This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of The Bloody Espinosas – brothers Felipe and José Vivian Espinosa, and their nephew, José Vincente Espinosa. For eight months during the spring and fall of 1863, the Espinosas reportedly murdered at least 32 people; some accounts at the time claimed that the number was upwards of sixty.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
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Footnotes:
Articles/Websites
Wikipedia. (03/11/2024).Felipe Espinosa. Retrieved 05/09/2024 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Espinosa
Colorado Encyclopedia. (n.d.). The Bloody Espinozas. Retrieved 05/11/2024 from https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/bloody-espinosas
Sanchez, Virginia. (2017). Re-Examining the Mob Violence against the Espinosas in Southern Territorial Colorado, 1862-1863. Academia.edu. Retrieved 05/12/2024 from https://www.academia.edu/34625684/Re_Examining_the_Mob_Violence_against_the
Sanchez, Robert. (12/2019). The Long-Forgotten Vigilante Murders of the San Luis Valley. 5280. Retrieved 05/12/2024 from https://www.5280.com/the-long-forgotten-vigilante-murders-of-the-san-luis-valley/
Torrez, Miguél A. (n.d.). America’s First Serial Killers: The Espinosa Brothers. New Mexico History. Retrieved 05/13/2024 from https://newmexicohistory.org/2013/11/19/americas-first-serial-killers-the-espinosa-brothers/
Price, Charles F. (10/01/2008). The Rampage of the Espinosas, part 1. Colorado Central Magazine. Retrieved 05/15/2024 from https://www.coloradocentralmagazine.com/the-rampage-of-the-espinosas-part-1/
Price, Charles F. (11/01/2008). The Rampage of the Espinosas, second of two parts. Colorado Central Magazine. Retrieved 05/15/2024 from https://www.coloradocentralmagazine.com/the-rampage-of-the-espinosas-second-of-two-parts/
Adam James Jones. (12/14/2010). The Bloody Espinosas. Retrieved 05/15/2024 from https://adamjamesjones.com/2010/12/14/the-real-story/
Geneology.com. (n.d.). My Genealogy Home Page: Information about Pedro Ygnacio Espinosa. Retrieved 05/15/2024 from https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/r/Moises-C-Martinez/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0293.html
History
American Library Association. (n.d.). Indigenous Tribes of Colorado. Retrieved 05/11/24 from https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/denver-colorado-tribes
Wikipedia. (05/12/2024). Hispanos of New Mexico. Retrieved 05/12/24 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanos_of_New_Mexico
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