EP 72: Death Did Us Part PT 1
In this week's episode, the first half of a two-parter, Paul and Kate head to 1870s Connecticut where a bride-to-be goes missing the day before her Big Day. When her body is discovered in a creek, the crime scene investigation becomes as important as ever in finding a cause-of-death and a suspect.
Sources:
“The Bridgeport Tragedy” (Murder by Gaslight) 2020.
“The Lattin Trial” (New York Daily Herald) 1875.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/329405913/?terms=%22James%20Lattin%22%20trial%20bridgeport&match=1
“A Sad Story” (The Weekly Eagle) 1875.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/70837244/?terms=%22Ellen%20Lucas%22&match=4
“News of the state: The Bridgeport Tragedy” (Hartford Courant) 1874.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/369364681/?terms=%22ellen%20lucas%22%20&match=1
“The Bridgeport Murder” (Connecticut Western News) 1875.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/849467690/?terms=%22ellen%20lucas%22%20&match=1
“Another New England Fiend” (The New Orleans Bulletin) 1874.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/367229454/?terms=%22ellen%20lucas%22%20bridgeport&match=1
“The Bridgeport Murder” (Buffalo Weekly Courier) 1875.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/494632804/?terms=%22ellen%20lucas%22%20&match=1
“Bridgeport” (Britannica)