Four Little Coffins: The Alberti Tragedy - Galveston

Four Little Coffins: The Alberti Tragedy - Galveston explores one of the island’s most heartbreaking and enduring true crime cases. Rooted in documented history, this episode examines the tragic deaths of the Alberti children, the unanswered questions that followed, and the silence that settled over Galveston in the aftermath.In this episode of Beyond the Past, we trace the historical records, period accounts, and local lore surrounding the Alberti Tragedy. What happened was recorded but not everything was explained. Over time, grief became legend, and legend became part of Galveston’s haunted history.This is not a ghost story.It is a Galveston true crime story where history, loss, and unanswered questions refuse to stay buried.