Episode 110: Beast Of Burden
On today’s episode, Paul and Kate travel to 1889 Iowa where a young boy covered in blood is seen by a neighbor. After discovering where the boy had come from, an investigation uncovers some grisly details that lead to an unexpected suspect.
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Sources:
“The Plea: The True Story of Young Wesley Elkins and His Struggle for Redemption” by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf
https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/plea
“John Wesley Elkins, Boy Murderer, and His Struggle for Pardon” by Patricia L. Bryan
https://pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/annals-of-iowa/article/14748/galley/123147/view/
“History of Clayton County, Iowa” (Robert O. Law Company) 1916.
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ZDdAAAAAYAAJ
“Elkns murders 1889, Elk twp” by Sharyl Ferrall (Iowa Gen Web)
https://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/documents/index.cgi?read=154376
“A Boy Murderer” (Murder by Gaslight) 2021.
https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2016/04/a-boy-murderer.html
“A Pathetic Letter” (Mt. Vernon Hawk-Eye) 1897.