May 13 2024 37 mins 33
Dr. Jacob Herman Feist was one of Nashville’s most eligible bachelors when he was accused of murder following the disappearance of his lover, Mrs. Mangrum. Was one of the city’s most prominent citizens one of its earliest known serial killers or a womanizer who was destroyed by accusations and gossip?
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Episode Sources
- The Tennessean Sadie Goldstein Obituary, May 11, 1903
- The Tennessean Dr. Feist’s Denial, May 16, 1903
- Grundy News Sadie Goldstein, May 21, 1903
- Feist Court Case J. Herman Feist vs. The State
- Knoxville Sentinel Saw Dr. Feist Embrace Woman, January 29, 1907
- The Journal and Tribune Morbid Crowd Fed Salacious Morsels, Jan 30, 1907
- The Tennessean May Not Go On Witness Stand, Jan 31, 1907
- Nashville Banner Dr. Feist Witnesses Last Scene of the Trial with no Visible Emotion, Feb 16, 1907
- Nashville Banner Defense Asks for Adjournment, March 26, 1907
- The Tennessean Treatment of Dr. J. H. Feist
- The Tennessean The Feist Case, April 4, 1978
- The Baldwin Times Dr. Feist Dies at Tensaw Home, October 23, 1952
- Genealogy Trails Davidson County J. Herman Feist Bio
- Notorious Nashville Scoundrels, Rogues and Outlaws, By Brian Allison
- Find a Grave Dr. Jacob Herman Feist (1873-1952)
Episode Music
Impromptu and Unanswered Questions by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
