Episode #52: The Bloody Murder of Mrs. Sarah Shancks & the 1860 Zodiac Back

12/25/2024: On today’s episode, Valerie tells the bloody tale of a bloody murder of a widowed proprietress of a millinery shop in 19th century New York City. We cover the leads, clues, and suspects, and the coroner’s inquest testimony which led to a decision in the case. It was indeed a senseless tragedy, and did we mention it was bloody? Next, in the 1860 Zodiac Back, Amy Jo covers our sign of the week - Virgo! We discuss the astrology of 1860 and how it compares to upcoming transits, the connections between Lincoln and Kennedy - which, turns out are mostly true, and a sweet Civil War and Astrology course we’re now dying to take.

Cover Photo: -Horrible Murder of Mrs. Shancks on Twelfth Street Near Fifth Avenue, New York. On the Morning of Tuesday 7th of December.

1. Map of Mrs. Sarah Shancks' store and apartments.

2. Newspaper article about the murder

3. The Bowery (unmarked), leading to the "Road to Kings Bridge”

4. The Bull's Head Tavern in the Bowery, 1801 – c. 1860

5. Crowds along the "Bowery at night," c. 1895 painting by William Louis Sonntag, Jr.

6. Photograph of Steve Brodie's Bar at 114 Bowery, New York City, owned by Steve Brodie (1861-1901)

7. A wood engraving of House of Refuge on Randall’s Island, New York, from 1855 (Photo: Public Domain/WikiCommons)

8. Virgo by Sidney Hall

9. January 1, 1860 Chart

10. December 31, 1860 Chart

11. Solar eclipse map of path on earth

12. Painting of Tecumseh based on an 1808 sketch (Wikipedia)

13. Graphic about the Tecumseh Curse

14. Kennedy and Lincoln similarities

15. 1861 lithograph titled “The Night Before the Battle”

    
    

Sources/Photo Sources

Intro Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-christmas-in-december

The Bloody Murder of Sarah Shancks Sources:

https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2020/09/horrible-murder-in-twelfth-street.html#more

https://www.newspapers.com/image/402142766/?match=1&terms=Shancks

https://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-combined-285-and-287-west-12th.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/20403148/?match=1&terms=Shancks

https://huddersfield.exposed/wiki/Huddersfield_Chronicle_(29/Dec/1860)_-_page_7

https://www.newspapers.com/image/20403148/?match=1&terms=Shancks

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/islands-of-the-undesirables-randall-s-island-and-wards-island

The Bloody Murder of Sarah Shancks Photo Sources:

https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2020/09/horrible-murder-in-twelfth-street.html#more 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/islands-of-the-undesirables-randall-s-island-and-wards-island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery#/media/File:The_Bull's_Head_Tavern_in_the_Bowery_(NYPL_b13476046-423030).jpg 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery#/media/File:Steve_Brodie's_bar.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery#/media/File:William_Louis_Sonntag_Jr._--_Bowery_at_Night.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowery#/media/File:NYC1776.jpg

https://www.newspapers.com/image/20403148/?match=1&terms=Shancks

1860 Zodiac Back Sources:

http://livinghistoryofillinois.com/pdf_files/Abraham-Lincoln-Assassination-Lincoln-Kennedy-Assassination-Comparisons.pdf 

https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jala/article/id/4056/

https://substack.com/home/post/p-151192833

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/republican-party-platform/

https://mountainastrologer.com/what-is-tecumsehs-curse/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333194553_12_20_year_US_presidential_death_cycles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_Tippecanoe

https://laurabruno.wordpress.com/2023/10/02/timothy-glenn-the-uranus-return-in-united-states-history/

https://patrickwatsonastrology.com/planets-in-signs/uranus-in-the-signs/uranus-in-gemini/

https://www.kellysastrology.com/2024/08/06/looking-ahead-to-uranus-in-gemini-2025-2033/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/160533497294853/posts/8562051047143014/

1860 Zodiac Back Photo Sources:

https://chaninicholas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Sidney_Hall_-_Uranias_Mirror_-_Virgo.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_18,_1860#/media/File:SE1860Jul18T.png

https://ehsnewsmagazine.org/8826/opinion/will-the-curse-continue/#

https://i0.wp.com/emergingcivilwar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-Night-Before-the-Battle.jpg?ssl=1

http://livinghistoryofillinois.com/pdf_files/Abraham-Lincoln-Assassination-Lincoln-Kennedy-Assassination-Comparisons.pdf

https://mountainastrologer.com/what-is-tecumsehs-curse/

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