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My Victorian Nightmare

Ep. 85 - HORRIFIC Niagara Falls History & The Avenues of Death

My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion

History

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss “temporary insanity” in the Victorian era, men demanding to be executed, the horrifying history of Niagara Falls, shocking murders, women falling out of windows, New York’s westside cowboys on the avenues of death and much, much more. Subscribe to the Newsletter! ⁠https://myvictoriannightmare.myflodesk.com/myukzmys04⁠ Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/MyVictorianNightmare/membership Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVjSxj4DvvH/?igsh=aGhndHE0bTV3MnE5 References: “A Wife Murderer Wants to be Hung Right Off” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Compelled to Marry or Become a Corpse” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A BRUTAL BOSTON TRAGEDY” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A St. Louis Woman Checks the Insults of a Drunken Ruffian with an Umbrella” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. “A VIRGINIA BORGIA” - The Illustrated Police News,  Apr. 25th, 1872.  “Three Men Swept Over Niagara Falls” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Perilous Descent by a Lady from a Third Story Window in New Orleans” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “Murder Made Easy” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 2nd, 1872. “A Young Lady Rescued from Imminent Peril upon Fourth Avenue, New York” - The Illustrated Police News - Apr. 25th, 1872. “A Father Brained by His Son in Kentucky” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. "The Tragedy of Life" - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 25th, 1872. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:42.0

Hello and welcome to my Victorian nightmare.

0:49.3

I'm your host, Genevieve Mannion, and I'm here to talk about mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations,

0:55.0

disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian era.

1:01.3

Because to me, there's just something especially intriguing, creepy, and oddly comforting about horror and mayhem from the 19th century.

1:05.2

So, listener discretion is advised.

1:20.2

Hello, friends, and welcome to this my 85th episode.

1:24.4

I hope that you haven't burst into flames this week.

1:30.9

I am trying my very best to stay intact during these dark, dark times and not burst into flames with fantastic rage due to world events. Suffice it to say, I hope that you

1:37.4

yourself have yet to burst into anything due to your fantastic rage. This is how I'm signing all of my

1:44.1

emails for the foreseeable future.

1:46.7

Ah, for you today, dear listener, I will have temporary insanity in the Victorian era, men demanding

1:55.5

to be executed the horrifying history of Niagara Falls, shocking murders, women falling out of windows. Don't worry,

2:03.7

they're okay. New York's West Side Cowboys on the Avenues of Death and much, much more.

2:14.9

But first, thank you to Pam, Vicky, Nina, Angela, Katie, Alessia, Elizabeth, Darby, Annie, Sean, Stephanie, Rachel, and Jackie for joining the Patreon this past week.

2:27.8

You and everyone who has joined are the reason why the show can continue.

2:32.8

I am not just saying that, by the way. I am not a big show.

2:35.8

Believe it or not, not everyone wants to hear stories about creepy, at times gross and gory

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