Crime Soup

22. The Chinatown Trunk Mystery: Who Strangled Elsie Sigel?

Crime Soup Season 1 Episode 22

19-year-old Elsie Sigel came from a wealthy family in Manhattan and was even the granddaughter of renowned civil-war general Franz Sigel. So how did she end up strangled and stuffed in a Chinese man’s trunk? 

Join writer/producer Hannah Knaphus and guest host Freyja Miller as we discuss the details of Elsie's case and why her murder was so influential.

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