The Murder of Nelson D. Rehmeyer

A book of magic, a media circus, and a crisis in the Pennsylvania Dutch community.

Episode 3 of the Magic in the United States podcast, hosted by Magic in the United States, titled "The Murder of Nelson D. Rehmeyer" was published on November 7, 2023 and runs 30 minutes.

November 7, 2023 ·30m · Magic in the United States

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Summary

Pennsylvania Dutch powwower Nelson D. Rehmeyer was murdered in 1928. The Philadelphia Record called the murder trial “the weirdest and most curiously fascinating [trial] in the history of modern jurisprudence.” Because Rehmeyer’s killers feared he was practicing witchcraft against them, the trial captured national attention – and nearly destroyed the practice of powwow, a Pennsylvania Dutch healing tradition.

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Pennsylvania Dutch powwower Nelson D. Rehmeyer was murdered in 1928. The Philadelphia Record called the murder trial “the weirdest and most curiously fascinating [trial] in the history of modern jurisprudence.” Because Rehmeyer’s killers feared he was practicing witchcraft against them, the trial captured national attention – and nearly destroyed the practice of powwow, a Pennsylvania Dutch healing tradition.

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