About this episode
The episode explores the life of Cassie Chadwick, a con artist who deceived banks by claiming to be the daughter of Andrew Carnegie.
Born Elizabeth Bigley in a Ontario railway camp, she died Cassie Chadwick in an Ohio prison cell — and in between, she convinced the banks of northern Ohio that Andrew Carnegie was her shamefaced father and they were sitting on a gold mine. They were sitting on forged paper. The Queen of Ohio. Circa 1897–1904. Jump to the AD-FREE Safe House Edition Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support . You can pay more if you want to, but rent at the Safe House is still just a buck a week, and you can get access to over 400 ad-free episodes from the dusty vault, Safe House Exclusives, direct access to the Boss, and whatever personal services you require. We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts: If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES , telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything! For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week.
People in this episode
Host: Richard O Jones
Topics covered
- fraud
- historical crime
- banking scandal
- identity theft
- 19th century
- true crime
Keywords
- Cassie Chadwick
- Andrew Carnegie
- fraud
- Ohio
- 19th century crime
- identity theft
- banking scandal
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Ohio, Ontario
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