John Ten Eyck JV’s subject today is John Ten Eyck, a black farm laborer who was blamed in 1877 for their murder shortly thereafter. Today we ask: Was he the real murderer or just an easy scapegoat the authorities pinned the crimes on? Episode based heavily on “Gilded Age Murder and Mayhem in the Berkshires” by Andrew Amelinckx. Sources: https://modernfarmer.com/2015/10/blood-on-the-farm-the-double-murder-that-shocked-the-nation/ Song referenced: Walls Are Closing In/HangMan – The Pretty Reckless Music for Criminal Musings provided by We Talk Of Dreams. Thanks, Nico! SUBSCRIBE on RSS Feed at Criminal Musings Connect with JV! Join The Herd! SHOP Criminal Musings Facebook| Twitter| Email| Blazing Caribou Studios| Transcript available on Website (click Read More) This week, during our Berkshire/Western Massachusetts Crime Miniseries, we’re going wayyy way back because some of my favorite True crime deep dives, involving people of color, are not actually recent, they are super old. ...