EPISODE · Jul 31, 2023 · 22 MIN
The Mysterious Christmas Burning of the Hotel Denmark's Housekeeper
from Kinda Murdery | True Crime & Murder Stories · host Zevon Odelberg: Murder & Crime Investigation Host
Late Christmas Eve night (or early Christmas morning,) 1916, Thomas Murphy, proprietor of the Hotel Denmark in Dover New Jersey, was awakened by a scratching at his door. He went to investigate, only to find his houskeeper, Lillian Green, AKA "Else" Green, on the floor, naked and terribly burned. "My dear, your burned!" Murphy exlaimed. "Only scorched," Miss Green replied, and died on the spot. The authorities suspect foul play... CALL 888-MURDERY, that's 888-687-3379 to share YOUR Kinda Murdery story and inspire an episode of the show. Sources: Various primary articles from newspapers.com. Papers and article titles named in episode narrative.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-murdery-true-crime-murder-stories--5496890/support.Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.
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Late Christmas Eve night (or early Christmas morning,) 1916, Thomas Murphy, proprietor of the Hotel Denmark in Dover New Jersey, was awakened by a scratching at his door. He went to investigate, only to find his houskeeper, Lillian Green, AKA "Else" Green, on the floor, naked and terribly burned. "My dear, your burned!" Murphy exlaimed. "Only scorched," Miss Green replied, and died on the spot. The authorities suspect foul play... CALL 888-MURDERY, that's 888-687-3379 to share YOUR Kinda Murdery story and inspire an episode of the show. Sources: Various primary articles from newspapers.com. Papers and article titles named in episode narrative.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/kinda-murdery-true-crime-murder-stories--5496890/support.Zevon Odelberg is a true crime podcast host and disability advocate. Zevon has cerebral palsy and he wants Kinda Murdery to be welcoming community for people with disabilities and for people living with challenges of any kind. Life can be hard, but being together makes it better.
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