The Fire In The Brothel - April 10 2022

April 10th: Helen Jewett Dies (1863) Public opinion can absolutely shape a case and, more seriously, the outcome of a trial. On April 10th 1863 a woman was killed inside of an upscale brothel and, simply because of the nature of her work, the public opinion completely altered the way her suspected killer was handled in court.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Jewett, https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/c/cohen-jewett.html, https://allthatsinteresting.com/helen-jewett, https://hellobigapple.net/life-helen-jewett/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices