Mama Margaret Took an Axe

How I Wrote a True Crime Podcast

Listen to this episode where I discuss my process of how I wrote 'Mama Margaret Took an Axe'. Also, go check out my other podcast all about writing called 'Fighting for Writing' - available wherever you get your podcasts. Check out my Instagram at tatepresents. My website at tatesapb.com and subscribe and share.

My Thoughts

What do I think about the murder of John Hossack and the trial of Margaret Hossack? Do I think she was guilty? Who do I think murdered John? Listen here to find out my thoughts on everything about this case. If you liked this episode, please subscribe and share. You can follow my production channel on Instagram @tatepresents. Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here:  https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html [https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html] Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf [https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf] Short Description - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/ [https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/]

The End

What happened to Margaret Hossack and her family after her trial and verdict? Listen here to find out. If you liked this episode, please subscribe and share. You can follow my production channel on Instagram @tatepresents. Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here:  https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html [https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html] Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf [https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf] Short Description - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/ [https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/]

The Trial

Margaret Hossack is put on trial for the murder of her husband John, but what will the jury think? Did she brutally murder her husband in their bed after thirty-two years of marriage, or was she an innocent woman? If you liked this episode, please subscribe and share. You can follow my production channel on Instagram @tatepresents. Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here:  https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html [https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html] Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf [https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf] Short Description of case - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/ [https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/]

The Murder

John Hossack awoke on the morning of December 1, 1900, expecting it to be like any other day. And it was. Until he was murdered in his bed. Learn all about that day, the murder, and the immediate aftermath in the second episode of Mama Margaret Took an Axe. If you liked this episode, please subscribe and share. You can follow my production channel on Instagram @tatepresents. Sources: Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s Heartland by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf. Their website is here:  https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html [https://www.midnightassassin.com/index.html] Susan Glaspell’s (reporter present at the trial) writings - https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf [https://loa-shared.s3.amazonaws.com/static/pdf/Glaspell_Hossack_Murder.pdf] Short description - https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/ [https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/john-hossack/] Record of John’s brother - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1DZ-N7C [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1DZ-N7C]