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106:  The Murder of Walter Brooks w/ Virginia A. McConnell - A True Crime History Podcast

106: The Murder of Walter Brooks w/ Virginia A. McConnell - A True Crime History Podcast

FromMost Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast


106: The Murder of Walter Brooks w/ Virginia A. McConnell - A True Crime History Podcast

FromMost Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 1902 New York City, a group of wealthy young men, known as the Bedford Avenue Gang, spent their free time terrorizing their neighborhood - including drinking, stealing, fleecing businesses and seducing women. After gang member Walter Brooks, began dating one of the gang's groupies, a badly behaved young woman named Florence Burns, he ended up murdered in a seedy downtown hotel. Virginia A. McConnell, author of The Belle of Bedford Avenue: The Sensational Brooks-Burns Murder in Turn-of-the-Century New York, is my guest on this episode. She tells the story of Florence Burns, the Bedford Avenue Gang, and how the "Unwritten Law" helped determine whether justice would ever be served in the murder of Walter Brooks. Become a Most Notorious patron at: www.patreon.com/mostnotorious
Released:
Feb 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Serial killers. Gangsters. Gunslingers. Victorian-era murderers. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Each week, the Most Notorious podcast features true-life tales of crime, criminals, tragedies and disasters throughout history. This is an interview show, spotlighting authors and historians who have studied their subjects for years, and whose stories are offered with unique insight, detail, and historical accuracy.