366: Revenge, Murder & Madness in 1903 Indiana w/ Stephen Terrell

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 84 minutes

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In early 1900s Indiana, John Terrell was the wealthiest man in Wells County, thanks to oil discovered on his farm. But when his youngest daughter, Lucy, became pregnant and entered into a forced marriage to abusive Melvin Wolfe, Terrell’s life and fortune unraveled in a tumultuous spiral of murder, a dramatic trial, and a descent into madness. My guest is Stephen Terrell, who has a very personal connection to this story (as you might guess from his last name). His book is called "The Madness of John Terrell: Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland". The author's website: www.TerrellWrites.com Kent State Press interview: https://kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/true-crime-from-kent-state-author-stephen-terrell-discusses-the-madness-of-john-terrell/ Buy the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Madness-John-Terrell-Insanity-Heartland/dp/1606354876 Buy the book on Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-madness-of-john-terrell-stephen-terrell/1144858369 Support the show and ditch overpriced wireless with Mint Mobile’s deal and get 3 months of premium wireless service for 15 bucks a month! https://www.mintmobile.com/notorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.9	Thank you for downloading. Thank you for tuning in. It is so great to have Stephen Terrell with me today.
1:35.5	He is a lawyer, writer, blogger, and an avid motorcyclist. He has written multiple books,
1:42.5	including Last Train to Stratton, Stars Fall, Visiting Hours,
1:47.6	and Other Stories from the Heart, and therein back, a personal journal. But we've got him here
1:53.1	today to tell us more about his latest, officially out on October 29th, called The Madness of
1:59.6	John Terrell, Revenge and Insanity on Trial in the Heartland.
2:05.2	Welcome to the Most Notorious podcast. So nice to have you here.
2:10.2	It's a pleasure to be here.
2:12.6	So you kind of stumbled on this story, right, while you were researching your own family history?
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