EP 59: If There’s A Will PT 2

Dec 13

In this second part of a two-part episode, Kate and Paul return to 1830 Salem, Massachusetts to unravel the murder of a mogul in his mansion. Those who stand to inherit his wealth and the staff closest to him are all theoretically implicated, but who actually committed this heinous crime?

Sources:

“A Murder in Salem” by E.J. Wagner (Smithsonian Magazine)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-murder-in-salem-64885035/

“A Most Extraordinary Case” (Murder by Gaslight) 2009.

http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/11/captain-joseph-white.html

“Captain Joseph White” (Salem Public Library)

https://salempl.org/captain-joseph-white/

“Celebrated Criminal Cases of America” by Thomas Duke (via Jason Lucky Morrow / Historical Crime Detective)

https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/murder-of-captain-joseph-white-1830/

“Chronology- Who banned slavery when?” (Reuters) 2007.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-slavery/chronology-who-banned-slavery-when-idUSL1561464920070322

“History of Salem” (Salem.org)