THE CASE OF THE KILLER COWGIRL

In 1934, Nellie May Madison, a young woman raised on a Montana farm, was convicted of the cold-blooded, gunshot murder of her 5th husband. Yet, she was later pardoned, and her case opened the door for battered women to bring evidence of their abuse, as a defense.     

Listen, and find out why.       

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EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  08/28/2021.

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HISTORICAL REFERENCES

The Case of the Killer Cowgirl:

Kathleen Cairns, The Enigma Woman (book, 2007).

A Crime to Remember, Damsel on Death Row, Season 3 Episode 7 (2015).

Rasmussen, Cecillia, Unwitting pioneer of the battered-woman defense, Los Angeles Times (Feb. 7, 2007).

Nellie May Madison, Murderpedia (website).

Police Blotter and Court News:

Detroit Weekly Record, Aug. 6, 1855. 

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GUEST VOICES:

The Case of the Killer Cowgirl:

Guest Narrator - Shannon Hull, host of Right In Front of My Face podcast.

Police Blotter and Court News:

Guest Narrator - Abby, co-host of Abby & Amy Know Nothing podcast.  

Police Blotter Title Voice -  S kitty - free-lance voice artist.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the Already Gone podcast.

Exit Aphorism - Source: Dickinson, Emily, Letter to Mary Bowles (1862).

Aphorism voice - Kit Caren, host of Whispered True Stories podcast.

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MUSIC:

Kevin MacLeod  of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest

At Rest

The Curtain Rises

I Knew A Guy

All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From Freesound.org. 

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