Send Her to the Island

When a young woman showed up at a boarding house in Manhattan, she
said her name was Nellie Brown – but that was all she seemed to
remember about herself. Soon, people became scared of her. Someone
went to the police: "I want you to take her quietly." Stacy Horn's
book is Damnation Island: Poor, Sick, Mad, and Criminal in
19th-Century New York. Travis Russ' upcoming play is The Gorgeous
Nothings. To hear our special bonus episode about the other end of
the island—and get ad-free listening, members-only merch and
more—sign up for Criminal Plus. Criminal is going back on tour in
February! We’ll be telling brand new stories, live on stage. You
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