Jan 30 2023
Ep 23 - Bloody Boone Helm
We sort of get an extra episode this month with there being five Mondays! This week is an Emily episode and she tells us all about a monster of a man, Boone Helm. Boone was very capable with a Bowie knife and used it on many of his victims.
Our mocktail comes from Drinking for Two by Diana Licalzi and Kerry Benson. Find them on Instagram at @dietitian.diana and @healthycrayvings respectively. We absolutely love them and their books, please give them a follow.
SOURCES
Very cool storymap of Boone Helm and his rampage
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-boonehelm/
https://943litefm.com/boone-helm/
https://newspaperarchive.com/boston-weekly-globe-sep-27-1890-p-7/
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