Dr. Jacob Herman Feist was one of Nashville’s most eligible bachelors when he was accused of murder following the disappearance of his lover, Mrs. Mangrum. Was one of the city’s most prominent citizens one of its earliest known serial killers or a womanizer who was destroyed by accusations and gossip?
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Episode Sources
The Tennessean Sadie Goldstein Obituary, May 11, 1903
The Tennessean Dr. Feist’s Denial, May 16, 1903
Grundy News Sadie Goldstein, May 21, 1903
Feist Court Case J. Herman Feist vs. The State
Knoxville Sentinel Saw Dr. Feist Embrace Woman, January 29, 1907
The Journal and Tribune Morbid Crowd Fed Salacious Morsels, Jan 30, 1907
The Tennessean May Not Go On Witness Stand, Jan 31, 1907
Nashville Banner Dr. Feist Witnesses Last Scene of the Trial with no Visible Emotion, Feb 16, 1907
Nashville Banner Defense Asks for Adjournment, March 26, 1907
The Tennessean Treatment of Dr. J. H. Feist
The Tennessean The Feist Case, April 4, 1978
The Baldwin Times Dr. Feist Dies at Tensaw Home, October 23, 1952
Genealogy Trails Davidson County J. Herman Feist Bio
Notorious Nashville Scoundrels, Rogues and Outlaws, By Brian Allison
Find a Grave Dr. Jacob Herman Feist (1873-1952)
Episode Music
Impromptu and Unanswered Questions by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/