260 | Root of the Matter
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
4.5 • 8.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to AirNmenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm |
| 0:08.7 | and Mild. |
| 0:13.0 | Our world is full of the unexplainable. |
| 0:16.3 | And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display, |
| 0:22.2 | just waiting for us to explore. |
| 0:25.4 | Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's. |
| 0:37.3 | The attempted murder by Poison Case grabbed the nation's attention in 1989. |
| 0:41.7 | In fact, even the most seasoned investigators in Austin, Texas had never seen another case |
| 0:46.4 | like it. |
| 0:47.4 | The victim simply referred to as treaty had been one of Austin's oldest and most beloved |
| 0:51.6 | residents. |
| 0:52.8 | The last living survivor of a legendary council, the intended victims spent their days in |
| 0:57.5 | the city's historic district where they stood witness to a lot of history over the years. |
| 1:02.0 | From the rebuilding of the state capital in 1888, or the Austin Dam failure, to the construction |
| 1:07.0 | of several bridges and an airport, and the first days of the Dell Computer Corporation. |
| 1:12.2 | And throughout it all, this elderly citizen served the community well. |
| 1:15.8 | In the early years, negotiations and other pivotal meetings had been treaty's thing, hence |
| 1:20.3 | the nickname. |
| 1:21.3 | Although to be fair, Councilmen and other leaders weren't the only ones to sit in the company |
| 1:25.4 | of such an esteemed citizen, Rain or Shine, heat or cold, Austin's oldest resident was |
| 1:31.0 | always there for the people of the city. |
| 1:33.9 | Try as they may, no one could figure out why someone would want to poison such a truly |
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