She Laughed Over His Body: Catherine Denino's Dark Revenge
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Standing over the body in the street, 16 year old Catherine Denino laughed a bitter little laugh.. “He broke my doll.. she said… You see… he… broke my doll.”
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Harlems Little Italy
2:53 - Early Life
6:00 - The Incident
9:00 - Catherine, Rocco & Luigi
11:45 - The Plan & Carrying it out
14:45 - Arrest & Defense
17:07 - Harry K. Thaw
19:28 - Famous Supporters & Trial Details
22:50 - Verdict & Implications on future cases
25:03 - Outro
SOURCES:
https://westharlem.art/italian-harlem/
https://medium.com/harlem-focus/harlems-hidden-history-the-real-little-italy-was-uptown-ac613b023c6b
https://medium.com/internet-archaeology/catherine-denino-the-girl-who-sought-vengeance-39c6975ba139
https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=TPM19261126-01.2.12&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN|txCO|txTA--------0------
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