Doppelnamers
Elizabeth T Russell
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S1E11 Ep 11: The Verdict...And Beyond
The jury returns its verdict. The story doesn't end, though, and neither does Elizabeth's harrowing journey. MJ and Cath learn what happened to the characters later in life, and muse about whether…
S1E10 Ep 10: Deliberations
MJ, Cath, and Judith deliberate as though they were the jury. Bonus Doppelnamer story: Bill Bailey
S1E9 Ep 9: The Medical Expert
Dr. Judith Ziegler weighs in on medical aspects of the case. Who knew that arsenic was everywhere? Bonus Doppelnamer story: Judith Ziegler
S1E8 Ep 8: The Curtain Rises
The trial begins, and it's all-out theater, right down to the red carpet. A juror dresses up in drag, and Frawley plants fake news. Judge Bailey is threatened with lynching. Bertha's own mother…
S1E7 Ep 7: The Jail Incident
Finding himself with no evidence to support charges against Elizabeth, Frawley takes matters into his own hands with an astonishing act of misconduct. Bonus Doppelnamer Story: Russ Whipple
S1E6 Ep 6: Inquest Of The Dead
Bertha's grave is opened...again. Dr. Chase refuses to perform an autopsy, so an IRS booze inspector presides over a grisly inquest. We consider the murky relationship between inquests and grand jury…
S1E5 Ep 5: The Family Way
Doctors of the day treat Bertha with poison and dog sedatives. We hear conflicting accounts of her final hours, and we witness Bertha's death. Then wait...was she buried alive?? Bonus Doppelnamer…
S1E4 Ep 4: The Dance That Changed Everything
Adam and Elizabeth greet Peter with a lighthearted charivari, moments before he delivers a bombshell from which they will never recover. Learn whose life will be cut short, and how a cold winter's…
S1E3 Ep 3: #MeToo
Peter testifies about Elizabeth's sexual advances. Newspapers of the time deemed his testimony unfit for publication. We'll hear about Peter's life in what today is a Wisconsin "ghost town."…
S1E2 Ep 2: The Corrupt 90s
In this episode we get a flavor of what life was like in 1890s Eau Claire. (Another of my doppelnamers gets gored by a bull on her way home from church!) Society's concerns back then were profoundly…
S1E1 Ep 1: All Roads Lead to Wisconsin
Host Elizabeth (TS) Russell begins the tale of her Doppelnamer, a pioneer named Elizabeth Russell who was tried for murder in 1892. Co-hosts Mary Jeanne Stead and Cathy Boyle Almeida meet characters…
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Doppelnamers has published 11 episodes since February 2025, covering topics in Documentary, History.
Doppelnamers is currently dormant with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 30m.
