Albany Mansion Marks 19th Century Murder

October 31, 2019 00:06:38
Albany Mansion Marks 19th Century Murder
A New York Minute In History
Albany Mansion Marks 19th Century Murder

Oct 31 2019 | 00:06:38

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Show Notes

On this Halloween episode of A New York Minute In History, we explore a murder in the state’s capital of Albany. In May 1827, a member of the city’s elite was killed in his family’s Georgian mansion at Cherry Hill. The murder of John Whipple resulted in two sensational trials steeped in the issues of […]

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