THE MURDER OF DR. HARVEY BURDELL

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1857 murder of a wealthy New York dentist and the trial of the alleged killer, a young woman.

In 1857, a wealthy New York dentist was murdered. The alleged killer was a young woman who was devious, pretty, and greedy. Her trial made headlines across the U.S. Support this Podcast! === EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 09/17/2025. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Forgotten News , Jack Finney (book, 1980). Butchery on Bond Street , Benjamin Feldman (book, 2007) 31 Bond Street , Ellen Horan (book, 2007) The Desperate Would-be Housewife of New York, Smithsonian Magazine (2013) The Murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell , Historical Crime Detective (webpage) Murder on Bond Street! , NoHo NYC (webpage) Scenes from the Burdell Murder , Murder by Gaslight (webpage) NARRATOR: Kit Caren , co-host, Forgotten News Podcast. === Police Blotter & Court News: Bell's New Weekly Messenger , published on April 30, 1837. NARRATOR: Erin Suminsby , Voice Artist. Title Voice: Emily G. Thompson , host, Morbidology Podcast. Judge: Glenn Haskell , Voice Artist === MISCELLANEOUS: Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast. Exit Aohorism - quoted from A Short History of England by G.K. Chesterton (1917). Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. ===…

Topics covered

• murder
• trial
• history
• New York

Keywords

• Harvey Burdell
• 1857
• dentist
• New York
• trial

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Forgotten News, Butchery on Bond Street, 31 Bond Street, The Desperate Would-be Housewife of New York, The Murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell

Books & works: Forgotten News, Butchery on Bond Street, 31 Bond Street, The Desperate Would-be Housewife of New York, The Murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell, Historical Crime Detective, Murder on Bond Street!, Scenes from the Burdell Murder, Murder by Gaslight, Police Blotter & Court News

Places: New York, U.S.

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