THE TRAGIC MURDER OF CATHERINE RICHARDS

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic murder of 14-year-old Catherine Richards in 1878 by an obsessed man after she rejected his marriage proposal.

In 1878, Catherine Richards, a 14 year old girl in Plainfield, New York, was murdered by an obsessed man, after she rejected his marriage proposal. ⁠⁠Support this podcast⁠⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 03/22/2025. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES - The Tragic Murder of Catherine Richards: Local History Notes of Southern New York , July 14, 2024, specifically, reprints of news articles from the Oneonta Herald ( Oneonta, NY) and the Daily Republican (Utica, NY), June 28, 1878. Gordon W. Treadwell, Myron Buel: The Boy Murderer (1879) Murder By Gaslight, The Confession of Myron Buel (Oct. 29, 2022). Police Blotter & Court News (The case of Helen Hulick , the Girl in Slacks) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Did a Woman Go To Jail for Wearing Slacks in 1938? , Snopes, Sept. 2, 2022. Arrested for Wearing Pants , Trace Your Past, Nov. 12, 2021. In 1938, L.A. Woman Went To Jail For Wearing Slacks In Courtroom , Los Angeles Times, Oct. 23, 2014. ⁠ Meet Helen Hulick: The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court , ⁠ All That's Interesting, April 21, 2023. VOICES - The Tragic Murder of Catherine Richards: Guest Narrator - ⁠ Victoria Kelemen - Voice Artist and Podcaster. Police Blotter & Court News (The case of…

Topics covered

• murder
• history
• Catherine Richards

Keywords

• Plainfield
• New York
• Myron Buel
• historical references

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Tragic Murder of Catherine Richards, Murder By Gaslight, The Confession of Myron Buel, All That's Interesting, Exit Aphorism - How A Girl Can Become A Legend

Places: Plainfield, New York, Oneonta, NY, Utica, L.A.

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