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Inheritance Lost: The Murder of Captain Joseph White
Manage episode 399487726 series 2779329
Joseph Jenkins Knapp, Jr. was expecting to receive a sizable inheritance upon the death of his 82-year-old great uncle, wealthy retired shipmaster and trader Captain Joseph White. But with debts piling up, Knapp decided he couldn’t wait for natural causes; in April of 1830, he and his brother, John Francis Knapp, hired a hitman to murder him, faked some blackmail letters, and, in the end, didn't get any inheritance at all.
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Chapters
1. ExP (00:00:00)
2. a1 (00:11:32)
3. BOM (00:12:52)
4. a2 (00:21:02)
242 episodes
Manage episode 399487726 series 2779329
Joseph Jenkins Knapp, Jr. was expecting to receive a sizable inheritance upon the death of his 82-year-old great uncle, wealthy retired shipmaster and trader Captain Joseph White. But with debts piling up, Knapp decided he couldn’t wait for natural causes; in April of 1830, he and his brother, John Francis Knapp, hired a hitman to murder him, faked some blackmail letters, and, in the end, didn't get any inheritance at all.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. ExP (00:00:00)
2. a1 (00:11:32)
3. BOM (00:12:52)
4. a2 (00:21:02)
242 episodes
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