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Who Killed...?

The Scott Mausoleum: A Tale of Crime, Intrigue, and Investigation Pt 2

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8595 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

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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0:35.2

Welcome back to Crime Capsule. I'm your host, Benjamin Morris. This week we are continuing our conversation with Justin Dumbrowski, author of Erie's Great Mausoleum Mystery, Goals, Grave Robbers, and Extortion. If you miss the first part of our interview, be sure to check it out. Thanks as always for listening. Let's get back to it.

0:57.7

Justin, welcome back to Crime Capswell. Thank you again for taking the time for us to kick our fourth

1:02.6

season off. So where we left off last week, we had just met Frank Oldfield, inspector for the postal

1:14.9

system, and arguably, please forgive me all of our family listeners out there, badass super cop.

1:25.3

This guy was great.

1:27.3

Okay.

1:32.3

So I think it probably bears observing that one of the reasons that Oldfield was brought on to the case of the desecration of the Scott Mausoleum was because

1:37.7

some of these letters that had been sent from the alleged black hand and so forth. Well, how had they gotten to the victims?

1:47.8

They'd gotten through the mailboxes, through the postal system. And so immediately,

1:52.0

whenever any evidence is transported through those mechanisms, the postal inspector is,

1:58.0

he suddenly has prerogative over the case. Is that a fair way to say?

2:01.3

Yeah, I would say.

2:02.5

So any kind of crime that utilized the United States mail at the time was fair game to

2:08.0

bring in the United States postal inspectors.

2:10.8

And if these idiots had known who was about to be on their tail, there's a good chance

2:16.4

that they would have had the good sense

2:18.4

to just hand deliver it instead. You know what I mean? You don't want old field coming after you

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