“An aged man, without an enemy in the world, in his own house, and in his own bed, is made the victim of a butchery murder, for mere pay.” Words spoken by Daniel Webster during Salem's most infamous murder trial. Join local Salem tour guides Jeffrey & Sarah as they recount the harrowing details surrounding the death of Captain Joseph White on that moonlit night in April, nearly 200 years ago.

SPECIAL THANKS

The Ordinary Extraordinary Podcast
https://www.theordinaryextraordinarycemetery.com

Kurt Deon for all your hard work getting Elias Hasket Derby up on Find a Grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239994795/elias-hasket-derby

RESOURCES
"A Murder in Salem" By E.J. Wagner. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-murder-in-salem-64885035/
"Gardner-Pingree House" Peabody Essex Museum https://www.pem.org/visit/historic-houses/pem-walks/gardner-pingree-house
"The Murder of Joseph White: Salem, Massachusetts, 1830. American Bar Association Journal. JSTOR
"Captain Joseph White" Salem Public Library. https://salempl.org/captain-joseph-white/
"The Murder of Captain Joseph White by the Knapp Brothers, 1830. https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/murder-of-captain-joseph-white-1830/
The Works of Daniel Webster, volume IV . Search google books!
"The Young Devils and Dan'l Webster." American Heritage. https://www.americanheritage.com/young-devils-and-danl-webster#1.


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