Shownotes Transcript
The death of Mary Ravenel remains one of Charleston’s most baffling mysteries. The 64 year old widow was found slumped on the sidewalk near her home on November 1, 1933. People stopped to help and transported Mary to the hospital. She complained of unbearable pain but doctors were unable to determine the source of her injuries and Mary died. Investigators struggled to answer the question of how Mary Ravenel died? Was it accidental? Or cold blooded murder?
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Episode Sources
South Carolina Bandits, Bushwackers, Outlaws, Crooks, Devils, Ghosts and other assorted characters By Carole Marsh
South Carolina Killers: Crimes of Passion) by Mark Jones
Charleston Historical Exhibits and Information): The Mysterious Death of Mary Ravenel, 1933
South Carolina Encyclopedia): Ravenel, St. Julien
SC Picture Project): Palmer Home
Charleston Raconteurs): William Ravenel House
The Asheville Times:) Bullet Pierced Body of Woman Found in Street, November 2, 1933
Greensboro Record): Strange Death of Charleston Woman Is Veiled in Mystery, November 3, 1933
The Charlotte Observer): Stray Bullet Kills Woman, November 3, 1933
The State): Mrs. Ravenel Told Hospital ‘A Man Hit Me’, November 3, 1933
Florence Morning News): Woman’s Death Still Mystery, November 4, 1933
The Gazette:) Mrs. Ravenel’s Slayer Never Apprehended, October 4, 1936
The State): Ravenel Death Still Unsolved, April 5, 1938
The Columbia Record): Charlotte Storm Kills 30, September 29, 1938
Episode Music
Out of the Mines, courtesy of Ross Gentry, Asheville, North Carolina.