Episode 34: The Mystery of Marie Roget & Mary Cecilia Rogers
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On July 25, 1841, Mary Cecilia Rogers told her fiance she was leaving to visit family. Her body was found floating in the Hudson River three days later.Edgar Allan Poe heard of her mysterious demise and sought to solve her murder through his writing. In 1842, he published the first detective story inspired by a true crime, “The Mystery of Marie Roget.” This is Based on a True Crime.Based on a True Crime is a podcast where Chelsea’s love of true crime and David’s love of horror movies intersect. Each week we will be discussing murders and/or mysteries, along with the pop culture they have spawned.We are excited to announce that we are members of the just-launched Murder.ly True Crime Podcast Network (http://murder.ly)! Be sure to check them out!We want to give a shoutout to the following shows that we think you'll love (and they have promos at the closing of this episode)! Status: Pending Podcast (https://statuspending.podbean.com), The CrazyClinic Podcast (https://thecrazyclinicpodcast.com), and Talk Spooky To Me (https://soundcloud.com/user-458847302-364282312)!Get an exclusive, full episode every month that can't be found anywhere else by supporting us on Patreon (https://patreon.com/basedonatruecrime) for as little as one dollar!SUBSCRIBE! iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or your favorite podcatcher! You can also stream directly from our website.Find us on our website and on Instagram @basedonatruecrime, Twitter @truecrimebased and Facebook @basedonatruecrime.If you'd like to see David's art and see what else we're up to in the art world, follow Lab Creature Art Studio on Instagram @labcreature.Our podcast theme and supporting music was composed and performed by Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams, who can be found on Twitter (@wetalkofdreams), their website and on Instagram (@wetalkofdreams)!
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