Sexy Death Mystery: The Death of Starr Faithfull

A sexy death mystery unfolded in 1931 New York City, when a socialite washed up on the shores of Long Island. Was her death an accident, a suicide, or foul play at the hands of the many prominent men she knew?Sources:Allhoff, Fred. “The Starr Faithfull Enigma.” Liberty. June 12, 1939. Pp. 20-23.“Five Starr Faithfull.” TIME. June 29, 1931. https://time.com/archive/6747467/the-press-five-starr-faithfull/Goodman, Jonathan. The Passing of Starr Faithfull (Kent: The Kent State University Press, 1996).Kennedy, Helen. “Dangerous Game: Starr Faithfull, 1931” New York Daily News, 1999.Markey, Morris. “The Mysterious Death of Starr Faithfull” in The Aspirin Age: 1919-1941. Ed. Isabel Leighton (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1949).Nash, Jay Robert. Open Files: A narrative encyclopedia of the world’s greatest unsolved crimes (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983).“Starr Crossed.” Strange Company. March 14, 2016. https://strangeco.blogspot.com/2016/03/starr-crossed.htmlVerdict Press. Crimes of Passion (London: Verdict Press, 1975).Newspapers: Brooklyn Standard-UnionEvening Star (Washington, D.C.)Indianapolis TimesNassau Daily ReviewNew York TimesWashington TimesMusic: Credits to Holizna, Fesilyan Studios & Virginia ListonFor more information, visit www.oldbloodpodcast.com