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True Crime: Hall-Mills Murders
Description
Drew solo hosts to thoroughly outline the unsolved Hall-Millers that occurred in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1922. Drew discusses crime scene details with the infamous “Pig Woman,” who claimed to be a witness to the brutal deaths of Reverend Edward Hall and choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
CW | TW: This episode discusses graphic details from a double murder and near-decapitation. Autopsy findings will be discussed. Listener discretion is advised.
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Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson
Logo Art: Drew Hudson
Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers
Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson
Sources
Article: “Hall-Mills Murder Case” by Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg (EBSCO; ebsco.com)
Article: “The Hall-Mills Murder: The Country’s First Sensationalized Trial” by Brooks Betz (Mr. Local History Project; mrlocalhistory.org)
Article: “The Hall-Mills Murder Case: The Most Fascinating Unsolved Homicide in America” by Dr. Mary S. Hartman via Douglas College, Rutgers University (PDF available via Journal of U Libraries, Rutgers; jrul.libraries.rutgers.edu)
Article: “A Sensational Murder Trial in the Newly Founded New Yorker” by Joe Pomepo (newyorker.com)
Article: “Hall-Mills Murders: The Preach, the Choir Singer, and ‘The Pig Woman’” by Mark and Mark (Weird NJ; weirdnj.com)
Book: The Hall-Mills Murder Case: The Minister and The Choir Singer by Dr. William Kunstler via the Internet Archive (free; archive.org)
Book: Fatal Tryst: Who Killed the Minister and the Choir Singer? by Gerald Tomlinson (free; archive.org)
Digital Archive: Hall Mills Murders via New Brunswick Free Public Library Archives (free; nbfplarchive.org)
Digital Archive: Timothy Pfeiffer Correspondence (free; Internet Archive; archive.org)
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