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Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2nd, 1800. Her lover, wealthy and well-connected Levi Weeks, is accused of the barbaric offense. Weeks brings in the nation’s best legal defense team – none other than Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr – to clear his name while a pandemic-stricken New York City buzzes with scandal. This six-episode true story unfolds over the unbelievable two-day trial that laid the sexist roots of today’s justice system. Through ...
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The Court has heard from seventy five witnesses. Aaron Burr makes a closing statement for the defense; Colden makes a final plea to the judge, then cracks from exhaustion. Levi’s brother Ezra is further implicated in the crime. In flashbacks, Elma prepares to say her vows; the lawyers prepare for trial. The verdict is announced. Erased: The Murder …
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The lawyers interrogate the likelihood of Ezra and Levi going to the Manhattan Well after tea with the McCombs. An expert measurer, who visited Levi in jail before the trial, speaks on the Weeks Brothers’ behalf. Ezra Weeks’ relationship to the murder site is deeper than anyone realized. Elma’s reputation is called into question. Plus, the defense …
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An explosive secret from a Greenwich Street neighbor reveals that Elma’s home environment was different than her cousin described it. An unconventional testimony takes Colden by surprise, and he’s powerless over the barrage of doctors that Burr and Hamilton call to the witness stand. Colden turns the jury’s attention to Levi’s brother Ezra Weeks. E…
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Men’s Lunch on January 2nd, 1800 was interrupted when four men and a child discovered Elma’s mangled corpse in the Manhattan Well. Catherine Ring displayed Elma’s body outside their home on Greenwich Street, to show the world the damages and demand justice. Colden calls two expert witnesses to analyze the wounds on the corpse, hoping to close his c…
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Welcome to the first murder trial in the American judicial system; it’s March 31, 1800 and you are here. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr defend their client, Levi Weeks, who’s been charged with the beating and murder of his girlfriend Elma Sands. In this episode, Elma’s cousin recounts the night of the murder. Elma’s uncle creates chaos in the co…
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Colden scrambles to debunk the suicide theory, calling witnesses who heard Elma’s screams the night of the murder. The defense team implicates Elma’s uncle Elias Ring in her death. Plus, a hectic interrogation of the murder site - Burr’s company’s well on land that he owns - which became notorious the moment Elma’s body was pulled out of water. Era…
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Introducing - Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands
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Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2nd, 1800. Her lover, wealthy and well-connected Levi Weeks, is accused of the barbaric offense. Weeks brings in the nation’s best legal defense team – none other than Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr – to clear his name while a pandemic-stricken New York City buzzes w…
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Clearly Quaker #25 – Forgiveness – A conversation with JoEllyn Jones, Esq. and Ryan Young – March 13 Salem Quarterly Meeting
Forgiveness – A conversation with JoEllyn Jones, Esq. and invited guest Ryan Young – Held at Spring 2022 Salem Quarterly Meeting, held at Woodstown Friends Meeting house. “What is justice? What does it really look like? What does the phrase “restorative justice” mean and how it is practiced? What is lost and what is gained? what does it mean to beg…
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Clearly Quaker #24 – Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae – September 12 Salem Quarterly Meeting
A conversation with Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae at the September 12 Salem Quarterly Meeting, held at the Lower Greenwich Friends Meeting house. “Justice is a noun. But doing justice is a verb. As a prosecutor, I need to ensure that what we’re doing is fair, that people have confidence in our system, that it’s working well, and …
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An update/discussion on the Palestinian/Israeli situation, presented by Mike Ayars at the June 13 Salem Quarterly Meeting Music credit: “Old Greenwich Friends Meeting House (1771)” from Down Jersey Scenes by Paul Mack Somers — Michiko Otaki, piano. Here is the RSS for Clearly Quaker Podcast, for RSS clients: http://www.salemquarter.net/feed/podcast…
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George Lakey Speaks at Spring Quarterly Meeting 2021 Music credit: “Old Greenwich Friends Meeting House (1771)” from Down Jersey Scenes by Paul Mack Somers — Michiko Otaki, piano. Here is the RSS for Clearly Quaker Podcast, for RSS clients: http://www.salemquarter.net/feed/podcast/By Clearly Quaker Podcast
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A Presentation by Friends School at the December Quarterly Meeting Music credit: “Old Greenwich Friends Meeting House (1771)” from Down Jersey Scenes by Paul Mack Somers — Michiko Otaki, piano. Here is the RSS for Clearly Quaker Podcast, for RSS clients: http://www.salemquarter.net/feed/podcast/By Clearly Quaker Podcast
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Gary Smith talks via Zoom at Tri-Quarter 2020 about the history of Quakerism and answers questions at 37:50 Music credit: “Old Greenwich Friends Meeting House (1771)” from Down Jersey Scenes by Paul Mack Somers — Michiko Otaki, piano. Here is the RSS for Clearly Quaker Podcast, for RSS clients: http://www.salemquarter.net/feed/podcast/…
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Clearly Quaker #19 – Martin Kelley speaks about QuakerSpeak and Friends Journal
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Martin Kelley speaks at Woodstown Friends Meeting during Quarterly Meeting about QuakerSpeak and Friends Journal Music credit: “Old Greenwich Friends Meeting House (1771)” from Down Jersey Scenes by Paul Mack Somers — Michiko Otaki, piano. Here is the RSS for Clearly Quaker Podcast, for RSS clients: http://www.salemquarter.net/feed/podcast/…
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Clearly Quaker #18 – Clearly Quaker #18 – Melinda Wenner Bradley and Marty Smith give a talk about Quaker ministries
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Melinda Wenner Bradley and Marty Smith give a talk about Quaker ministries in England, Africa, and South America at September 2019 Quarterly meeting at Woodbury. Music credit: “Old Greenwich Friends Meeting House (1771)” from Down Jersey Scenes by Paul Mack Somers — Michiko Otaki, piano. Here is the RSS for Clearly Quaker Podcast, for RSS clients: …
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Quakers in Russia: Friends House Moscow – Clearly Quaker #17
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Pat Stewart, Friends House Moscow Patricia Stewart from Friends House Moscow spoke at Mullica Hill Friends Meeting on December 9th as the program for Salem Quarterly Meeting. Patricia spoke eloquently on her personal challenges of being an American Quaker in Russia as well as the broader struggles of effective Quaker activism in Moscow. Music credi…
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Clearly Quaker #16 – Growing Our Family of Friends: Outreach Basics
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At the TriQuarter Gathering of Friends 2018 at Camp Ockanickon in Medford, Sarah Greenblatt, Carol Suplee, and Lynnette Davis provided an overview of outreach approaches for Quaker meetings, including “nuts and bolts” tips for contacting traditional media (newspapers, tv) and effectively navigating the new world of digital media (social media, blog…
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