Ep. 39 - Lamp Light DISASTERS & a Gory Game of Cards

On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss a ghost sighting of the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall, an insane hatchet murder, a brass burglar blown away by a buckshot, a demented opera singer’s stalker, a lamp light disaster, a gory game of cards, a nearly naked man frozen to death in a sinkhole, and much, much more!

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References for today’s episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Lady_of_Raynham_Hall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Nilsson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_laundry

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-smallpox-vaccination

“Murder at Louisville” - The Oregonian, January, 10th 1872.

“A Swedish Horror” - The Sioux City Journal, September 25th, 1885.

"Mother in Lawlessness" - The Illustrated Police News, January 4th, 1872.

"A Burglar Killed by a Trap Gun" - The Illustrated Police News, January 4th, 1872.

"Miss Nilsson's Demented Lover" - The Illustrated Police News, January 4th, 1872.

"A Life of Shame Quickly Ended " - The Illustrated Police News, January 4th, 1872.

"An Affecting Scene"- The Illustrated Police News, January 4th, 1872.

"A Gory Game of Cards" - The Illustrated Police News, January 4th, 1872.

"A Doctor Insane with Smallpox Freezes to Death on an Iowa Prairie"- The Illustrated Police News, January 11th, 1872.