Hey, Side Door listeners, happy spring.

Over the past few weeks, we've been working on a batch of exciting stories that we think

you are going to love.

And don't worry, you'll get to hear them soon.

But in the meantime, we wanted to replay one of our favorite episodes from the fall that may

be new to a lot of you.

It's a story of a woman who defied her family's hopes that she live a quiet life of leisure

and instead became a crime-fighting pioneer with a passion for murder cases.

So, enjoy the episode.

We'll be back with a new story in two weeks.

Music This is Side Door, a podcast from a Smithsonian with support from PRX.

I'm Tony Cohn.

Just a heads up to our listeners that the following episode has some graphic accounts of violence. From the outside of the house, everything looks normal.

It's modest but tidy, like the houses that you've seen in so many American neighborhoods.

There's a porch with two chairs and a door ushers visitors into the kitchen. These people aren't wealthy, but their house feels inviting.

It's comfortable.

Beyond the kitchen door, there's a table half set for breakfast.

Two dining room chairs and a high chair stand at attention.

It's a cozy room, one that hints at happiness for a small but growing family.

But then, you notice a gun on the floor.

The first hint that all is not well.

Near the gun, a crimson blood stain shatters any illusion of domestic bliss.

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