Episode 116: Cutthroat
On today’s episode, Paul and Kate head to late 1892 Delaware to a scene of a 17-year-old woman who was discovered almost completely decapitated. An investigation into the circumstances right before she went missing introduce a whole cast of characters to police.
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Sources:
“The Katie Dugan Mystery” (Murder by Gaslight) 2020.
https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2020/02/the-katie-dugan-mystery.html
“The Katie Dugan Case” by William Francis (Historical Novel Society)
https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-katie-dugan-case/
“Shattered Clues” (The Morning News) 1892.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/160042622/?match=1&terms=%22katie%20dugan%22%20%22wilmington%22
“Richard Riley Released” (Delaware Gazette and State Journal) 1892.
“Second Edition: Katie Dugan’s Murder” (The News Journal) 1894.
“Wilmington’s Sensation” (Daily Local News) 1894.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1033076929/?match=1&terms=%22katie%20dugan%22%20seventeen
“Murder Will Out” (Associated Press via LA Times) 1894.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/378327032/?match=1&terms=%22katie%20dugan%22%20seventeen