Ep. 36 - Murder in Ballston Spa
(Suggested by: Memory Burcalow) The Crandell Murder shocked the nation. Sylvester Crandell shot his mother-in-law, his step-daughter, his wife and himself in 1887. This was the worst crime Saratoga County had experienced up to that point. All four people would die and the main motivation seems to have been money. Sylvester Crandell and wanted more of it and when his wife and mother-in-law wouldn't give it to him, his rage erupted. And in the wake of the crime, it seems that the Crandell House has some paranormal activity. Julia V. Stone was born in 1846, the daughter of paper collar manufacturer Samuel S. Stone. During the 1850s and 1860s, companies were experimenting with making cuffs and collars out of paper. These detachable paper collars and cuffs could be thrown away when they got dirty. So they were very convenient and popular during a time when laundry was hard to get done. This made Samuel Stone a very wealthy man. He was worth around $1,625,000 in today's dollars. Jul