This is one twisted tale of who did it! Bottom line is WHO KNOWS!
Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.
Story researched and written by Rebecca Hiers.
Original artwork by Todd Preston.
Sources:
https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/evangelista
Background
https://husheduphistory.com/post/728229027017588736/mystic-murder-and-mystery-the-detroit-tragedy
More background
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3575846,-83.0398355,3a,75y,67.33h,70.76t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sujrB3KtgtkxxHyngoRqLkw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D19.24019272943069%26panoid%3DujrB3KtgtkxxHyngoRqLkw%26yaw%3D67.32648748065736!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Google maps of the site.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95008079/bennie-evangelista
Find a grave
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Evangelista-116
Family tree
https://www.reddit.com/r/oldschoolcreepy/comments/o3xrsz/police_in_1929_removing_papierm%C3%A2ch%C3%A9_gods_from_the/
Removing things from basement-photos
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvvaEtHWYAQrXQQ.jpg
Things
https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/evangelista-murder/24942/
Leon
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal/80088498/
Leons murders
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200895312/anfergi-angelini
The twins
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559640813/?match=1&terms=aurelio%20Angelini%20&pqsid=huLHSS4DAbdeGJNDAYcaDw%3A20327%3A1199839186
Leons trial
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559766637/?match=1&terms=aurelio%20Angelini%20&pqsid=huLHSS4DAbdeGJNDAYcaDw%3A20327%3A1199839186
Leon trial again
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/34282977/?match=1&terms=bennie%20evangelista&pqsid=huLHSS4DAbdeGJNDAYcaDw%3A3573207%3A1254993846
No drugs
https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/texas/lubbock/avalanche-journal/1929/07-07/page-1
Suicide
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/G9VM-4FS
Religious trances.
https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/evangelista-murder/24942/
Signs in window
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Oldest_History_of_the_World_Discover/m0eV48XEEqwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22Benjamin+Evangelist%22&printsec=frontcover
Book You have to read a part of this. You have too. This gave me weird dreams.
https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/evangelista-murder/24942/
Synapsis
https://husheduphistory.com/post/728229027017588736/mystic-murder-and-mystery-the-detroit-tragedy
Synapsis
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/victims-of-hex-murder-are-laid-to-rest-detroit-michigan-news-photo/514963248
Funeral pictures
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/detroit-in-maniac-slays-family-of-six-the-entire-police-news-photo/515456672?adppopup=true
More funeral pictures
https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/the-gory-20s/
Article
https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/evangelista
Article
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCD9-W45?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ANQMD-4D3&action=view&lang=en&groupId=
Marriage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hand_(extortion)
The black hand
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Saint+Aubin+St,+Michigan/Mt.+Olivet+Cemetery,+Van+Dyke+Avenue,+Detroit,+MI/@42.4040455,-83.0628807,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8824d25cba7791db:0x99dd886ac1d6f325!2m2!1d-83.0603753!2d42.3881402!1m5!1m1!1s0x8824d162e3d001af:0x71b810efe29bc821!2m2!1d-83.0226274!2d42.4198911?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Map cemetery to home
https://www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/strangerthanfiction/the-detroit-ax-murder
Making dinner
https://www.kevenmcqueenstories.com/archive
Left handed/maybe innocent/did bennie kill leons family
https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/the-gory-20s/
Story
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557487128/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517
House blowing up
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/48084019/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517
Fingerprints of benny at leons
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559637861/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517
Liver
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559637861/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517
Accident and travel plans
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557217325/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Birthday
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557217404/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Friendly guy
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557217661/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Restaurant
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/561221391/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Mrs flora to travel to italy
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557218766/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Naked in jail
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559638778/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Hearing
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/568732816/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Escape
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557487156/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213
Pregnant
https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&hide_duplicates=0&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=aurelius%20angelino&fld-nav-1=YMD_date&val-nav-1=1930%20-%201949&docref=image%2Fv2%3A143B808DB2B45FAC%40EANX-NB-1648D2335FA35CC0%402426158-1648B76870A09F6C%401&origin=image%2Fv2%3A143B808DB2B45FAC%40EANX-NB-1648D2335FA35CC0%402426158-1648B7687043A24A%400-1648B7687043A24A%40
Dont remember leon
https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwages/1890-1899
Pay
https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/hexhouse
Pennsylvania occult
https://www.google.com/search?q=st+aubins+street+detroit+to+river+rouge+detroit&oq=st+aubins+street+detroit+to+river+rouge+detroit&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORigATIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRiPAjIHCAQQIRiPAtIBCTEwNzcyajBqN6gCCLACAfEFr8yOHjPgs_A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
St abubins to river rouge
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/history/blogs/york-town-square/2017/10/14/murder-and-witchcraft-incredible-story-york-countys-hex-murder/764018001/
Hex murders york
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/34401910/?match=1&terms=river%20rouge&pqsid=oIFjQ_zwqash64upFp5I6Q%3A41309%3A1156998159
Chebinski murders
https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12657/an_ua954115/w6q66Vm
Leon in italy, dead
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LDPK-LZS
Family search family tree
https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/34401910/?match=1&terms=river%20rouge&pqsid=oIFjQ_zwqash64upFp5I6Q%3A41309%3A1156998159
Anna murder
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