311. MURDER: A Murder in Lafayette Square

Y’all. This one’s a wild ride. A love triangle. A murder in broad daylight. Power. Intrigue. Temporary insanity. Megan rants. Buckle up. Podcast Store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://www.whitehousehistory.org/murder-and-untimely-tragedy-the-haunting-of-lafayette-square  https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/548404?srsltid=AfmBOoph-pP8Ajm-PYL8X_YbJtHPfJFxaMqTelUvHL367zowBEgdvI0w  https://boundarystones.weta.org/2013/06/24/cold-blooded-murder-lafayette-square-sickles-tragedy-1859 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Barton_Key_II  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/02/temporarily-insane-a-congressman-a-sensational-killing-and-a-new-legal-defense/  https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2003035813/ https://dcchs.org/the-murder-of-phillip-barton-key/  https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/09/murder-in-lafayette-square/  https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/015100/015169/pdf/nytimes_28feb1859.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/02/temporarily-insane-a-congressman-a-sensational-killing-and-a-new-legal-defense/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Bagioli_Sickles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sickles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Washington,_D.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_District_of_Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_(until_1871) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_the_District_of_Columbia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_(until_1871) All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: witchesmagicmurdermystery@gmail.com Get to know us better:               Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram             Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices