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In today's episode of History and Hearsay, we are discussing the case of Emma LeDoux the "Trunk Murderous" who was the first woman to ever get the death penalty in California!
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Early Life & Marriage
1:24 - 2nd Marriage
3:12 - Albert McVicar, Eugene LeDoux & Joseph Heele
5:39 - Albert tries to win Emma back
8:50 - The Trunk
12:20 - The investigation
17:46 - The Trial
20:10 - The Appeal & Plea
21:36 - Parole, 5th Marriage & ANOTHER scam?
23:50 - Outro
► THESE VIDEOS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, Based on actual events.
►Sources:
This account was written in 1910 - So when there were conflicting details, I went with the ones listed in this article, as other sources were written much later: https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/emma-ledoux-housewife-prostitute-bigamist-murderess/
https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/emma-ledoux-murder-case-trial-death-penalty-13008192.php
https://hagginmuseum.org/collections/emma-ledoux/
https://soundingsmag.net/2020/08/26/little-trunk-of-horrors/
https://kingsriverlife.com/05/04/pretty-as-poison-the-life-crimes-accomplices-of-californias-first-black-widow-part-1/
http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2015/09/emma-ledoux-american-black-widow-serial.html
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