Rufus Cantrell: King of Ghouls
Talking Hoosier History
English - October 28, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsHistory Education Courses history hoosier indiana Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Rufus Cantrell was a lot of things in his life: A driver. A porter. A clerk. An undertaker. In 1902, he added a new title to that list: The King of Ghouls. Cantrell, along with approximately seven other men, ran one of the most successful body-snatching syndicates in the city of Indianapolis. This is the story of his downfall.