THE MIDNIGHT BAND OF MERCY - 1893
Author: Forgotten News Podcast
January 4, 2019
Duration: 39:46
The story of an organized group of relentless ladies, who were serial killers, in New York City, 1893.
Also:
Police Blotter & Court News, January 17, 1870.
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
The Midnight Band of Mercy -
Online articles and information:
Hartwell, Sarah, 1893: The Midnight Band of Mercy vs. The New York SPCA (a very detailed article, with commentary and fascinating verbatim reprints of news stories about the Midnight Band of Mercy. from the time period).
New York Cat Ladies and the Murderous Midnight Band of Mercy, The Hatching Cat: True and Unusual Animal Tales of Old New York (blog), July 2, 2014.
Nellie Bly and the Midnight Band of Mercy, The Grand Archive (reprint of the entire 1893 news story, by newspaper reporter Nellie Bly, regarding the Midnight Band of Mercy).
Books:
Murphy, Cait, Scoundrels in Law. The Trials of Howe & Hummel (2010), pp. 162, 165-68.
Rovere, Richard, Howe and Hummel: Their True and Scandalous History (1947, second ed., 1985) [original title: The Magnificent Shysters].
Blaine, Michael, The Midnight Band of Mercy (2004) (novel; fictionalized history).
Police Blotter & Court News -
Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 17, 1870.
GUEST VOICES:
The Midnight Band of Mercy:
Guest Narrator - Julie Hoverson, the host of the 19 Nocturne Boulevard podcast.
Abraham Hummel - J.D. Sutter, Media Consultant, Podcast Producer & Voice Artist, at Porchlight Family Media
NYC Police Officer Joseph Connolly - Kieron Byrne, freelance voice artist.
Police Blotter & Court News:
Guest Narrator - Kate Bowers Wallinga, host of the Ignorance Was Bliss podcast.
Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Erin Fleming, host of the Redrum Blonde podcast.
Judge / Call to Order - John Doe, free lance actor & voice performer.
Municipal Judge (Adjournment voice) – Thomas Zipperer, host of the No Redeeming Qualities podcast.
Miscellaneous:
Outro Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host of the Forgotten News Podcast and host of the Whispered True Stories podcast.
Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast.
Outro Aphorism - Source: McLellan, Vern, Proverbs for People (1983).
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