1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to the twelfth season of tenfold more Wicked. This 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: time we investigate a series of compelling mysteries from the 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: city of Fall River, Massachusetts, where the problems started generations 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: before Lizzie Borden's murders made her a household name. I'm 5 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: Kate Winkler Dawson. Join us as we investigate the misfortunes 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: that have befallen this infamous town for more than one 7 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty years. We talk about the citizens. 8 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 2: They were married, They had two children, one of whom 9 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 2: died early. Both grandparents died, her son died, six aunts 10 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: and uncles died, her mother died, and her father died. 11 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: This is in a ten year period. This is all 12 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 2: on Fall River. 13 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: The Great Fire of eighteen forty three. 14 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 3: Once that small pile of wood shavings is ignited, within 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 3: five minutes it reaches nearby buildings and it is towering 16 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 3: fifty feet up into the sky. 17 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: And the tragic life and death of Eliza Borden, Lizzie's 18 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: great aunt. 19 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 4: And she heard the groans of a rapidly dying Missus 20 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 4: Bordon Eliza and didn't want to go in and fetch 21 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 4: the authorities. 22 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: We take a look at the influential bloodline that occupied 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: this region for centuries. 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 5: It's a very interesting family. The founder of Cornell University 25 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 5: is in that line too. All these families are all interconnected, and. 26 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: I question whether Full River's complicated past has made it 27 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: truly cursed, or if it's all just a terrible coincidence. 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: Titled A Blessing and a Curse. Season twelve of Tenfold 29 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: War Wicked premieres May thirteenth on Exactly Right. New episodes 30 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: out every Monday. Listen and follow Tenfold War Wicked on 31 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts