A String of Murders That Inspired A Famous...Comedy - June 18 2021 - Todays True Crime

June 18th: Amy D. Archer Gilligan Sentenced to Death(1917) Many real life murders serve as an inspiration for horror movies and spine tingling thrillers. But, not many inspire a comedy. On June 18th 1917 a woman was sentenced to death for her crimes. Crimes that would inspire a hit comedy play and a beloved movie.  BRAND NEW MERCH IS OUT NOW!  https://www.bonfire.com/store/morningcupofmurder/ Designed in collaboration with: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LetsMakeSomeMagic Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange local true crime story you want to share, or you just want to say hi? Email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Morning Cup of Murder is Edited and Produced by Dillon Biemesderfer Follow Dillon on instagram: @dungeonsanddillons Information for this episode collected from: Wikipedia, Murderpedia, thoughco.com, windsorhistoricalsociety.org, soapboxie.com, ozy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices