Podcast:My Victorian Nightmare Published On: Mon May 19 2025 Description: On Today’s’s episode, Genevieve will be discussing a young girl caught in a waterwheel, stonings, pickaxings, a harrowing coal oil disaster, a ludicrous fall in a church, a man’s head blown to atoms, men in drag wreaking havoc upon street harassers, a man who visit’s his wife’s grave and leaves with her - it’s not what you think, booby traps gone terribly wrong and so much more. Thank you to today's sponsor, Rula! Visit Rula.com/Victorian and take the first step towards better mental health today. References for today’s episode: “The Frenzied Lover's Murder In Boston” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 14th 1872. “Ludicrous Fall of a Young Lady in a Church at Lyons, NY” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 25th 1872. “Summary Vengeance on an Insulter of Females at Bridgeport Conn.” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 25th 1872. “A Lunatic Assaults the Statue of Franklin in Printing House Square” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 25th 1872. “A Postmaster Shot by His Own Burglar Trap - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 25th 1872. “Bloody Work in John Street” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 11th 1872. “Another Martyr to Coal Oil” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 11th 1872. “The Newfoundland Horror” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 11th 1872. “A Man Stoned to Death in Columbus Ohio” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 11th 1872. “A Young Daughter of Mr. Villiton of Centerport Caught in a Water Wheel,” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 11th 1872. “A Mans Head Blown to Atoms” - The Illustrated Police News, Jan. 25th 1872. “Double Murder in Newfoundland - Hanging of a Beautiful Woman.” - The San Fransisco Examiner, Mar. 14th, 1872. https://www.farmcollector.com/farm-life/water-wheels-zmlz12novzbea/ http://www.thelampworks.com/lw_lamp_accidents.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices