1911: Beattie Murder Revisited

This 20-episode podcast traces the haunting true-crime story that shook Richmond, Virginia—and inspired a novel more than a century later. Your hosts are Bronwyn Hughes, author of the forthcoming historical fiction novel Mazie’s Vision, and Kat Sharp, granddaughter of Hazel Beattie, the accused murderer’s sister. This weekly series revisits the 1911 murder of Louise Beattie and her husband’s trial that followed, unfolding week by week in real time through the lens of history, memory, and storytelling. Alongside the facts of the case, the podcast explores the social and cultural world of early 20th-century Virginia—technology, gender, race, justice, and the lives lived in the shadows of tragedy. New episodes drop every Thursday, beginning July 18th, the night of the murder, running through November 26, the day Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. was buried beside her, following his execution in the electric chair.