S8 E1 - Leon Angelini & Benny Evangelista - More Questions Than Answers

This is one twisted tale of who did it! Bottom line is WHO KNOWS!

Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.

Story researched and written by Rebecca Hiers.

Original artwork by Todd Preston.

Sources:

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/evangelista

Background

https://husheduphistory.com/post/728229027017588736/mystic-murder-and-mystery-the-detroit-tragedy

More background

https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3575846,-83.0398355,3a,75y,67.33h,70.76t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sujrB3KtgtkxxHyngoRqLkw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D19.24019272943069%26panoid%3DujrB3KtgtkxxHyngoRqLkw%26yaw%3D67.32648748065736!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

 

Google maps of the site.

 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95008079/bennie-evangelista

Find a grave

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Evangelista-116

Family tree

https://www.reddit.com/r/oldschoolcreepy/comments/o3xrsz/police_in_1929_removing_papierm%C3%A2ch%C3%A9_gods_from_the/ 

Removing things from basement-photos

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EvvaEtHWYAQrXQQ.jpg

Things

https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/evangelista-murder/24942/

Leon

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal/80088498/

Leons murders

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200895312/anfergi-angelini

The twins

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559640813/?match=1&terms=aurelio%20Angelini%20&pqsid=huLHSS4DAbdeGJNDAYcaDw%3A20327%3A1199839186

 

Leons trial

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559766637/?match=1&terms=aurelio%20Angelini%20&pqsid=huLHSS4DAbdeGJNDAYcaDw%3A20327%3A1199839186

Leon trial again

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/34282977/?match=1&terms=bennie%20evangelista&pqsid=huLHSS4DAbdeGJNDAYcaDw%3A3573207%3A1254993846

No drugs

https://access-newspaperarchive-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/us/texas/lubbock/avalanche-journal/1929/07-07/page-1

 

Suicide

https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/G9VM-4FS

Religious trances. 

https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/evangelista-murder/24942/

Signs in window

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Oldest_History_of_the_World_Discover/m0eV48XEEqwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:%22Benjamin+Evangelist%22&printsec=frontcover

Book   You have to read a part of this. You have too. This gave me weird dreams. 

https://www.historicmysteries.com/major-crimes/evangelista-murder/24942/

Synapsis

https://husheduphistory.com/post/728229027017588736/mystic-murder-and-mystery-the-detroit-tragedy

Synapsis

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/victims-of-hex-murder-are-laid-to-rest-detroit-michigan-news-photo/514963248

Funeral pictures

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/detroit-in-maniac-slays-family-of-six-the-entire-police-news-photo/515456672?adppopup=true

More funeral pictures

https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/the-gory-20s/

Article

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/evangelista

Article

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCD9-W45?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3ANQMD-4D3&action=view&lang=en&groupId=

Marriage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hand_(extortion)

The black hand

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Saint+Aubin+St,+Michigan/Mt.+Olivet+Cemetery,+Van+Dyke+Avenue,+Detroit,+MI/@42.4040455,-83.0628807,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x8824d25cba7791db:0x99dd886ac1d6f325!2m2!1d-83.0603753!2d42.3881402!1m5!1m1!1s0x8824d162e3d001af:0x71b810efe29bc821!2m2!1d-83.0226274!2d42.4198911?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

 

Map cemetery to home

https://www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/strangerthanfiction/the-detroit-ax-murder

Making dinner

https://www.kevenmcqueenstories.com/archive

Left handed/maybe innocent/did bennie kill leons family

https://www.hourdetroit.com/community/the-gory-20s/

Story

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557487128/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517

 

House blowing up

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/48084019/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517

Fingerprints of benny at leons

 

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559637861/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517

Liver

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559637861/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A24121%3A248669517

Accident and travel plans

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557217325/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Birthday

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557217404/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Friendly guy

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557217661/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Restaurant

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/561221391/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Mrs flora to travel to italy

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557218766/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Naked in jail

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/559638778/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Hearing

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/568732816/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Escape

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/557487156/?match=1&terms=aurelius%20angelino&pqsid=V2P9xk4Y4kUpjOlN_dif5A%3A3153390%3A721410213

Pregnant

https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&hide_duplicates=0&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=aurelius%20angelino&fld-nav-1=YMD_date&val-nav-1=1930%20-%201949&docref=image%2Fv2%3A143B808DB2B45FAC%40EANX-NB-1648D2335FA35CC0%402426158-1648B76870A09F6C%401&origin=image%2Fv2%3A143B808DB2B45FAC%40EANX-NB-1648D2335FA35CC0%402426158-1648B7687043A24A%400-1648B7687043A24A%40

 

Dont remember leon

https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwages/1890-1899

Pay

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/hexhouse

Pennsylvania occult

https://www.google.com/search?q=st+aubins+street+detroit+to+river+rouge+detroit&oq=st+aubins+street+detroit+to+river+rouge+detroit&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORigATIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRiPAjIHCAQQIRiPAtIBCTEwNzcyajBqN6gCCLACAfEFr8yOHjPgs_A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

St abubins to river rouge

https://www.ydr.com/story/news/history/blogs/york-town-square/2017/10/14/murder-and-witchcraft-incredible-story-york-countys-hex-murder/764018001/

Hex murders york

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/34401910/?match=1&terms=river%20rouge&pqsid=oIFjQ_zwqash64upFp5I6Q%3A41309%3A1156998159

Chebinski murders

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12657/an_ua954115/w6q66Vm

Leon in italy, dead

https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/LDPK-LZS

Family search family tree

https://newscomwc.newspapers.com/image/34401910/?match=1&terms=river%20rouge&pqsid=oIFjQ_zwqash64upFp5I6Q%3A41309%3A1156998159

Anna murder