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This week Beth and Wendy discuss Stephanie St. Clair, the “Queen of Numbers.” A gangster, civil rights advocate, fashionista and businesswoman. Not technically a serial killer… but she may have been responsible for some murders during a gang war with the infamous Dutch Schultz.
First, we dive into the setting (07:06), the killers early life (25:58) and the timeline (29:09). Then we get into our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (55:31).
As usual we close out the show with some tips on how not to get murdered (01:00:06) and our shout outs (01:02:43).
This episode was researched & scripted by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes:
Articles/Websites
The Mob Museum. (2022). Stephanie St. Clair. Retrieved 10/25/2022 from https://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/stephanie-st-clair/
Wikipedia contributors. (10/24/2022). Stephanie St. Clair. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10/25/2022 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_St._Clair
A-Z Martinique. (n.d.). Stéphanie St. Clair the “Queen” of Harlem. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://azmartinique.com/en/all-to-know/did-you-know/stephanie-st-clair-the-queen-of-harlem
Durn, S. (05/21/2021). Stephanie St. Clair, Harlem’s ‘Numbers Queen,’ Dominated the Gambling Underground and Made Millions. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 10/25/2022 from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-stephanie-st-clair-immigrant-turned-millionaire-who-dominated-harlems-gambling-underground-180977759/
Helm, Angela. (02/13/2020). Rebels of Black History: The Life and Legend of Madam Stephanie St. Clair. The Root. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://www.theroot.com/black-history-month-rebels-the-life-and-legend-of-mada-1841662116
Durn, Sarah. (05/21/2021). Stephanie St. Clair, Harlem’s ‘Numbers Queen,’ Dominated the Gambling Underground and Made Millions. Smithsonian. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-stephanie-st-clair-immigrant-turned-millionaire-who-dominated-harlems-gambling-underground-180977759/
Giacomazzo, Bernadette. (01/12/2022). How Stephanie St. Clair Became The ‘Numbers Queen’ Of Harlem. All That’s Interesting. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://allthatsinteresting.com/stephanie-st-clair
Watson, Elwood. (02/13/2008). Stephanie St. Clair (1897–1969). Black Past. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/st-clair-stephanie-1886-1969/
Watson, Elwood. (02/13/2008). Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson (1906-1968). Black Past. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/johnson-ellsworth-bumpy-1906-1968/
Watson, Elwood. (11/21/2007). Casper Holstein (1876-1944). Black Past. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/casper-holstein-1876-1944/
Naidoo, Sumithra. (05/14/2014). In The Court Of The Crime Queen Of Harlem. The Journalist as a Historian. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from http://www.journalist-historian.com/?p=194
Poulson, Ellen. (03/07/2017). Framed and Defamed: Stephanie St. Clair Meets Samuel Seabury. The Writers of Wrongs. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from http://www.writersofwrongs.com/2017/03/framed-and-defamed_7.html
Rejected Princesses. (2022). Stephanie St. Clair. Retrieved 11/02/2022 from https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/stephanie-st-clair
History
Wikipedia contributors. (11/02/2022). Harlem. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11/03/2022 from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem
MQUEE. (04/08/2017). History of the Policy Racket in Black America. Hubpages. Retrieved 11/03/2022 from https://discover.hubpages.com/education/History-of-the-Policy-Racket-in-Black-America
The Jazz History Tree. (n.d.). Harlem Stride/Stride: 1925. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://www.jazzhistorytree.com/harlem-stride/
I Love Ancestry. (n.d.). Josephine Baker, Actress, Dancer, Singer, Spy and Activist. Retrieved 11/07/2022 from https://iloveancestry.com/topics/ancestry/north-america/african-american/josephine-baker-dancer-singer-spy/
History.com Editors (01/12/2022). Harlem Renaissance. History. Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/harlem-renaissance
Bell, Walter. (01/14/2007). BLACK GANGS OF HARLEM : 1920-1939. Crime Library (Archived). Retrieved 11/06/2022 from https://web.archive.org/web/20070120061758/http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/gang/harlem_gangs/3.html
Books
Harris, LaShawn. (2016). Sex Workers, Psychics, and Numbers Runners: Black Women in New York City’s Underground Economy. (p. 57-70). Champaign, IL: UI Press.
Podcasts
Brooklyn J-Flow (Host). (06/30/2021). We the (Black) People: Numbers Running in Harlem’s Underground Economy [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 11/07/2022 from https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vd2V0aGVibGFja3Blb3BsZS8/episode/MTg2OWE5ZWMtMDZmZC00NmZlLThlYjAtNDRkYTdjNzlmMzZm?ep=14
Shavonne & Sh’nail (Hosts). (08/19/2022). Crime and Wine: Stephanie St. Clair [Audio podcast]. Retrieved 11/07/2022 from https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yZWJjZWE1Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/OGYxYmZhMTMtOTFlZi00N2NmLTlhNWItZTM2NzIzZDYwZGEx?ep=14
Annie & Alisha (Hosts). (07/29/2021). Lawless Women of History: Madame Queen of Policy. [Audio podcast]. Retrieved on 11/7/22 from https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNzcyNjQ2LnJzcw/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC04OTM4NTk0?ep=14
Video
History With No Chaser: Harlem Stories part 1 Queenie aka Stephanie St Clair, Bumpy Johnson, Dutch Shultz, Bub Hewlett.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrN1a694eAk
Stephanie St Clair – Queen of Policy – Extra History
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4247771915279470
Music
“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
“Master of the Streets” by Jonas Hipper
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/jonas-hipper/
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
“Freedom” by Caslo
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/caslo/
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“Lewis & Dekalb” & “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak
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