June 3, 1854. The silence of the night in Cutchogue, New York was broken by the sound of two girls pounding the door of Mr. Bett's residence.
It was a call for help.
The two girls were Ellen Holland and Catherine Dowd - servants for James and Frances Wickham.
Mr. Betts and 2 others went to the Wickham residence and found the bloodied Frances and James…
This story goes down history as the Wickham Axe Murder - with Nicholas Behan, the perpetrator.
Revisit what happened on that summer night in June from the words of the murderer.
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Hi, Linda! Great story! Gaak! (BTW your "LIKE" button was hard to find)