Julie Dixon Jaxson, genetic genealogist and host of CutOff Genes, joins us to share a shocking story she discovered while researching her family tree. This story takes place on the gold fields in Victoria, Australia and appeared in The Bendigo Advertiser on 1 April 1861. Listen to learn what happened to her distant aunt and uncle. It’s a shocking tale of murder.
Read MoreThe List family seemed perfect from the outside: three active children in the community, a mother who stayed at home, a doting, involved professional father, and a grandmother living with the family.
But all was not as it seemed, something that became readily apparent in December 1971 …
In part two of The Clutter Family murders, they discuss what led Perry Edward Smith to join Richard "Dick" Hickock in the robbery, and later murder, of Herbert Clutter and his family. Then, we discuss his family as well as his ancestors. This may be one of the most interesting trees yet!
Read MoreIn our latest podcast episode, we discuss the Clutter family murders, the murders made famous by Truman Capote’s book In Cold Blood. This first of two parts covers the background of Richard Eugene Hickock and his family tree.
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