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Black and white drawing of a bird’s nest made mostly with twigs seen from above with four eggs inside.

The Plot

Episode #353

2026-02-20 05:00:15

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In 1864, a 41-year-old woman named Mary Surratt was running a boarding house in Washington, D.C. One of the most famous actors in the country began visiting her – which led to her becoming known as the woman who “kept the nest that hatched the egg.”

Kate Clifford Larson’s book is The Assassin’s Accomplice