Ep 188: The Sicilian Inheritance and the Murder of Lorenza Marsala with Jo Piazza

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Laura interviews bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza about her transporting and immersive book, The Sicilian Inheritance, rooted in her own family history about a long-awaited trip to Sicily, a disputed inheritance, and a family secret that some will kill to protect. The book and podcast are based on Jo’s great, great grandmother, Lorenza Marsala. Lorenza was due to join her family in America, but she mysteriously disappeared. When Jo travels to Sicily to find out what happened to Lorenza, upon examining the local ‘Book of Death’ she discovered that not only was her great, great grandmother murdered but a man was also killed in the same place at the same time. Jo is determined to get to the bottom of what happened. Join the conversation and share your thoughts on social media. #CrimeAnalyst #TheSicilianInheritance #LorenzaMarsala #Italy #Sicily #Misogyny #JoPiazza #Expert #WomenMatter #Truecrime #Podcast #CrimeAnalystSquad Clips https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sicilian-inheritance/id1735578176 Sources https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sicilian-inheritance/id1735578176 https://www.instagram.com/jopiazzaauthor/ https://www.tiktok.com/@jopiazzaauthor Sponsors You can get an exclusive 10% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/CRIMEANALYST Buy Jo’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sicilian-Inheritance-Novel-Jo-Piazza/dp/0593474163 JOIN the Crime Analyst Squad: www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst REGISTER For Laura’s 2024 Masterclasses: https://shoutout.wix.com/so/0fOy_yFBC?languageTag=en More info: www.dashriskchecklist.com www.thelaurarichards.com CrimeCon: Come to crimecon in Nasville Promo Code Crime Analyst for 10% off YouTube, Socials and Website YouTube @crimeanalyst Instagram @crimeanalyst @laurarichards999 Twitter @thecrimeanalyst @laurarichards99 TikTok @crimeanalystpod Website www.crime-analyst.com Leave a Review https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, nobody knows for sure. There's two stories.
0:03.4	All I know is just obviously here to say.
0:07.0	Okay, so here's what I was told.
0:11.0	Every family has an origin story.
0:13.0	My grandpa sent to the other immigrated to the U.S.
0:17.0	The boys came over from Italy 2 by 2.
0:20.0	So they came through Ellis Island,
0:22.0	settled in in New York.
0:22.8	They left the mother behind.
0:24.3	His wife stays behind to tend to a family farm.
0:29.5	Mine happens to be a murder mystery.
0:32.4	Apparently, still in Sicily, there's still tons of mafia.
0:37.0	What I heard was that the mom was interested in her land.
0:42.0	She refused to sell, now this part I don't know if it's true.
0:45.8	Did mafia allegedly stole it from her and killed her?
0:50.0	For as long as I can remember, my families believed that my great-great-grandmother
0:56.6	Lorenza Marsala was murdered in Sicily.
1:00.7	It's a story that's been passed down in a hundred year game of telephone.
1:05.0	The facts are constantly changing.
1:08.0	Can you hear how they killed her?
1:10.0	No, I never heard any details.
1:12.0	I was asking somebody about her.
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