Summary: YESTERDAY’S NEWS --<br>Tales of classic scandals, scoundrels and scourges told from historic newspapers in the golden age of yellow journalism...<br>The Tragic Typhoid Conspiracy<br>Episode 329 tells of an unusual modus operandi, the use of typhoid germs as a method of poisoning when an Illinois attorney goes on trial for the murder of a young man he raised after the death of his mother, who happened to leave her son a million dollar estate. A big welcome back to our friend Susan Ferman, who will read passages written during the trial by the Chicago Tribune’s ace female reporter Genevieve Forbes Herrick about some of the women involved in the case.<br>Culled from the historic pages of the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers of the era.<br>***<br>A creation Of Pulpular Media<br>We invite you to check out Pulpular Media’s newest production, Portals to Possibility, an improvised comedy about an alternate reality, where monsters are real--and hilarious!!! Visit pulpular.com/portals for a brand-new episode.<br>Want to get a jump on the next episode of True Crime Historian? Why then, download the new podcast app Himalaya and get all new episodes a day early, then drop a buck in the tip jar for True Crime Historian.<br>Support your favorite podcaster at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/truecrimehistorian" rel="noopener">www.patreon.com/truecrimehistorian</a>. Just a dollar a month reserves your bunk at the safe house and access to exclusive content and whatever personal services you require.<br>***<br>Opening theme by Nico Vitesse.<br>Incidental music by Nico Vitesse, Chuck Wiggins, and Dave Sames. Some music and sound effects licensed from podcastmusic.com.<br>Closing theme by Dave Sams and Rachel Schott, engineered by David Hisch at Third Street Music.<br>Media management by Sean Miller-Jones<br>Richard O Jones, Executive Producer
