The Wretched Matricide: The Case of Elmer Sharkey
28 January 2026

The Wretched Matricide: The Case of Elmer Sharkey

Ye Olde Crime

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Lindsay and Madison discuss the matricide of Caroline Sharkey at the hands of her son, Elmer, as well as how “prolific” insanity was in 1800s Ohio, why you shouldn’t stage a crime scene, and how to die in a way so horrifying that it makes your state’s history.

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2018 Executed Today post by H.M. Fogle




1892 The Cleveland Leader




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1890 The Cleveland Leader




1890 The Dayton Herald




1890 The Evening Post




1890 The Journal News




1890 The Miami Leader




1890 The Plain Dealer




1890 The Zanesville Signal




1889 Darke County Democratic Advocate




1889 The Dayton Herald




1889 The Greenville Democrat




1889 The Miami Helmet




1889 Richmond Weekly Telegram (1)




1889 The Vincennes Sun-Commercial




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