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Southern Gothic

The Curious Case of Knox Martin | Encore Episode

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7980 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

On March 28, 1869, Knox Martin was hanged for murdering John and Elizabeth Wittenmeier in their Nashville home. Curiously, only several days prior, Martin had made a deal with local physicians to sell his body to them for experimenting following the execution-- experimentation that looked an awful lot like something out Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Want to Listen to Southern Gothic Ad-Free? ⁠Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More⁠  ⁠Southern Gothic Premium on Spotify⁠ ⁠Southern Gothic Premium on Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Into History: History Without Interruption⁠ Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website:⁠ SouthernGothicMedia.com⁠ Merch Store:⁠ https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch⁠ Pinterest:⁠ @SouthernGothicMedia⁠ Facebook:⁠ @SouthernGothicMedia⁠ Instagram:⁠ @SouthernGothicMedia⁠ X:⁠ @SoGoPodcast⁠ Advertise on this podcast: ⁠press@southerngothicmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's alive! It's alive!

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It's alive!

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No, not the monster himself, rather,

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the idea that turned into the now classic novel.

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That summer, Mary Shelley, her husband, Percy, and step-ssister Claire Claremont visited Lord Byron and Dr.

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