Summary: YESTERDAY'S NEWS __Classic tales of scandals, scoundrels, and scourges from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalilsm... __Family Tragedy in Rising Sun __In a lot of these stories from the old newspapers, the press coverage often takes on the attributes of another character in the drama. In this case, the town of Rising Sun, Indiana, seems to evolve as the story progresses. When one of the town matrons, the spinster Lizzie Gillespie is found assassinated in her parlor, townfolk tell reporters she had no enemy in the world and there could be no logical reason for the murder. Then they start thinking of things, but they don’t want to name names. And when Lizzie’s twin brother Jim goes to trial, he and his co-defendants fear lynching, but the town only wants to be entertained by the scandal. While I recognize the tragedy of a life lost, I find a subtle comedy in this tale of intrigue, betrayal and murder. Theme music by Dave Sams Incidental music by Chuck Wiggins www.truecrimehistorian.com/1903gillespie
