Under the Crabapple Tree

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 38.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

On September 16, 1922, a reverend and a choir singer were found dead under a tree. Between their bodies was a stack of love letters. When police began investigating the murders, tabloid reporters did too, and rumors about the case began to spread quickly. We have some exciting news – Criminal is going back on tour! We can’t wait to see you. Presale tickets are available at 12 pm ET today for Criminal Plus members. If you're not a member yet, you can sign up at thisiscriminal.com/plus. We'll post news and links for general sale tickets when they're available at thisiscriminal.com/live. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, members-only merch, and more. Learn more and sign up here. Listen back through our archives at youtube.com/criminalpodcast. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:21.3	Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:25.0	This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Hi, it's Phoebe. This February, we're celebrating 10 years of criminal with a live tour.
0:38.0	If you've never been to one of our live shows, we pack the night with brand new stories, plus video and
0:45.1	photos of the people you're hearing about and original animations. You'll learn
0:49.2	how to be a pickpocket, I'll be wearing a tuxedo. Just kidding. Well, maybe. We're planning a very
0:56.5	special anniversary evening. We'll be in Seattle, San Francisco, L. A. St. Paul,
1:01.4	Chicago, Boston, Toronto, New York, Philadelphia, D.C. Raleigh, Dublin, and London.
1:08.0	Tickets are on sale now at This Is Criminal.com slash live.
1:12.0	We can't wait to see you there. criminal. walk on the outskirts of New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1:23.0	There a path took them down a little road called Darusi's Lane,
1:27.0	which had an infamous reputation locally as a Lover's Lane,
1:31.0	a place where people went to, you know, enjoy some alone time apart from prying eyes.
1:38.4	And they saw two people sleeping. Underneath a crab apple tree was a man wearing a buttoned up coat with a hat over his eyes and a woman in a blue dress with red polka dots.
1:51.0	When the couple walked by again sometime later, they were surprised to find the
1:56.7	same two people still under the tree, in the same exact place as before.
2:01.8	And it becomes apparent to them that they're standing over two dead bodies.
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