Murder of Joshua Spooner
Event in True Crime
Murder of Joshua Spooner has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Karen KilgariffAmerican comedian, writer, and co-host of My Favorite Murder
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
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
Georgia HardstarkAmerican writer, TV host, and co-host of My Favorite Murder
Hardstark noted that women of the era could not choose their own politics or husbands.
“women don't get to choose their politics or their husbands back then”
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark: 539 - It Keeps Getting Ruined (Jul 2, 2026) · Listen from 17:45
Podcasts
Episodes
539 - It Keeps Getting RuinedMy 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.