True Crime Tuesday Presents: Curse of the Blumenthals with Professor of Journalism/Researcher/Author, Phyllis Karas! The Blumenthals are one of millions of Eastern European Jewish families who immigrated to the United States at the end of the nineteenth century. Settling in Providence, Rhode Island, they grow and prosper. During Prohibition, the Blumenthals became bootleggers—starting their fraught history with alcohol and crime. Once Prohibition is repealed, Barney Blumenthal opens a liquor ...
True Crime Tuesday Presents: Murder In The Graveyard: A Family Cult Tragedy with Journalist/Researcher/Author, Frank Stanfield! The 911 call was harrowing. "I accidentally killed someone. Please!" the man said, his voice rising. "Who?" "My stepmom. My name is Ian Anselmo. Sue-Ellen Anselmo, she's in the car with me. My dad is going to kill me. I guess I strangled her. I don't remember doing it. I remember the argument." The call disintegrated quickly, with the 20-year-old howling ...
