Shot In The Heart For Jealous Love

True Crime Historian

Richard O Jones

True Crime, Documentary, Arts, Society & Culture, Performing Arts

4.4 • 729 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Murder And Arson At Brandywine Springs Park

Episode 448 is a sad and sordid tale of a passionate frenzy, when a young woman’s divided attention puts one man in a rage and leaves another to grieve.

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0:00.0	Popular.com
0:03.8	Wilmington, Delaware, July 22, 1916.
0:15.3	Catherine Bodesky, aged 20 years, a resident of Chester, Pennsylvania, was murdered.
0:23.6	Mrs. Aaron Nicholas, aged 50 years of Brandywine Springs, was shot in the arm.
0:31.6	And the restaurant, part of the scenic railway, and four other amusement stands at Brandywine Springs
0:39.2	were destroyed by fire early today by a jealous lover.
0:45.2	According to the police, Samuel Gangus, aged 25 years, formerly employed at the restaurant by James
0:53.4	Nicholas, son of the wounded woman,
0:56.4	did the shooting and started a fire that spread to six amusement booths and other structures.
1:03.0	The places destroyed or badly damaged include the scenic railway, the restaurant, the photographic
1:10.2	studio, the ski ball game, wheel game,
1:14.0	Japanese studio, and Dreamland. Gangus was arrested shortly before 5 o'clock this morning at his
1:22.0	boarding house, number 1611 Lancaster Avenue. He denied all knowledge of the crime.
1:29.3	He was taken to the police station where Helen Nicholas, aged 12 years,
1:35.3	who was with the women when the murder occurred,
1:38.3	identified him early today as the man who shot at them.
1:43.3	The tragedy, one of the most fiendish that has occurred in this section for some time,
1:50.1	is thought to have been due to Genghis' insane jealousy for the murdered woman
1:54.4	and his desire to get revenge on Nicholas Nicholas, his former employer.
2:04.2	Genghis was arraigned in city court this morning on four charges, murder of Catherine Bodesky, arson and burning the buildings at Brandywine Springs,
2:12.2	assault with intent to commit murder on Mrs. Aaron Nicholas, and assault with intent to commit murder on Helen Nicholas.
2:20.3	Gangus made no statement in court and showed no interest in the proceedings.
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