Episode 35: Murder Factory

Murderous Roots with Denise & Zelda

In 1939, playwright Joseph Kesselring wrote a play, a dark comedy called Arsenic and Old Lace. The play would prove to be such a hit on Broadway that film director Frank Capra adapted it for the screen. In 1944, the movie Arsenic and Old Lace was released starring Cary Grant. What many didn’t know at the time was the movie was partially inspired by the real-life home of Amy Archer-Gilligan.In this episode, listen as Zelda describes what happened at Amy’s home in Windsor, Connecticut. Next, Denise explores a family tree which led them to Ireland, the battlefield of Gettysburg, and to a hospital for the mentally insane. Joining them on this episode is Cathie Curtis from Haunting History Podcast.