The Scott Mausoleum: A Tale of Crime, Intrigue, and Investigation Pt 1

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Hey guys, here is another show I produce for Evergreen Podcasts. Crime Capsule combines NPR-style hosting with true crime and history sprinkled throughout. If you haven't listened yet, check it out. Thanks, Bill In this episode of Crime Capsule, we kick off our fourth season with a chilling tale from Erie, Pennsylvania. Join host Benjamin Morris and Justin Dombrowski as he recounts the shocking events of February 8, 1911, when Amelia Hertwig stumbled upon the desecration of the Scott Mausoleum. This famed structure, built in 1889 for a prominent family, became the site of a horrifying discovery as its doors were found ajar, and one of the bodies inside had been disturbed. Justin discusses the uniqueness of this crime in Erie's history and paints a vivid picture of the mausoleum's impressive architecture. Tune in for a deep dive into a crime that was both sensational and bizarre, marking a dark moment in the city’s past. Justin Dombrowski is a well-respected and noted historian from Erie, Pennsylvania, specializing in local criminal, legal and historical records. An alumnus of Mercyhurst University, he can usually be found searching for his next historical adventure or spending time with his family. This is his fourth book with The History Press. Purchase Justin's book HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Crime Cepstool. I'm your host, Benjamin Morris. You know what? Rewind the tape. Let me try that again. Let me offer everyone a special welcome back, as today is the official first episode of our fourth season of the show.
0:32.1	Over the past few weeks since wrapping season three, we have had the pleasure of celebrating members of our community
0:38.3	with bonus episodes featuring Sarah Ferris, Bill Puffman, and Jessie Pollock, and just last week,
0:45.3	surprise, guest appearance by yours truly on so much crime, so little time. Thank you, Jeff and Dee.
0:51.9	That was fun. It's been a blast, and we love to partner
0:55.6	with others who are interested in historical research and good storytelling, especially when
1:01.7	there's a bloody knife involved. So thanks to all for a great interlude. We're back in the
1:07.6	saddle, and we're ready to ride. And we could not be more grateful to kick things off in season four with Justin Dombrowski,
1:17.4	here to usher us into our annual autumn spooky season,
1:22.8	with a tale sure to thrill you and chill you in equal measure. Now, I don't say that to hype Justin up.
1:32.6	If you're a regular listener, you know that's not actually what we do here. Rather, the story
1:38.5	that he's going to tell us is not about a sighting of a strange light in a darkened forest or an apparition in a forgotten corner of a lost building.
1:49.1	No, the evil spirits in his tale are very real, very much flesh and blood, had names and occupations and addresses,
2:05.2	and they haunted the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, and they haunted the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, where he calls home.
2:07.3	That's what will chill you.
2:09.5	It's a story about real monsters, not imagined ones, all told in his brand new book,
2:23.4	Erie's great mausoleum Mystery, Goals, Grave Robbers, and Extortion,
2:28.0	which was published just a few weeks ago by the history press.
2:33.1	Justin, welcome to Crime Capsule. Thank you so much for joining us.
2:45.0	Thank you for having me. We are thrilled to kick off our fourth season of the show as well as spooky season with your book. And I just want us to start off with a bang.
2:50.0	It was on the evening of February 8th, 1911,
2:55.7	that a young woman named Amelia Hurtwig saw something in a cemetery
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