{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmorbid-53aa329e.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Felroy-kent-the-murder-of-delia-congdon-3jwu3dDL","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Elroy Kent & The Murder of Delia Congdon","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/3c9c3c2a-a53f-40bd-9d24-bdb387b03fb1/63cc4f36-fd5e-4f32-82e3-a2185ea81abf/sxm-cover-morbid-3000x3000-final.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/dc7bb7ef-b144-40c5-9308-41ad379546ec\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Elroy Kent &amp; The Murder of Delia Congdon\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"On the morning of July 24, 1908, Delia Congdon, a deaf and non-verbal woman living alone in East Wallingford, Vermont, was found dead in her pantry—presumed to have been murdered while she prepared breakfast. At first, investigators suspected a local criminal known for his violent behavior; however, within a day, an unusual clue discovered in Congdon’s barn pointed them towards Elroy Kent, a notorious local thief and recent escapee from a nearby psychiatric hospital whose petty criminal antics had plagued police for decades. With a caveat of mental illness at stake, Kent's trial and execution came under heavy scrutiny. \n\n\n\n\nThank you to the magical and mystical Dave for research assistance. \n\nReferences\n\nBennington Banner. 1909. \"Elroy Kent found guilty in the 1st degree.\" Bennington Banner, April 10: 1.\n\n—. 1909. \"Shocking Tales in Elroy Kent murder trial.\" Bennington Banner, April 01: 1.\n\nBennington Evening Banner. 1908. \"Bloodhounds at East Dorset on Kent's trail.\" Bennington Evening Banner, August 1: 1.\n\n—. 1908. \"Escaped lunatic through to be murderer .\" Bennington Evening Banner, July 27: 1.\n\n—. 1909. \"Evidence against Elroy Kent is increasing.\" Bennington Evening Banner, April 2: 1.\n\n—. 1908. \"Tracing Kent by mania for name carving.\" Bennington Evening Banner, August 6: 1.\n\nBoston Daily Globe. 1908. \"Denies killing Delia Congdon.\" Boston Daily Globe, October 27: 9.\n\n—. 1902. \"Jumped from train.\" Boston Daily Globe, December 9: 3.\n\n—. 1909. \"Kent \"faking\" says Shirres.\" Boston Daily Globe, April 9: 8.\n\n—. 1909. \"Kent must die in 1911.\" Boston Daily Globe, November 3: 9.\n\n—. 1912. \"State aghast at Kent mishap.\" Boston Daily Globe, Janaury 6: 8.\n\nBrattleboro Reformer. 1905. \"Elroy Kent heard from.\" Brattleboro Reformer, October 6: 1.\n\nBurlington Clipper. 1902. \"May do some good.\" Burlington Clipper, February 8: 2.\n\nBurlington Daily News. 1909. \"Testimony against Kent.\" Burlington Daily News, April 3: 1.\n\n—. 1908. \"Want $10,000 for an alleged libel.\" Burlington Daily News, August 25: 1.\n\nBurlington Free Press. 1908. \"Foul murder in East Wallingford.\" Burlington Free Press, July 25: 1.\n\n—. 1909. \"Grout may be called to stand.\" Burlington Free Press, April 5: 1.\n\nDaily Journal. 1908. \"Elroy Kent under arrest .\" Daily Journal, October 24: 1.\n\nMontpelier Evening Argus. 1909. \"Kent pleads not guilty.\" Montpelier Evening Argus, March 30: 1.\n\nNew York Times. 1908. \"Gte insane murder suspect.\" New York Times, October 25: 20.\n\nReformer, Brattleboro. 1908. \"Elroy Kent a murderer?\" Brattleboro Reformer, July 31: 1.\n\nRumboldt, John. 2013. Murder on Sugar Hill. Family history, genealogy, Rutland, VT: Rutland Historical Society.\n\nRutlad Daily Herald. 1961. \"Two instances.\" Rutland Daily Herald, March 24: 8.\n\nRutland Daily Herald. 1905. \"Insane criminal still at large.\" Rutland Daily Herald, August 19: 7.\n\n—. 1908. \"Murdered in E. Wallingford.\" Rutland Daily Herald, July 25: 1.\n\nSt. Albans Daily Messenger . 1905. \"Escaped last night.\" St. Albans Daily Messenger, August 12: 1.\n\nSt. Albans Daily Messenger. 1902. \"Elroy Kent back in jail.\" St. Albans Daily Messenger, December 8: 1.\n\n—. 1905. \"Elroy Kent captured.\" St. Albans Daily Messenger, October 23: 1.\n\nState vs. Elroy Kent. 1909. NA (Supreme Court for the State of Vermont, October 1).\n\nVermont Phoenix. 1902. \"Burglar with record.\" Vermont Phoenix, January 31: 2.\n\n—. 1905. \"Elroy Kent, notorious criminal arrested.\" Vermont Phoenix, October 27: 2.\n\nVeront Journal. 1902. \"News and notes.\" Vermont Journal, March 8: 8."}