The Court has heard from seventy five witnesses. Aaron Burr makes a closing statement for the defense; Colden makes a... more

The lawyers interrogate the likelihood of Ezra and Levi going to the Manhattan Well after tea with the McCombs. An... more

An explosive secret from a Greenwich Street neighbor reveals that Elma’s home environment was different than her cousin described it.... more

Men’s Lunch on January 2nd, 1800 was interrupted when four men and a child discovered Elma’s mangled corpse in the... more

Welcome to the first murder trial in the American judicial system; it’s March 31, 1800 and you are here. Alexander... more

Colden scrambles to debunk the suicide theory, calling witnesses who heard Elma’s screams the night of the murder. The defense... more

Twenty-two-year-old Elma Sands is found murdered in a Manhattan well on January 2nd, 1800. Her lover, wealthy and well-connected Levi... more