear the story and determine for yourself - who killed Dr. Harvey Burdell?!?
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
Researched, Written, Recorded, and Edited by Dale Sheldon.
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Jack the Ripper Files: Annie Chapman
S2E6: This episode is the third 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 Mrs. Annie Chapman, aka Annie Eliza Smith, aka Annie Sivvey, the second of the "Canonical Five". We will travel through the details of her very difficult life, marked with one tragedy after another.
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:
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Our Wiki Archives: https://twistedrootspod.com/index.php/Main_Page
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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
Researched, Written, Recorded, and Edited by Dale Sheldon.
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Killing at the Golden Eagle Hotel
S2E8 - In the true old west of Sacramento, California in 1855 - an abusive father and a desperate daughter - with a gentle but proud young man caught between them. There wasn't room enough for all of them in that town. Was justice really done? For the first time, you can hear the story of the killing of Amiel Brickell, quoted directly from the accounts of the time, and determine for yourself.
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
Researched, Written, Recorded, and Edited by Dale Sheldon.
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