69. The Murder of Poor Ellen Smith from Winston Salem

In 1894, poor Ellen Smith was murdered by her ne-er do- well lover, Peter DeGraff in Winston-Salem, NC. This episode will cover a short background, the murder, trial and execution of Peter DeGraff. The story was made famous by a late nineteenth century murder ballad named Poor Ellen Smith that Peter DeGraff supposedly wrote in prison while awaiting his execution.
Music by Isaiah Hildreth
The Swamp Lilies https://theswamplilies.bandcamp.com/track/poor-ellen-smith

Male Narrator Curtis Hildreth
Sources
nc-pedia- https://www.ncpedia.org/history/cw-1900/zinzendorf
findagrave.com
newspapers.com
wordpress.com https://northcarolinaroom.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/swinging-into-eternity-poor-ellen-smith/

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