EPISODE · Jul 17, 2025 · 1H 18M
The Murder That Shocked Lincoln
from Nebraska History Podcast · host Nebraska State Historical Society
The trial of Mary Sheedy and alleged co-conspirator “Monday” McFarland for the murder of Mary’s husband, John Sheedy, caused an uproar. How could a middle-class woman of the Victorian Era commit adultery and murder in Lincoln, NebraskaWe return to the scene of the crime in this 2001 Nebraska History Magazine article titled “The Great Sheedy Murder Trial and the Booster Ethos of the Gilded Age in Lincoln,” written by Timothy R. Mahoney.
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The Murder That Shocked Lincoln
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