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YESTERDAY'S NEWS
Eye for an Eye Edition
The True Crime of Martin Thorn and Augusta Nack
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One summer day in 1896, three young boys discover a mysterious package floating near the docks of the East River. Hoping for some kind of treasure, what they found was the freshly dismembered body of a man. Police eventually discovered the identity of the man and found that he was involved in a deadly love triangle. His lover and her other man were charged with the grisly crime.
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For a complete list of sources, visit www.truecrimehistorian.com/1897guldensuppe, where you can also find newspaper clippings and photos from this case, and more stories about the scandals, scoundrels and scourges of America’s past.
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Musical direction by Chuck Wiggins.
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