Ep. 73 - In the Baleful Light of Maniacal Insanity

On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss corpse-related practical jokes, jealousy and suicide, an insane pioneer pistol murderess, a religious maniac family annihilation, men bitten by mad dogs and the madcap frolic of a cross-dressing widow in New York City.

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References For Today's Episode:

“A BUDGET OF GHOST STORIES” - Cheshire Observer,  Mar. 6th, 1869.

“What Is The Use of Spiritualism" - The Spiritualist, Dec. 3rd, 1869. 

"A Ghastly Practical Joke" — The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872.

"A Termagant Hangs Herself in Brooklyn, N.Y." - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872.

“Jealousy and Suicide” - The Wheeling Daily Register, Mar. 16th, 1872.

"The Pioneer Pistol Murderess Insane" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 14th, 1872.

"A Drunkard’s Baby Gnawed by a Dog" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872.

"A BLOODY DOMESTIC DRAMA" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872.

"Men Bitten by a Mad Dog in Kansas" — The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872.

"MADCAP FROLIC OF A BEAUTIFUL NEW YORK WIDOW" - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Harris_%28murderer%29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madstone_(folklore)

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