S2 Ep14: The Murder of "Diamond Bessie"

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

When the body of a beautiful and well-dressed woman was discovered in 1877 outside of Jefferson, Texas, residents recognized her immediately -- even though they didn't know her real name. She'd been christened through gossip as "Diamond Bessie" thanks to the jewels she wore, and she'd come to town with a mysterious man who'd promptly disappeared.

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0:00.0	So, will it be skiing?
0:03.0	Or Christmas markets on a city break?
0:06.5	Skiing? Or a city break?
0:09.0	Some problems are good problems to have.
0:12.0	Especially with flights this winter from 29.99 one-way
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0:24.0	Selected dates, Holidays at all protected based on two adults for three nights
0:28.0	restrictions and season C's apply.
0:36.0	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they earn the label
0:42.0	crime of the century.
0:44.0	But the stories that made headlines in decades past are
0:48.0	necessarily remembered today.
0:52.0	I'm Amber Hunt, a journalist and author.
0:55.0	And in each episode of this show, I'll examine a case that's maybe less known today
1:01.0	but was huge when it happened.
1:04.0	This is crimes of the centuries.
1:08.0	The
1:21.0	It was a chilly February morning when Sarah King realized she needed
1:25.0	kindling for the fire.
1:27.0	The area was just digging out from a recent storm that dumped inches of snow
1:31.0	trapping most people inside as they waited for the drifts to recede.
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