Typhoid Mary - September 23 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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September 23rd: Typhoid Mary Born (1869) While today’s story chronicles a great loss of human life, it is different then the ones we usually tell. On September 23rd 1869 a young woman was born who, by some accounts, killed 50 individuals in her lifetime. A woman who never raised a weapon or even knew she was responsible for the trail of bodies left in her wake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Typhoid-Mary, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3959940/, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/typhoid-mary-tragic-tale-exposed-health-impacts-super-spreaders, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-frightening-legacy-of-typhoid-mary-180954324/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	There were two more murders.
0:31.8	When police arrives, they found the telephones and electricity lines.
0:36.1	We have a weird homicide.
0:38.9	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
0:42.3	A cop of murder...
0:44.3	While today's story chronicles a great loss of human life, it is different than the ones we usually tell.
0:51.5	On September 23rd, 1869, a young woman was born, who, by some accounts,
0:57.2	killed 50 individuals in her lifetime. A woman who never raised a weapon, or even knew she was
1:04.2	responsible for the trail of bodies left in her wake. So if you like your coffee hot,
1:10.0	but your bones chilled, sit back and start your day with a
1:13.1	morning cup of murder.
1:15.4	Mary Mallon was born on September 23, 1869 in Cookstown, Ireland, and at the age of just 15,
1:22.7	immigrated to the U.S. to live with her aunt and uncle, and work as a maid.
1:27.4	Before long, however, she became a
1:29.5	well-known cook working for affluent families living in New York City. Now, chances are you know
1:35.8	exactly who Mary Malin was. Whether it be because you know her history, or because you've
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