Ep. 1: Angelina Napolitano
The inaugural episode of Sepia Crimes covers the Angelina Napolitano case. Angelina, an Italian immigrant, came to Canada for a better life with her husband. However, financial trouble and alcohol abuse resulted in domestic violence with fatal consequences. Listen to today's episode to learn about Angelina's fate. Music for today's episode was written and recorded by Emily Carmichael. Visit the Sepia Crimes Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/sepiacrimes/.You can get in touch by sending me an email at sepiacrimes@gmail.com.Checkout the podcast website at www.sepiacrimes.buzzsprout.com.Bibliography:Archives/Order-in-Council, RG2, Privy Council Office, Series A-1-a. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Dubinsky, Karen and Franca Iacovetta. "Murder, Womanly Virtue, and Motherhood: The Case of Angelina Napolitano, 1911–1922." The Canadian Historical Review 72, no. 4 (1991): 505-531.Duffey, Andrew. "Fifteen Canadian stories: A murder trial like no other." The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON,) July 26, 2017.Guild, Leman A. and George Hanson. Kingston city directory from July 1922 to July 1923, including directories of Barriefield, Cataraqu, Garden Island and Portsmouth. Kingston: Guild and Hanson, Publishers: 1923.Kelly, Ninette and Michael Trebilcock. The Making of the Mosaic: A History of Canadian Immigration Policy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press: 2010."Monster Petitions for Woman's Life." The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), July 8, 1911."Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948." Lehi: Ancestry.com Operations: 2010."Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923." Lehi: Ancestry.com Operations: 2017."Offers to Die Instead of Woman: Dr. Alexander Aalte Would Take Place of Napolitano" The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), June 24, 1911."Pardon Given to Husband Slayer." The Winnipeg Evening Tribune (Winnipeg, MB,) Jan 1, 1923.Simmons, James. The Growth of the Canadian Urban System. Toronto: The University of Toronto, 1974.Stuesser, Lee. "The “Defence” of “Battered Women Syndrome” in Canada." Manitoba Law Journal 19 no. 1 (1990): 195-210Villemaire, Tom. "Murderous wife paid dearly in landmark abuse case." The Sudbury Star (Sudbury, ON,) Mar 5, 2017.Villines, Zawn. "Battered woman syndrome and intimate partner violence." Medical News Today. Healthline Media, Dec 3, 2018. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320747."Women's Council Ask for Clemency " The Toronto Star (Toronto, ON), June 20, 1911.
