What Karen Kilgariff has said about Murder of Joshua Spooner

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jul 2, 2026

Karen Kilgariff, American comedian, writer, and co-host of My Favorite Murder, has been quoted on Murder of Joshua Spooner 2 times in 1 episode of My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, most recently on July 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Kilgariff described the Spooner killing as one of the first high-profile murder cases in America.
“This is the story of the murder of Joshua Spooner, which is one of the very first high-profile murder cases in America”
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark: 539 - It Keeps Getting Ruined (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 13:55
Kilgariff cited Deborah Navas's point that divorce was nearly impossible for women and adulteresses were publicly whipped, explaining Bathsheba's panic.
“divorces were all but impossible for women in revolutionary America and adulteresses were stripped to the waist and publicly whipped”
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark: 539 - It Keeps Getting Ruined (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 25:45

539 - It Keeps Getting Ruined
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 h 4 min
Karen Kilgariff recounts the 1778 murder of Joshua Spooner and execution of his pregnant wife Bathsheba, and Georgia Hardstark tells the story of the 1876 Kentucky meat shower.