Whispers of the Moirai

Cricket Continues to Chirp: Ovida Coogler

Around 3am March 31st 1949 Ovida Coogler is last seen entering a car in Las Cruces, New Mexico. No one can agree on the description of the car. With so many nefarious men lurking and corrupt law enforcement it is a tall order for the press and the everyday men and women seeking justice for the popular waitress. Her murder remains unsolved but her legacy led to the dismantling of the system that would have abandoned her in the desert. Sources: "Cricket in the Web: The 1949 Unsolved Murder that Unraveled Politics in New Mexico" by Paula Moore "US States By Size" WorldAtlas.com "List of U.S. States' Dates of Admission to the Union" Britannica.com Cover Art: Jan from FondlyFramed Https://FondlyFramed.com Intro and Outro: Joshua Bluitt www.youtube.com/@joshuabluitt and jablui0113@gmail.com Can't Get Enough of Me? Follow me and Support Me on the Socials! BlueSky: @whispersofmoirai.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/WhispersoftheMoirai Gmail: whispersofmoirai@gmail.com TikTok: @whispersofthemoirai

Saying Their Names: Levi Harrington, William Brown, and Dr. Andrew C. Jackson Part 2 (finale)

Welcome to Part 2, the finale of the intro to the Saying Their Names series. In this part we discuss the cases of Levi Harrington, William Brown, and Dr. Andrew C. Jackson. We talk about their background, their murder, the fight and loss of justice over their deaths, and how people have continued their memories into the present day. Sources: Https://sayevery.name Equal Justice Initiative "EJI Partners with Kansas City Community to Install Historical Marker" Kansas City Star "Kansas City Removes Badly Damaged Memorial for Black Man Lynched in 1882 by Mob" Equal Justice Initiative "Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror" 3rd edition Martin City and South KC the Telegraph "The Lynching of Levi Harrington" Nebraskastudies.org "A Horrible Lynching" Orville D Menard, "Lest We Forget: The Lynching of Will Brown, Omaha's 1919 Race Riot" Nebraska History 91 (2010) 152-165. StateCourtReport "Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre" BlackWallStreet "Dr. Andrew Cheesten Jackson: A Life Cut Short by Injustice" Cover Art: Jan from FondlyFramed Https://FondlyFramed.com Intro and Outro: Joshua Bluitt www.youtube.com/@joshuabluitt and jablui0113@gmail.com Can't Get Enough of Me? Follow me and Support Me on the Socials! BlueSky: @whispersofmoirai.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/WhispersoftheMoirai Gmail: whispersofmoirai@gmail.com TikTok: @whispersofthemoirai

Saying Their Names: Levi Harrington, William Brown, and Dr. Andrew C. Jackson Part 1

Levi Harrington, William Brown, and Dr. A.C. Jackson are just three among thousands of black Americans who have been murdered at the hands of white racists in America. Yet, compared to white victims, their stories are less known. To remedy the obscuring of black history and suffering in America we'll be exploring these cases three at a time in chronological order. But before we get to the cases, we need to discuss the history that allowed their deaths to happen and go unpunished in the first place. Sources: https://sayevery.name Equal Justice Initiative "Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror" 3rd edition. Cover Art: Jan from FondlyFramed Https://FondlyFramed.com Intro and Outro: Joshua Bluitt www.youtube.com/@joshuabluitt and jablui0113@gmail.com Can't Get Enough of Me? Follow me and Support Me on the Socials! BlueSky: @whispersofmoirai.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/WhispersoftheMoirai Gmail: whispersofmoirai@gmail.com TikTok: @whispersofthemoirai

Severing the Contract: Legal Battles of Kesha and Dr. Luke

A fruitful relationship has soured and rotted, but why? Did the young female artist just lash out over an unfair contract and accuse an innocent producer of one of the most heinous crimes out of spite? Or, did the successful producer use his power to abuse the artist and then try to ruin her financially when she spoke out? This episode covers the nine year long legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke with details before and after the court proceedings.  Have You Experienced Sexual Assault and Need Help?  National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 or Text "Hope" to 64673 Other Resources: Rainn.org Sources: "My Crazy Beautiful Life" Kesha  "Dr. Luke Out as Kemosabe CEO, but Remains at Sony Music" Forbes "Dr. Luke: The Man Behind Pop's Biggest Hits" NPR Music Interviews "Court of Appeals New York Gottwald V. Sebert" (Findlaw.com) "Kesha Sues Dr. Luke for Sexual Assault and Battery" TMZ "Ke$ha Blames Dr. Luke for Eating Disorder He Called Me Fat" TMZ "Truth About Kesha's Legal Battle Against Dr. Luke" TheList.com "Saga of Kesha, Dr. Luke, and a Mother's Fight: 'He Almost Destroyed Us" Billboard Passmore, Jacey. "The Underreporting and Dismissal of Sexual Assault Cases Against Women in the United States." Ballard Brief. June 2023. www.ballardbrief.byu.edu "A Timeline of Katy Perry Working with Dr. Luke" Vulture "Judge Dismisses Kesha's Abuse Claims in Dr. Luke Lawsuit" People "Kesha and Dr. Luke Reach a Settlement Over Rape and Defamation Claims" NPR "Doja Cat Says She Won't Record with Dr. Luke Again: 'I Think It Was Definitely Nice of Me to Work with Him'" Billboard Cover Art: Jan from FondlyFramed Https://FondlyFramed.com Intro and Outro: Joshua Bluitt www.youtube.com/@joshuabluitt and jablui0113@gmail.com Can't Get Enough of Me? Follow me and Support Me on the Socials! BlueSky: @whispersofmoirai.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/WhispersoftheMoirai Gmail: whispersofmoirai@gmail.com TikTok: @whispersofthemoirai

Salem Witch Trials Part 4 (Finale) : Where the Ash Settles

You've made it to the end of the witches' road. The finale leg of the journey involves paths that diverge, cross, and separate again throughout the years of 1692-1697 and into our modern day where the descendants refused to forget the victims of the trials. With our time spent together going over their stories, I hope you listener may also keep their memories alive in your head and heart. Sources: "The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege" By Marilynne K. Roach "Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials" Marilynne K. Roach Cover Art: Jan from FondlyFramed Https://FondlyFramed.com Intro and Outro: Joshua Bluitt www.youtube.com/@joshuabluitt and jablui0113@gmail.com Can't Get Enough of Me? Follow me and Support Me on the Socials! BlueSky: @whispersofmoirai.bsky.social Patreon: patreon.com/WhispersoftheMoirai Gmail: whispersofmoirai@gmail.com