The Murder of Helen Jewett

On the night of April 9th, 1836, a 23 year old sex worker who went by the name Helen Jewett was murdered in her bedroom. Soon, one of her lovers would be charged and tried for her murder.

How did the story of a little-known "fallen woman" impact a nation? What is the TRUE identity of the victim? And why was she killed?

Find the answers to these questions and more in this week's episode!

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Sources:

https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellows-book/the-murder-of-helen-jewett-the-life-and-death-of-a-prostitute-in-nineteenth-century-new-york/

https://www.ladyscience.com/features/portugal-harlot-wards-public-health-19thcentury

https://nypost.com/2017/04/22/when-new-york-was-the-prostitution-capital-of-the-us/

https://www.archives.nyc/blog/2019/8/29/a-history-of-prostitution-in-new-york-city-from-the-american-revolution-to-the-bad-old-days-of-the-1970-and-1980s

https://time.com/archive/6746419/corruption-scandals-of-tammany-cont/

https://www.history.com/articles/tammany-hall-corruption-downfall-fdr-seabury-investigation

https://darkdowneast.com/helenjewett/

https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft8199p209;chunk.id=d0e109;doc.view=print

https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/10/girl-in-green.html

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