Session 10: Philip Barton Key - Part 2

**We had every audio issue in the book with this episode! Please ignore the background noises and echo - we will be re-recording this episode at a later date, but didn't want to keep you waiting for Part II**

 

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines the shockingly true crimes and scandals of America’s elected officials throughout history.

 

This session kicks off a two-part series where we will dive into the murder of DC Attorney General Philip Barton Key, son of the author of the Star Spangled Banner, by sitting Congressman from New York Daniel Sickles. 

 

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Sources: 

Star Spangled Scandal: Sex, Murder, and the Trial that Changed America by Chris DeRose

Murder in Lafayette Square by Heather Thomas (Library of Congress)

MURDER ON LAFAYETTE SQUARE: A 19th-Century Shooting Across from the White House Drew World-Wide Attention by James F. Lee 

Web Archive (Assumption.edu)

Daniel E. Sickles by James Hessler (Essential Civil War Curriculum)

The Assassination of Philip Barton Key (Unresolved)

Evening Star (Monday, Feb. 28, 1859)

 

Featuring: the creaks, hums, and sounds of Sarah's house

Gavel strike audio by odditonic 

Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras