STAR SPANGLED SCANDAL AUTHOR INTERVIEW W CHRIS de ROSE
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
Jon Hagadorn
4.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
In 1859, as America teetered on the edge of a civil war, Washington DC was a swirling mix of political tension and reckless partying and social life. Congressman Dan Sickles and his beautiful young wife were among the most popular party hosts in the city, until Congressman Sickles discovered that his best friend, US District Attorney Philip Barton Key, the dashing son of Francis Scott Key, had been having an affair for the past year with Sickle's wife Teresa. When Sickles saw Key outside his home in Lafayette Park using a handkerchief signal to invite her to their trysting place- he flew into a rage, grabbed three pistols, walked out into the park, and shot and mortally wounded Key. The news of the murder and trial shook the world, and became the most publicized American murder of the century. Join us as we talk to author Chris de Rose about this little known true story.
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| 1:38.1 | written The Star Spangled Scandal, Sex Murder and the trial that changed America. |
| 1:44.1 | One incredible story. |
| 1:46.3 | Chris, how are you doing today? |
| 1:48.4 | Very well. |
| 1:49.6 | Very good. |
| 1:50.2 | Thank you. |
| 1:51.4 | I'm hoping you can give a little background on you and also tell |
| 1:56.1 | our listeners what inspired you to do this story and a little bit about what the |
| 2:00.9 | story is about. Sure. Well, this is book number four for me. |
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