Ep. 87 - Trunk Murders and New England Vampires

My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion

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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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On today’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the “alleged” New England vampire, Nellie Vaughn as well as the murders of Albert N. McVicar and Elsie Sigel, two victims mysteriously found in trunks. 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/DWHBLM9jt-1/?igsh=dXIyMGVzaDdhdG01 References: https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/emma-ledoux-housewife-prostitute-bigamist-murderess/ https://www.209magazine.com/departments/in-the-know/the-lady-and-the-trunk/ https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/ccca/the-murder-of-elsie-sigel-by-her-chinese-lover-1909/ https://www.tenement.org/blog/where-miss-sigel-met-her-slayer/#:~:text=They%20arrested%20three%20men%20in,police%20and%20reporters%20in%201909. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-real-life-vampires-of-new-england-and-abroad-42639093/ https://skepticalhumanities.com/2011/07/21/nellie-vaughn-the-vampire-who-wasnt-a-vampire/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.8	Now, all the traitors present?
0:38.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:40.6	From rags to riches.
0:41.9	I'm so sick of this.
0:43.1	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:45.3	Yorkshire to New York.
0:46.8	Or climbers, you and me.
0:48.5	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:50.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:52.6	A woman of substance on Channel 4, stream now.
0:58.2	Hello and welcome to My Victorian Nightmare.
1:02.8	I'm your host, Genevieve Mannion,
1:05.2	and I'm here to talk about mysterious deaths,
1:08.3	morbid fascinations,
1:10.1	disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian era.
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