S1E1: Lucille and John Mitchell - Waverly Hills

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This episode focuses on the tragic death of Lucille H (Cain) Mitchell and the people impacted by her untimely death. Inspired by an episode of Kindred Spirits where they discover the story of John Mitchell and his wife Lucille. I uncover the details of her death, the struggle for John as a tuberculosis patient at Waverly Hills Sanatorium, and the "criminal" that perhaps got away with manslaughter. The genealogy of the Mitchell family, as well as the criminal in this case, are detailed in this first episode of The Criminal Genealogist. 

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Sources used for this episode, mainly from Ancestry.com and Newspapers.com. 

• Information about Waverly Hills Sanatorium:
  • https://www.therealwaverlyhills.com/about/; 
  • https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/10/29/haunted-places-kentucky-and-indiana-see-map-ghost-story-sites/2496300001/
  • https://whsmemorial.tripod.com/index.html
• Link to Ancestry Family Tree created with all records attached - viewable only 
• Newspaper article about the death of Lucille, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY dated September 15, 1946 - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80424927/lucille-mitchell-death/
• Newspaper article about Charles Cureton's arrest and trial
  • https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25328154/
  • https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5915837/charles-cureton-acquitted-in-murder-of-l/
  • https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5915783/newspaper-article-about-the-murder-of-lu/
• Newspaper notice about Lucille filing for divorce from John - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80117198/
• Newspaper notice about the marriage license for John T Mitchell and Laura Buckman in 1949 - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80424721/the-courier-journal/
• Obituary for John T Mitchell,  The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 13 Jul 1959
  • Part 1: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80422596/part-1/   
  • Part 2: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80422533/part-2-obit/
• Another obituary for John T Mitchell - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80422076/john-t-mitchell-obit/

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