• 48 – The Cape Cod Vampire and the 1917 Halifax Explosion

  • May 2 2025
  • Length: 57 mins
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48 – The Cape Cod Vampire and the 1917 Halifax Explosion

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  • Sam tells the story of the Cape Cod Vampire, Tony Costa, and Jeff tells the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion — one of the most devastating man-made explosions prior to the atomic bomb.

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    Jeff’s sources:

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Christmas_Tree
    • https://novascotia.ca/treeforboston/#:~:text=Every%20year%2C%20Nova%20Scotia%20sends,display%20on%20the%20Boston%20Common.
    • https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/vincent-coleman-and-halifax-explosion
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
    • https://parks.canada.ca/culture/designation/evenement-event/halifax-explosion
    • https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2017/11/30/great-halifax-explosion/
    • https://youtu.be/uavdFSr9oD0?si=ujG-kW00W7ooDXfq
    • https://www.hfxfirehistory.ca/people/william-wells
    • https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4424454

    Sam’s sources:

    • https://provincetownhistoryproject.org/PDF/lib_500_003-tony-costa-murders.pdf
    • Morbid Podcast – Episode 194/195: Tony Costa, The Cape Cod Vampire
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