S6: ENCORE: The Manhattan Well Murder

Crimes of the Centuries

Jul 2, 202645:52Society & Culture

When a 22-year-old woman living with relatives in a boarding house disappeared on Dec. 22, 1799, her loved ones didn't immediately worry. But when she still hadn't returned days later, all eyes turned to her lover, whom...

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