Being Dead Serious
Ep:31 The Manhattan Well and the Disappearance of Elma Sands
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January 28, 2023 12:00pm
1h 5m
Hello Strangers!
Being Dead Serious podcast episode 31:
The Manhattan Well Murder and the disappearance of Elma Sands.
On the night of December 22nd, 1799, a beautiful young woman named Elma Sands left her cousin’s boarding house dressed in her finest coat and fur muff. The next morning, she had not returned....
What followed was a media circus that will go down in history as the first murder trial in the United States for which there is a recorded transcript.
Join us as we discuss the infamous Manhattan Well Murder trial of 1800 led by Alexander Hamilton and his arch nemesis, Aaron Burr.
STAY STRANGE!
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