EP 84: The Cigar Girl PT 2

Jul 17

On this week's episode, the conclusion of a two-parter, Paul and Kate return to 1841 New York City where they hope to shine some light on an unsolved murder of a 21-year-old woman. Following the analysis of the coroner, the body and the crime scene provide lots of theories on how she met her demise.

Sources:

“The Beautiful Cigar Girl” by Daniel Stashower

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Beautiful_Cigar_Girl/zcU1wXf0DZUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mary+rogers+cigar+girl+phoebe&printsec=frontcover

“The Life of Mary Rogers” (Borough of Manhattan Community College)

https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/mary-rogers/#:~:text=On%20Wednesday%2C%20July%2028%2C%201841,for%20another%20tavern%20in%20Hoboken.

“The Mysterious Murder of ‘Cigar Girl’ Mary Roers, 1841” by Thomas Duke (Historical Crime Detective)

https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/the-mysterious-murder-of-cigar-girl-mary-rogers-1841/

“The Mysterious Death of Mary Rogers” by Amy Gilman Srebnick

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Mysterious_Death_of_Mary_Rogers/Ig5zTzSQ65MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=The+Mysterious+Death+of+Mary+Rogers:+Sex+and+Culture+in+Nineteenth-Century&printsec=frontcover

“Edgar Allan Poe Tried and Failed to Crack the Mysterious Murder Case of Mary Rogers” by Angela Serratore (Smithsonian Magazine) 2013.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/edgar-allan-poe-tried-and-failed-to-crack-the-mysterious-murder-case-of-mary-rogers-7493607/

“American Newspapers, 1800-1860: City Newspapers” (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)