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What do I think about the murder of John Hossack and the trial of Margaret Hossack? Do I think she was guilty? Who do I think murdered John? Listen here to find out my thoughts on everything about this case.

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Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here: https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html

Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf

Short Description - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/

What happened to Margaret Hossack and her family after her trial and verdict? Listen here to find out.

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Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here: https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html

Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf

Short Description - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/

Margaret Hossack is put on trial for the murder of her husband John, but what will the jury think? Did she brutally murder her husband in their bed after thirty-two years of marriage, or was she an innocent woman?

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Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here: https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html

Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf

Short Description of case - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/

In December of 1900, John Hossack was found murdered in his bed. His skull had been crushed in and his wife, Margaret, claimed she had slept through the entire attack. But did she? Or did she, like Lizzie Borden, take an axe and give her husband a couple of whacks?

Premiering October 2, 2023.