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Episode 148 The Mysterious Death of Mary Ravenel

2024/7/29
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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.