Beekman Hill's guest appearances

Beekman Hill

Forgotten Darkness

Pearl Bryan

George Taylor

Robert Nicholls

Earle Leonard Nelson

Kaspar Hauser

Benjamin Bathurst

Betsy Aardsma

FRANCIS TUMBLETY

Eliza Armstrong

Julia Pastrana

Mabel Mayer

Joao Prestes

Andrew Hellman

Alias Adam Horn

Norman Bechtel

OwlTail

The net closes around Robert Irwin who, it turns out, is far more volatile than anyone knew. His is actually a rather sad story of mental illness, criminality, and someone who was essentially doomed to lead the life he did before he was even born. Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/ My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/ Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Closing music by Soma. SOURCES “Comb city for 'mad slayer' of model.” New York Daily News, April 6, 1937. “Cops think Gedeon killer made mask's of model's face.” Long Branch (NJ) Daily Record, April 8, 1937. “Eagle crime tipster used Irwin's alias.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 7, 1937. “Guilt of Irwin found in check of fingerprints.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 7, 1937. “Hunt queer-acting man at Woodstock.” Rutland (VT) Daily Herald, April 7, 1937. “It's a cinch! Amateurs find Irwin in 5 places.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 6, 1937. “Killer carved soap statue in model's home.” Des Moines Tribune, April 8, 1937. “New clue places murder suspect on M&amp;M liner.” Rutland (VT) Daily Herald, April 7, 1937. “Ronnie's fiance sleepless, fearing death; going abroad.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 6, 1937. “Sculptor confesses to Easter triple slaying.” Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA), June 27, 1937.  “Student wore masks, Gedeon informs police.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 6, 1937. “Thinks Irwin is suicide.” Wilkes-Barre (PA) Times-Leader, April 9, 1937. “Triple killing suspect seen in mountains.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 8, 1937. Reynolds, Quentin. Courtroom: The Story of Samuel S. Leibowitz. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1950. Schechter, Harold.  The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, The Model, and the Murder That Shook the Nation. New York: Little A, 2014. https://hoover.blogs.archives.gov/2016/07/14/lou-henry-hoover-and-the-mad-sculptor/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azusa_Street_Revival

The net closes around Robert Irwin who, it turns out, is far more volatile than anyone knew. His is actually a rather sad story of mental illness, criminality, and someone who was essentially doomed to lead the life he did before he was even born. Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: <a href="https://www.straightupstrange.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.straightupstrange.com/</a> My Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/</a> Opening music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmmusic.io</a>. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.com</a>). License: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>) Closing music by Soma. SOURCES “Comb city for 'mad slayer' of model.” New York Daily News, April 6, 1937. “Cops think Gedeon killer made mask's of model's face.” Long Branch (NJ) Daily Record, April 8, 1937. “Eagle crime tipster used Irwin's alias.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 7, 1937. “Guilt of Irwin found in check of fingerprints.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 7, 1937. “Hunt queer-acting man at Woodstock.” Rutland (VT) Daily Herald, April 7, 1937. “It's a cinch! Amateurs find Irwin in 5 places.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 6, 1937. “Killer carved soap statue in model's home.” Des Moines Tribune, April 8, 1937. “New clue places murder suspect on M&amp;M liner.” Rutland (VT) Daily Herald, April 7, 1937. “Ronnie's fiance sleepless, fearing death; going abroad.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 6, 1937. “Sculptor confesses to Easter triple slaying.” Quad-City Times (Davenport, IA), June 27, 1937. “Student wore masks, Gedeon informs police.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 6, 1937. “Thinks Irwin is suicide.” Wilkes-Barre (PA) Times-Leader, April 9, 1937. “Triple killing suspect seen in mountains.” Brooklyn Eagle, April 8, 1937. Reynolds, Quentin. Courtroom: The Story of Samuel S. Leibowitz. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1950. Schechter, Harold.  The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, The Model, and the Murder That Shook the Nation. New York: Little A, 2014. <a href="https://hoover.blogs.archives.gov/2016/07/14/lou-henry-hoover-and-the-mad-sculptor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hoover.blogs.archives.gov/2016/07/14/lou-henry-hoover-and-the-mad-sculptor/</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azusa_Street_Revival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azusa_Street_Revival</a>

59 - The Maniac of Beekman Hill, Part Two

On Easter Sunday, 1937 the bodies of model Veronica Gedeon, her mother, and a man named Frank Byrnes were found dead in an apartment on East 53rd Street in New York City. Suspicion quickly falls on the father – but did he actually have anything to do with it? Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: https://www.straightupstrange.com/ My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/ Opening music from https://filmmusic.io. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Closing music by Soma. SOURCES “Artist's model, mother, and male roomer murdered in Manhattan home.” Nassau Daily Review-Star, March 29, 1937. “Divinity school student sought in Gedeon probe.” Nassau Daily Review-Star. April 5, 1937. “Gedeon's reaction watched as he views bodies of slain.” Nassau Daily Review-Star, April 1, 1937. “Private Larry O'Toole's fine tribute to Chief U.S. Grant.” Potsdam Junction Commercial Advertiser, April 7, 1942. “Slain girl's father wears out police as they grill him on triple murder.” Washington Court House (OH) Record-Herald, April 2, 1937. “Small piece of cloth found at scene of triple murder may link father to crime.” Ogdensburg Advance-News, April 2, 1937.  Schechter, Harold. Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of. New York: Ballantine, 2012. —. The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, The Model, and the Murder That Shook the Nation. New York: Little A, 2014. https://immigrationtounitedstates.org/560-hungarian-immigrants.html

On Easter Sunday, 1937 the bodies of model Veronica Gedeon, her mother, and a man named Frank Byrnes were found dead in an apartment on East 53rd Street in New York City. Suspicion quickly falls on the father – but did he actually have anything to do with it? Part of the Straight Up Strange Network: <a href="https://www.straightupstrange.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.straightupstrange.com/</a> My Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.patreon.com/forgdark/</a> Opening music from <a href="https://filmmusic.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmmusic.io</a>. "Dark Child" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://incompetech.com</a>). License: CC BY (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>) Closing music by Soma. SOURCES “Artist's model, mother, and male roomer murdered in Manhattan home.” Nassau Daily Review-Star, March 29, 1937. “Divinity school student sought in Gedeon probe.” Nassau Daily Review-Star. April 5, 1937. “Gedeon's reaction watched as he views bodies of slain.” Nassau Daily Review-Star, April 1, 1937. “Private Larry O'Toole's fine tribute to Chief U.S. Grant.” Potsdam Junction Commercial Advertiser, April 7, 1942. “Slain girl's father wears out police as they grill him on triple murder.” Washington Court House (OH) Record-Herald, April 2, 1937. “Small piece of cloth found at scene of triple murder may link father to crime.” Ogdensburg Advance-News, April 2, 1937. Schechter, Harold. Psycho USA: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of. New York: Ballantine, 2012. —. The Mad Sculptor: The Maniac, The Model, and the Murder That Shook the Nation. New York: Little A, 2014. <a href="https://immigrationtounitedstates.org/560-hungarian-immigrants.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://immigrationtounitedstates.org/560-hungarian-immigrants.html</a>

58 - The Maniac of Beekman Hill, Part One