Lizzie Gillespie Killed By Twin Brother

Lizzie Gillespie Killed By Twin Brother

From True Crime Historian by Richard O Jones

April 22, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 89

About this episode

The episode explores the murder of Lizzie Gillespie by her twin brother Jim in the town of Rising Sun, Indiana, highlighting the community's reaction and the trial that followed.

Family Tragedy in Rising Sun Jump to the AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 89. In a lot of these stories from the old newspapers, the press coverage and the locale itself often take on the attributes of characters in the drama. In this case, the town of Rising Sun, Indiana, seems to evolve as the story progresses. When one of the town matrons, the spinster Lizzie Gillespie is found assassinated in her parlor, townfolk tell reporters she had no enemy in the world and there could be no logical reason for the murder. Then they start thinking of things, but they don’t want to name names. And when Lizzie’s twin brother Jim goes to trial, he and his co-defendants fear lynching, but the town only wants to be entertained by the scandal. While I recognize the tragedy of a life lost, I find a subtle comedy in this tale of intrigue, betrayal, and murder. 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…

People in this episode

Host: Richard O Jones

Topics covered

  • family tragedy
  • murder
  • trial
  • small town dynamics
  • intrigue
  • betrayal

Keywords

  • Lizzie Gillespie
  • Jim Gillespie
  • murder
  • Rising Sun
  • Indiana
  • trial
  • family tragedy
  • small town

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Rising Sun, Indiana

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