S7 E22 - Andrew Israelson - The Beechwood Murders - Till Death Do Us Part

All the nagging finally took its toll!

Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.

Story researched and written by Rebecca Hiers.

Original artwork by Todd Preston.

Sources:

Sound effect from Uppbeat: gun-shot-1-176892.mp3, gun-shot-rife-gamemaster-audio-1-00-02.mp3

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+are+the+maccabees+in+the+united+states&sca_esv=ec820d6b74279399&sxsrf=AE3TifMb3TIVPenySudPvWxHjKWVHY6DXg%3A1750132292580&ei=ROZQaLuRI_2k5NoPkK6dmAQ&oq=what+are+the+maccabees+in+the+Un&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIHdoYXQgYXJlIHRoZSBtYWNjYWJlZXMgaW4gdGhlIFVuKgIIADIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRifBUi-K1DTAVjfGnABeAGQAQCYAWagAfEGqgEDOC4yuAEByAEA-AEBmAILoAK6B8ICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgUQABiABMICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgIGEAAYFhgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAgUQIRirApgDAIgGAZAGCJIHAzkuMqAHgUyyBwM4LjK4B7AHwgcGMi0xMC4xyAc9&sclient=gws-wiz-serp  Maccabees

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34128992/christine_(hermanson)-hanson Moms find a grave

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96076817/1901-11-02/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1901&index=1&date2=1901&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=maniac&proxdistance=5&state=Michigan&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=&andtext=maniac&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1  The story, The Dimond Drill 

 

https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/aug_sag/id/7310

History of swedes with details of the story

https://ruralinsights.org/content/the-beechwood-murders-a-tragedy-in-the-pioneer-days-of-iron-county-mi/

Eye surgery

https://cdn3.creativecirclemedia.com/mmc/files/20250401-124018-eed-Iron%20County%20Reporter_2021-12-15.pdf

Eye surgery

https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2025/161/34105041_03d3f784-aa7b-4ec2-8525-5a47e76c4916.jpeg

Only record of burials 

https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2025/161/34105041_a79866df-b2e9-463e-ae5e-dd8a2bbdb612.jpeg

Death Cert Amanda